HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

China Communications Construction / Equity Bottom-Up

We welcome the strong rebound in new contracts signed by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-communications-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:265:1" rel="noopener">China Communications Construction (1800 HK)</a> (CCCC) in 3Q21, and believe it is set to maintain good momentum on the back of local governments' infrastructure spending and the recovery in overseas demand. New contracts signed for domestic market rose 52.9% YoY while overseas surged 113% in the quarter, fuelling a 57.6% YoY growth in total new contract signed. Such pace looks very encouraging when compared with the 10.2% YoY drop recorded in overall new contracts in 2Q21.With 9M21 new contract value amounted to Rmb1trn, CCCC has already achieved 86% of its annual new contract target, and it looks very likely that actual full-year figure will beat its guidance. We expect urban construction (48% of total 3Q21 new contract) will continue to fuel the growth, as local governments strive to achieve "common prosperity" by improving overall living standard. The acceleration in issuance of special purpose bonds in 2H21 will definitely boost the funding for more infrastructure construction, thus benefiting CCCC's contracts on hand, in our view.

We welcome the strong rebound in new contracts signed by China Communications Construction (1800 HK) (CCCC) in 3Q21, and believe it is set to maintain good momentum on the back of local governments' infrastructure spending and the recovery in overseas demand. New contracts signed for domestic market rose 52.9% YoY while overseas surged 113% in the quarter, fuelling a 57.6% YoY growth in total new contract signed. Such pace looks very encouraging when compared with the 10.2% YoY drop recorded in overall new contracts in 2Q21.With 9M21 new contract value amounted to Rmb1trn, CCCC has already achieved 86% of its annual new contract target, and it looks very likely that actual full-year figure will beat its guidance. We expect urban construction (48% of total 3Q21 new contract) will continue to fuel the growth, as local governments strive to achieve "common prosperity" by improving overall living standard. The acceleration in issuance of special purpose bonds in 2H21 will definitely boost the funding for more infrastructure construction, thus benefiting CCCC's contracts on hand, in our view. 

China Comm Const (1800 HK): Exciting New Contract Momentum Fuels Outlook

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-communications-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:265:1" rel="noopener">China Communications Construction (1800 HK)</a> (CCCC) has a very solid 1H21 with net profit growth of 88.3% YoY. While the low base in 1H20 has exaggerated the growth rate; relative to 1H19, net profit still increased 18.3%, implying a healthy operational recovery back to pre-pandemic level. The remarkable 28.5% YoY increase in new contract value also demonstrated its strong foothold in the domestic market. All in all, we believe the market should be happy with CCCC's interim result. We believe CCCC will maintain good new contract momentum for the rest of the year as supported by the acceleration of issuance of special purpose bonds by local governments. Having already achieved 58% of its full-year target, there is potential for it to beat its FY21 expectation. The current excellent backlog, which equals to 4.75x its FY20 revenue, also implies that forward earnings are well secured. At 0.2x P/B, 2.8x PER and 6.6% dividend yield for FY21, we believe CCCC is grossly undervalued.

China Communications Construction (1800 HK) (CCCC) has a very solid 1H21 with net profit growth of 88.3% YoY. While the low base in 1H20 has exaggerated the growth rate; relative to 1H19, net profit still increased 18.3%, implying a healthy operational recovery back to pre-pandemic level. The remarkable 28.5% YoY increase in new contract value also demonstrated its strong foothold in the domestic market. All in all, we believe the market should be happy with CCCC's interim result. We believe CCCC will maintain good new contract momentum for the rest of the year as supported by the acceleration of issuance of special purpose bonds by local governments. Having already achieved 58% of its full-year target, there is potential for it to beat its FY21 expectation. The current excellent backlog, which equals to 4.75x its FY20 revenue, also implies that forward earnings are well secured. At 0.2x P/B, 2.8x PER and 6.6% dividend yield for FY21, we believe CCCC is grossly undervalued. 

China Comm Const (1800 HK): A Healthy 1H21 with Full Operational Recovery

<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-communications-construction-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:265:1" rel="noopener">China Communications Construction (1800 HK)</a> has a fruitful 1H21 as reflected by impressive new contract growth and profit recovery. Driven by the strength at the domestic market, overall new contract addition reached Rmb685.1bn, a good 28.5% YoY growth. Such pace is the fastest when compared with the annual growth rate since FY15, and this solid project pipeline will translate into positive profit momentum over the next three years.CCCC has also issued positive profit alert for 1H21, guiding for between 109.70% and 139.01% YoY growth in net profit. For 2Q21 standalone, the YoY growth should reach an even higher 1.4-2.1x. We see limited regulatory risks for CCCC given the infrastructure construction industry landscape and its centrally-owned SOE status. In our view, its ROE of 6.9% for FY21F and 7.5% for FY22F highly justify a re-rating in its P/B multiple which currently stands at 0.19x on a 12-month forward basis.

China Communications Construction (1800 HK) has a fruitful 1H21 as reflected by impressive new contract growth and profit recovery. Driven by the strength at the domestic market, overall new contract addition reached Rmb685.1bn, a good 28.5% YoY growth. Such pace is the fastest when compared with the annual growth rate since FY15, and this solid project pipeline will translate into positive profit momentum over the next three years.CCCC has also issued positive profit alert for 1H21, guiding for between 109.70% and 139.01% YoY growth in net profit. For 2Q21 standalone, the YoY growth should reach an even higher 1.4-2.1x. We see limited regulatory risks for CCCC given the infrastructure construction industry landscape and its centrally-owned SOE status. In our view, its ROE of 6.9% for FY21F and 7.5% for FY22F highly justify a re-rating in its P/B multiple which currently stands at 0.19x on a 12-month forward basis. 

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Osbert Tang, CFA

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Osbert Tang, CFA

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