Investment Rating - The report assigns a rating of "Accumulate" for Zhongwei Co., Ltd. (300919) [3] Core Views - The company's revenue and profit have shown growth against the trend, driven by the increase in nickel product output. In H1 2024, the company achieved operating revenue of 20.086 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 16.3%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 864 million yuan, up 12.5% year-on-year [2][3] - The increase in nickel product output from Indonesia is identified as the core driver for the company's revenue and profit growth [2][3] Financial Performance Summary - In H1 2024, the company reported: - Operating revenue: 20.086 billion yuan, up 16.3% year-on-year - Gross profit: 2.565 billion yuan, up 33.8% year-on-year - Net profit attributable to shareholders: 864 million yuan, up 12.5% year-on-year - Net profit after deducting non-recurring gains and losses: 767 million yuan, up 26.7% year-on-year - Gross margin: 12.8%, an increase of 1.67 percentage points year-on-year - Net profit margin after deducting non-recurring gains and losses: 3.8%, an increase of 0.32 percentage points year-on-year [2][3] Product Segment Performance - The company's ternary precursor business generated revenue of 8.837 billion yuan in H1 2024, a decrease of 21.3% year-on-year, with a production volume of 114,000 tons, up 7.8% year-on-year [2] - Nickel product business revenue reached 6.170 billion yuan with a gross margin of 9.7%, and a gross profit of 600 million yuan [2] - The cobalt oxide product segment generated revenue of 1.115 billion yuan, down 22.0% year-on-year, with a production volume of 11,900 tons, up 72.2% year-on-year, and a gross margin of 9.7%, an increase of 4.5 percentage points year-on-year [2] Future Outlook - The report forecasts the company's revenue and profit for 2024-2026 as follows: - 2024: Revenue of 39.11 billion yuan, net profit of 2.07 billion yuan - 2025: Revenue of 47.26 billion yuan, net profit of 2.48 billion yuan - 2026: Revenue of 55.59 billion yuan, net profit of 2.95 billion yuan - Corresponding EPS for these years are projected to be 2.21 yuan, 2.64 yuan, and 3.15 yuan, with PE ratios of 13.2x, 11.1x, and 9.3x respectively [6][7]
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