Coking Coal Production Under Short-Term Pressure
发布时间:2026-09-01 来源:华泰证券
Shanxi Coking Coal Energy Group reported 1H26 revenue/attributable net profit (NP) of RMB18,028/1,237mn (-0.14/+22.03% YoY). Attributable NP accounted for about 47% of our full-year forecast, mainly as safety inspections in Shanxi and large-scale coal mine production suspensions across the province following the 22 May Qinyuan accident caused disruptions to the company's production and increased costs. For 2Q26, revenue/attributable NP were RMB9,167/429mn (+1.54/+28.99% YoY). However, attributable NP fell by 47% QoQ, as some non-recurring items inflated the 1Q26 profit base, and production pressure added to fixed cost amortization burdens. We expect short-term supply contraction to lift coking coal prices. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Core coal business showcased earnings resilience
For 1H26, coal revenue was RMB10,395mn (accounting for 57.66% of total revenue). Despite tightened safety regulations following the 22 May accident that temporarily pressured production at core mines in Shanxi, GPM increased by 1.10pp YoY to 48.65%, mainly as the ASP hike offset cost amortization pressure stemming from output reductions, reflecting the high added value of the company's premium primary coking coal. Power and heat revenue reached RMB3,224mn (17.88% of total revenue), with GPM falling by 2.79pp YoY to 5.65%, as higher coal prices pushed up coal-fired costs. Coke revenue was RMB3,091mn (17.14% of total revenue), with GPM rising by 2.27pp YoY to 0.71%, as coke product price hikes during the year shored up profitability.
Short-term supply contraction stands to lift coking coal prices
Amid stricter domestic safety inspections, national coking coal supply contracted markedly. For 1H26, national/Shanxi coking coal production fell by 4/7% YoY, with June declines of 10/23% YoY. As of 12 August, 71.90mn tonnes of capacity in Shanxi remained suspended, and production at resumed coal mines fell by 34% on average vs pre-suspension levels. Factors such as the closure of hidden working faces, the dismissal of outsourced personnel, and frequent supervisory inspections constrained production, limiting the short-term recovery potential of Shanxi's coking coal supply. We expect short-term supply contraction to lift coking coal prices. As of 26 August, the price of Shanxi Liulin low-sulfur primary coking coal reached RMB2,400/tonne (+9.1% WoW; +62.2% YoY); Jinquan Mongolian #5 washed coal reached RMB1,884/tonne (+19.2% WoW; +58.3% YoY).
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given the decline in Shanxi's coking coal production and the company's short-term production suspensions following the 22 May Qinyuan mining accident, and factoring in the company's production recovery in 2027/2028, we revise our 2026/2027/2028 commercial coal sales volume assumptions by -3/-3/-0% to 26.14/26.14/27.36mn tonnes (previous: 26.81/26.81/27.36mn tonnes). Expecting short-term supply contraction to lift coking coal prices and considering the high base of coal prices in 2026, we raise our 2026/2027/2028 commercial coal ASP assumptions by 2/2/0% to RMB863/842/827/tonne (previous: RMB843/825/824/tonne). To reflect higher unit depreciation and amortization costs caused by the production decline in 2026 and the cost dilution after production recovers in 2027/2028, we raise our 2026/2027/2028 commercial coal unit cost assumptions by 10/3/2% to RMB437/410/406/tonne (previous: RMB398/398/398/tonne). Consequently, we cut our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP forecasts by 14/1/2%, bringing them to RMB2,246/2,244/2,306mn (previous: RMB2,606/2,273/2,358mn). In our DCF model, we cut our WACC assumption to 5.56% (previous: 6.40%) to reflect adjustments to the risk-free rate and risk premium, and conservatively assume a terminal growth rate of 0%. We raise our target price to RMB8.31 (previous: RMB8.12). Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks: weaker-than-expected production recovery, weaker-than-expected coal price hikes.