CHINA GOLD INTERNATIONAL(02099.HK):2021 ANNUAL RESULTS IN LINE MAINTAIN "ACCUMULATE"
The 2021 annual results of the Company were generally in line with market consensus and our estimation. Total revenue of the Company increased 31.6% yoy to US$1,137.4 million, and net profit attributable to shareholders’ surged 138.8% yoy to US$267.4 million.
We expect gold price to benefit from investor demand for safe-haven value preservation assets and to continue to rise in 2022. We expect the annual average gold price to be around US$1,850/oz in 2022. We expect the annual average copper price to be around US$9,000/t in 2022.
In 2022, the Company plans to produce about 241,000-250,000 oz of mined gold and 85,000-90,000 tons of mined copper. The production of the Company is stable and we expect the Company to fulfill its production plan.
Revise up the TP to HK$34.30 and maintain "Accumulate".