Phosphate Rock Expansion and New Base Ramp-Up Lift Profit
发布时间:2026-08-19 来源:华泰证券
Chanhen Chemical has released its 1H26 results:revenue came in at RMB4.06bn,up by 21%YoY;the attributable net profit was RMB560mn,up by 4.5%YoY;and the recurring net profit was RMB550mn,up by 7.9%YoY.For 2Q26,the attributable net profit was RMB370mn,up by 11%YoY/97%QoQ,and the recurring net profit was RMB370mn,up by 13%YoY/96%QoQ,which was broadly in line with our estimate of RMB350mn.Chanhen proposed an interim dividend of RMB182mn for 1H26.Combined with share buybacks of RMB40mn in 1H26,total shareholder returns reached RMB222mn,representing 39.6%of 1H26 attributable net profit.Maintain BUY,considering the company’s integrated advantage across phosphate mining and fine phosphorus chemicals.
Phosphate mining output and sales rose YoY in 1H26
1)Phosphate mining:1H26 output/external sales volume reached 1.72/0.32mn tonnes,up by 11/9%YoY.Subsidiary Fulin Mining’s net profit rose by 24%YoY to RMB434mn.Feed-grade MCP revenue grew by 45%YoY to RMB1.22bn,on the ramp-up of the Guangxi phosphorus chemical base,with higher utilization lifting the gross margin by 3.7pp YoY to 36.3%.Merchant-grade phosphoric acid revenue rose by 10%YoY to RMB1.05bn,although the gross margin fell by 9.7pp YoY to 9.2%on higher sulphur/sulphuric acid feedstock costs.Industrial-grade MAP revenue fell by 4.5%YoY to RMB680mn,with the gross margin down by 10pp YoY to 34%.2)Iron phosphate:revenue rose by 33%YoY to RMB420mn,with the gross margin at 11%,benefiting from the lithium battery materials recovery.Subsidiary Hengxuan New Energy turned profitable,posting anet profit of RMB9.89mn vs aloss ayear ago.Overall,the 1H26 gross margin fell by 2.6pp YoY to 28.5%,while the expense ratio declined by 1.0pp YoY to 8.4%.For 2Q26,the gross margin fell by 1.7pp YoY but rose by 6.3pp QoQ to 31.4%,with the expense ratio down by 0.9pp YoY/0.7pp QoQ to 8.1%.
Slower phosphate mining capacity growth to support margins
According to Baiinfo,as of 18 August,prices stood at RMB6,146/tonne for MCP,RMB8,367/tonne for 85%wet-process phosphoric acid,RMB7,362/tonne for industrial-grade MAP,RMB15,700/tonne for iron phosphate,and RMB741/tonne for 25%phosphate rock.Most phosphorus chemical prices rose on cost support,up by 12/23/12/44%from early 2026,while phosphate rock fell by 2%.Industrial-grade MAP and wet-process phosphoric acid spreads stood at-RMB246/tonne and-RMB2,221/tonne,respectively.On the cost side,sulphur and sulphuric acid prices have eased since August.We expect the company’s phosphorus chemical cost pressure to gradually abate,with domestic phosphogypsum-based acid production set to alleviate sulphur supply tightness.
According to the 1H26 report,the Xiaoba phosphate mine upgrade has been brought forward to end-2026 from mid-2027.Meanwhile,the Laozhaizi,Laohudong and Jigongling phosphate mine projects have all been delayed on longer permitting timelines and greater mining complexity,with commissioning now expected at end-2028,end-2028,and end-2029,respectively.Chanhen has c.5.3mtpa attributable phosphate mining capacity under construction.With industry-wide new capacity additions being pushed back,we think that elevated phosphate mining margins are likely to persist.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given near-term cost pressure on the phosphorus chemical side,we trim our 2026 earnings forecast.We now project 2026/2027/2028 attributable net profit of RMB1.5/1.8/2.0bn(previous:RMB1.6/1.8/2.0bn,3.8/0/0%revisions),with EPS of RMB2.53/2.97/3.22.We assign a2026E PE of 18x,in line with its peers’average PE of 18x on Wind consensus,for our target price of RMB45.54(previous:RMB47.34,based on 18x 2026E PE vs its peers’then average of 18x).Maintain BUY.
Risks:slower project progress than we expect,persistently elevated sulphur prices,and weaker new-energy demand than we expect.