Earnings Grew on Brokerage Wealth + Investment Business
发布时间:2026-09-14 来源:华泰证券
SooChow Securities has released its 1H26 results, with operating revenue of RMB5,751mn (+29.88% YoY) and an attributable NP of RMB2,420mn (+25.32% YoY), hitting a record high. In 2Q26, the attributable NP was RMB1,619mn (+70.12% YoY, +102.13% QoQ). Investment business upside potential was unleashed, while brokerage, credit, and investment banking businesses recovered in tandem. The integration of Donghai Securities may strengthen regional synergies. Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Asset scale grew robustly
At end-1H26, total assets were RMB239.4bn (+39.32% YoY, -0.66% vs end-1Q26), with balance sheet expansion stabilizing in the second quarter after being completed in 1H26. The leverage ratio was 3.77x (+0.88x YoY), remaining within a controllable range. Financial investments were RMB107.6bn (+22.07% YoY, -13.90% vs end-1Q26), of which financial assets held for trading were RMB36.6bn (-14.28% vs end-2025), with bonds/funds/equities/others at RMB17.3/8.2/3.0/ 8.0bn, indicating some contraction in trading books. Other debt investments were RMB53.6bn (+63.04% YoY), and other equity instrument investments were RMB17.4bn (+34.15% YoY), with OCI equity exposure continuing to rise. The parent company’s proprietary equity securities and equity derivatives/net capital was 54.47%, up by 21.95pp from end-2025; proprietary non-equity securities and derivatives/net capital was 282.23%, down by 18.42pp from end-2025, indicating increased directional equity risk appetite. The notional amount of equity derivative instruments was RMB1.37bn (+72.63% vs end-2025). The capital leverage ratio was 20.84%, down by 1.55pp from end-2025.
Brokerage investment up YoY
In 1H26, net investment income was RMB2,387mn (+10.64% YoY), accounting for 43.61% of net income from the five major businesses, underpinning earnings growth. In 2Q26, net investment income was RMB2,046mn (+97.09% YoY, +498.91% QoQ), with quarterly upside driven by structural market conditions in the equity market and improved fair-value gains. Net brokerage income was RMB1,551mn (+54.48% YoY), accounting for 28.34% of net income from the five major businesses, with active market trading driving strong revenue growth. In 2Q26, net brokerage income was RMB816mn (+64.68% YoY, +10.87% QoQ). At end-1H26, the total number of wealth management customers grew by 10.38% from end-2025, and customer assets reached RMB1.16tn (+36.61% vs end-2025). The scale of financial products held for distribution was RMB36.75bn (+33.63% vs end-2025), with both customer base and product sales validating the quality of wealth management recovery.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given the recovery in brokerage, investment banking, and credit businesses in 1H26, and the upside potential for investment income under structural market conditions in the equity market, we raise our revenue and profit assumptions. We forecast 2026/2027/2028E attributable NP of RMB4,279/4,758/5,273mn (+20%/ +11%/+11% YoY; +16%/+14%/+13% vs. our previous estimates). Our 2026E BVPS forecast is RMB9.14. Comparable companies are trading at an average of 1.04x 2026E PB on Wind consensus. Considering the company’s rapid growth in wealth-management customer assets, solid regional investment banking advantages, and the potential synergies from the Donghai Securities integration, we assign a 2026E PB of 1.20x, arriving at our target price of RMB10.97 (previous: RMB11.80, based on 1.30x 2026E PB). Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks: investment income sliding amid a volatile equity market; disappointing business synergy with Donghai Securities on slower integration progress.