Rising Shipments Support 2025 Earnings Growth
发布时间:2026-05-04 来源:华泰证券
GEM's 2025 revenue/attributable net profit(NP)/recurring NP was RMB37,124/1,580/1,366mn(+11.82/+54.87/+5.87%YoY).For 4Q25,revenue/attributable NP was RMB9,626/472mn(+15.60/+304.73%YoY).GEM’s 2025 attributable NP was in line with the profit alert of RMB1,429-1,735mn.The company’s three core segments all posted YoY revenue growth,and the extraction volume of nickel and cobalt hit arecord high.With GEM's Indonesia nickel smelting factory approaching full capacity,we expect the company to see earnings growth and maintain our OVERWEIGHT rating.
According to the company's annual report,the Indonesia project shipped 110.8k tonnes of nickel metals(+114%YoY),and the cobalt recycling volume was over 15k tonnes(+48%YoY).Buoyant nickel and cobalt shipments offset the drag of nickel price declines on earnings.In terms of new energy materials,ternary precursor shipments amounted to 149.8k tonnes,with high-nickel and high-voltage products accounting for over 90%.Tricobalt tetraoxide shipments were 29k tonnes(+41%YoY),ranking second globally.Ternary cathode material shipments were 26.6k tonnes(+32%YoY),and GEM entered the supply chains of humanoid robot companies and Toyota.Tungsten resource recycling shipments were 7.3k tonnes,with the sales value up by 47%YoY.GEM recycled and disassembled 52.6k tonnes(+46%YoY)of power batteries,leading this segment to record profitability for the first time.
Indonesia base:capacity ramping up
The Indonesia base's 150ktpa HPAL line has reached full capacity(ranking among the top three globally).Capacity utilization rates of domestic ternary precursors,cathode materials,and tricobalt tetraoxide facilities remain high.Meanwhile,construction of the Indonesia IGIP park is on track.This project is ajoint investment by GEM,PT Vale Indonesia,the sovereign wealth fund Danantara,and ECOPRO.Total planned capacity of the project is 66ktpa of nickel.Phase Iof the project is scheduled to commence operations in 2026.After completion,GEM will vertically integrate nickel resources,precursors,and cathode materials.Per acompany announcement,the 2026 shipment volume target for core products is average growth of 32%,with nickel resources at 140k+tonnes,ultra-high-nickel ternary precursors at 120k+tonnes,cobalt products at 45k+tonnes,cathode materials at 35k+tonnes,power battery recycling at 80k+tonnes,and tungsten resource recycling at 10k+tonnes.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given that sulfur price spikes amid recent Middle Eastern geopolitical disruptions may drive up the company's nickel smelting costs,we lower our 2026/2027 attributable NP forecast by 21.65/27.64%to RMB1,942/2,732mn and add our 2028 forecast of RMB3,713mn(2026-2028 CAGR of 32.94%),implying 2026/2027/2028 EPS of RMB0.38/0.54/0.73.Following the commissioning of newly-built facilities,GEM's earnings could ramp up in 2026.Thus,we shift to PE valuation,and value the stock at 25.5x 2026E PE,at par with its peers'average on iFind consensus.We lift our target price to RMB9.69(previous:RMB8.72,based on 2.16x 2025E PB).
Risks:Weaker downstream demand than we expect,cost hikes exceeding our expectations,and Indonesia policy shifts.