GUANGHUI ENERGY(600256) 国信证券·2025-04-25 12:37Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Outperform the Market" [5][41][44] Core Views - The company is experiencing a decline in revenue and profit due to falling coal prices and a reduction in natural gas trade volumes in response to market conditions [11][41] - The coal segment shows significant growth in production and sales volume, despite a decrease in coal prices [2][23] - The company is actively reducing its natural gas trade volume due to unfavorable market pricing for imported LNG [3][24] - The coal chemical segment remains stable, with an increase in methanol production, and the company plans to invest in a new coal utilization project [4][41] Summary by Sections Financial Performance - In 2024, the company reported total assets of 56.836 billion yuan, a decrease of 3.24% year-on-year. Revenue was 36.441 billion yuan, down 40.72%, and net profit attributable to shareholders was 2.961 billion yuan, down 42.60% [11][41] - For Q1 2025, revenue was 8.902 billion yuan, a decrease of 11.34% year-on-year, with net profit of 0.694 billion yuan, down 14.07% [11][41] Coal Segment - The average price of Shanxi 5500K thermal coal at Qinhuangdao port in 2024 was 854.92 yuan/ton, down 11.44% year-on-year. The company's sales price for coal decreased by 15.85% [2][23] - The company achieved a raw coal production of 39.8329 million tons in 2024, an increase of 78.52%, and coal sales of 47.234 million tons, up 52.39% [2][23] Natural Gas Segment - The company produced 0.682 billion cubic meters of self-produced gas in 2024, an increase of 17.58%, while trade gas sales fell by 51.65% to 3.244 billion cubic meters [3][24] Coal Chemical Segment - Methanol production for 2024 was 1.0788 million tons, an increase of 18.43%. The company plans to invest approximately 16.48 billion yuan in a new coal utilization project, expected to generate an average annual after-tax profit of 1.64 billion yuan [4][41] Future Outlook - The company has adjusted its profit forecasts for 2025-2026 downwards but has introduced a new forecast for 2027, maintaining the "Outperform the Market" rating [41][44]