According to the Zhongtong Finance APP, Goldman Sachs released a research report stating that it maintained a "sell" rating on Yankuang Energy (01171) and lowered the company's profit forecast for the next two years by 8% and 4% respectively. The target price was lowered from HKD 8.46 to HKD 8.

The report states that the company's net profit in the first half of the year fell by 29% year-on-year to CNY 7.4 billion, excluding one-time items. The recurring net profit fell by 30% year-on-year to CNY 7.2 billion, which was worse than expected by the bank and the market mainly due to lower-than-expected profitability of the Australian coal business. The company declared a dividend of HKD 0.23 per share for the interim, equivalent to a dividend payout ratio of 31%.