CHIFENG GOLD(SH:600988) Minsheng Securities·2025-08-25 00:12Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Recommended" rating for the company, considering the current upward trend in precious metal prices [4][6]. Core Insights - The company's revenue for the first half of 2025 reached 5.272 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 25.64%, with a net profit attributable to shareholders of 1.107 billion yuan, up 55.79% year-on-year [1]. - The decline in production and rising costs are the main factors affecting performance, with gold production in the first half of 2025 at 6.75 tons, down 10.56% year-on-year [2]. - The average gold price in the first half of 2025 was $3,077 per ounce, a 39.8% increase year-on-year, while the overall net profit margin for the company was 24.32%, up 5.49 percentage points year-on-year [2]. Summary by Sections Financial Performance - In Q2 2025, the company achieved revenue of 2.865 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 22.31% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 19.01% [1]. - The company's gross profit margin for the gold segment was 54.52%, an increase of 12.14 percentage points year-on-year [2]. Production and Cost Analysis - The company has adjusted its annual gold production target to 16 tons due to lower-than-expected production in the first half of the year [2]. - The total cost of domestic mining operations was 271.42 yuan per gram, a year-on-year increase of 19.06% [2]. Project Development - Key projects are progressing, including the completion of upgrades at Wulong Mining, which increased processing capacity to 3,000 tons per day [3]. - The company has discovered new mineral resources in Laos, with a reported increase of 27.4% in gold equivalent metal resources [3]. Profit Forecast - The projected net profits for 2025, 2026, and 2027 are 3.103 billion yuan, 3.608 billion yuan, and 4.231 billion yuan, respectively, with corresponding PE ratios of 15, 13, and 11 [5][4].