ACC(600585) 华源证券·2024-10-31 07:32Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Accumulate" (maintained) [3] Core Views - The company's profitability has rebounded, and a continued recovery is expected in the fourth quarter. The revenue for the first three quarters of 2024 was 681.50 billion yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 31.27%, with a net profit attributable to shareholders of 51.98 billion yuan, down 40.05% year-on-year. The revenue for the third quarter alone was 225.85 billion yuan, down 32.89% year-on-year, and the net profit was 18.73 billion yuan, down 15.13% year-on-year [3][4] - The decline in revenue is primarily attributed to a decrease in sales volume, with the national average price of PO42.5 cement rising by 22 yuan to 385 yuan/ton year-on-year, while national cement production fell by 11.85% to 480 million tons [3][4] - The company is expected to see a bottoming out of performance in Q3, with reasonable prospects for recovery driven by improved demand expectations due to positive statements regarding "debt reduction + real estate" [4] Financial Summary - The gross profit margin for the first three quarters was 19.54%, up 1.21 percentage points year-on-year, with a third-quarter gross profit margin of 20.78%, up 4.60 percentage points year-on-year and 0.8 percentage points quarter-on-quarter [3] - The operating income forecast for 2024-2026 is 139.89 billion yuan, 148.16 billion yuan, and 156.73 billion yuan, respectively, with corresponding net profits of 81.63 billion yuan, 90.49 billion yuan, and 101.27 billion yuan [4] - The company's current market capitalization is approximately 138.74 billion yuan, with a total share capital of 5,299.30 million shares and a debt-to-asset ratio of 21.46% [2][4]