Hua Yuan Zheng Quan·2025-10-31 10:30Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" (maintained) [5] Core Views - The company's performance continues to exceed expectations, with promising developments in the KFM Phase II and gold projects [5] - The company reported a revenue of 145.485 billion yuan for the first three quarters of 2025, a year-on-year decrease of 5.99%, while the net profit attributable to shareholders increased by 72.61% to 14.280 billion yuan [7] - The company has shown strong production performance, exceeding production targets for copper, cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, and phosphate [7] Financial Performance Summary - Revenue Forecast: - 2023: 186.269 billion yuan - 2024: 213.029 billion yuan (14.37% YoY growth) - 2025E: 229.165 billion yuan (7.57% YoY growth) - 2026E: 242.194 billion yuan (5.69% YoY growth) - 2027E: 251.230 billion yuan (3.73% YoY growth) [6] - Net Profit Forecast: - 2023: 8.250 billion yuan - 2024: 13.532 billion yuan (64.03% YoY growth) - 2025E: 20.178 billion yuan (49.11% YoY growth) - 2026E: 25.207 billion yuan (24.92% YoY growth) - 2027E: 28.309 billion yuan (12.30% YoY growth) [6] - Earnings Per Share (EPS): - 2023: 0.39 yuan - 2024: 0.63 yuan - 2025E: 0.94 yuan - 2026E: 1.18 yuan - 2027E: 1.32 yuan [6] Production and Cost Efficiency - The company achieved significant cost reductions, with a notable decrease in operating costs by 10.94% year-on-year for the first three quarters of 2025 [7] - The copper production for Q3 was 189,800 tons, with a cost reduction of 8% to 29,400 yuan per ton, leading to a 3% increase in gross profit per ton [7] - The cobalt production was impacted by the ban on mining in the Democratic Republic of Congo, resulting in a 12% decrease in output [7] Project Development - The company plans to invest 1.084 billion USD in the KFM Phase II project, expected to commence production in 2027, adding 100,000 tons of copper annually [7] - Ongoing construction of the Heshima hydropower station in the Democratic Republic of Congo is anticipated to secure long-term power supply [7]