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On the evening of August 20, multiple listed companies on the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges released important positive announcements. Tengyuan Cobalt plans to invest 18 million US dollars in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to build an annual production capacity of 160,000 tonnes of sulphuric acid from sulphur and a supporting power generation project. Zhaochi Holdings plans to invest up to 38.33 million US dollars to build a production base in Mexico. Han's CNC plans to invest up to 180 million US dollars in Malaysia to build a PCB special equipment project, and disclosed first-half net profit of 957 million yuan, up 263.45 percent year on year. Shanghai Sinyang adjusted the production capacity layout of its Shanghai Chemical Industry Park construction project and increased investment, with the project's estimated total investment adjusted from 580 million yuan to 1.05 billion yuan. Tuojing Technology's first-half net profit rose 1,324.1 percent year on year, and it plans to pay a cash dividend of 3.5 yuan per 10 shares. Han's Laser's first-half net profit was 1.288 billion yuan, up 163.84 percent year on year, and it plans to increase the investment limit for its Southeast Asia overseas operations centre project to 265 million US dollars. Ping An Insurance's first-half net profit attributable to the parent company was 92.585 billion yuan, up 36.1 percent year on year. Xinhua Department Store's first-half net profit fell 20.25 percent year on year, and it plans to buy back shares worth 200 million to 400 million yuan. A subsidiary of Wuhan Tianyuan Holdings plans to invest 404 million yuan to build an energy storage project.

Han's Laser released its 2026 half-year report, achieving operating revenue of 13.413 billion yuan, up 76.19% year on year, and net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company of 1.288 billion yuan, up 163.84% year on year. The profit growth was mainly due to strong downstream demand during the reporting period, with the company's orders and operating revenue increasing. The company plans not to distribute cash dividends, not to issue bonus shares, and not to convert capital reserve into share capital. Second-quarter net profit was 934 million yuan, first-quarter net profit was 354 million yuan, and second-quarter net profit rose 163% quarter on quarter.

Han's Laser disclosed its 2026 semi-annual report, achieving net profit attributable to the parent of 1.288 billion yuan in the first half, up 163.84% year on year. Total operating revenue for the same period was 13.413 billion yuan, up 76.19% year on year; non-GAAP net profit was 1.409 billion yuan, up 439.62% year on year; basic earnings per share were 1.25 yuan, and weighted average return on equity was 6.28%. Net cash flow from operating activities was negative 683 million yuan, compared with negative 722 million yuan in the same period last year. The semi-annual report also showed that the second-largest shareholder Gao Yunfeng pledged 93.39 million company shares, accounting for 96.96% of his total holdings; the largest shareholder Han's Holding Group Co., Ltd. pledged 76.98 million company shares, accounting for 50.71% of its total holdings.

Han's Laser disclosed its 2026 semi-annual performance flash report. During the period, net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company reached 1.286 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 163.47%. The company achieved operating revenue of 13.413 billion yuan, up 76.19% year-on-year. The performance growth was mainly driven by significant year-on-year increases in orders and revenue across multiple business segments, including PCB-specific equipment, consumer electronics equipment, lithium battery and semiconductor equipment.

A total of 12 stocks received buy ratings from institutions today, with BOE Technology and China Satellite gaining first-time coverage. According to statistics from Securities Times Data Treasure, institutions published 12 buy rating records covering 12 stocks, with BOE Technology and Han's Laser drawing the most attention. Among the 9 rating records that included target prices, 8 stocks have upside potential exceeding 20 percent. Azure Lithium Core leads with 93.31 percent upside, as Soochow Securities set a target price of 37 yuan. Capchem and Tinci Materials have upside potential of 69.88 percent and 65.75 percent respectively. In terms of performance, among the 8 stocks that disclosed first-half earnings forecasts, Tinci Materials is expected to post the highest net profit growth, surging 963.83 percent year-on-year, followed by Han's Laser and Capchem. By sector, the electrical equipment industry was the most favored, with three stocks including Capchem and Tinci Materials receiving ratings, while the electronics and machinery equipment sectors each had two stocks rated.

GigaDevice has released its half-year performance forecast, estimating net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company for the first half of 2026 at approximately 6.9 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of about 1,099 percent, mainly driven by tight supply in the memory chip industry, with both volume and price of the company's memory chip products rising, and microcontroller product shipments also achieving good growth. Foxconn Industrial Internet expects first-half net profit of 23.4 billion to 24.4 billion yuan, up 93 to 101 percent year-on-year, with shipments of data center switches of 800G and above growing 1.4 times year-on-year. Western Mining expects first-half net profit of 4 billion to 4.3 billion yuan, up 114 to 130 percent year-on-year, as prices of copper, gold, and silver products rose compared with the same period last year. Sunwave Communications expects first-half net profit of 40 million to 55 million yuan, up 1,428.58 to 2,001.80 percent year-on-year, with internet business revenue achieving growth. Han's Laser expects first-half net profit of 1.25 billion to 1.35 billion yuan, up 156.07 to 176.55 percent year-on-year, with the revenue share of AI PCB solutions increasing. Tinci Materials expects first-half net profit of 2.7 billion to 3 billion yuan, up 907.84 to 1,019.82 percent year-on-year, with strong market demand for lithium-ion battery materials such as electrolyte and lithium hexafluorophosphate. Capchem expects first-half net profit of 970 million to 1.03 billion yuan, up 100.48 to 112.88 percent year-on-year, with the market share of core products in the electronic information chemicals business steadily increasing. Meichang New Materials expects first-half net profit of 295 million to 315 million yuan, up 248.45 to 272.08 percent year-on-year, with the shipment share of tungsten wire diamond wire increasing. Tianhua New Energy expects first-half net profit of 2.2 billion to 2.4 billion yuan, turning from a loss to a profit year-on-year, with both volume and price of lithium battery materials rising. Shenhuo Coal & Power expects first-half net profit of 4.8 billion yuan, up 152.04 percent year-on-year, with selling prices of electrolytic aluminum and coal products rising year-on-year. Feilong Auto Components expects first-half net profit of 68 million to 80 million yuan, down 61.98 to 67.69 percent year-on-year, affected by exchange rate fluctuations, intensified industry competition, and rising raw material prices. Dalian Insulator expects first-half net profit of 140 million to 180 million yuan, up 200.55 to 286.43 percent year-on-year, having completed product supply for key ultra-high voltage projects. Baotou Steel and Northern Rare Earth both adjusted the rare earth concentrate transaction price for the third quarter to 38,565 yuan per ton excluding tax, down 0.62 percent quarter-on-quarter. Caitong Securities expects first-half net profit of 1.84 billion to 1.95 billion yuan, up 70 to 80 percent year-on-year, with significant year-on-year growth in proprietary investment, wealth management, private equity investment, and investment banking businesses. Dinglong shares expects first-half net profit of 510 million to 540 million yuan, up 63.96 to 73.61 percent year-on-year, with major breakthroughs in the CMP polishing fluid and cleaning fluid business. Han's CNC expects first-half net profit of 900 million to 1 billion yuan, up 241.85 to 279.84 percent year-on-year, with the revenue share of AI PCB-related solutions significantly increasing. Zijin Mining expects first-half net profit of approximately 39.1 billion yuan, up about 68 percent year-on-year, with profits from rare and precious metals and other products increasing substantially year-on-year. Allwinner Technology expects first-half net profit of 475 million to 515 million yuan, up 194.73 to 219.55 percent year-on-year, with operating revenue increasing about 40 percent year-on-year. Enjie shares expects first-half net profit of 736 million to 900 million yuan, turning from a loss to a profit year-on-year, with production and sales of main products continuing to grow. Hongfuhan expects first-half net profit of 73 million to 83 million yuan, up 221.13 to 265.13 percent year-on-year, with the scale of heat dissipation and automation equipment business growing. Qianyuan Power expects first-half net profit of 220 million to 255 million yuan, up 73.01 to 100.54 percent year-on-year, with power generation increasing 26.10 percent year-on-year. Zhengbang Technology expects a first-half net loss of 700 million to 800 million yuan, turning from a profit to a loss year-on-year, with the average selling price of commercial pigs declining year-on-year. COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers expects first-half net profit of 1.279 billion to 1.402 billion yuan, up 55 to 70 percent year-on-year, with demand for specialized vessels surging. Wynca expects first-half net profit of 240 million to 260 million yuan, up 247 to 276 percent year-on-year, with market selling prices of leading products rising. In addition, Azure intends to invest 290 million US dollars in Indonesia to build a 5 gigawatt-hour cylindrical lithium battery project, Tiansheng shares plans to establish a joint venture with Beijing Kangte Electronics to invest in a quartz crystal resonator project, Xinrui shares plans to acquire 80 percent equity of Huilian Electronics for 800 million yuan, Neusoft Corporation plans to repurchase shares for cancellation with 100 million to 200 million yuan, Datang Power plans to raise no more than 8 billion yuan for multiple power plant expansion projects, and Hangyu Technology has signed a long-term supply agreement for aero-engine rotating parts with an estimated total value of about 240 million yuan.

Han's Laser has released its interim results forecast, expecting net profit attributable to shareholders of the listed company for the first half of the year to be between 1.25 billion yuan and 1.35 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 156.07% to 176.55%. Net profit after deducting non-recurring items is expected to be between 1.35 billion yuan and 1.45 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 417.12% to 455.42%. The profit growth is mainly driven by the large-scale deployment of computing infrastructure such as AI servers and high-speed network switches. The revenue contribution from AIPCB-related solutions of its subsidiary Han's CNC has increased significantly, with half-year operating revenue for 2026 growing by more than 100% year-on-year. Orders for consumer electronics equipment continued to grow, with half-year operating revenue up about 180% year-on-year. Lithium battery equipment benefited from capacity expansion by major customers, with half-year operating revenue up about 45% year-on-year. Semiconductor and quasi-semiconductor equipment, driven by repeat orders from AMOLED production lines and a recovery in packaging demand, saw half-year operating revenue rise about 40% year-on-year. The low-power segment of general industrial laser processing equipment achieved rapid growth in areas such as specialty welding, with half-year operating revenue up about 30% year-on-year. The decline in the share price of Lingge Technology held by the company resulted in a negative change in fair value of financial assets of 171 million yuan, a decrease of about 421 million yuan compared with the same period last year. This portion of profit or loss is non-recurring and does not have a material impact on net profit after deducting non-recurring items.