Summary of Xinde New Material's Conference Call Company Overview - **Company**: Xinde New Material - **Industry**: New Materials, specifically in the battery materials sector Key Financial Performance - **Q3 2025 Performance**: - Revenue: 842 million yuan, up 49% YoY and 24% QoQ - Net Profit: 30.72 million yuan, up 246% YoY - Adjusted Net Profit: 10.88 million yuan, up 125% YoY - Significant increase in net profit: 209.1 million yuan, up 405% YoY and 724% QoQ - Main drivers: Increased sales volume, improved product mix, peak sales of by-products, and stable raw material costs [2][3][4] Production and Capacity Expansion - **Annual Shipment Forecast**: Expected to reach 80,000 tons, with high-end products accounting for 35%-40% of total sales [2][3] - **Capacity Plans for 2026**: - Total effective capacity projected to reach 80,000-90,000 tons - Dalian base capacity to increase to 50,000 tons for high-end products - Sichuan base to add 6,000 tons of high-end capacity [6][13] - **Production Utilization**: Dalian base utilization reached 110% [4] Market Dynamics - **Industry Supply and Demand**: - Industry experiencing tight supply and demand - Xinde aims to meet 30%-40% market demand growth through expansion and partnerships [8] - **Market Demand Forecast for 2026**: Expected growth of 30%-40%, particularly in high-end products [9][18] Pricing Strategy - **Price Trends**: - Average price of negative electrode coating materials increased due to higher proportion of high-end products - Potential for price increases based on market demand and raw material cost fluctuations [5][20] Product Development and R&D - **Focus Areas**: - Continued emphasis on materials such as super-fast charging, asphalt carbon fiber, silicon carbon, and porous carbon - Ongoing projects in collaboration with major companies like Hengtong, Longi, and Tongwei [7][11][15] - **New Product Lines**: High-end fast charging products are being developed with dedicated production lines [24] Customer and Market Insights - **Customer Demand Trends**: - Increased demand for high-end materials from key clients like Putailai - Notable growth in demand for high-end fast charging materials [22][23] - **Inventory Levels**: - Low inventory levels for main products due to strong market demand, with by-product inventory at approximately 30,000 tons [10][26] Strategic Initiatives - **Future Growth Strategies**: - Plans for diversification through partnerships, acquisitions, or new constructions to meet market growth [13][17] - Focus on cost control and capacity enhancement to improve profitability [28] Conclusion Xinde New Material is positioned for significant growth in the coming years, driven by strong demand for high-end battery materials, strategic capacity expansions, and a focus on innovative product development. The company is actively monitoring market conditions to ensure competitiveness and market share enhancement.

Core Viewpoint - The company reported strong revenue growth in the first half of the year, but faced a decline in net profit due to tax payments, indicating potential for future profitability improvement [1][4]. Financial Performance - In the first half of the year, the company achieved revenue of 5.813 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 61.70%, and a net profit attributable to shareholders of 174 million yuan, up 32.41% year-on-year [1]. - In Q2, the company recorded revenue of 3.116 billion yuan, with a year-on-year increase of 48.45% and a quarter-on-quarter increase of 15.55%, while net profit was 50.7015 million yuan, down 44.93% year-on-year and 59.03% quarter-on-quarter [1]. - The company's gross margin and net margin for Q2 were 11.22% and 2.06%, respectively, showing a year-on-year decline of 0.67 and 2.34 percentage points, but a quarter-on-quarter increase of 1.09 and a decrease of 2.70 percentage points [1]. Business Segments - The lithium battery cathode materials business generated revenue of 3.837 billion yuan in the first half, a significant year-on-year increase of 96.83%, driven by increased demand and product iteration [2]. - The automotive parts business reported revenue of 1.837 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 13.34%, with a gross margin of 22.68%, down 2.13% due to intensified market competition [3]. - The company is actively pursuing opportunities in the hybrid vehicle market and expanding its robot components segment, which is expected to drive future growth [3]. Profit Forecast and Valuation - The company adjusted its 2025 net profit forecast to 826 million yuan, a decrease of 13.73%, with an expected EPS of 0.48 yuan [4]. - The projected net profits for 2026 and 2027 are 1.4 billion yuan and 1.9 billion yuan, respectively, with corresponding EPS of 0.82 and 1.11 yuan [4]. - The target price for the company's shares is set at 20.48 yuan, down from a previous value of 26.77 yuan, based on comparable company valuations [4].

Report Overview - Report Date: August 29, 2025 [2] - Industry: Non-ferrous Metals (Lithium Carbonate Futures) - Research Team: Non-ferrous Metals Research Team of Jianxin Futures - Researchers: Zhang Ping, Yu Feifei, Peng Jinglin [3][4] 1. Investment Rating - No investment rating information is provided in the report. 2. Core Viewpoints - The lithium carbonate futures market continued to revolve around upstream mining issues. Although there were uncertainties regarding ore type changes before the end of September, there was support at lower levels. With the approach of the traditional peak season of "Golden September and Silver October", downstream demand had certain rigid support. The decline in futures prices narrowed in the afternoon, and the spot price followed the decline. It was expected that the downward space of lithium carbonate futures was limited under the support of spot prices, and attention should be paid to the support level of 77,000 [9]. - The weekly production of lithium carbonate decreased for two consecutive weeks, and the supply-side pressure showed a slowdown trend. The weekly inventory decreased for three consecutive weeks, and it was judged that the inventory inflection point of lithium carbonate was approaching [9]. 3. Summary by Directory 3.1 Market Review and Operation Suggestions - **Futures Market**: The lithium carbonate futures declined. The lowest price of the main contract in the morning session was 75,740. The decline narrowed in the afternoon. It was expected that the downward space was limited under the support of spot prices, and attention should be paid to the 77,000 support level [9]. - **Spot Market**: The spot price followed the decline, with the price of electric carbon dropping by 1,600 to 80,000. The market transactions were active, and the point-price and trading activities increased significantly [9]. - **Supply and Demand**: The weekly production of lithium carbonate decreased by 108 to 19,030 tons, with the increase in lithium carbonate production from pyroxene slowing down, and the production from mica and salt lakes continuing to decline. The weekly inventory decreased by 407 to 141,136 tons [9]. 3.2 Industry News - **Fulin Seiko**: In the first half of 2025, the company achieved an operating income of 5.813 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 61.7%; the net profit attributable to the parent company was 174 million yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.41%. The company accelerated its layout in the super-fast charging market, and the high-voltage and high-density lithium iron phosphate 4C ultra-fast charging products entered the high-end passenger car market. With the continuous growth of market and customer demand for high-compaction lithium iron phosphate, the overall production capacity, output, and loading volume of the company's lithium iron phosphate cathode materials would increase significantly [12]. - **Porsche**: Porsche AG announced the cancellation of the production plan of its high-performance battery subsidiary Cellforce. Due to the slowdown in electric vehicle demand and changes in the market environment in China and the United States, it would focus on battery R & D in the future [12].

Core Viewpoint - 瑞丰高材 is focusing on the industrialization of black phosphorus as a negative electrode material, which has significant advantages over traditional materials like graphite and silicon-carbon [1][2]. Group 1: Black Phosphorus Technology and Advantages - Black phosphorus has a theoretical specific capacity seven times that of graphite, and its volume expansion during lithium intercalation is approximately 200%, which is lower than that of silicon-based materials [1]. - The company is advancing the industrialization of black phosphorus, with a ton-level pilot production line expected to be operational in the third quarter of this year [1][2]. - The optimized phosphorus-carbon negative electrode exhibits excellent long-cycle stability and can be used in solid-state battery systems [1]. Group 2: Challenges and Innovations - The low-cost industrialization of black phosphorus faces significant challenges, particularly in controlling high-temperature and high-pressure environments [2]. - 瑞丰玥能, the company's subsidiary, has nearly ten years of technical reserves and has successfully improved the reaction conditions, increasing product yield and efficiency [2]. Group 3: Business Segments and Financial Performance - 瑞丰高材 has four main business segments: plastic additives, polyester materials, new energy materials, and synthetic biological materials [3]. - The engineering plastic additives segment is projected to achieve revenue of 107 million yuan in 2024, representing a year-on-year growth of 212% [3]. - The company is also working on increasing the production capacity of its recognized products, such as right-handed sugar acid [3].