Corn Seed Inventory Pressure Receding
发布时间:2026-05-25 来源:华泰证券
Denghai Seeds(Denghai)has released its 2025 and 1Q26 results.For 2025,revenue was RMB1,102mn(down 11.55%YoY),attributable NP was RMB91.65mn(up 61.86%YoY),and recurring NP was RMB19.50mn(up 182.51%YoY).In 4Q25,revenue was RMB588mn(down 11.88%YoY,up 307.44%QoQ),and attributable NP was RMB37.66mn(up 2023.69%YoY,up 99.46%QoQ).For 1Q26,the company reported revenue of RMB265mn(up 62.70%YoY),attributable NP of RMB34mn(up 37.16%YoY),and recurring attributable NP of RMB24mn(up 473.43%YoY).The company's 2025 revenue and profit were below our previous expectations(revenue of RMB1.28bn,attributable NP of RMB161mn),mainly because the negative impact of low grain prices on seed sales revenue exceeded our expectations.The company's 1Q26 revenue showed recovery growth,and we are optimistic about future improvement of its corn seed main business and the development prospects brought by the commercialization of GM varieties.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
2025 corn seed revenue pressured
1)By product:In 2025,corn seed revenue was RMB936mn(down 12.71%YoY),with agross margin of 32.09%(up 2.59pp YoY).The overall corn seed industry was oversupplied,and under the pressure of high inventory,the company's corn seed sales fell short of our and the market’s expectations,leading to aYoY decline in revenue,while the gross margin increased YoY driven by lower seed production costs and the company's product mix optimization.Wheat seed revenue was RMB113mn(up 4.66%YoY),with agross margin of 14.83%,and its revenue share increased to 10.23%.Rice seed revenue was RMB25mn(down 19.96%YoY),with agross margin of 5.69%.Vegetable seed revenue was RMB12mn,and other business revenue was RMB13mn.2)By region:Revenue from the southern region was RMB63.95mn,accounting for 5.80%of total revenue(down 1.54%YoY).Revenue from the northern region was RMB1,038mn,accounting for 94.20%of total revenue(down 12.10%YoY),mainly due to extreme weather such as drought,high temperatures,waterlogging,and continuous rain in the Huang-Huai-Hai region in 2025,which affected corn seed setting rate and disease resistance.Attributable NP for 2025 increased 61.86%YoY,mainly because the provision for inventory write-downs recognized in the period decreased significantly by 67.05%YoY,significantly reducing the erosion of profit by asset impairment losses.
1Q26 revenue resumed growth;profit YoY improved
The company's 1Q26 revenue showed recovery growth,mainly due to the later timing of the 2026 Chinese New Year,which extended the sales season into February,leading to asignificant increase in corn seed sales volume.The company achieved significant results in cost reduction and efficiency improvement,with 1Q26 gross margin increasing 1.41pp YoY to 32.09%.In 1Q26,the selling/G&A/R&D/financial expense ratios changed by-2.5/-5.5/-2.1/+2.1pp YoY to 5.91%/10.64%/6.48%/-3.43%.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Considering the significant inventory pressure in the corn and other seed industries,the company's seed sales progress in 2026 and 2027 may slow.We have thus revised down our revenue forecasts and revised up our selling expense ratio forecasts.As aresult,we have revised down our attributable NP forecasts for 2026/2027 to RMB143/166mn(down 38/41%from previous forecasts),and introduce our 2028 earnings forecast of RMB200mn,corresponding to EPS of RMB0.16/0.19/0.23.Referring to the company's average PE valuation of 90x since 2023,and considering that the company still has some inventory pressure,we grant the company 75x 2026E PE,corresponding to atarget price of RMB12.00(previous:RMB12.06,on 67x 2025E PE).Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Risks:Disappointing progress in promotion of GM varieties,loose regulation in the seed industry,disappointing grain prices.