华鲁恒升（600426）：四季度归母净利同环比提升，多项目持续推进

Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Outperform the Market" [3][5][33] Core Views - The company achieved a revenue of 34.23 billion yuan in 2024, representing a year-on-year increase of 26%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 3.90 billion yuan, up 9% year-on-year. In Q4 2024, revenue reached 9.05 billion yuan, a 14% increase year-on-year and a 10% increase quarter-on-quarter, with a net profit of 0.85 billion yuan, up 32% year-on-year and 4% quarter-on-quarter [1][7] - The growth in revenue and net profit is primarily driven by increased product sales, supported by cost reduction and efficiency improvement measures, as well as market expansion efforts [1][7] - The company is actively advancing multiple projects to enhance production capacity and market competitiveness, including successful launches of new production lines for high-end materials [17][26] Summary by Relevant Sections Financial Performance - In Q4 2024, the company reported a gross margin of 15.1% and a net margin of 9.9%. The total expense ratio remained stable at 4.1% [1][7] - The main products' sales volumes increased year-on-year, with significant growth in the sales of new energy materials, fertilizers, organic amines, and acetic acid [1][9] Product Pricing - Overall product prices were weak in 2024, with nylon 6 prices stable and caprolactam prices rising due to strong cost support from raw materials [2][16] - Fertilizer prices, particularly urea, faced downward pressure due to seasonal demand fluctuations and market supply conditions [2][16] Future Outlook - The company has slightly adjusted its net profit forecasts for 2025-2026 to 4.37 billion yuan and 4.65 billion yuan, respectively, due to weaker downstream demand and oversupply pressures in its product categories [3][33] - The projected earnings per share (EPS) for 2025-2027 are 2.06 yuan, 2.19 yuan, and 2.25 yuan, with corresponding price-to-earnings (PE) ratios of 10.6, 10.0, and 9.7 [3][33]