Upmarket Strategy Supported Earnings Growth
发布时间:2026-04-24 来源:华泰证券
Guangda Special Material has reported its 2025 and 1Q26 results.For 2025,revenue was RMB4,909mn(+22.62%YoY),attributable net profit(NP)was RMB206mn(+79.60%YoY),and recurring attributable NP was RMB206mn(+176.37%YoY).For 1Q26,revenue was RMB1,018mn(-9.29%YoY),attributable NP was RMB5mn(-92.91%YoY),and recurring attributable NP was RMB4mn(-94.14%YoY).Looking ahead,as the capacity of the proceeds-funded projects ramps up and the company continues to execute its upmarket strategy,earnings are set to improve,in our view.Maintain BUY.
2025:Profitability of components improved
On the profitability front,the company's GPM in 2025 rose by 0.65pp YoY to 17.27%,which we attribute mainly to its capacity utilization increase and cost reductions driven by technology/process innovations.By product,GPM of components(accounting for 65.3%of revenue)increased by 3.68pp to 19.74%,but the GPM of specialty steel materials(32.6%of revenue)declined by 4.67pp to 12.50%.Overall,the company's sales GPM increased by 0.65pp YoY.On the expense front,driven by improved in-house management efficiency,the 2025 overall expense ratio declined by 2.21pp YoY to 11.11%.
1Q26 earnings under pressure
For 1Q26,revenue was RMB1,018mn(-9.29%YoY),attributable NP was only RMB5.27mn(-92.91%YoY),and GPM was around 14.29%(-5.04pp YoY),all significant YoY and QoQ declines.The company attributed the sharp profit decline mainly to the fact that various plans at the beginning of the"15th Five-Year Plan"period were still at the start-up phase,product orders were gradually ramping up,and revenue from wind power equipment components was lagging.On the expense front,the 1Q26 overall expense ratio was around 11.89%(-0.38pp YoY),indicating that overall expense control remained relatively robust.
Capacity additions to improve earnings
Looking ahead to 2026,the company is firmly implementing its upscaling strategy,committing to upgrading from basic material supply to core component supply.On the business front,it focuses on enhancing the large-scale production capacity of new energy wind power gearbox components,ramping up capacity from proceeds-funded projects,and expanding high-temperature alloy production lines in line with the requirements of the defense/nuclear power markets.On the R&D front,the focus is on developing special alloy preparation processes,high-purity raw materials,and high-performance new materials.The company is looking to enhance the industrialization capabilities of special alloys for high-end applications such as military equipment,aerospace,nuclear power,gas turbines,and controllable nuclear fusion,in order to scale the substitution of imports with domestic solutions.On the market front,Guangda Special Material continues to deepen its strategic cooperation with leading clients such as Siemens,ZF,and CRRC,as it expands customer resources in high-end fields such as defense.
Maintain BUY
Considering that:1)the scaling of downstream wind power equipment component orders takes time;and 2)GPM of specialty steel materials has declined,we lower our output and GPM forecasts.We project 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP at RMB270/342/440mn(-42.18/-33.07%vs our previous estimates for 2026/2027),implying EPS of RMB0.96/1.22/1.57.We value the stock at 23.9x 2026E PE(at par with its peers'average on iFind consensus),leading to our target price of RMB22.94(previous:RMB31.96,based on 19.3x 2026E PE).Maintain BUY.
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