Cement Business Climate Remained Sluggish
发布时间:2026-06-01 来源:华泰证券
Tianshan Material's(Tianshan)1Q26 revenue was RMB12,334mn(-17.48%YoY),and attributable net profit(NP)was RMB-1,495mn(+0.08%YoY).As acement leader with awell-established nationwide presence,Tianshan can look forward to afresh start now that it has charged substantial impairment provisions,in our view.Although short-term cement demand is under pressure,guided by carbon peaking&neutrality goals and efforts to curb excess competition,medium-/long-term industrial policies could enhance supply discipline.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Cement business climate continued bottoming
1)In 1Q26,revenue fell by 17.5%YoY,which we attribute mainly to nationwide cement demand declines and depressed prices.In 1Q26,the external sales volume of cement clinker was 34.96mn tonnes(-7.3%YoY).The decline was largely in line with the 7.1%decline in national cement output,reflecting that the company's market share has stabilized.In addition,sales volume of commercial concrete in 1Q26 was 13.35mn cbm(-3.9%YoY),and the external sales volume of aggregates was 22.36mn tonnes(+9.3%YoY).2)For 1Q26,GPM was 10.6%(-3.1pp YoY,-6.7pp QoQ),mainly dented by the YoY drop in prices of products such as cement.However,the company focused on refined management and cost control.The costs of cement clinker,commercial concrete,and aggregates all dropped to varying degrees YoY.
Overall expense ratio rose,NP remained sluggish
1)In 1Q26,overall expense ratio climbed by 2.0pp YoY to 23.7%;sales/administrative/R&D/financial expense ratios changed by-0.4/+2.6/-0.8/+0.5pp YoY(associated with revenue contraction).2)For 1Q26,NPM was-13.3%(-2.1ppYoY).In this quarter,income from selling landbanks and production facilities climbed by RMB368mn YoY to RMB374mn,offsetting operational profitability pressure.
Capex declines significantly
1)For 1Q26,net operating cash flow was-RMB3.33bn,with an additional outflow of RMB1.17bn YoY,mainly as cash received from the sale of goods and provision of services fell YoY.2)For 1Q26,cash paid for acquiring fixed assets,intangible assets,and other long-term assets was RMB1.12bn(-44.8%YoY),indicating that capex has fallen sharply YoY.3)As of the end of 1Q26,the asset-liability ratio was 68.09%,up by 1.26pp compared to the end of 2025.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We maintain our earnings forecasts and project 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP of RMB74/448/1,179mn.We estimate 2026 BVPS of RMB10.6,and value the stock at 0.51x 2026E PB,a 36%discount to its average PB multiple since 4Q21,to account for unchanged target PB.Our target price is unchanged at RMB5.41.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks:Weaker execution of off-peak production than we expect,less effective control over cement&clinker over-production than we expect,large-amount asset/credit impairments exceeding our estimates.