BAOFENG ENERGY(SH:600989) Guoxin Securities·2025-07-14 14:23Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Outperform the Market" (maintained) [1][4] Core Views - The company expects a significant increase in net profit for the first half of 2025, projecting a range of 5.4 billion to 5.9 billion yuan, which represents a year-on-year increase of 2.095 billion to 2.595 billion yuan, or a growth of 63.39% to 78.52% [2][3] - The main driver for this performance is the production ramp-up of the Inner Mongolia 3 million tons/year olefin project, leading to a significant increase in olefin product sales [2][3] - The decline in coal prices has reduced the cost of coal-to-olefin production, maintaining a significant cost advantage for the company [9] - The company is steadily advancing its projects in Ningdong Phase IV and Xinjiang, continuing to expand its main product capacity in polyolefins [2][7] - The company has repurchased shares to enhance investor confidence, having repurchased 60.59 million shares, accounting for 0.83% of the total share capital [15] Summary by Sections Financial Performance - The company anticipates a net profit of 2.963 billion to 3.463 billion yuan for the second quarter of 2025, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 57.3% to 83.9% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 21.6% to 42.1% [3] - The total coal-to-olefin production capacity has increased from 2.2 million tons to 5.2 million tons per year following the commissioning of the Inner Mongolia project [7] Cost Structure - The average cost of coal-to-olefin production is projected to be 6,082 yuan/ton, compared to 7,415 yuan/ton for oil-to-olefin production, maintaining a cost advantage of approximately 1,334 yuan/ton [9] Project Development - The Ningdong Phase IV project will add 250,000 tons/year of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer and 300,000 tons/year of polypropylene, with construction progressing as planned [14] - The Xinjiang 4 million tons olefin project has received necessary environmental assessment approvals and is set to include multiple production units for methanol and olefins [14] Investment Recommendations - The company’s main product, polyolefin capacity expansion, is expected to contribute significantly to profit growth, with projected net profits of 12.206 billion, 12.413 billion, and 13.267 billion yuan for 2025-2027, respectively [16]