Rising LFP Shipment Contributed Profit
发布时间:2026-09-05 来源:华泰证券
For 1H26, revenue/attributable net profit (NP)/recurring NP were RMB10,475/520/463mn (+136.3/+67.3/+84.4% YoY). Attributable NP grew rapidly YoY, supported by rising ternary material shipments and LFP production ramp-up. We expect the company's overseas ternary material orders to keep expanding and LFP to enhance earnings. New technologies such as solid-state battery materials see accelerated industrialization. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Ternary and LFP shipments both increased QoQ in 2Q26
For 2Q26, revenue/attributable NP/recurring NP were RMB5,950/244/249mn, with revenue up by 135.7% YoY and 31.5% QoQ, attributable NP up by 21.5% YoY but down by 12.0% QoQ, and recurring NP up by 34.9% YoY and 16.5% QoQ. We estimate that the company’s ternary material shipments were about 21-22kt in 2Q26, up by about 9% QoQ, with NP per tonne at about RMB8,500-9,000, edging down QoQ, mainly due to fluctuations in metal price spreads between domestic and overseas markets. We estimate 2Q26 LFP shipments were about 32-33kt, up by about 23% QoQ, with NP per tonne at about RMB2,000, broadly stable QoQ versus operating profit in 1Q26 excluding lithium carbonate inventory gains. Lithium cobalt oxide shipments exceeded 1kt, and NP per tonne was broadly stable QoQ versus operating profit in 1Q26 excluding cobalt tetroxide inventory gains. For 2Q26, the overall expense ratio reached 5.86%, down by 2.85pp QoQ. Sales/administrative/R&D/financial expense ratios changed by +0.02/-0.39/-2.65/+0.18pp QoQ, indicating sound expense control.
Ternary cathodes: Finland base to come on line by end-2026
For 1H26, the company's multi-element materials business revenue climbed by 145.0% YoY to RMB6,605mn, while GPM fell by 5.78pp YoY to 12.66%, mainly due to fluctuations in metal price spreads between domestic and overseas markets. In terms of customers, the company has in-depth cooperation with international customers including LGES, SK on, Samsung SDI, and customers in Europe, the US, and India. Long-term supply agreements with LGES and SK on are ramping up rapidly. Its products have entered the supply chains of global automakers including Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Hyundai. Overseas shipments accounted for 55% of the company's ternary shipments in 1H26, and we expect the proportion to rise. In terms of facilities, the company’s phase-I 60ktpa high-nickel multi-element materials project at its European new materials industrial base is progressing in an orderly manner. The company expects some production lines to be completed and enter production by end-2026.
Maintain OVERWEIGHT
We maintain our earnings forecasts and project its attributable NP to reach RMB1,226/1,454/1,683mn in 2026/2027/2028. We value the stock at 24x 2026E PE (previous: 35x), in line with its peers' average on Wind consensus. Our target price is RMB54.00 (previous: RMB78.75). Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks: weaker-than-expected NEV sales volume, slower-than-expected customer acquisitions, and intensified competition.