KEY HIGHLIGHTS
- Net profit IDR 2.1 Tn in 2Q26, +4.0% QoQ and +917.5% YoY off a 2Q25 base of only IDR 210 Bn, taking 1H26 to IDR 4.2 Tn, 51.7% of FY26F and the only line ahead of pace.
- 2Q26 revenue IDR 29.3 Tn, +11.0% YoY, but volume was flat at 20.3 bn sticks against an industry up 3.4%, so share fell to 30.1% from 31.2%; SKM revenue rose 23.1% YoY to 60.4% of the mix, SKT fell 5.1%.
- 2Q26 gross margin 19.2%, +1.6pp YoY, as excise eased to 60.2% of revenue with no 2026 tariff rise; 1H26 operating margin 9.0%, +1.7pp, is the cleaner read at 48.8% of FY26F.
- Our read: a good print, but the quality is price and excise relief, not demand. Volume and share keep leaking to tier-2 and illicit. At 9.7x blended-forward P/E against an 11.6x five-year mean and 9.2x at -1SD, the de-rating already prices that. Key watch: the 2027 excise decision and whether SKM pricing holds into 3Q26.
Regards, Aldiracita Research