Strong Profit Growth to Unlock High Dividend Potential
发布时间:2026-05-22 来源:华泰证券
Jointo Energy’s 2025 and 1Q26 results:For 2025,revenue came in at RMB22.79bn(-3%YoY),attributable net profit at RMB1.88bn(+254%YoY),and recurring net profit at RMB1.82bn(+357%YoY).The attributable net profit was in line with its profit alert guidance.For 1Q26,revenue reached RMB6.26bn(-5%YoY),attributable net profit RMB599mn(+35%YoY),and recurring net profit RMB595mn(+36%YoY).The attributable net profit exceeded Huatai’s forecast range of RMB435-500mn.We note the downward shift in the coal price midpoint continued to drive arecovery in thermal power earnings,while associates contributed sizeable investment income.Meanwhile,the company has proposed ahigh dividend payout plan,with a2025 dividend yield of 3.5%(as of the 21 May market close).We forecast asignificant increase in DPS for 2026,highlighting the company's long-term value.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Coal price retreat and investment income growth lift earnings
In 2025,the company's controlled generation volume reached 52.32bn kWh(-3.7%YoY),with on-grid volume of 48.56bn kWh(-3.6%YoY).Average utilization hours fell 266 hours YoY to 4,229 hours.Heat supply totaled 70.75mn GJ(-1.3%YoY),with industrial heat supply astandout at 6.40mn GJ(+22.6%YoY).Significant cost-side improvement more than offset modest volume and price fluctuations.The average standard coal equivalent unit price dropped to RMB697/tonne(-15.2%YoY)in 2025,while the average on-grid settlement tariff was RMB437.28/MWh(tax-inclusive,broadly flat YoY).Associates also benefited from lower coal prices,with profits rising YoY.Investment income grew 49%YoY in 2025 and 110%YoY in 1Q26.The 2025 capacity tariff collection rate reached 95.71%,and peak-shaving and frequency-regulation revenue amounted to RMB340mn(tax-inclusive),reflecting steady improvement in service income.
Private placement to fund new projects
According to company filings,it plans to raise up to RMB2bn via aprivate placement for the Xibaipo Phase IV 2*660MW project.It received CSRC approval on 7April and will proceed as market conditions allow.Xibaipo Phase IV and Renqiu Phase II 2*350MW are scheduled to commence operations in 2H26.The associate Qinhuangdao Power generation’s 2*350MW project began generating power in late January 2026.Dingzhou Phase III 2*660MW and Cangdong Phase III 2*660MW are under construction,while Hengfeng Phase II 2*660MW is in the preliminary stage.We believe the progressive commissioning of new projects should further expand Jointo’s coal-fired capacity and strengthen its core competitiveness.On the clean energy front,Jointo had 706.5MW of grid-connected solar,836.5MW under construction,and 1,900MW in the pipeline as of end-2025.It is also advancing approvals and construction starts for pumped storage and new-type energy storage projects.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We forecast 2026/2027/2028 attributable net profit of RMB1,894/2,151/2,268mn(-13%/-11%vs our prior estimates for 2026/2027),implying athree-year CAGR of 6.5%,with BVPS of RMB7.86/8.48/9.16.The downward revision mainly reflects our higher coal price assumption for 2026 than we expected.Comparable companies trade at a2026E average PB of 1.41x on Wind consensus.Given the company's ROE is above the peer average of 9.1%,we assign a2026E PB of 1.5x and raise our target price to RMB11.8(previous:RMB10.13,based on 2026E PB of 1.3x).
Risks:larger coal price increase than we expect;decline in utilization hours;slower progress on projects under construction than we expect.