SUN PAPER(SZ:002078) Xinda Securities·2025-04-11 07:17Investment Rating - The report does not provide a specific investment rating for the company [1] Core Insights - The company's performance in 2024 met expectations, with revenue of 40.73 billion yuan (up 3.0% year-on-year) and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 3.10 billion yuan (up 0.5% year-on-year) [1] - In Q4 2024, the company reported revenue of 9.75 billion yuan (down 5.7% year-on-year) and a net profit of 642 million yuan (down 32.3% year-on-year), indicating a challenging quarter [1] - The report anticipates a recovery in profitability in Q1 2025, driven by rising pulp prices and improved cost management [2][3] Financial Performance Summary - For 2024, the company achieved total revenue of 40.73 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth of 3.0% [6] - The net profit attributable to shareholders for 2024 was 3.10 billion yuan, reflecting a slight increase of 0.5% year-on-year [6] - The gross profit margin for Q4 2024 was 14.9%, showing a year-on-year decrease of 2.2 percentage points but a quarter-on-quarter increase of 1.0 percentage point [5] - The company expects net profits for 2025, 2026, and 2027 to be 3.61 billion yuan, 4.16 billion yuan, and 4.57 billion yuan respectively, with corresponding P/E ratios of 10.9X, 9.4X, and 8.6X [5][6] Segment Performance - In the wood pulp segment, the company reported revenues of 5.98 billion yuan for non-coated cultural paper and 2.01 billion yuan for coated paper in H2 2024, with respective year-on-year changes of -11.6% and +4.4% [2] - The waste paper segment saw revenues of 5.73 billion yuan for boxboard paper in H2 2024, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 9.2% [3] - The company is advancing its integrated pulp and paper projects, with total capacity expected to exceed 12 million tons by the end of 2024 [4] Future Outlook - The company is set to trial production for several projects in 2025, including specialty paper and chemical pulp lines, which are expected to enhance production capacity [4] - The report highlights a stable cash flow and operational efficiency, with operating cash flow for Q4 2024 at 2.69 billion yuan, an increase of 1.72 billion yuan year-on-year [5]