GCL TECH(HK:03800) Ge Long Hui·2025-09-09 04:26Core Viewpoint - GCL-Poly Energy reported a significant decline in revenue and a net loss for the first half of 2025, indicating challenges in the current market environment [1] Financial Performance - In H1 2025, the company achieved revenue of 5.735 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 35.30% [1] - The net loss for the period was 1.776 billion yuan [1] - Financial asset impairment losses amounted to 264 million yuan, an increase from 196 million yuan in the same period last year [1] - The company recognized losses from joint ventures totaling 250 million yuan, primarily from Kunshan GCL (69 million yuan), Zhonghuan GCL (66 million yuan), and Xuzhou Risen (83 million yuan) [1] - Administrative expenses were 625 million yuan, reflecting an 8.5% year-on-year reduction, indicating effective cost control [1] Product and Market Performance - The market share of granular silicon reached 24.32% in H1 2025, up from 14.58% in 2024, showing significant improvement [1] - The average selling price of granular silicon decreased to 32,900 yuan per ton in Q2 2025 from 35,700 yuan per ton in Q1 2025 due to domestic installation pullback [1] - The cash cost of granular silicon was optimized to 25,300 yuan per ton in Q2 2025, down from 27,100 yuan per ton in Q1 2025 [1] - The company’s granular silicon production capacity stood at 480,000 tons by the end of H1 2025 [1] Product Quality and Future Outlook - The quality of products is steadily improving, with 95% of products meeting the impurity content standard of ≤0.5 ppbw [1] - In June, the company initiated a new impurity detection standard for products with ≤0.3 ppbw, achieving over 75% compliance in the first month [1] - The turbidity of products has reached over 98% for ≤100 NTU and improved to over 57% for ≤70 NTU [1] - With the recent recovery in polysilicon prices and ongoing cost optimization, the company is expected to be among the first to achieve a turnaround in performance [1]