Restoration of Coal Calorific Value to Unlock Profit Growth
发布时间:2026-05-15 来源:华泰证券
MengDian HuaNeng’s 2025 and 1Q26 results:For 2025,revenue came in at RMB21,050mn(-11.76%YoY,retrospectively adjusted),with attributable net profit of RMB2,493mn(-17.97%YoY,retrospectively adjusted),below our estimate of RMB2,702mn,due to lower-than-expected on-grid tariffs in western Inner Mongolia.Recurring net profit was RMB1,858mn(-17.50%YoY,retrospectively adjusted).In 1Q26,revenue fell 13.6%YoY(retrospectively adjusted)to RMB4,708mn,and attributable net profit declined 24.63%YoY(retrospectively adjusted)to RMB694mn,below the lower end of our 1Q26 preview range of RMB863mn,on weaker-than-we-expected external coal sales price.For 2025,DPS was RMB0.22/share,flat YoY,with apayout ratio of 70.45%(based on net profit attributable to ordinary shareholders),0.45pp above the committed ratio,implying adividend yield of 4.7%.We favor the potential profitability improvement from“equal-capacity replacement”of the company’s coal-fired units and its high-dividend characteristics.Maintain BUY.
1Q26 on-grid tariffs were broadly flat vs.full-year 2025
In 2025,on-grid electricity volume was 54,075GWh,down 8.32%YoY(retrospectively adjusted).The on-grid tariff(tax-exclusive)fell 0.94%YoY(retrospectively adjusted)to RMB333.10/MWh(tax-exclusive).The tariff was lower than we expected as western Inner Mongolia wind power tariffs came down from RMB332.6/MWh in 2024 to RMB150.0/MWh,due,in our view,to one-off factors.The power segment’s gross margin expanded 3.72pp YoY to 22.58%in 2025,driven by a12.14%YoY decline in the standard coal unit cost to RMB513.66/tonne.In 1Q26,the average on-grid tariff(tax-exclusive)was RMB331.09/MWh.While this appears to represent a7.63%YoY decline(retrospectively adjusted),it was broadly flat compared with the full-year 2025 average of RMB333.10/MWh.The apparent YoY decline reflects ahigh base in 1Q25.We therefore maintain our view that MengDian HuaNeng’s comprehensive thermal power tariff has largely bottomed.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Factoring in slower-than-we-expected construction progress on the Chayouzhongqi thermal-flexibility-configured 810MW,Nuanshui 810MW,and Helin 480MW wind power projects(which we had previously expected to begin commissioning from end-2025),we forecast 2026/2027/2028 attributable net profit of RMB2,691/2,961/3,052mn(-7.8%/-0.1%vs.our prior 2026/2027 forecast).This implies EPS of RMB0.34/0.38/0.39.Referencing the 2026E Wind consensus PE average of 14.4x for peers,we assign a16.0x 2026E PE,with the premium over peers mainly reflecting the company’s stronger dividend capability.Our target price is RMB5.50(previous:RMB5.55,based on 14.0x 2026E PE).Maintain BUY.
Risks:Lower tariffs/utilization hours than we expect,higher coal prices/asset impairments/credit impairment losses than we expect.