Bank of China Securities·2025-12-15 00:02Investment Rating - The industry investment rating is "Outperform the Market" [2][45] Core Views - The report highlights the decline in international oil prices and methionine prices, while TDI prices have increased. It suggests focusing on undervalued industry leaders, the impact of "anti-involution" on supply in related sub-industries, and the importance of self-sufficiency in electronic materials and certain new energy materials companies amid price increases [2][10]. Industry Dynamics - In the week of December 8-14, 2025, among 100 tracked chemical products, 42 saw price increases, 37 saw declines, and 21 remained stable. The average price of TDI rose by 2.49% week-on-week, while methionine prices fell by 2.45% [29][31][32]. - The average cost of TDI was 11,819 CNY/ton, down 0.92% from the previous week, with an average gross profit of 2,766.71 CNY/ton, up 31.79% week-on-week [31]. - The report notes that the SW basic chemical industry P/E ratio (TTM excluding negative values) is 24.14, at the 71.18% historical percentile, while the oil and petrochemical industry P/E ratio is 12.85, at the 35.15% historical percentile [10][29]. Investment Recommendations - The report recommends focusing on undervalued industry leaders and suggests a long-term investment strategy that includes sectors like semiconductor materials, OLED materials, and new energy materials, which are expected to have significant growth potential [10][29]. - Specific stock recommendations include Wanhua Chemical, Hualu Hengsheng, Satellite Chemical, Juhua Co., New Chemical, China Petroleum, China National Offshore Oil Corporation, China Petrochemical, and others [10][29].