Strong 1Q26 Start Fuels High YoY Earnings Growth
发布时间:2026-05-27 来源:华泰证券
Sinotruk has reported 1Q26 revenue of RMB19.7bn, +52% YoY and +14% QoQ, and an attributable NP of RMB450mn, +47% YoY and -26% QoQ. In 2026, China’s heavy truck market continued to show peak-season growth momentum. According to compulsory traffic insurance data, the company’s domestic insured registrations reached 15,000 units in 1Q26, +15% YoY. Overseas orders also maintained momentum, helping the company deliver a strong start to the year. Looking to 2026, we think that the heavy-duty truck (HDT) industry should benefit from the rapid continuation of the Two New policies in domestic sales and key breakthroughs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in exports. We are positive that the HDT industry should maintain strong momentum. As a leading HDT company, the company could benefit first. Maintain BUY.
Robust top/bottom-line growth, with improved cost discipline
For 2025, the company posted revenue of RMB57.7bn, +29% YoY, and an attributable NP of RMB1.7bn, +13% YoY. Amid intensifying industry competition, the company continued to enhance the core competitiveness of its products and achieved growth in both volume and profit. Entering 2026, the company benefited from the rapid continuation of the Two New policies in domestic sales and key breakthroughs in Asia, Africa, and Latin America in exports. For 1Q26, revenue and attributable NP grew strongly, +52% YoY and +47% YoY, respectively. The 1Q26 gross margin was about 6.7%, -0.4pp YoY. The company continued to deepen its lean management. For the quarter, period expenses were RMB300mn, -3% YoY. The selling, G&A, R&D, and financial expense ratios declined to 0.6%, 0.3%, 1.1%, and -0.5%, respectively, -0.1pp YoY, -0.3pp YoY, -0.4pp YoY, and -0.02pp YoY. Cost reduction and efficiency enhancement delivered notable results.
Strong momentum in both domestic and export markets
In 2025, driven by the trade-in policy for China III and China IV trucks, HDT industry sales grew YoY for nine consecutive months. Full-year sales reached 1.14mn units, +27% YoY. Looking to 2026, we expect domestic industry sales to remain relatively stable as the trade-in policy continues to be implemented. On the policy side, the 2026 policy to expand and strengthen the Two New initiatives was released on 30 December 2025. The special notice on scrapping and renewal of old operating trucks was released on 12 March 2025. We expect the Two New policies to provide more visible support for demand in 2Q26 and 3Q26 after local implementation rules are issued. For LNG in particular, the oil-gas price spread widened significantly in 1Q26 due to the Middle East conflict, rising from RMB2,900 at the start of the year to RMB4,000 at end-March. The price advantage of natural gas continued to stand out and could drive demand higher. In 1Q26, the company’s domestic sales maintained steady growth, with insured registrations +15% YoY. For exports, the company’s export sales accounted for more than half of total sales in 2025. In 2026, the company is to fully leverage Sinotruk International’s comprehensive advantages in overseas markets, including long-term overseas operations and high channel barriers. It is to focus on Asia, Africa, and Latin America to ensure that its export share remains industry-leading.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We maintain our 2026/2027 attributable NP forecasts at RMB2.0bn/RMB2.5bn and introduce our 2028 forecast of RMB2.8bn. Comparable companies are trading at an average of 15x 2026E PE on iFind consensus. We assign the company 15x 2026E PE, versus 13x 2026E PE previously. We raise our target price to RMB25.69, from RMB22.36 previously. Maintain BUY.
Risks: weaker consumer demand than we expect; supply-chain shortages.