All Assets Located Domestically, Growth Outlook Solid
发布时间:2026-04-16 来源:华泰证券
We are positive on the value enhancement of Western Mining,considering that:1)100%of the company’s assets are located in China,implying relatively low geopolitical risk;2)the company has solid growth prospects.The company expects the infrastructure construction of the Yulong Copper Mine Phase III to be completed by end-2026,and resource additions exceeded 1.3mt in 2025.We think that there is further expansion potential.In addition,the Chating Copper polymetallic mine acquired in 2025 is alarge,high-quality copper mine,one of only afew that have been available for sale in China over the past decade,and we expect it to contribute substantial profits after development.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Strong earnings in 2025 driven by higher metal prices
The company maintained stable production in 2025,with mineral products largely meeting output guidance.Production of mined copper/mined lead/mined zinc/iron concentrate/mined molybdenum/gold in concentrate/silver in concentrate reached 167kt/63kt/129kt/1,405kt/4,051t/234kg/122.6t,achieving 100/96/103/96/101/128/92%of its planned targets.Benefiting from rising prices of major metals in 2025–LME copper,SHFE gold,and SHFE silver rallying by 9%,43%,and 35%YoY to USD9,945/t,RMB798/g,and RMB9,742/kg,respectively–the company’s attributable net profit(NP)increased by 24%YoY to RMB3,643mn.
Resource expansion as the core strategy in 2025
All of the company’s mining resources are located in China,distributed across Xizang,Inner Mongolia,Xinjiang,and Sichuan,implying relatively low geopolitical risk.1)The core asset,the Yulong Copper Mine in Xizang(58%equity interest),is amajor profit contributor,producing 152kt of copper in 2025.Phase III of the mine was approved by the Xizang Autonomous Region Development and Reform Commission in June 2025.Upon completion,ore processing capacity would increase from 22.8mtpa to 30.0mtpa,with infrastructure construction likely to be completed by end-2026,according to the company.In 2025,the mine added 1,314.2kt of copper resources and 107.7kt of associated molybdenum resources.With abundant resources at the mine,the company has initiated planning for Phase IV,currently at the feasibility study stage.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Considering the frequent copper supply disruptions and stronger demand than we expected,we raise our copper and gold price assumptions for 2026-2027.We project 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP at RMB5.8/6.1/6.7bn(+13%/+8%/-vs our previous estimates).We value the stock at 12.5x 2026E PE,at par with its peers’average on Wind consensus,for our target price of RMB30.62(previous:RMB34.82,based on 16.1x 2026E PE).Our target price revision mainly reflects valuation compression among the stock’scomparable companies.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks:commodity price volatility;copper mine commissioning later than we expect.