Track Recovery in Wind Turbine Profitability
发布时间:2026-05-20 来源:华泰证券
Windey Energy's 1Q26 revenue was RMB6,670mn(+66.4%YoY,-38.9%QoQ);attributable net profit(NP)was RMB50mn(-18.7%YoY,-46.0%QoQ).The YoY decline in 1Q26 attributable NP was mainly due to the delivery of low-priced orders,coupled with rising raw material costs for blades,which put pressure on short-term profitability.We expect the subsequent delivery of higher-priced orders to shore up wind turbine profitability,while the scaling of new businesses such as green methanol may contribute to earnings growth.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
1Q26 profitability weakened YoY
In 1Q26,GPM fell by 2.4pp YoY to 8.0%,mainly due to the delivery of low-priced orders and rising raw material costs.The company demonstrated solid expense control.For 1Q26,overall expense ratio dropped by 2.1pp YoY to 6.5%,with sales/administrative expense ratios falling by 1.5/0.6pp YoY to 3.7/0.6%,mainly as economies of scale diluted unit expenses.Windey Energy has sufficient orders on hand–as of the end of 1Q26,orders on hand totaled 45.6GW,of which 37.3GW were for 6MW and above.Inventories/contract liabilities were RMB7,670/8,810mn,respectively,laying afoundation for subsequent deliveries.
Delivery of higher-priced orders to lift wind turbine profitability
By region,prices for domestic orders have increased by 5-10%since 2025,while orders from overseas regions such as North Africa,West Asia,and Eastern Europe command higher prices.We expect the delivery of low-priced domestic orders to be completed in 1H26.Going forward,a rising delivery proportion of high-quality domestic and overseas orders could shore up wind turbine profitability.Considering slowed wind turbine upsizing,we expect product centralization to improve production efficiency and model mix,thus mitigating raw material cost hikes caused by geopolitical conflicts.
New business expansion may contribute to earnings growth
On 16 April 2026,Windey Energy signed astrategic cooperation agreement with CHIMBUSCO on the production and sales of green fuels.We expect the company's 180ktpa biomass green methanol demonstration project in Handan,Hebei,to commence operations in 2027,providing sufficient capacity support for the cooperation between the two parties.Meanwhile,Windey Energy is expanding emerging businesses such as energy storage system solutions,integrated energy services,and new energy consumption,which could continue contributing to earnings growth.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Considering that rising raw material costs may impede wind turbine profitability recovery,we lower our 2026 attributable NP forecast by 13.06%to RMB853mn,and maintain our 2027/2028 attributable NP forecasts at RMB1,457/1,808mn,implying 2026/2027/2028 EPS of RMB1.08/1.85/2.30.We maintain our target valuation multiple of 18x 2026E PE,in line with its peers'average on Wind consensus.Our target price is RMB19.44(previous:RMB22.50,based on 18x 2026E PE).
Risks:intensified competition;weaker downstream demand than we expect;slower power plant divestments than we expect.