Revenue YoY Turned Positive for First Time in Six Quarters
发布时间:2026-05-14 来源:华泰证券
COSMOS’2025 and 1Q26 results:For 2025,revenue came in at RMB1,483mn(-34.8%YoY),with attributable net profit of RMB108mn(-80.8%YoY)and anet margin of 7.28%(-17.43pp YoY).In 1Q26,revenue reached RMB495mn,up 24.80%YoY—the first double-digit growth after six consecutive quarters of decline—and up 34.77%QoQ.Attributable net profit was RMB40.78mn,with net margin improving QoQ to 8.24%;the YoY decline largely reflected aRMB27.91mn YoY increase in financial costs due to FX losses.We attribute the 1Q26 revenue recovery to the end of customer destocking and the start of restocking,though pricing likely remained under some YoY pressure.Recent geopolitical shifts could pose upside risk to certain raw material costs,but the start of arestocking cycle downstream should help COSMOS pass through costs,in our view.COSMOS plans aRMB30-60mn share buyback at no more than RMB19.40 per share,signaling confidence in its outlook.For 2026,we expect sales volume recovery to come first,followed by gradual price stabilization and margin repair,setting the stage for afull-year earnings turnaround worth watching.Maintain BUY.
Volume and price under pressure in 2025
In 2025,slower growth in the sunscreen market and destocking by downstream customers led to aYoY decline in shipments of certain sunscreen agents.At the same time,intensifying industry competition drove down sunscreen agent prices.Revenue from the cosmetic active ingredients and raw materials segment came in at RMB1,140mn(-40.3%YoY),with sales volume of 14kt(-21.35%YoY)and an average selling price of RMB81,200/tonne(-24.13%YoY).Synthetic fragrance revenue declined 8.0%YoY to RMB320mn,with sales volume down 1.13%YoY to 94.59mn tonnes and the average selling price down 6.97%YoY to RMB34,200/tonne.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We raise our 2026/2027 revenue forecast to RMB1,949/2,367mn(+12.7%/11.0%from previous),as downstream customers are likely to begin anew restocking cycle in 2026 and pricing has likely embarked on agradual recovery,helped by recent geopolitical developments.We introduce a2028 revenue forecast of RMB2,725mn.With pricing on arecovery path,gross margins in the sunscreen agent and synthetic fragrance segments should improve,setting the stage for ameaningful earnings upside in 2026.Should new sunscreen products gain traction in more markets,new product and marketing efforts could keep the administrative expense ratio on an upward trend into 2027 similar to what we saw in 2025-2026.We raise our 2026/2027 attributable net profit forecast to RMB203/250mn(+23.9%/1.0%from previous)and introduce a2028 forecast of RMB290mn,implying EPS of RMB0.43/0.52/0.61.Based on the iFinD 2027E consensus peer PE of 21x,and factoring in supply-demand improvement and the QoQ earnings recovery already evident in 1Q26,we maintain alargely unchanged premium and assign a2027 target PE of 31x,keeping our target price at RMB16.10.
Risks:Sharp swings in macro factors such as FX,oil prices and shipping costs;weakening demand;intensifying competition;price declines.