Modified/New Materials Grow, Petrochemicals Await Recovery
发布时间:2026-09-04 来源:华泰证券
Kingfa Sci & Tech has reported 1H26 revenue of RMB34,118mn (+7.85% YoY), attributable net profit of RMB685mn (+17.02% YoY) and recurring net profit of RMB615mn (+14.69% YoY). 2Q26 revenue was RMB18,528mn (+16.02% YoY, +18.85% QoQ), with attributable net profit of RMB380mn (+12.14% YoY, +24.47% QoQ). Results missed our estimate of RMB480mn, mainly on larger- than-expected losses in the petrochemical segment. Kingfa has proposed an interim dividend of RMB0.1/share (incl. tax). We cut our earnings forecasts on near-term petrochemical pressure, but see profit growth potential from accelerating overseas expansion, emerging frontier businesses and the specialty engineering plastics segment. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Modified plastics/new materials grow
In 1H26, modified plastics sales volume was 1.47mt (+12.65% YoY), with revenue of RMB18,167mn (+10.28% YoY). The segment maintained steady growth on a better product mix, market share gains and overseas expansion. New materials sales volume was 178.3kt (+38.75% YoY), with a gross profit of RMB604mn (+58.23% YoY). Specialty engineering plastics/biodegradable plastics volumes rose 46.62/40.70% YoY, sustaining rapid volume and profit growth. The green petrochemical segment remains lackluster. Ningbo Kingfa sales volume fell 11.09% YoY to 372.8kt, with net loss widening to RMB681mn on asset transfers to fixed assets and raw material price swings. Liaoning Kingfa ABS volume rose 26.52% YoY to 308.2kt, but still recorded a net loss of RMB650mn. Overall gross margin rose c. 0.8pp YoY to 13.1% in 1H26.
Emerging markets to add incremental growth
In 1H26, overseas revenue was RMB6,295mn (+24.46% YoY), with both volume and profit up in export and overseas base businesses. India Kingfa/Vietnam Kingfa posted net profit of RMB101/73mn, up 63.75/420.85% YoY. The company continues to enhance its global production and service network, advancing capacity build-out in Morocco, Tianjin, and Zhengzhou. As overseas capacity ramps up, Kingfa could move closer to core customers in autos, home appl iances and electronics/electrical sectors, potentially lifting global market share while strengthening supply chain resilience and localized service capabilities.
New capacity to open growth runway
Kingfa continues to advance new material applications in AI compute, embodied intelligence, NEVs, low-altitude economy and AR/VR. During the reporting period, high-performance LCP products made inroads into compute, storage, and transmission connectors, while high-performance polyamide and transparent polyetherimide products progressed in AI high-speed copper cables, optical modules, humanoid robots, and AR/VR applications. According to company filings, the 8ktpa specialty polyamide project started production in 2Q26, the 10ktpa LCP phase II plant is scheduled to come onstream in 2Q27, and the 10ktpa PPA polymerisation expansion is slated for 3Q27. We expect new capacity commissioning and deeper penetration of high-end downstream applications to sustain robust revenue growth in new materials and gradually lift the company's earnings base.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We cut our earnings forecasts on near-term petrochemical pressure. We forecast attributable net profit of RMB1.56/2.13/2.31bn for 2026/2027/2028 (previous: RMB1.88/2.32/2.68bn; cuts of 17/8/14%), implying EPS of RMB0.58/0.80/0.86. We use the 2026E Wind consensus-based peer average of 23x PE as a reference. Given Kingfa’s emerging frontier business and profit growth potential in specialty engineering plastics, we apply a 2026E PE of 28x, for our target price of RMB16.24 (previous: RMB21.30, on 30x 2026E PE). Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks: downstream demand decline, and slower new project ramp-up than we expect.