Improved Refrigerants and Polymers Drove 1Q26 Earnings
发布时间:2026-05-10 来源:华泰证券
In 1Q26,revenue reached RMB6.0bn,+4%YoY/-9%QoQ,while attributable NP was RMB1.17bn,+46%YoY/+119%QoQ,and recurring NP was RMB1.16bn,+48%YoY/+110%QoQ.Zhejiang Juhua's 1Q26 attributable NP was broadly in line with our expectation of RMB1.2bn.Benefiting from astronger refrigerant cycle,the company is likely entering an earnings upcycle.Maintain BUY.
Solid refrigerant ASP;fluorochemicals sales improve YoY
For refrigerants,1Q26 sales volume reached 71kt,+1%YoY/-37%QoQ.Under the quota system,refrigerant prices continued to rise both YoY and QoQ.ASP reached RMB44.5k/t,+19%YoY/+19%QoQ,while segment revenue was RMB3.14bn,+20%YoY/-25%QoQ.For specialty fluorochemicals,benefiting from the gradual ramp-up of Phase Iof the Juxin coolant project at 1ktpa,1Q26 sales volume reached 2.2kt,+101%YoY/+7%QoQ.Revenue reached RMB140mn,+98%YoY/+26%QoQ,while ASP was RMB65.2k/t,-2%YoY/+18%QoQ.For fluorochemical raw materials,1Q26 sales volume was 63kt,-27%YoY/+3%QoQ.Revenue was RMB250mn,-25%YoY/+8%QoQ,while ASP reached RMB3.9k/t,+3%YoY/+6%QoQ.For fluoropolymers,1Q26 sales volume reached 13kt,+23%YoY/+5%QoQ.Revenue reached RMB550mn,+30%YoY/+12%QoQ,while ASP was RMB40.6k/t,+6%YoY/+7%QoQ.Driven by demand growth from downstream segments including new energy and liquid cooling,specialty fluorochemicals and fluoropolymers both improved in volume and price on both aYoY and QoQ basis.
Other segments showing arelatively weaker momentum
For basic chemicals,1Q26 sales volume reached 390kt,-11%YoY/+3%QoQ.Revenue was RMB580mn,-18%YoY/+13%QoQ,while ASP reached RMB1.5k/t,-8%YoY/+10%QoQ.For petrochemical materials and food packaging materials,1Q26 sales volume was 110kt/15kt,-16%/-4%YoY and-2%/-17%QoQ.Revenue was RMB820mn/RMB180mn,-14%/+3%YoY and+14%/-8%QoQ,while ASP reached RMB7.5k/t and RMB11.7k/t,+2%/+7%YoY and+16%/+10%QoQ.Raw material price increases supported higher ASPs in 1Q26,but weak industry demand led to YoY and QoQ declines in sales volume.As refrigerant and fluoropolymer prices improved,the company's blended gross margin reached 34.4%in 1Q26,+6pp YoY/+8pp QoQ.The period expense ratio was 7.3%,-2ppYoY/+0.2pp QoQ.
Gen 3refrigerant gains traction on tight quota+solid demand
According to Baiinfo,as of April 28,the price of R22,R32,R134a,and R125 was RMB20.5k/t,RMB63.5k/t,RMB61.5k/t,and RMB55.0k/t,respectively,versus end-March,for achange of+17%,+0%,+3.4%,and+0%.Gen 3refrigerant quotas are still tight in 2026 and,under supply constraints,we expect prices of mainstream refrigerant products to remain at high levels.We believe the large installed base of residential air conditioners and automotive air conditioners should support HFC maintenance demand.Export prices for refrigerants are also rising gradually,favoring the company.Meanwhile,we expect new projects such as Juxin coolant and Gen 4refrigerants at the Gansu base to also contribute incremental earnings as they ramp up.
Earnings forecast and valuation
We maintain our previous earnings forecast and expect attributable NP of RMB6.0bn/RMB6.7bn/RMB7.1bn for 2026/2027/2028,corresponding to EPS of RMB2.22/RMB2.47/RMB2.63.Based on 20x 2026E PE,in line with the average Wind consensus PE for comparable companies,our target price arrives at RMB44.40(previously RMB42.18,corresponding to 19x 2026E PE).Maintain BUY.
Risks:Changes in refrigerant policy,demand falls short of our expectations,new project progress falls short of our expectations.