ZHESHANG SECURITIES·2025-08-23 13:46Investment Rating - The industry rating is "Positive" [1] Core Viewpoints - The social inventory of coal continues to decline, and the significant rise in futures prices boosts market confidence [6] - The coal sector has shown a mixed performance, with the CITIC coal industry index rising by 1.23%, underperforming the CSI 300 index which increased by 4.18% [2] - The coal supply-demand balance is improving, with a slight decrease in coal prices during the off-season, while coking coal production may see a marginal improvement due to environmental factors [6] Summary by Sections Coal Market Performance - As of August 22, 2025, the average daily coal sales of monitored enterprises were 7.08 million tons, a week-on-week decrease of 1.1% and a year-on-year decrease of 0.7% [2] - The total coal inventory of monitored enterprises (including port storage) was 26.71 million tons, a week-on-week increase of 2% and a year-on-year decrease of 0.8% [2] Price Trends - The price of thermal coal (Q5500K) in the Bohai Rim was 671 CNY/ton, a week-on-week increase of 0.15% [3] - The price of coking coal at major ports remained stable, while the futures settlement price for coking coal was 1,141.5 CNY/ton, a week-on-week decrease of 6.7% [4] Investment Recommendations - The report suggests focusing on high-dividend thermal coal companies and turnaround coking coal companies, with specific recommendations for companies such as China Shenhua, Shaanxi Coal, and others [6] - The overall coal supply-demand structure is expected to improve, with a gradual balance in supply and demand in the second half of the year [6]