All Three Core Businesses Posted YoY Revenue Growth
发布时间:2026-04-08 来源:华泰证券
CSPG Energy Storage has reported 2025 revenue of RMB7.4bn (+19.49% YoY), an attributable NP of RMB1.7bn (+49.89% YoY), and a recurring NP of RMB1.7bn (+44.62% YoY). For 4Q25, revenue was RMB2.1bn (+24.33% YoY), while the attributable NP was RMB255mn (+213.90% YoY), near the upper end of our 4Q25 preview forecast range of RMB120mn-270mn. We remain positive on the company’s long-term value, as its pumped storage capacity under construction is set to come on stream gradually during the 15th Five-Year Plan (FYP) period. Maintain BUY.
Peaking hydro output +49% YoY in 2025
In 2025, runoff in the river basins where the company’s hydropower stations are located was substantially above normal YoY. Power generation from the Tianshengqiao II, Lubuge, and Wenshan small hydropower stations rose by 57%, 39%, and 14% YoY to 8.84bn kWh, 3.15bn kWh, and 648mn kWh, respectively. Total power generation increased by 49% YoY to 12.64bn kWh. In 2025, the average VAT-inclusive on-grid tariff for the company’s peak-shaving hydropower stations was RMB0.209/kWh, down by 5% YoY. We think that the lower tariff was mainly because water inflow was strong and the company may have generated above quota, while the tariff for excess generation may have been materially lower. As a result, peak-shaving hydropower revenue rose by 42% YoY to RMB2.3bn in 2025. The YoY increase accounted for 60% of the company’s total YoY growth of RMB1.16bn in core-business revenue.
PSH revenue +9% YoY as new projects commenced operation
As of the end of 2025, the company had 12.68GW of operating pumped storage hydro (PSH) capacity, up by 2.40GW YoY. The increase mainly came from the completion and commissioning of Meizhou Phase II and Nanning Guangxi pumped storage stations. As a result, pumped storage revenue rose by 9% YoY to RMB4.5bn in 2025. Under Document No. 114 and Document No. 633, pumped storage stations that started construction after these policies were issued are subject to a unified capacity tariff for plants launched in the same period within a provincial grid. The tariff is set by provincial pricing authorities. Its core purpose is to recover average fixed costs, while the value of flexibility is reflected through the plant’s participation in electricity and ancillary service markets. As market-based reform advances, the average IRR of pumped storage projects may decline from previous levels. Operators with strong cost control and superior operating capabilities, such as CSPG Energy Storage, are more likely to earn profitability above the market average. The company currently has 9.60GW of pumped storage capacity under construction. As these projects start operation gradually, the company’s long-term value is likely to increase further.
Target price of RMB18.17; maintain BUY
We largely maintain our earnings estimates for attributable NP at RMB1.9bn and RMB2.0bn for 2026 and 2027, versus our previous estimates of RMB1.8bn and RMB2.0bn. We also introduce our 2028 attributable NP forecast of RMB2.1bn. we project EPS of RMB0.59, RMB0.63, and RMB0.64 for 2026, 2027, and 2028. Comparable companies trade at an average 2026 PE of 29x on Wind consensus. We assign a valuation premium because the company’s pumped storage and grid-side non-pairing ESS businesses offer strong growth potential, but reduce our premium because valuations for CSPG Energy Storage have risen quickly on the green power direct supply theme. Our target valuation is 31x 2026E PE, for our target price of RMB18.17, versus our previous target price of RMB15.81 based on 31x 2025E PE. Maintain BUY.
Risks: Profitability of incremental pumped storage projects may fall short of our expectations; water inflow may come in below our expectations.