LB Group(SZ:002601) Changjiang Securities·2025-08-19 08:11Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" and it is maintained [8]. Core Viewpoints - The company reported a revenue of 13.34 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, a decrease of 3.3% year-on-year, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 1.39 billion yuan, down 19.5% year-on-year [2][6]. - In Q2 2025, the company achieved a revenue of 6.28 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 3.5% and a quarter-on-quarter decrease of 11.0%, with a net profit of 700 million yuan, down 9.2% year-on-year but up 1.9% quarter-on-quarter [2][6]. - The titanium dioxide market remains under pressure, with the company maintaining profitability in the titanium dioxide segment, particularly in the chloride process titanium dioxide [11]. - The company's sales of titanium dioxide reached 612,000 tons in the first half of 2025, an increase of 2.1% year-on-year, while sales of sponge titanium rose by 25.5% year-on-year [11]. - The company is accelerating its overseas expansion strategy to mitigate the impact of anti-dumping investigations on its titanium dioxide products in international markets [11]. - The company's new energy materials segment saw a revenue increase of 27.2% year-on-year, with a gross margin improvement from -2.6% to 12.4% [11]. - The company plans to enhance its production capacity for titanium concentrate and iron concentrate through the joint development of key mining projects [11]. Financial Summary - The company expects net profits attributable to shareholders to be 2.38 billion yuan in 2025, 3.27 billion yuan in 2026, and 4.09 billion yuan in 2027 [11].