KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- 2Q26 net profit USD 331Mn, +131.2% QoQ, 1H26 at 54.1% of FY26F consensus, operating profit 58.0% and EBITDA 57.2% ahead of the 50% pace.
- 2Q26 revenue USD 1.5Bn, +43.9% QoQ, volume and price in almost equal measure. Sales recovered to 18.4Mt from 15.1Mt in a wet first quarter, ASP to USD 75.6/t from USD 65.6/t.
- 2Q26 gross margin 35.0%, the widest since listing. Cash cost fell to USD 49.4/t from USD 51.7/t as stripping dropped to 3.8x against 4.3x guidance, taking cash margin to USD 26.2/t from USD 13.9/t.
- Our read: a clean, operating-led beat, Kestrel gain still ahead; that USD 736Mn stake was still held for sale at 30 June. But half-year volume is flat at 33.5Mt, so 1H26 growth is price, and a stronger second half was already the market view, in the price at 3.7x forward EV/EBITDA above +1SD. Key watch: whether Kestrel completes in 3Q26, and whether Danantara’s export centralisation from September disrupts the 70% of revenue exported.
Regards, Aldiracita Research