Strategic Pivot and Technology Iterations Promised
发布时间:2026-09-06 来源:华泰证券
LONGi Group posted its 1H26 results:revenue was RMB27,045mn(+125%YoY);attributable net profit(NP)was-RMB3,684mn(loss widened by 43%YoY).The 2Q26 revenue was RMB15,854mn(-17/+42%YoY/QoQ),and the attributable NP was-RMB1,764mn(loss widened by 55%YoY,narrowed by 8%QoQ).In our view,the widening losses in 1H26 were primarily due to:1)persistent gross margin pressure under low utilization rates,driven by industry supply-demand imbalance and low supply chain prices;2)elevated silver prices in 1Q26 which drove up costs and eroded profits;3)significant FX losses caused by USD depreciation,which pushed financial expenses from-RMB409mn in 1H25 to RMB1,033mn.Looking ahead,we are bullish on:1)QoQ profitability recovery as BC capacity and base-metal technical upgrades materialize,effectively converting high-efficiency module premiums into profit;2)the emergence of asecond growth curve,supported by early breakthroughs in energy storage market expansion with over 3GWh in cumulative orders signed in 1H26.Maintain BUY.
Scaling back traditional core business to navigate cycle bottom
To address industry supply-demand imbalance,the company reduced operational scale.In 1H26,wafer shipments reached 48.91GW(-6%YoY;external sales of 18.98GW,-23%YoY),and module shipments reached 29.93GW(-24%YoY).Despite the overall scale reduction in its core solar business,the downstream mix shifted toward high-margin overseas markets,driving the solar product gross margin up by 1.4pp YoY against the trend to-0.97%.Overseas module sales grew by over 26%YoY,with overseas revenue share jumping past 65%.Module sales volume in the Americas/Europe/Asia-Pacific rose by over 36/34/20%YoY.
BC technology transition and silver-reduction deployment advance to build tech moat
On BC tech,1H26 BC module sales reached 19.55GW(+125%YoY),accounting for over 65%of total module shipments.BC modules flourished domestically and abroad,with domestic volume-based procurement(VBP)shortlistings exceeding 10GW in 1H26,C&I market share maintaining leadership,and high-end overseas orders ramping up rapidly.On silver reduction,the in-house advanced alloy matrix contact(ACM)technology achieved GW-scale cell and module mass production,raising BC cell mass-production efficiency by 0.2-0.3%while enhancing long-term reliability.It has entered the mass delivery phase.
Solar-plus-storage to serve asecond growth curve
Leveraging brand and channel synergy from its solar business,the company secured multiple benchmark projects globally in energy storage,accumulating over 3GWh in signed orders in 1H26 and grid-connecting projects in Germany,Italy,Finland,and other regions.Powered by LONGi's"5S"full-stack self-developed technologies(BMS,ICCS,PCS,EMS,TMS),paired with high-efficiency BC tech,the company offers an all-scenario solar-plus-storage portfolio spanning utility-scale plants,distributed C&I,and off-grid microgrids.We are bullish on the competitiveness of its solar-plus-storage systems.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given the slower-than-expected profit recovery in 2Q26 solar sector,alongside larger-than-expected asset impairments and FX losses,we lower solar business volume and gross margin assumptions while raising financial expenses and asset impairments.We accordingly revise our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP forecasts to RMB-5,518/+4,047/+5,896mn(loss narrowed by 14%/turned profit/+46%YoY),implying EPS of RMB-0.73/+0.53/+0.78.Considering the company's solar leadership and comprehensive solar-storage-hydrogen layout,we value the stock at 27x 2027E PE(previous:35x),above its peers'average of 18.66x on iFinD consensus(previous:26.62x),with our target price lowered to RMB14.42(previous:RMB19.05).Maintain BUY.
Risks:overseas policy risks,weaker downstream demand than we expect,and slower BC tech progress than we expect.