Report guide
The company released its 2024 three-quarter report. The first three quarters achieved revenue of 6.34 billion yuan, an increase of 10.42% year on year; net profit to mother was 1.726 billion yuan, up 73.72% year on year; net profit after deducting non-return to mother was 1.718 billion yuan, up 79.43% year on year. Among them, Q3 achieved revenue of 2.23 billion yuan in a single quarter, up 1.13% year on year and 11.82% month on month; net profit to mother of 0.648 billion yuan, up 67.48% year on year and 13.04% month on month; net profit without return to mother of 0.659 billion yuan, up 76.12% year on year and 17.22% month on month.
Key points of investment
Strong demand was compounded by double tax rebates. The company's Q3 performance reached a record high in the third quarter of '24. Demand for semi-steel tires was still strong. According to USITC data, the US imported 28.48 million bars in July-August '24, down 1.4% year on year, up 3.1% month on month; all steel imported 9.12 million bars from July to August, up 14.3% year on year and down 8.1% month on month. The company sold about 8.07 million bars of semi-steel in a single quarter in Q3, up 4.3% year on year and 10.1% month on month; all steel achieved sales of about 0.19 million bars, down 19.1% year on year and 21.2% month on month. We expect the US to have a double negative impact on all steel in Thailand. On October 10, '24, the US Department of Commerce issued a final anti-dumping ruling on Thai truck and bus tires. With the exception of Bridgestone, the Thai tire factory tax rate is 12.33%. Following the implementation of the final ruling, it is expected that subsequent all-steel orders will gradually resume. The average price of the company's Q3 tires was about 270 yuan/piece, down 2.4% year on year and up 1.3% month on month. This is expected to affect the product structure. According to Baichuan Yingfu, the average price of 24Q3 synthetic rubber, natural rubber, carbon black, steel wire, and curtain cloth changed +30.3%, +20.6%, -12.1%, and +2.9%, respectively. The gross margin for 24Q3 changed +8.4%, +5.5%, -3.7%, -8.4%, and -1.6%, respectively. Although the cost of raw materials increased in Q3, it was thanks to the company's Thai Half Steel double anti-tax rebates and excellent cost control (advance payment of raw materials increased by about 108.6% year on year in the first three quarters of 24), 24Q3 gross margin was 39.5% Same The year-on-month increase was 11.99 pct, and the month-on-month increase was 4.25pct; the net interest rate was 29.07%, up 11.52pct year on year, and 0.31 pct month-on-month. The lower increase in net interest rate is expected to be due to an increase in financial expenses due to exchange losses.
Morocco officially starts production to ensure the company's future growth
According to Tyrepress, Morikirin's Morocco plant was officially put into operation on September 30, '24. It took less than a year from the start of construction to the formal commissioning. The Moroccan factory is designed to have a production capacity of 12 million high-performance passenger car tires. The production capacity is expected to reach 6-8 million in 25 years, ensuring the company's 25-year production capacity increase. The release of new production capacity at the company's overseas bases is expected to further drive the company's performance and global competitiveness.
Profit forecasting and valuation
Demand is strong, Morocco has officially started production, and is optimistic about the company's performance growth. The company's net profit for 24-26 is 2.277 billion yuan, 2.409 billion yuan, and 2.827 billion yuan. The current price corresponds to PE of 11.47, 10.84, and 9.24 times, maintaining a “buy” rating.
Risk warning
Raw materials and shipping costs fluctuate greatly, demand is poor, new production capacity falls short of expectations, and there is a risk of trade friction.