First Shanghai Securities·2025-10-24 10:06Investment Rating - The report assigns a "Buy" rating to the company with a target price of HKD 43.29, representing a potential upside of 36% from the current price of HKD 31.76 [2][5]. Core Insights - The company demonstrated strong resilience with performance exceeding market expectations, driven by both gold and copper production [5]. - The company has a diversified global mineral portfolio, effectively mitigating risks associated with price fluctuations of individual metals [5]. - The long-term growth strategy is clear, with ongoing expansions at major mines expected to support production growth in the coming years [5]. Financial Performance Summary - For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2023, the company reported revenues of CNY 293.4 billion, a 9% increase year-over-year, and a net profit of CNY 21.1 billion, reflecting a 5.4% growth [3][6]. - The forecast for 2025 predicts revenues of CNY 363.2 billion, a 20% increase, and net profit of CNY 53.1 billion, a significant 65.7% growth [3][6]. - The company achieved a third-quarter revenue of CNY 86.5 billion in 2025, an 8.14% year-over-year increase, with net profit reaching CNY 14.6 billion, up 57.14% [5]. Production and Operational Highlights - Gold production in the first three quarters of 2025 reached 65 tons, a 20% increase, primarily from projects in Ghana, Shanxi, Guizhou, and Serbia [5]. - Copper production for the same period was 830,000 tons, a 5.1% increase, despite a slight decline due to flooding at the Kamoa-Kakula copper mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo [5]. - The company is set to enhance copper production by 150,000 to 200,000 tons with the completion of the tailings dam at the Jilong copper mine by the end of 2025 [5]. Financial Metrics - The company’s earnings per share (EPS) is projected to grow from CNY 0.80 in 2023 to CNY 2.00 in 2025, reflecting a 65.1% increase [3][6]. - The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is expected to decrease from 40.9 in 2023 to 16.4 in 2025, indicating improved valuation as earnings grow [3][6]. - The dividend per share is forecasted to rise from CNY 0.26 in 2023 to CNY 0.64 in 2025, with a dividend yield increasing from 0.8% to 1.9% [3][6].