2Q26 Earnings Hit New Highs on Booming Business Climate
发布时间:2026-09-10 来源:华泰证券
Lizhong Sitong Light Alloys Group (Lizhong) released its 1H26 results: 1H26 revenue came in at RMB18,822mn (+30.3% YoY), and attributable NP at RMB577mn (+43.8% YoY), in line with the company’s prior profit alert (attributable NP of RMB540-585mn). In 2Q26, revenue reached RMB10,370mn (+42.8% YoY, +22.7% QoQ), and attributable NP was RMB378mn (+58.1% YoY, +90.5% QoQ), marking a record high for quarterly profit. Earnings growth was driven by rising output and sales across the three core businesses, coupled with a widening spread between domestic and overseas aluminum prices and between new and scrap material prices. Looking ahead, with overseas capacity ramp-ups and high-value-added product volume growth, the company’s profitability may keep improving, in our view. We maintain BUY.
Profitability improved on high value-added offering ramp-up
In terms of profitability, 1H26 GPM came in at 10.53% (+1.30pp YoY). By business, GPMs of cast aluminum alloy/aluminum alloy wheels/master alloy were 6.34/18.12/10.62%, (+1.00/+2.67/+0.59pp YoY). By region, GPMs of domestic/overseas businesses were 7.47/19.87% (+0.53/+4.00pp YoY). Among these, a widening spread between domestic and overseas aluminum prices boosted export profits, and higher overseas capacity utilization and a rising proportion of high-value-added products drove notable overseas GPM improvement. Per iFind, the average import loss of aluminum in 1H26 was about RMB4,160/t, widening by about RMB2,438/t from RMB1,722/t in 1H25. On expenses, Lizhong’s expense ratio increased 0.71pp YoY to 7.12%, due to increased exchange losses caused by exchange rate fluctuations; financial expenses rose 806.52% YoY to RMB236mn.
Overseas capacity releasing
According to the company’s 1H26 report, output and sales of forged aluminum alloy wheels reached 347,100 units in 1H26 (+395% YoY). On capacity, the company’s existing domestic forged wheel capacity is 500k units/year; the Mexico 3.6mn lightweight wheel project has commenced production, with the supporting 500k forged wheel capacity coming online from 2H26; the existing Thailand capacity of 5mn wheels is running at full capacity, and the phase-3 project of 3mn ultra-lightweight wheels and 180k forged wheels is progressing steadily. With overseas new capacity ramping up, the company’s high-value-added wheel business could sustain growth.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We maintain our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP estimates at RMB1,030/1,236/1,516mn, with EPS of RMB1.50/1.80/2.21. We value the stock at 17x 2026E PE, below its peers’ average of 17.9x on iFind consensus, given that most peers are automobile parts suppliers and the sector’s valuation has recently declined. As Lizhong’s revenue streams still include traditional aluminum processing alongside automobile applications, we narrow the valuation discount relative to peers. Our target price is RMB25.50.
Risks: Slower overseas capacity ramp-ups than we expect; a volatile spread between domestic and overseas aluminum prices; weaker automobile demand than we expect; slower customer approval and sales ramp-ups for new materials than we expect.