Longping Brazil Loss Reduction Drives Strong YoY Profit Growth
发布时间:2026-04-24 来源:华泰证券
Longping High-Tech reported 2025 revenue of RMB8.5bn(-1.03%YoY),attributable NP of RMB166mn(+45.63%YoY),and recurring NP of RMB77.5mn(+126.83%YoY).In 4Q25,revenue came in at RMB5.6bn(-0.85%YoY,+735.12%QoQ),while attributable NP arrived at RMB830mn(+40.78%YoY,+265.96%QoQ).The company's 2025 revenue and earnings came in below our previous expectations of RMB12.2bn in revenue and RMB210mn in attributable NP,mainly because weak grain prices weighed on seed sales more than we had anticipated.The company's focus on the core business delivered clear results in 2025.Its rice seed business improved,while in corn seeds,Longping Brazil sharply narrowed its losses.We remain positive on further improvement in the core business and on the growth outlook from GMO commercialization.Maintain BUY.
Refocusing on the core business pays off
Focusing on the core business delivered notable results in 2025,with improvements in profitability and business synergy.Each segment of the seed business performed well.1)Rice seeds generated revenue of RMB2.0bn(-1.69%YoY),with gross margin at 39.58%(+1.98pp YoY).2)Corn seeds posted revenue of RMB5.0bn(+0.38%YoY),with gross margin at 38.95%(+4.32pp YoY).3)Agrochemicals,cotton,rapeseed,and other businesses recorded revenue of RMB868mn(+2.43%YoY),with gross margin at 25.94%(+3.38pp YoY).Specifically,net profit from sunflower seeds and chili seeds came in at 21.79%and 18.05%,respectively.In 2025,the seed industry faced weak grain prices,high inventory pressure,and intense market competition.Even so,the company improved seed gross margin and profitability by optimizing its product mix and strengthening operating management.In 2025,gross profit,gross margin,operating expense ratio,and selling expense ratio were+6.32%,+2.72pp,-8.79pp,and+0.88pp YoY,respectively,to RMB3.3bn,39.3%,31.5%,and 12.36%.
Earnings forecast and valuation
Given the inventory pressure on the corn,rice,and other seed segments,we expect seed sales growth to slow down in 2026 and 2027.We therefore revise down our revenue forecasts and revise up our selling expense ratio forecasts.Furthermore,we revise up our gross margin forecast as operating optimization has delivered clear results.As aresult,we revise down 2026/2027 attributable NP to RMB276mn/394mn(down by 36.5%/24.9%vs previously).We introduce a2028 estimate of RMB513mn.Corresponding BVPS is RMB4.69/4.92/5.23.Given the company's leading GMO business,strong R&D capabilities,and the likely faster rollout of dense-planting corn seed products,we assign 2.80x 2026E PB for the company vs peers’average of 2.48x 2026E PB on Wind consensus estimates,to derive our target price of RMB13.13(previously RMB12.77,on 3.80x 2025E PB).