2025 & 1Q26 Earnings Grew Robustly
发布时间:2026-04-22 来源:华泰证券
Mingtai Al Industrial(Mingtai)reported its 2025 annual results and 1Q26 quarterly results,with 2025 revenue reaching RMB35.14bn(up 8.71%YoY),attributable NP of RMB1.96bn(up 12.10%YoY),and recurring attributable NP of RMB1,699mn(up 17.53%YoY),in line with the previous earnings guidance of RMB1.95-2.00bn.In 1Q26,revenue came in at RMB9.77bn(up 20.22%YoY,up 5.45%QoQ),attributable NP was RMB702mn(up 59.68%YoY,up 26.36%QoQ),and recurring attributable NP stood at RMB659mn(up 74.08%YoY,up 26.49%QoQ).Looking ahead,since March,domestic aluminum prices have risen less than overseas prices,which may in our view enhance the competitiveness of the company's export orders due to domestic price advantages.Maintain BUY.
Profitability steadily rose;1Q26 GPM notably up YoY/QoQ
In terms of profitability,the company's 2025 gross margin was 7.07%(up 0.12pp YoY).By product,aluminum sheet&strip/aluminum foil gross margins were 7.22/5.99%(+0.77/-1.14pp YoY),with aluminum sheet&strip benefiting from an increasing proportion of high-value-added products.In 4Q25,the quarterly gross margin was 7.81%,remaining relatively stable.For 1Q26,the gross margin reached 9.84%(up 3.21pp YoY,up 2.03pp QoQ).On expenses,the full-year 2025 operating expense ratio was 2.07%(down 0.27pp YoY),while the 1Q26 ratio was 2.11%(up 0.18pp YoY,down 2.57pp QoQ).The slight YoY increase was mainly due to narrowed forex gains,with overall expense control remaining sound.
Domestic price advantages to boost export orders
According to the company's annual report,the full-year 2025 output/sales of aluminum plate,strip&foil were approximately 1.5692mt/1.5496mt.Among them,aluminum sheet&strip/aluminum foil output were 1.3614mt/207.8kt(+11.66/-12.98%YoY),while sales were 1.3410mt/208.6kt(+9.26/-13.05%YoY).Aluminum sheet&strip maintained steady growth in production and sales,while aluminum foil declined due to demand structure divergence.According to SMM data,as of 20 April 2026,the import arbitrage for primary aluminum stood at-RMB4,947.7/tonne,compared with the 2025 average of-RMB1,889.4/tonne.With the widening price gap between domestic and overseas markets,the price advantage may significantly boost the company's export orders in 2Q26,in our view.
Capacity expansion proceeded on schedule
The company currently has approximately 1.6mtpa of aluminum plate,strip&foil capacity and over 1mtpa of recycled aluminum capacity.For capacity expansion,Hongsheng New Materials'air cushion furnace production line commenced operations in October 2025,adding~100ktpa of high-end heat treatment capacity mainly targeting high-value-added sectors such as automotive sheet and aerospace plate,with product certification already underway with leading domestic automakers and new energy vehicle startups.The 720ktpa aluminum-based intelligent manufacturing project by Yirui New Materials started construction at the end of 2025 and is slated to commence production in November 2027,which will lift the company's total capacity above 2mtpa upon completion.Additionally,overseas subsidiaries plan to add 30-40ktpa of cold precision rolling capacity.With the execution of the EU CBAM in 2026,the company's low-carbon advantages from recycled aluminum should in our view directly translate into export premiums,potentially further enhancing the profitability of its overseas operations.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Considering the company's capacity expansion progress and current strong export order outlook,we raise our attributable NP forecasts for 2026-2028 to RMB2.36/2.41/2.51bn(up 12.60/13.84/%—vs.prior estimates,with a3-year CAGR of 8.62%),corresponding to EPS of RMB1.89/1.94/2.02.We apply 12.55x 2026E PE,in line with its peers’average on iFind consensus,deriving our new target price of RMB23.72(prior RMB16.45,on 9.79x 2026 PE).
Risks:weaker downstream demand for aluminum;geopolitical disruptions exceeding our estimates.