Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Buy (Maintain)" [6] Core Views - The company reported a revenue of 1.834 billion yuan for the first half of 2024, representing a year-on-year increase of 3.86%, while the net profit attributable to shareholders was 422 million yuan, a decrease of 6.96% year-on-year [6] - The decline in profit is primarily attributed to a significant increase in depreciation, which led to a 7 percentage point drop in gross margin, with a gross margin of 42.68% for the first half of 2024 [6][7] - The company has seen an 8.31% increase in waste incineration processing volume, with a capacity utilization rate of approximately 71% [6] - Free cash flow has significantly improved from 76 million yuan in the first half of 2023 to 500 million yuan in the first half of 2024, driven by a decrease in capital expenditures [7] Summary by Sections Market Data - Closing price: 13.42 yuan - One-year high/low: 24.52/12.10 yuan - Price-to-book ratio: 1.2 - Dividend yield: 3.87% - Circulating A-share market value: 2,013 million yuan [2] Financial Data - Net asset per share: 11.22 yuan - Asset-liability ratio: 58.78% - Total shares/ circulating A shares: 900 million/150 million [3] Performance Comparison - The company's stock price has shown a significant divergence from the market index over the past year [4] Revenue and Profit Forecast - Projected total revenue for 2024 is 3.728 billion yuan, with a year-on-year growth rate of 5.4% [8] - Projected net profit for 2024 is 836 million yuan, with a year-on-year growth rate of 13.8% [8] Operational Highlights - The company operates 14 waste incineration power generation projects with a total capacity of 32,000 tons per day, processing 4.1756 million tons of waste in the first half of 2024 [6] - The biomass project has seen a 35% increase in waste processing volume, with a capacity utilization rate of 78% [6]
永兴股份：折旧增加影响当期利润，自由现金流大幅提升