Strong Performance of Semi-Submersible Rigs
发布时间:2026-05-06 来源:华泰证券
COSL has reported 1Q26 revenue/attributable net profit(NP)of RMB11,296/856mn(+4.62/-3.55%YoY,-26.78/+35.32%QoQ).We believe YoY revenue growth was driven by steady increases in domestic and overseas drilling segment revenue.Considering offshore oil&gas development is likely to enter ahigh-cycle period over the next two years,we expect the company's drilling platforms,as core equipment,to fully benefit and continue contributing incremental earnings.Maintain OVERWEIGHT on both A-/H-shares.
Gross margin improved;FX losses lift financial expense ratio
For 1Q26,gross margin was 18.42%,up by 0.79/2.88pp YoY/QoQ,which we attribute mainly to the continued operation of high day-rate drilling projects and improved profitability in oilfield technical services.The overall expense ratio was 8.51%(+1.86/+0.13pp YoY/QoQ).Specifically,the sales/administrative/R&D/financial expense ratios was 0.01/2.49/2.23/3.78%(flat/-0.10/-0.22/+2.18pp YoY,flat/+0.07/-1.57/+1.64pp QoQ).We believe the YoY increase in the expense ratio was mainly due to FX losses,which drove up the financial expense ratio.
Deepwater drilling upcycle to unlock potential
In 1Q26,semi-submersible drilling rigs delivered strong operational performance.The decline in total operating days was chiefly due to scheduling and maintenance arrangements for certain platforms.Total operating days for drilling rigs were 4,766 days(-2.5%YoY),including 3,641 days for jack-up rigs(-5.0%YoY)and 1,125 days for semi-submersible rigs(-6.5%YoY).Calendar-day utilization reached 87.8%(-1.7pp YoY),including 87.3%for jack-up rigs(-3.9pp YoY)and 89.3%for semi-submersible rigs(+5.5pp YoY).We believe strengthening global energy security demand and the development of deepwater unconventional oil&gas fields(e.g.,in Brazil)could support recovery in offshore E&P capex.The deepwater drilling market is entering an upcycle,and the company's semi-submersible rigs,with strong competitiveness,are poised to continue benefiting,in our view.
Green vessels empower offshore energy development
In 1Q26,the vessel services segment remained relatively stable.Total operating days reached 21,521 days(+4.4%YoY),including 10,329/6,182/722/252/4,036 days for anchor handling tug supply vessels/platform supply vessels/multi-purpose vessels/well intervention support vessels/standby vessels(+2.5/+6.3/+55.3/+25.4/-0.7%YoY).The company continues injecting clean energy into offshore development."Offshore Oil 545"and"Offshore Oil 551"were among the first in China to adopt an"LNG+energy storage battery"power system,achieving coordinated improvements in energy efficiency,emissions reduction,and operational quality.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We largely maintain our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP forecast at RMB4,901/5,615/5,956mn,implying EPS of RMB1.03/1.18/1.25.We believe that as aleading offshore oil&gas equipment provider likely to benefit from adrilling market recovery,the company deserves avaluation premium.We thus value the A-shares at 17x 2026E PE,above the peers'average of 13x on iFind consensus,for our target price of RMB17.51(previous:RMB18.54 on 18x 2026E PE).Based on the average H-/A-share valuation ratio of c51%over the past month,we maintain 9x 2026E PE for H-shares,with HKD/RMB at 0.88,for our target price of HKD10.53.
Risks:FX volatility,trade policy uncertainty,oil price volatility.