HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

China Conch Venture Holdings / Equity Bottom-Up

We think that after the spin-off of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-environment-protection-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34405:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (CEP HK)</a>, the businesses being left with <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-venture-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19943:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Venture Holdings (586 HK)</a> will be even smaller and render it more like a holding company. We think such development is not positive to Conch Venture, and also, based on our sum-of-the-parts valuation; it is trading on 4% premium, suggesting that there is minimal upside from here, in our view.What's left with Conch Venture will mainly be the waste incineration solution business, or waste-to-energy, but its capacity is significantly behind that for <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-everbright-environment-group-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15946:1" rel="noopener">China Everbright Environment (257 HK)</a> and <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/canvest-environmental-protection-group-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:100:1" rel="noopener">Canvest Environmental Protection Group (1381 HK)</a>. Also, the remaining assets (excluding <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/anhui-conch-cement-co-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:159:1" rel="noopener">Anhui Conch Cement (914 HK)</a>) will see slower earnings growth than with CEP.  The 16% rally in share price since Sep should have reflected most of the news. We have also provided in this Insight a matrix table indicating the SOTP value for different levels of CEP's PER and A-share price of Conch Cement.

We think that after the spin-off of China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (CEP HK), the businesses being left with China Conch Venture Holdings (586 HK) will be even smaller and render it more like a holding company. We think such development is not positive to Conch Venture, and also, based on our sum-of-the-parts valuation; it is trading on 4% premium, suggesting that there is minimal upside from here, in our view.What's left with Conch Venture will mainly be the waste incineration solution business, or waste-to-energy, but its capacity is significantly behind that for China Everbright Environment (257 HK) and Canvest Environmental Protection Group (1381 HK). Also, the remaining assets (excluding Anhui Conch Cement (914 HK)) will see slower earnings growth than with CEP.  The 16% rally in share price since Sep should have reflected most of the news. We have also provided in this Insight a matrix table indicating the SOTP value for different levels of CEP's PER and A-share price of Conch Cement. 

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China Conch Environment Protection Holdings / Equity Capital Markets

China Conch Environment Protection Holdings

We believe the spin-off by introduction of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-environment-protection-holdings-limited" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:34405:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (CEP HK)</a> by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-conch-venture-holdings-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:19943:1" rel="noopener">China Conch Venture Holdings (586 HK)</a> will leave more clarity to the business of both companies. Fundamentally speaking, we think CEP is a solid company with a focus on cement kiln waste treatment services for solid and hazardous waste in China.The key positives for CEP are a leadership position in the industry, excellent new project pipeline momentum and strong relationship with its partners, in our view. However, the key negatives are declining margins, concentrated business lines and small market capitalisation. We estimate that CEP's market cap will be just HK$4.98bn and HK$6.38bn, based on the average PER of the peers (5.9x) and high-end of peers (7.6x).

We believe the spin-off by introduction of China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (CEP HK) by China Conch Venture Holdings (586 HK) will leave more clarity to the business of both companies. Fundamentally speaking, we think CEP is a solid company with a focus on cement kiln waste treatment services for solid and hazardous waste in China.The key positives for CEP are a leadership position in the industry, excellent new project pipeline momentum and strong relationship with its partners, in our view. However, the key negatives are declining margins, concentrated business lines and small market capitalisation. We estimate that CEP's market cap will be just HK$4.98bn and HK$6.38bn, based on the average PER of the peers (5.9x) and high-end of peers (7.6x). 

Conch Environment: Initial Thoughts on the Listing by Way of Introduction

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China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (CEP HK)

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China Conch Environment Protection Holdings (CEP HK)

Conch Venture (586 HK): Not Much Left

We see Conch Venture not cheap at the current level, and the spin-off of Conch Environment will make it even more like a holding company. The...

Osbert Tang, CFA

Conch Environment: Initial Thoughts on the Listing by Way of Introduction

Conch Environment's key postives are leadership position, good pipeline and strong partner relations. The key negatives are declining margins,...

Osbert Tang, CFA

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