JL Mag’s third-quarter revenue grew 56% year on year despite lackluster downstream electric vehicle sales. Gross margin was down 4 percentage points from a year ago but remained stable sequentially.
Benefiting from China’s significant increase in NEV sales, JL Mag would record strong demand from leading NEV manufacturers and fast revenue growth.
Bears
Rare-earth minerals account for over 70% of JL Mag’s cost of sales, and the company has less control over rare-earth prices. A shortage in rare-earth supply may drive up prices and negatively affect profitability.
JL Mag Rare-Earth is a leading global producer of high-performance rare-earth permanent magnets. JL Mag focuses on the production and sale of NdFeB PMs, the most widely used type of REPMs, mainly made from an alloy of neodymium (Nd), iron (Fe), and boron (B). The firm is ranked first in the world by high-performance REPMs, according to Frost & Sullivan. JL Mag is also ranked first in the global grain boundary diffusion REPMs market. Its products have a wide array of applications, mainly in new energy vehicles, automotive parts, wind turbine generators, and energy-saving variable-frequency air conditioners.