Going Global & Cost Reduction Shape Core Advantages
发布时间:2026-04-02 来源:华泰证券
Flat Glass has reported 2025 revenue of RMB15,567mn (-16.68% YoY) and an attributable net profit of RMB981mn (-2.59% YoY), with the latter slightly below our expectation of RMB1,038mn; the recurring attributable net profit was RMB1,033mn (+1.75% YoY). In 4Q25, revenue/attributable net profit were RMB3,103/343mn, down by 34.35/8.88% QoQ amid QoQ photovoltaic (PV) glass price drops. Facing multiple challenges across the industry, Flat Glass demonstrated strong earnings resilience in 2025. Maintain OVERWEIGHT for the A-/H-shares.
PV glass: both domestic sales volume and ASP declined
In 2025, PV glass contributed revenue of RMB14bn (-16.8% YoY); sales volume was c 1,160mn sqm (-8.2% YoY). We estimate the ASP at RMB12.0/sqm (-9.4% YoY). However, supported by deepened cost-saving efforts and overseas business growth, in 2025, the PV glass GPM climbed by 0.47pp YoY to 16.11%, ranking high in the sector. By region, in 2025, overseas revenue was RMB5,050mn (+14.7% YoY), accounting for 32.5% of the total (+8.9pp YoY); the overseas GPM was 24.3% (+0.9pp YoY), higher than the domestic level of 16.9%. We think that overseas customers’ lower price sensitivity and greater emphasis on supplier stability have helped the company maintain stable PV glass profitability overseas. Flat Glass has two 1,000t/d PV glass production lines in Vietnam, and its Indonesia project is progressing in parallel. We expect overseas local capacity to accelerate the company’s global coverage.
Asset and credit impairment losses narrowed YoY
In 2025, the overall expense ratio rose by 0.6pp YoY, mainly as the administrative expense ratio increased by 0.4pp YoY to 2.2% and the finance expense ratio increased by 0.5pp YoY to 2.7%. Amid profit declines, in 2025, the net operating cash inflow narrowed by 50.77% YoY to RMB2,911mn. While PV glass prices dropped YoY in 2025, asset impairment losses contracted by RMB150mn YoY to RMB202mn, mainly as the company’s fixed asset impairment losses narrowed by RMB160mn YoY following the earlier shutdown of PV glass production lines. For 2025, inventory impairments were basically flat YoY, but at end-2025, PV glass inventories rose by 58% YoY to 110mn sqm. Currently, we estimate that further downside potential for PV glass prices could be limited.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
Based on the company’s 2025 sales volume/price data and current cost hikes, we lower our PV glass ASP and GPM assumptions. We estimate attributable net profit at RMB1,295/1,731/2,196mn for 2026/2027/2028 (-28/-24% vs our previous 2026/2027 estimates of RMB1,800/2,280mn), with A-share BVPS of RMB10.13/10.81/11.69. Considering the company’s clearer advantages in scale and profitability, we value the A-share at 2.1x 2026E PB, in line with its peers’ average on Wind consensus (previous: 1.9x 2025E PB), for our target price of RMB21.26 (previous RMB22.59, based on 2.1x 2026E PB). Considering H-share investors pay more attention to short-term earnings and its H-share valuation could be more sensitive to near-term profit pressure, we value the H-share at 1.1x 2026E PB, below its peers' average of 1.7x (previous: 1.6x 2025E PB) on Bloomberg consensus, for our target price of HKD12.11 (previous HKD13.54, based on 1.2x 2026E PB).
Risks: PV installations missing our forecasts; raw material/energy cost hikes exceeding our expectations; intensified competition leading to sharp price declines.