China Post Securities·2025-10-31 10:57Investment Rating - The report maintains a "Buy" rating for the company, indicating an expected relative increase in stock price of over 20% compared to the benchmark index within the next six months [7][14]. Core Insights - The company reported a record high net profit of 56 billion yuan in Q3 2025, with a year-on-year increase of 96.40% [4]. - For the first three quarters of 2025, the company achieved a total revenue of 145.5 billion yuan, a decrease of 5.99% year-on-year, but the net profit for the same period rose by 72.61% to 143 billion yuan [4]. - The company’s copper production exceeded 180,000 tons in Q3 2025, surpassing market expectations, with total production figures for copper, cobalt, molybdenum, tungsten, niobium, and phosphate fertilizer showing varying degrees of year-on-year growth [5]. - The KFM Phase II construction proposal was approved, which is expected to add 100,000 tons of copper capacity with an investment of 1.084 billion USD, projected to be completed by 2027 [6]. Financial Projections - The company is expected to see steady growth in copper production from 2025 to 2027, with projected net profits of 202 billion yuan, 257 billion yuan, and 316 billion yuan for those years, representing year-on-year growth rates of 49%, 27%, and 23% respectively [7]. - The earnings per share (EPS) is projected to increase from 0.63 yuan in 2024 to 1.48 yuan in 2027, with corresponding price-to-earnings (P/E) ratios decreasing from 27.83 to 11.90 over the same period [10][11].