Mongolian Mining (SEHK:975) Margin Collapse To 0.7% Reinforces Bearish Narratives

Earnings snapshot and recent momentum

Mongolian Mining (SEHK:975) has just put out its FY 2025 numbers with a softer first half, reporting US$346.6 million in revenue and a basic EPS loss of US$0.02, while trailing twelve month EPS sits at US$0.01 on revenue of about US$823.4 million. Over recent periods, revenue has shifted from US$541.1 million in the first half of 2024 to US$498.7 million in the second half of 2024 and then to US$346.6 million in the first half of 2025. EPS moved from US$0.12 to US$0.10 before dropping into loss territory at US$0.02. With net profit margin for the last 12 months at 0.7% compared with 22.3% a year earlier and earnings hit by a US$25.0 million one off loss, investors are likely to focus squarely on how quickly margins can stabilise.

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With the headline figures on the table, the next step is to set these results against the widely followed narratives around Mongolian Mining's growth, risks, and earnings quality to see which stories hold up and which come under pressure.

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Margins squeezed to 0.7% after one off hit

• Trailing twelve month net income of US$6.1 million on US$823.4 million of revenue leaves a net margin of just 0.7%, a sharp contrast to the 22.3% margin a year earlier and consistent with the FY 2025 first half net income loss of US$23.3 million.
• Critics focus on this weak profitability as a bearish signal, and the numbers give them material support:
  • The one off loss of US$25.0 million sits against trailing net income of US$6.1 million, so headline profit is heavily influenced by that single item.
  • Across the last three reported half year periods, net income moved from US$125.9 million to US$105.6 million and then to a loss of US$23.3 million, which lines up with concerns about earnings quality in the most recent year.

Revenue and coal volumes step down

• Total revenue in the last three half year periods moved from US$541.1 million to US$498.7 million and then to US$346.6 million, while coal production over the same halves went from 8,356,000 tons to 7,983,000 tons and then to 7,101,000 tons.
• Bears who argue that the recent profit softness could reflect pressure on the underlying business find some backing in these operating trends:
  • On a trailing basis, revenue of US$823.4 million and coal production of 15,084,000 tons compare with the earlier trailing snapshot that carried US$1,039.9 million of revenue and 16,339,000 tons of production. This highlights that the current year is being assessed against a stronger prior period.
  • EPS has tracked this pattern, moving from US$0.22 in the earlier trailing period to US$0.08, then into a FY 2025 first half loss of US$0.02, so weaker profitability is occurring alongside lower revenue and lower mined volumes.

P/S of 1.7x versus peers and industry

• At a share price of HK$10.4 and a P/S of 1.7x, Mongolian Mining trades below its direct peer average of 2.2x but above the Hong Kong Metals & Mining industry average of 0.8x, while the provided DCF fair value of HK$1.92 sits well below the current price.
• What stands out for readers weighing a bullish angle is how mixed the valuation signals look against the earnings record:
  • Five year earnings growth of 33.4% per year points to a strong historical profit ramp, yet trailing twelve month earnings were affected by a one off US$25.0 million loss and end up close to break even at US$6.1 million.
  • The P/S discount to peers may catch the eye of optimistic investors, but the premium to the broader industry and the gap between HK$10.4 and the DCF fair value of HK$1.92 both highlight that past growth is being judged against a much softer most recent year.

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Next Steps

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With net margin at 0.7%, a recent loss in the first half, and revenue, EPS, and coal volumes all stepping down, Mongolian Mining currently carries meaningful earnings and valuation pressure.

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