Coal-to-Chemical Business Climate Rally Shored Up Earnings
发布时间:2026-05-22 来源:华泰证券
Luxi Chemical published its 2025 annual report and 1Q26 quarterly report on 28 April.For 2025,revenue was RMB29.10bn(-2%YoY),the attributable net profit(NP)was RMB907mn(-55%YoY),and the recurring NP was RMB710mn(-64%YoY).For 1Q26,the attributable NP was RMB440mn(+6%YoY,+476%QoQ),and the recurring NP was RMB390mn(+2%YoY,+282%QoQ).Its 2025/1Q26 attributable NPs were largely in line with our forecasts of RMB960/450mn.The company plans to distribute acash dividend of RMB380mn for 2025,accounting for 42%of its 2025 attributable NP.Considering the company’s integrated production and scale advantages,we expect an upcoming S/D inflection to contribute to earnings upside potential.Maintain BUY.
2025:most products faced S/D downturns
According to Baiinfo,the average prices of n-butanol/octanol/PC/PA6 chips/silicone DMC/caustic soda/DMF/dichloromethane/formic acid in 2025 were RMB6,200/7,200/14,300/10,300/12,300/3,600/4,100/2,300/2,900 per tonne(-21/-26/-8/-26/-12/+9/-10/-16/+6%YoY).Due to weak demand and capacity additions,most products faced S/D downturns.In 2025,revenues from the new material chemical/basic chemical/fertilizer segments were RMB18.9/5.9/3.5bn(-7/+2/+16%YoY),and the GPMs were 10/17/5%(+6.0/+0.7/-0.4pp YoY).For products such as caprolactam-nylon 6and silicone,capacity utilization ramp-ups helped improve the new material segment’s GPM.For 2025,the company’s overall GPM was 11.0%(-3.9pp YoY).Subsidiaries Luxi Polyol/Formic Acid Chemical/Polycarbonate/Polyamide New Materials recorded 2025 NPs of RMB272/218/-150/-569mn(-80/+82/+5/-527%YoY).
Most products saw QoQ price rises in 1Q26
According to Baiinfo,the average prices of n-butanol/octanol/PC/PA6 chips/silicone DMC/caustic soda/DMF/dichloromethane/formic acid in 1Q26 were RMB6,800/7,500/15,200/11,300/14,100/3,200/4,400/2,000/2,500 per tonne(-4/-2/+1/-4/+4/-21/+7/-24/-20%YoY,+26/+18/+9/+20/+13/-5/+13/+6/-11%QoQ).Except for aslight YoY improvement in the silicone price,the prices of most products still fell YoY,but rebounded QoQ compared with 4Q25.For 1Q26,the average prices of thermal coal/propylene/pure benzene were RMB596/6,986/6,665 per tonne(-5/+2/-10%YoY,-4/+17/+25%QoQ).The declines in coal and pure benzene prices helped lower costs of syngas,fuel and power,and caprolactam and PC products,while the YoY rise in propylene prices might have exerted pressure on the price spread of butanol and octanol.For 1Q26,the company’s overall GPM was 13.1%(+0.5pp YoY,+7.0pp QoQ),and the overall expense ratio was 5.0%(+0.1pp YoY,-1.3pp QoQ).
Overseas geopolitical tensions disrupted raw material supply
According to Baiinfo,on 28 April,the market prices for n-butanol/octanol/PC/PA6/silicone DMC/caustic soda/DMF/dichloromethane/formic acid were RMB7,600/8,800/17,400/13,400/15,000/3,100/5,500/2,100/2,400 per tonne(-11/-5/-2/-3/+7/-10/-5/-13/-20%compared with the end of March).On the cost end,prices of thermal coal/propylene/pure benzene were RMB618/9,040/8,619 per tonne(+1/+3/-2%compared with the end of March).The US-Israel-Iran conflict in March inflated global raw material and energy prices.Overseas supply pressure highlights Chinese coal-to-chemical firms’reliability.As aleading coal-to-chemical and new material enterprise,the company is poised to benefit.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We largely maintain our previous earnings forecasts and project 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP of RMB2,260/2,523/2,769mn(previous 2026/2027 forecasts:RMB2,270/2,530mn),with EPS of RMB1.19/1.33/1.45.We value the stock at 20x 2026E PE,a premium over its peers’average of 16x on Wind consensus to factor in the company’s clear advantage in integrated coal-to-chemical and new materials segments.Our target price is RMB23.80(previous:RMB23.80,based on 20x 2026E PE).Maintain BUY.
Risks:Downstream demand falling short of our expectations;sharp volatility in raw-material prices.