Xinda Securities·2025-07-06 08:31Investment Rating - The investment rating for the coal mining industry is "Positive" [2] Core Viewpoints - The current phase is seen as the beginning of a new upward cycle in the coal economy, with a resonance between fundamentals and policies, making it an opportune time to accumulate coal sector investments [10][11] - The underlying investment logic of coal capacity shortages remains unchanged, with a short-term supply-demand balance and a long-term gap still present [10] - The trend of coal prices establishing a bottom and moving to a new platform is expected to continue, with high profitability, cash flow, return on equity (ROE), and dividends from quality coal companies [10][11] - The coal sector is viewed as undervalued, with overall valuation expected to improve, supported by high premiums in the primary mining rights market and a public fund allocation that is currently underweight in coal [10][11] Summary by Sections Coal Price Tracking - As of July 5, the market price for Qinhuangdao port thermal coal (Q5500) is 616 CNY/ton, a week-on-week increase of 2 CNY/ton [28] - The price for thermal coal from Shaanxi Yulin (Q6000) is 600 CNY/ton, up 5.0 CNY/ton week-on-week [28] - The international thermal coal price at Newcastle (NEWC5500) is 64.8 USD/ton, down 0.3 USD/ton week-on-week [28] Supply and Demand Tracking - The capacity utilization rate for sample thermal coal mines is 94%, an increase of 1.1 percentage points week-on-week [46] - The capacity utilization rate for sample coking coal mines is 83.82%, an increase of 1.3 percentage points week-on-week [46] - Coastal provinces' daily coal consumption increased by 18.80 thousand tons/day (+9.90%) while inland provinces' daily consumption decreased by 0.60 thousand tons/day (-0.16%) [47] Investment Recommendations - Focus on stable and robust performance companies such as China Shenhua, Shaanxi Coal, and China Coal Energy [11] - Consider companies with significant rebound potential like Yanzhou Coal, Electric Power Energy, and Guanghui Energy [11] - Pay attention to high-quality metallurgical coal companies such as Huabei Mining and Pingmei Shenma [11]