Huafu Securities·2025-08-29 03:18Investment Rating - The investment rating for China General Nuclear Power Corporation is maintained at "Hold" [5][7]. Core Views - The company reported a slight increase in electricity revenue of 1% despite a decrease in average market electricity prices, which fell by approximately 8.23% year-on-year [3][4]. - The net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 16.30% year-on-year, primarily due to increased R&D expenses and higher fuel component payments [3][5]. - The company managed to increase its online electricity generation by 8.84% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, with significant contributions from specific nuclear power plants [4][5]. Financial Performance Summary - In the first half of 2025, the company achieved revenue of 39.167 billion yuan, a decrease of 0.53% year-on-year, and a net profit of 5.952 billion yuan, down 16.30% year-on-year [2][3]. - The gross profit margin and net profit margin decreased by 3.57 percentage points and 5.00 percentage points, respectively, to 34.99% and 22.55% [3]. - The company expects net profits for 2025-2027 to be 9.883 billion, 10.438 billion, and 10.553 billion yuan, respectively, with corresponding P/E ratios of 19.5, 18.5, and 18.3 [5][6]. Operational Highlights - The company completed 8 annual refueling outages in the first half of 2025, with a total outage calendar of 414 days, compared to 10 outages and 523 days in the same period of 2024 [4]. - The company has a robust pipeline with 28 operational and 20 under-construction nuclear power units, with the Huizhou Unit 1 expected to commence operations in the second half of 2025 [4][5].