Regional Edge Sharpened by Growth in Brokerage/Asset Mgmt.
发布时间:2026-08-20 来源:华泰证券
Industrial Securities has released its 2026 interim results, reporting revenue of RMB6,730mn (+24.54% YoY) and attributable NP of RMB2,129mn (+60.08% YoY, in line with the mid-point of the earnings guidance). In 2Q26, attributable NP was RMB1,344mn (+65.10% YoY, +71.01% QoQ), with earnings recovery momentum continuing. This, combined with brokerage business recovering alongside improving market trading activity and the company's proactive balance sheet expansion with increased leverage, jointly supported earnings growth. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
B/S pacing up alongside rising leverage
At end-2Q26, total assets were RMB390.7bn (+33.35% YoY, +6.89% QoQ), with the pace of balance sheet expansion accelerating in the quarter. The quarter-end leverage ratio was 4.54x (+0.89x YoY, +0.30x QoQ), moving in tandem with total asset expansion and reflecting the company's proactive leverage-up approach. Trading financial assets were RMB86.5bn (+13.33% YoY, -2.68% QoQ), with increased equity exposure in the structure: other equity instrument investments were RMB26.4bn (+124.34% YoY, +2.98% QoQ), while fixed income other debt investments were RMB43.2bn (-24.54% YoY), showing some contraction. Proprietary equity securities and derivatives/net capital stood at 18.29%, up 5.36pp from 12.93% at the beginning of the year; proprietary non-equity securities and derivatives/net capital was 285.44%, down 19.06pp from 304.50% at the beginning of the year, reflecting active increases in directional equity positions. The notional principal of equity derivative instruments was RMB58.517bn, up 39.87% from the beginning of the year.
Brokerage and asset management thickens profit
Brokerage net revenue was RMB2,088mn (+68.13% YoY), accounting for 33.27% of core business net revenue, making it the primary contributor. The recovery was driven by improving market trading sentiment, with 1H26 customer brokerage deposits of RMB109.3bn (+55.21% YoY), corroborating the brokerage revenue growth. Asset management net revenue was RMB1,309mn (+28.34% YoY, on a comparable basis adjusted to include the consolidation of Aegon-Industrial Fund Management), accounting for 20.85%, with economies of scale being released. Investment business net revenue was RMB1,982mn (+12.63% YoY), accounting for 31.58%, with the equity market recovery combined with steady fixed income allocation contributions providing stable incremental gains. Brokerage, asset management, and investment were the key segments behind the earnings recovery.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Considering the company's consolidated brokerage advantages and steady investment returns, we raise our assumptions for brokerage market share and investment business revenue, projecting 2026-2028 attributable NP of RMB3,844/4,351/4,730mn (+34/+13/+9% YoY, with upward revisions of 9/3/3%). We estimate 2026 BVPS at RMB7.38. Comparable companies trade at an average 2026E PB of 0.94x on Wind consensus. Considering the company's position as a leading regional broker in Fujian with consolidating locational advantages and strong earnings growth, we assign a 2026E PB of 1.0x, yielding a target price of RMB7.38 (previous: RMB7.36, based on 1.0x 2026E PB). Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks: market trading and investment activities downturn, disappointing policy support.