煤炭行业定期报告：煤价企稳去库持续，5月进口煤同比-17.7%

Investment Rating - The report maintains a "stronger than market" rating for the coal industry [6] Core Viewpoints - The price of thermal coal is approaching 600 RMB, indicating supply-side negative feedback. In May, coal imports continued to decrease, and domestic production saw a month-on-month decline. With daily consumption improving, destocking is expected to commence, leading to a rebound in coal prices. The report suggests increasing allocation to coal stocks that benefit from price elasticity, with long-term core stocks showing high dividend yields and significant value [5][6] - The coal industry is currently in a golden era due to the energy transformation, with strict capacity control under carbon neutrality policies and increasing safety and environmental regulations limiting overproduction. Supply is regionally differentiated, with production difficulties increasing in eastern regions and a concentration of domestic capacity in the west, raising supply costs. The position of coal as a primary energy source is unlikely to change in the short term, and despite weak macroeconomic conditions affecting demand, rigid supply and rising costs support coal price stability [5][6] Summary by Sections Thermal Coal - As of June 13, 2025, the Qinhuangdao 5500K thermal coal price is 609 RMB/ton, unchanged week-on-week, with slight increases in Shanxi and Shaanxi production prices. The operating rate of coal mines in Shanxi, Shaanxi, and Inner Mongolia is 80.7%, down 0.8 percentage points week-on-week. Daily consumption at power plants has slightly increased, while coal inventories have decreased [3][4][5] - The long-term contract price for Qinhuangdao thermal coal (Q5500) is 669 RMB/ton, down 6.0 RMB/ton month-on-month and down 31.0% year-on-year [24] - The report highlights that the operating rates of coal mines in the three provinces (Shanxi, Shaanxi, Inner Mongolia) have slightly decreased, with a total production of 62,296 million tons year-to-date, an increase of 5.6% year-on-year [36] Coking Coal - As of June 13, 2025, the price of main coking coal at Jingtang Port is 1230 RMB/ton, down 40 RMB/ton week-on-week, with prices in Shanxi, Henan, and Anhui remaining stable. The operating rate of large coking plants is 79.3%, down 1.4 percentage points week-on-week [4][68] - The report notes that the average available days of coking coal in domestic independent coking plants is 9.7 days, down 1.02% [68]