龙佰集团（002601）：钛白粉景气有望回升，产业深度布局优势显著

Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy" (maintained) [3] Core Views - The titanium dioxide market is expected to rebound, with significant advantages from the company's deep industry layout [2] - In 2025, titanium dioxide prices faced continuous pressure, but a bottoming recovery is anticipated in 2026 due to industry-wide price increases and tightening supply [5][6] Financial Summary - The company's total market capitalization is 52.4 billion yuan, with a circulating market value of 43.7 billion yuan [3] - The company has a total share capital of 2,384 million shares, with 1,988 million shares in circulation, representing a circulation ratio of 83.36% [3] - The projected net profit for the company from 2025 to 2027 is 2.083 billion, 2.567 billion, and 3.165 billion yuan, respectively, with corresponding P/E ratios of 25.17, 20.43, and 16.56 [13] Industry Analysis - The titanium dioxide price dropped from 14,900 yuan/ton at the beginning of 2025 to 13,500 yuan/ton, a decline of 9.4%, placing it at the 1% percentile of the last five years [6] - The price of sulfur, a key raw material, increased significantly, reaching 963 yuan/ton by the end of 2025, up 143.18% from the beginning of the year, which narrowed the price gap for titanium dioxide [6] - The company has announced the acquisition of Venator UK's titanium dioxide assets, which will enhance its global layout and increase total titanium dioxide production capacity to 1.66 million tons [8] Strategic Initiatives - The company is actively developing upstream mineral resources to strengthen its integrated industry chain advantages, with projects aimed at increasing titanium concentrate capacity to 2.48 million tons/year and iron concentrate capacity to 760,000 tons/year [10] - A share repurchase plan was approved, with a total amount not less than 500 million yuan and not exceeding 1 billion yuan, aimed at employee stock ownership plans, reflecting confidence in the company's future [11][12]