Profitability Steadily Improved
发布时间:2026-08-25 来源:华泰证券
Sobute New Materials (Sobute) has released its 1H26 results, with revenue of RMB1,636mn (-2.19% YoY), an attributable net profit of RMB74.02mn (+17.03% YoY), and a recurring net profit of RMB60.37mn (+14.01% YoY). For 2Q26, revenue was RMB941mn (-5.10% YoY, +35.27% QoQ), while the attributable net profit reached RMB43.83mn (+12.63% YoY, +45.20% QoQ), broadly in line with our prior estimate (RMB45mn). We maintain BUY, considering: 1) key infrastructure projects in western China, such as the lower Yarlung Zangbo River (YRZ) hydropower station, being commissioned in recent years, which underpins demand; 2) rising upstream chemical raw-material prices driven by geopolitical tensions, with price recovery for the company’s core high-performance water-reducing admixtures emerging; and 3) Sobute’s extensive project experience in key western infrastructure projects.
Consolidating industry leadership through deep engagement
During 1H26, the company seized opportunities in large-scale infrastructure projects such as water conservancy and energy, achieving solid performance in key project areas, participating in the construction of projects including Fangchenggang Nuclear Power, Taishan Nuclear Power, the Yangtze-to-Hanjiang Water Diversion Project, and the Lufeng Fumin Pumped Storage Power Station. Orders from large-scale projects not only laid the foundation for maintaining sound profit levels but also enabled the company to accumulate application databases and extensive industry service experience in national key projects across nuclear power, hydropower, high-speed rail, bridges, municipal, and construction sectors, further consolidating its competitive advantage in the infrastructure sector.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given the slowdown in infrastructure investment during 1H26, we revise down our 2026/2027/2028 product sales volume growth forecasts, adjusting our attributable net profit forecasts to RMB142/209/254mn (adjusted by -12.06/-4.48/-8.93% vs. our prior estimates, with a three-year CAGR of 28.05%), implying EPS of RMB0.34/0.50/0.60 and BVPS of RMB10.54/10.89/11.29. Given that the company’s capacity release is slower due to the execution pace of major infrastructure projects, we assign 1.5x 2026E PB, at a discount to its peers’ average of 2.1x on Wind consensus, for our target price of RMB15.81 (previous: RMB12.16, on 32x 2026E PE).
Risks: delays in capacity ramp-up; intense product-price competition; rising raw-material costs.