On July 14, Nine Dragons Paper rose 5.04% in regular trading, trading at HK$7.50, with turnover of approximately HK$95.65 million.
On the news front, the company raised ex-factory prices for linerboard and corrugated paper across ten production bases including Dongguan and Chongqing effective July 10, with mainstream increases of RMB 50/ton. At the industry level, gross profit per ton for containerboard and corrugated paper improved by RMB 14 and RMB 31 respectively week-over-week in the first week of July, supported by low mill inventories and tight domestic recovered paper supply driving coordinated price increases.
Additionally, the company completed its cash tender offer for US$400 million of 14% senior perpetual capital securities on July 6, with 99.9% validly tendered. The buyback is expected to save approximately RMB 345 million in annual net interest expenses. Guotai Haitong Securities maintains an Outperform rating with a target price of HK$10.51, while UBS maintains a Buy rating with a target price of HK$10.80.
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