智通财经网·2026-03-25 06:21Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the report is that Citigroup maintains a "Buy" rating for Kunlun Energy (00135) with a target price of HKD 8.4 [1] - Kunlun Energy's net profit decreased by 10.3% year-on-year to RMB 5.346 billion, which is 12% lower than market expectations [1] - The core profit fell by 6.9% year-on-year to RMB 5.923 billion, while the annual dividend per share remained at 31.58 cents, with a payout ratio increasing by 5.2 percentage points to 51.1% [1] Group 2 - The pre-tax profit from natural gas sales dropped by 17.6% year-on-year to RMB 6.756 billion, with unit gross profit decreasing by RMB 0.02 to RMB 0.45 per cubic meter [1] - Natural gas sales volume increased by 9.4% year-on-year to 59.26 billion cubic meters, with retail gas volume growing by 2.3% to 33.51 billion cubic meters and distribution and trading gas volume rising by 20.2% to 25.75 billion cubic meters [1] - The average selling price of natural gas fell by RMB 0.11 to RMB 2.73 per cubic meter, while the average procurement cost decreased by RMB 0.09 to RMB 2.28 per cubic meter [1] Group 3 - The total gasification and loading volume of two LNG receiving stations increased by 3.7% year-on-year to 16.527 billion cubic meters, with the average utilization rate rising by 3.2 percentage points to 90.8% [2] - The processing volume of 14 LNG plants grew by 5.3% to 3.737 billion cubic meters, but revenue fell by 11.8% to RMB 3.88 billion due to a decline in average selling prices [2] - Operating cash flow for Kunlun Energy was RMB 12.585 billion, a slight decrease of 1.2% year-on-year, while capital expenditure reduced by 4.6% to RMB 6.257 billion [2]