神火股份（000933）：煤炭板块触底，电解铝成本优化

Investment Rating - Investment Rating: Buy (Maintained) [1] Core Views - The company reported a 12.12% year-on-year increase in revenue for the first half of 2025, reaching 20.428 billion yuan, driven by increased sales volume of electrolytic aluminum products. However, the net profit attributable to shareholders decreased by 16.62% to 1.904 billion yuan, primarily due to a decline in coal sales prices. In Q2 2025, the company saw a significant recovery, with quarterly revenue of 10.797 billion yuan, up 7.99% year-on-year and 12.09% quarter-on-quarter, and a net profit of 1.196 billion yuan, up 0.222% year-on-year and 68.89% quarter-on-quarter [4][5]. Summary by Sections Electrolytic Aluminum - In the first half of 2025, the company's electrolytic aluminum revenue was 14.177 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 21.19%. The production and sales volumes for electrolytic aluminum were 871,100 tons and 871,400 tons, respectively, achieving 51.24% and 51.26% of the annual targets, with year-on-year increases of 16.16% and 16.26%. The average price of electrolytic aluminum in Q2 slightly decreased by 1.1% to 20,201 yuan/ton, while the average price of domestic alumina fell by 22.1% year-on-year to 2,901 yuan/ton, easing cost pressures [5]. Coal - The coal segment reported revenue of 2.882 billion yuan in the first half of 2025, a year-on-year decline of 17.91%. The production and sales volumes were 3.7078 million tons and 3.7275 million tons, achieving 50.50% and 51.77% of the annual targets. The average price of coal in Q2 2025 dropped by 18.69% year-on-year to 768.56 yuan/ton, leading to a coal gross margin of 11.83%, down 17.74 percentage points year-on-year. Despite the overall pressure on the coal industry, prices began to recover in Q3, indicating potential for continued improvement in performance [6]. Investment Recommendations - The company is expected to achieve net profits attributable to shareholders of 5.019 billion yuan, 5.784 billion yuan, and 6.678 billion yuan for 2025, 2026, and 2027, respectively, with corresponding P/E ratios of 8.64, 7.50, and 6.49. The "Buy" rating is maintained [7].