HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

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<li>Core earnings growth of 14.6% YoY at <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/enn-energy-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:316:1" rel="noopener">ENN Energy (2688 HK)</a> is not very exciting. Gas sales gross profit was down 5% while integrated energy looks better with 51.2% growth.</li>
<li>Management guidance of 12-15% growth in FY22 seems to be optimistic, especially in a period of time where high input cost is likely to eat into margin still.</li>
<li>Valuations are not too stretched, yet not very appealing. Its net debt position also does not compare well with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-resources-gas-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:20525:1" rel="noopener">CR Gas (1193 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/kunlun-energy-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10054:1" rel="noopener">Kunlun Energy (135 HK)</a>. </li>
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Core earnings growth of 14.6% YoY at ENN Energy (2688 HK) is not very exciting. Gas sales gross profit was down 5% while integrated energy looks better with 51.2% growth.
Management guidance of 12-15% growth in FY22 seems to be optimistic, especially in a period of time where high input cost is likely to eat into margin still.
Valuations are not too stretched, yet not very appealing. Its net debt position also does not compare well with CR Gas (1193 HK) and Kunlun Energy (135 HK). 


ENN Energy (2688 HK): Mediocre FY21, Management Update Not Exciting

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech, Aequitas Research

Ke Yan, CFA, FRM

Asia Pac IPO & Placement Research, China biotech

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

Quantitative Analysis

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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Mar 11 based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were China Gas (384 HK), Dynam Japan (6889 HK), Tianli Education (1773 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were China Mobile (941 HK), China Gas (384 HK), Man Wah (1999 HK).</li>
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We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Mar 11 based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were China Gas (384 HK), Dynam Japan (6889 HK), Tianli Education (1773 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were China Mobile (941 HK), China Gas (384 HK), Man Wah (1999 HK).


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<li>We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Mar 04 based on HKEx daily reports.</li>
<li>In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Man Wah (1999 HK), China Gas (384 HK), Hysan Development (14 HK).</li>
<li>In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were China Mobile (941 HK), China Gas (384 HK), Man Wah (1999 HK).</li>
</ul>


We analyze statistics on top repurchases over one week, one month, one quarter and one year periods ended on Mar 04 based on HKEx daily reports.
In the past 7 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were Man Wah (1999 HK), China Gas (384 HK), Hysan Development (14 HK).
In the past 30 days, the top 3 companies that repurchased the most shares from the market were China Mobile (941 HK), China Gas (384 HK), Man Wah (1999 HK).


Hong Kong Buybacks: Man Wah, China Gas, Hysan

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

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<li>The NPC and CPPCC will likely to cover more on the future of China's energy security and potential development of a national master plan for the hydrogen energy industry chain. </li>
<li>The latest announcement of the 14th 5-year hydrogen energy Plan in Inner Mongolia is another important mark for the industry, with the province's end-2025 industry value set at Rmb100bn.  </li>
<li>We expect more opportunities after the "Two Meetings" for key players including <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/cimc-enric-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:47:1" rel="noopener">Cimc Enric (3899 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dongfang-electric-corporation-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1251:1" rel="noopener">Dongfang Electric (1072 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/weichai-power-co-ltd-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:12508:1" rel="noopener">Weichai Power H (2338 HK)</a> to benefit. </li>
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The NPC and CPPCC will likely to cover more on the future of China's energy security and potential development of a national master plan for the hydrogen energy industry chain. 
The latest announcement of the 14th 5-year hydrogen energy Plan in Inner Mongolia is another important mark for the industry, with the province's end-2025 industry value set at Rmb100bn.  
We expect more opportunities after the "Two Meetings" for key players including Cimc Enric (3899 HK), Dongfang Electric (1072 HK) and Weichai Power H (2338 HK) to benefit. 


China's Hydrogen Economy: NPC and CPPCC to Give a Boost?

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<li>Russia-Ukraine war has raised commodity prices which are negative towards commodity users in short term. However, we see silver linings for Chinese utilities and energy companies in the longer term.</li>
<li>The conflict is expected to accelerate the progress of renewable projects currently under development, lead to a faster diversification away from fossils and increase gas supply from Russia to China. </li>
<li>Key beneficiaries include <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/xinjiang-goldwind-science-technology-h" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:10112:1" rel="noopener">Xinjiang Goldwind (2208 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/dongfang-electric-corporation-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:1251:1" rel="noopener">Dongfang Electric (1072 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-longyuan-power-group-corp-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:14215:1" rel="noopener">China Longyuan Power (916 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-energy-engineering-group" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:21017:1" rel="noopener">Energy China (3996 HK)</a>, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/power-construction-corporation-of-china-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:24220:1" rel="noopener">Power China (601669 CH)</a> and the gas utilities.</li>
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Russia-Ukraine war has raised commodity prices which are negative towards commodity users in short term. However, we see silver linings for Chinese utilities and energy companies in the longer term.
The conflict is expected to accelerate the progress of renewable projects currently under development, lead to a faster diversification away from fossils and increase gas supply from Russia to China. 
Key beneficiaries include Xinjiang Goldwind (2208 HK), Dongfang Electric (1072 HK), China Longyuan Power (916 HK), Energy China (3996 HK), Power China (601669 CH) and the gas utilities.


Russia-Ukraine War: Longer Term Implications for China Utilities and Energy

Hong Kong

China Gas Holdings Ltd. invests in, operates and manages natural gas distribution pipelines.  The Company distributes and sells natural gas to residential, commercial and industrial users, and bottles and sells compressed natural gas.  China Gas also constructs and operates gas stations.

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China Gas Holdings (384 HK)

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