CITIC Steel(000708) 申万宏源·2025-03-21 14:09Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company, indicating a strong performance relative to the market [7]. Core Insights - The company's 2024 annual report shows that revenue reached 109.203 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 4.22%, while net profit attributable to shareholders was 5.126 billion yuan, down 10.41% year-on-year. However, the fourth quarter net profit was 1.29 billion yuan, reflecting a 16.09% increase from the previous quarter [7]. - The company's special steel business remains stable, with a production volume of 20.16 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.53%. The average selling price of special steel products was 5,117 yuan per ton, down 5.02% year-on-year [7]. - High-end product sales continue to grow, with 738,000 tons of "small giant" project steel sold, achieving 103% of the annual target and a year-on-year increase of 10% [7]. - The company has maintained a high level of R&D investment, with R&D expenses increasing by 3.39% to 4.602 billion yuan [7]. - The report forecasts net profits of 5.463 billion yuan for 2025 and 5.993 billion yuan for 2026, with a new estimate of 6.286 billion yuan for 2027, corresponding to price-to-earnings ratios of 12, 11, and 10 for 2025-2027 respectively [7]. Financial Data and Profit Forecast - Total revenue (million yuan): 114,019 in 2023, 109,203 in 2024, projected 107,648 in 2025, 108,832 in 2026, and 109,051 in 2027 [2][9]. - Net profit (million yuan): 5,721 in 2023, 5,126 in 2024, projected 5,463 in 2025, 5,993 in 2026, and 6,286 in 2027 [2][9]. - Earnings per share (yuan/share): 1.13 in 2023, 1.02 in 2024, projected 1.08 in 2025, 1.19 in 2026, and 1.25 in 2027 [2][9]. - Gross margin (%): 13.1 in 2023, 12.8 in 2024, projected 13.4 in 2025, 13.5 in 2026, and 13.7 in 2027 [2][9].