Expect Integration-Driven Cost Cuts to Improve Profit Resilience
发布时间:2026-09-11 来源:华泰证券
Mingyang Fulin Precision Machining has reported 1H26 results:revenue of RMB11,048mn,up by 90.06%YoY;an attributable net profit of RMB282mn,up by 61.58%YoY;a recurring net profit of RMB270mn,up by 122.53%YoY.In 2Q26,revenue was RMB5,994mn,up by 92.35%YoY/18.60%QoQ,while the attributable net profit was RMB79.1mn,up by 56.02%YoY but down by 60.99%QoQ.Profit growth lagged revenue in 2Q,mainly due to inventory write-downs from falling lithium carbonate prices and cost pressure from higher sulfuric acid prices.We expect profitability to improve as the company advances cost reduction through integration of its lithium iron phosphate materials business.Maintain BUY.
2Q profitability under near-term pressure
In 2Q26,the gross margin/net margin were 8.97%/1.46%,down by 2.24pp/0.61pp YoY.We expect margins to recover as cost savings from lithium iron phosphate integration materialize and the product mix improves.The expense ratio was 3.74%in 2Q26,down by 1.88pp YoY,on operating leverage from strong revenue growth.The selling/administrative/R&D/financial expense ratios changed by-0.58/-0.75/-0.71/+0.15pp YoY.
Lithium battery materials:vertical integration builds cost edge
In 1H26,lithium iron phosphate(LFP)materials revenue was RMB9,321mn,up by 142.95%YoY,with agross margin of 6.86%,up by 1.62pp YoY.Subsidiary Jiangxi Shenghua posted anet profit of RMB177mn in 1H26,up by 177.61%YoY.We estimate that for 2Q26 the LFP sales volume exceeded 100kt,up by more than 75%YoY.The net profit per tonne was under near-term pressure from lithium carbonate inventory write-downs and higher sulfuric acid prices.On capacity,Jiangxi Shenghua’s existing 350ktpa of high-compaction-density LFP capacity remains fully utilized,while anew 350ktpa project is ramping up.The company is also building upstream integration for lithium dihydrogen phosphate and ferrous oxalate precursor production lines,which we expect to secure core raw material supply and cushion price volatility.We expect LFP materials profitability to strengthen.
Auto parts:NE smart control offset traditional business decline
In 1H26,auto parts revenue was RMB1,710mn,down by 6.90%YoY,on weak auto demand.The gross margin was 20.88%,down by 1.80pp YoY.We estimate that in 2Q26,auto parts contributed c.RMB70mn to profit.In 1H26,new energy vehicle intelligent control components,including electric drive reduction systems and intelligent thermal management,ramped up rapidly.New energy intelligent electronic controls and incremental components have become the core growth and profit engine for the segment,and we expect them to support future earnings growth.Fulin is also positioning early in the intelligent robotics sector.In 1H26,it established awholly owned subsidiary,Banqiao Intelligent,to accelerate industrialization of robot electric joint modules,which we expect to strengthen its competitiveness in key robot components.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We cut our 2026/27/28 attributable net profit forecasts to RMB1,334/3,594/4,992mn,down by 31.22%/11.79%/6.91%from our prior estimates,with athree-year CAGR of 126.86%.We project EPS at RMB0.78/2.10/2.92.The cuts mainly reflect aslower capacity ramp-up and lower LFP shipment assumptions.Given near-term earnings pressure in 2026 from lithium carbonate write-downs,we roll our valuation base to 2027E,considering that vertical integration cost savings and higher utilization could drive aprofit recovery.We apply 12.5x/25.0x PE to 2027E EPS of RMB1.85/0.25 for the LFP and auto parts businesses,in line with the 2027E average PE of 12.5x/25.0x for comparable companies on Wind consensus.Our target price is RMB29.47(previous:RMB33.79,which was based on 2026E PE of 28.6x/34.7x for comparables on Wind consensus).
Risks:weaker downstream demand than we expect,raw material price volatility,and intensifying competition.