Qinghai Salt Lake Industry (000792) investor relations material

Executive summary

• Core products maintained stable production and sales; potassium chloride output reached 3.27 million tons, lithium carbonate output 31,600 tons, with high efficiency in production-sales alignment.

• Cost control, operational efficiency, and market responsiveness were enhanced through lean management, digital transformation, and integrated supply chain strategies.

• The 40,000-ton/year lithium salt integration project entered trial production, boosting lithium salt capacity and competitiveness.

Financial highlights

• Revenue for the first nine months was ¥11.11 billion, up 6.34% year-over-year; Q3 revenue was ¥4.33 billion, up 34.81% compared to the same quarter last year.

• Net profit attributable to shareholders for the first nine months was ¥4.50 billion, up 43.34% year-over-year; Q3 net profit was ¥1.99 billion, up 113.97% year-over-year.

• Basic and diluted EPS for the first nine months were ¥0.8509, up 43.35% year-over-year.

• Net cash flow from operating activities was ¥8.86 billion, up 119.69% year-over-year.

Outlook and guidance

• The new lithium salt project is expected to further enhance production scale, market competitiveness, and risk resilience, supporting high-quality and sustainable development.