Profitability Pacing Up Amid New Energy Structural Upgrade
发布时间:2026-04-12 来源:华泰证券
Yutong Heavy Industries(YTHI)reported its 2025 annual results,with revenue of RMB3,487mn(-8.2%YoY),attributable NP of RMB309mn(+36%YoY),and recurring NP of RMB202mn(+17%YoY).After excluding the impact of divesting Aolande and Lvyuan,attributable NP was RMB260mn(+73%YoY),in line with our forecast(RMB264mn).In 4Q25,revenue was RMB1,097mn(-15%YoY,+50%QoQ),and attributable NP was RMB122mn(+27%YoY,+78%QoQ).The company has focused on its three core equipment businesses—sanitation equipment,mining equipment,and basic construction machinery—while divesting low-margin,asset-heavy service operations,leading to significant improvements in asset quality and profitability.The 2025 DPS was RMB0.50,with apayout ratio of 85.88%and acurrent dividend yield of 4.4%.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Sanitation equipment:strategically focusing on quality clients
In 2025,nationwide sanitation equipment registrations reached 77,720 units(+10.3%YoY),indicating asignificant recovery in industry demand,while NEV registrations surged to 16,133 units(+70.8%YoY),with the NEV penetration rate reaching 20.8%(+7.4pp YoY).Demand from tier-3/4/5 cities jumped from 24.6%to 40.5%.The company's sanitation equipment revenue in 2025 was RMB1,579mn,with sales of 3,280 units(+1.8%YoY),including 2,480 NEV units(+11.2%YoY).Its market share declined YoY as it strategically abandoned low-margin,poor-payment orders to focus on mid-to-high-end customers.Leveraging its integrated R&D capabilities in chassis and superstructure,the company built differentiated barriers,achieving asanitation equipment gross margin of 30.9%(+4.7pp YoY),demonstrating significant product mix optimization.
Mining equipment:likely to benefit from multiple factors
In 2025,mining equipment revenue reached RMB1,143mn(+13.4%YoY),accounting for 33%of total revenue,with pure-electric sales volume up 9.7%YoY.The company continues to upgrade its NEV mining trucks,with the third-gen 100+tonne models already in mass production and market deployment,steadily advancing its electrification,intelligence,and premiumization strategies.Leveraging Yutong Group's technological expertise in NEV commercial vehicles,YTHI has strengthened its competitive edge in the aggregates and metal mining segments.To date,the company has over 400 autonomous mining trucks in operation,amassing over 20mn km of safe operation with an attendance rate exceeding 95%.Benefiting from national green mining policies,the large-scale adoption of pure-electric mining trucks in open-pit coal mines presents clear growth potential,positioning YTHI to capitalize on opportunities of NEV replacement and intelligent upgrades in mining equipment.
Operating cash flow YoY down on payment adjustment
In 2025,the company's net operating cash flow was RMB3mn(vs RMB572mn in 2024),down 99.43%YoY,as it accelerated supplier payment cycles in response to policy calls,resulting in higher payments YoY.As of end-2025,the company held approximately RMB1.9bn in monetary funds(RMB500mn cash+RMB1.4bn wealth management products),demonstrating ample liquidity.For 2025,the company proposed atotal DPS of RMB0.50(vs RMB0.38 in 2024),with apayout ratio of about 85.88%,indicating sustainable high dividend payments.
Slightly raise our profit estimates and target price
We forecast the company's 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP at RMB321/356/377mn(up 4.5/0.9/-%vs our previous forecasts,three-year CAGR:6.8%),with EPS of RMB0.60/0.67/0.71.We adjust up 2026 sales volume forecasts based on higher 2025 sanitation equipment,mining equipment,and construction machinery sales.We assign YTHI a24x 2026E PE,in line with its peers’average based on Wind consensus,deriving our target price of RMB14.40(previous:RMB13.34,based on 23x 2026E PE).
Risks:asset/credit impairments exceeding our expectations;sanitation equipment sales falling short of our expectations.