PRCO(SZ:002225) Tianfeng Securities·2025-08-18 04:11Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Accumulate" rating for the company [6] Core Views - The company's Q2 performance continues to be under pressure, but there is optimism for a recovery in the main business and an increase in wet-process business volume in the second half of the year [1][4] - The company achieved a revenue of 2.794 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year increase of 3.57%, while the net profit attributable to the parent company was 69 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 48.26% [1] - The report forecasts net profits attributable to the parent company for 2025-2027 to be 300 million, 420 million, and 570 million yuan respectively [1] Financial Performance Summary - In the first half of 2025, the company’s comprehensive gross margin was 17.22%, a decrease of 1.85 percentage points year-on-year [3] - The company’s revenue from functional, shaped, unshaped refractory materials, and other businesses for the first half of 2025 was 627 million, 1.072 billion, 544 million, and 551 million yuan respectively, with year-on-year growth rates of 0.25%, 2.93%, 1.90%, and 10.85% [2] - The company reported a credit impairment loss of 52 million yuan, which was an increase of 37 million yuan year-on-year, primarily due to the bankruptcy of certain clients in Eastern Europe [3] Business Outlook - The report indicates an expected reversal in the main business as the steel industry’s internal competition policies deepen, which may improve profitability for steel clients [4] - The company has signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement with a partner, expecting to supply 500,000 tons of sedimentation agents by the end of 2028, which supports future business volume growth [4]