Profitability Picked Up in 1Q26
发布时间:2026-05-24 来源:华泰证券
Zhenhua Heavy Industries has released its 1Q26 results:revenue came in at RMB8,593mn(+0.89%YoY),attributable net profit at RMB376mn(+47.39%YoY),and recurring net profit at RMB369mn(+37.29%YoY),marking anotable improvement in profitability.Operations are progressing steadily,and given cost reductions,efficiency gains,and operational system optimization,profitability should improve further,in our view.Maintain OVERWEIGHT.
Gross margin edged up in 1Q,financial costs rose
Gross margin reached 11.95%in 1Q26,up 1.29pp YoY,a modest improvement.The selling-expense ratio was 0.58%,flat YoY and down 0.24pp QoQ;the admin expense ratio was 2.10%,down 0.01pp YoY and 0.70pp QoQ;the R&D expense ratio was 2.01%,down 0.36pp YoY and 3.34pp QoQ;and the financial expense ratio was 1.79%,up 1.52pp YoY and 0.65pp QoQ.Total expenses came to 6.48%of revenue,up 1.15pp YoY but down 3.63pp QoQ.The company's cost-reduction and efficiency improvement efforts are delivering solid results:aside from the rise in financial costs,all other expense ratios were stable or lower both YoY and QoQ.
Port machinery expansion continues,reinforcing leadership
1)Domestic projects:In 1Q26,five quay cranes,10 rail-mounted gantry cranes and five rubber-tyred gantry cranes for the Shanghai Port Xiaoyangbei terminal began manufacturing.The second-stage works of the Wenzhou Yueqingwan bulk cargo system Phase Iwere delivered.The shipment of battery-powered automated container guided vehicles took the total number of Zhenhua's self-developed unmanned horizontal container transporters past the 700-unit mark.2)Overseas business:In 1Q26,Zhenhua held asigning ceremony with Hambantota International Port Group to jointly build aBelt and Road international shipping hub.The shipment of 34 rail-mounted gantry cranes for Hutchison Ports ECT Euromax in the Netherlands was completed–the terminal's first procurement of such equipment in nearly 20 years.Eight of the 18 quay cranes ordered by Marsa Maroc,Morocco's largest state-owned port operator,completed final assembly.The CWIT automation project in Sri Lanka reached aphased efficiency target,helping the terminal surpass 1mn TEU in throughput.The port machinery business is progressing well and should in our view reinforce Zhenhua’s market leadership.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Given the company's lean operations and increasingly visible results from cost reduction and efficiency gains,we raise our 2026/2027/2028 attributable net profit forecasts by 23/12/13%to RMB1,081/1,228/1,305mn,implying BVPS of RMB3.20/3.37/3.54.Comparable companies trade at a2026E iFind consensus PB of 1.9x.We assign Zhenhua Heavy Industries a2026E PB of 1.9x,yielding atarget price of RMB6.08(previous:RMB5.47,based on a2026E PB of 1.7x).
Risks:Slower recovery in the offshore engineering business than we expect,interest-rate and FX risks;raw-material supply risks.