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Weichai Power Co Ltd H / Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>According to CICEIA, Weichai Power (2338 HK/000338 CH, BUY) delivered 71% YoY growth of multi-cylinder diesel engine sales volume in Oct, the highest growth rate since Apr.</li><li>The growth is also higher than the industry sales volume growth of multi-cylinder engine for commercial vehicles (+52% YoY).</li><li>Based on our calculation, Weichai’s market share in multi-cylinder diesel engine reached 22.1% in Oct, up from 19.3% in Sep and 16.1% in Oct 2022.</li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

According to CICEIA, Weichai Power (2338 HK/000338 CH, BUY) delivered 71% YoY growth of multi-cylinder diesel engine sales volume in Oct, the highest growth rate since Apr.The growth is also higher than the industry sales volume growth of multi-cylinder engine for commercial vehicles (+52% YoY).Based on our calculation, Weichai’s market share in multi-cylinder diesel engine reached 22.1% in Oct, up from 19.3% in Sep and 16.1% in Oct 2022.Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Heavy Duty Truck – Weichai’s Multi-Cylinder Engine Sales +71% YoY

<ul><li>Over the weekend, Weichai pre-announced that net profit in 3Q23 is expected to surge 120-200% YoY to RMB2.03-2.77bn, which is better than our expectation.</li><li>The impressive 3Q23 earnings boosted the net profit in 9M23 up by 80-100% YoY. We believe the strong growth in 3Q was driven by natural gas trucks and export.</li><li>We maintain our positive stance on Weichai as the decline in LNG price will continue to boost sales of LNG trucks/engines, where Weichai has strong presence. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Over the weekend, Weichai pre-announced that net profit in 3Q23 is expected to surge 120-200% YoY to RMB2.03-2.77bn, which is better than our expectation.The impressive 3Q23 earnings boosted the net profit in 9M23 up by 80-100% YoY. We believe the strong growth in 3Q was driven by natural gas trucks and export.We maintain our positive stance on Weichai as the decline in LNG price will continue to boost sales of LNG trucks/engines, where Weichai has strong presence. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Weichai Power (000338 CH) – 3Q23 Earnings Surged 120-200% YoY

<ul><li>Weichai’s 1Q23 net profit growth of 68% YoY is above our expectation.</li><li>We believe the impressive earnings growth was driven by the strong operating leverage of the HDT engine segment.</li><li>We are turning more positive on Weichai’s recovery story, with new catalysts coming from: (1) the recent sharp decline in LNG price (down ~40% since Dec) that will boost the sales of LNG trucks/engines, where Weichai has strong presence on; (2) the easing supply chain pressure that will help KION achieve strong-than-expected margin recovery. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Weichai’s 1Q23 net profit growth of 68% YoY is above our expectation.We believe the impressive earnings growth was driven by the strong operating leverage of the HDT engine segment.We are turning more positive on Weichai’s recovery story, with new catalysts coming from: (1) the recent sharp decline in LNG price (down ~40% since Dec) that will boost the sales of LNG trucks/engines, where Weichai has strong presence on; (2) the easing supply chain pressure that will help KION achieve strong-than-expected margin recovery. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

Weichai Power (2338 HK) – Impressive 1Q23 Earnings

Weichai Power-A (000338 CH) – Impressive 1Q23 earnings; U/G to BUY; More catalysts ahead

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<ul><li>For Chinese machinery manufacturers, penetration overseas remains a longterm driver.</li><li>That said, with growth trend reversing since mid-2023 after 2-3 years of extraordinary growth, the way to overseas expansion will likely be bumpy in 2024E, especially when the overseas competitors are recovering from the supply chain bottleneck.</li><li>Geographically, we expect strong demand to continue in the US and the Middle East, but weakness in Europe and China. </li></ul>Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

For Chinese machinery manufacturers, penetration overseas remains a longterm driver.That said, with growth trend reversing since mid-2023 after 2-3 years of extraordinary growth, the way to overseas expansion will likely be bumpy in 2024E, especially when the overseas competitors are recovering from the supply chain bottleneck.Geographically, we expect strong demand to continue in the US and the Middle East, but weakness in Europe and China. Content is external broker report sourced from online content aggregator through publicly available sources and is displayed below for general informational purposes only. Refer full disclaimer below.

China Construction Machinery / HDT – 2024 Outlook

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Weichai Power Co., Ltd. specializes in the research and development, manufacturing and sales of vehicles and parts. The Company produces engines, heavy vehicles, light vehicles, construction machinery, hydraulic products, automotive electronics, and related parts. Weichai Power markets its products across worldwide.

Weichai Power (000338 CH)

China Heavy Duty Truck – Weichai’s Multi-Cylinder Engine Sales +71% YoY

According to CICEIA, Weichai Power (2338 HK/000338 CH, BUY) delivered 71% YoY growth of multi-cylinder diesel engine sales volume in Oct, the...

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