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title: "Leoch Issues Profit Warning as Tariffs and Expansion Drive 2025 Loss"
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description: "Leoch International Technology Limited (HK:0842) has issued a profit warning, predicting a loss of up to RMB300 million for 2025, reversing last year's profit. This decline is attributed to increased export costs due to U.S. tariffs and higher production costs from quality upgrades and capacity expansion. The company reported a 61.7% drop in profit for the first half of 2025. Shareholders are advised to be cautious before the formal results release expected by March 2026. The current analyst rating is a Hold with a price target of HK$0.73."
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# Leoch Issues Profit Warning as Tariffs and Expansion Drive 2025 Loss

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An update from Leoch International Technology Limited ( (HK:0842) ) is now available.

Leoch International Technology Limited has warned that its 2025 results will swing to a loss of up to about RMB300 million, reversing a profit a year earlier. The deterioration is attributed to higher export costs to the U.S. following additional import tariffs, as well as increased production costs tied to a strategic quality upgrade and capacity expansion.

The company also cited a roughly 61.7% year-on-year drop in profit attributable to owners in the first half of 2025 as contributing to the full-year downturn. Management is still finalizing the audited figures and has cautioned shareholders and potential investors to exercise care when trading the stock ahead of the formal annual results release expected by the end of March 2026.

The most recent analyst rating on (HK:0842) stock is a Hold with a HK$0.73 price target. To see the full list of analyst forecasts on Leoch International Technology Limited stock, see the HK:0842 Stock Forecast page.

**More about Leoch International Technology Limited**

Leoch International Technology Limited is a Cayman Islands–incorporated company listed in Hong Kong that operates in the battery and power storage industry. The group develops and manufactures lead-acid and related energy storage products for global markets, with export exposure that includes the United States, leaving its business sensitive to international trade policies and manufacturing cost pressures.

**Average Trading Volume:** 2,970,044

**Technical Sentiment Signal:** Sell

**Current Market Cap:** HK$836.6M

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