Zijin Mining(SH:601899) Zi Jin Tian Feng·2024-10-24 10:13Investment Rating - The investment rating for Zijin Mining Group is "Overweight" [3] - The industry view is considered "Attractive" [3] Core Insights - Zijin Mining Group reported a net profit of Rmb24.357 billion for the first nine months of 2024, representing a 51% year-over-year increase. The net profit for Q3 2024 was Rmb9.27 billion, a 5% quarter-over-quarter growth, marking the highest quarterly profit since 2007 [1][2] - The strong performance in Q3 2024 was attributed to an all-time high gold price and the reversal of fair value loss, despite a 6% quarter-over-quarter correction in copper prices [1] - Gross profit for Q3 2024 was Rmb14.7 billion, with a gross margin of 18.4%, down from 19.7% in Q2 2024, primarily due to the impact of copper profitability [2] Financial Metrics - Revenue projections for Zijin Mining Group are as follows: Rmb288.553 billion for FY 2023, Rmb348.224 billion for FY 2024e, Rmb367.022 billion for FY 2025e, and Rmb348.463 billion for FY 2026e [3] - EBITDA is projected to be Rmb40.958 billion for FY 2023, Rmb51.671 billion for FY 2024e, Rmb55.116 billion for FY 2025e, and Rmb54.940 billion for FY 2026e [3] - The expected EPS for FY 2024e is Rmb1.16, with a P/E ratio of 13.6 [3] Production and Cost Metrics - Copper and gold output increased by 5.7% and 1.4% quarter-over-quarter, respectively, with year-to-date volumes reaching 790,000 tons of copper and 54.3 tons of gold [2] - The unit cost for copper decreased by 4.2% year-over-year to Rmb19,564 per ton, while the unit cost for gold increased by 1.3% year-over-year to Rmb286 per gram [2]