HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Equity Bottom-Up

China Power International / Equity Bottom-Up

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-power-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15548:1" rel="noopener">China Power International (2380 HK)</a> kicked off FY24 with an impressive 51.5% surge in 1H24 net profit. All business segments improved YoY, with hydropower being the best. </li>
<li>Both volume growth and cost reduction are the key drivers, supporting a 7.2pp gross margin expansion. The 5pp increase in the proportion of hydropower sold also lifted profitability.</li>
<li>CPI will grow its capacity to 52GW by end FY24, a 15.5% YoY and 7.8% HoH increase. Moreover, the upside will come from more asset injection from its parent.</li>
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China Power International (2380 HK) kicked off FY24 with an impressive 51.5% surge in 1H24 net profit. All business segments improved YoY, with hydropower being the best. 
Both volume growth and cost reduction are the key drivers, supporting a 7.2pp gross margin expansion. The 5pp increase in the proportion of hydropower sold also lifted profitability.
CPI will grow its capacity to 52GW by end FY24, a 15.5% YoY and 7.8% HoH increase. Moreover, the upside will come from more asset injection from its parent.


China Power International (2380 HK): Firing on All Cylinders

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<li>The Rmb10.8bn acquisition of clean energy assets from parent by <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-power-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15548:1" rel="noopener">China Power International (2380 HK)</a> is positive in raising its clean energy proportion to over 70% of total capacity.</li>
<li>The drop in share price reflects concerns about elevation of gearing and the need for potential equity funding. However, even all equity financing scenario will only dilute EPS by 1%.</li>
<li>We think its earnings quality will improve, balance sheet will be enhanced and profitability will be raised. Its 1H23 positive profit alert also showed a recovery in operational performance. </li>
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The Rmb10.8bn acquisition of clean energy assets from parent by China Power International (2380 HK) is positive in raising its clean energy proportion to over 70% of total capacity.
The drop in share price reflects concerns about elevation of gearing and the need for potential equity funding. However, even all equity financing scenario will only dilute EPS by 1%.
We think its earnings quality will improve, balance sheet will be enhanced and profitability will be raised. Its 1H23 positive profit alert also showed a recovery in operational performance. 


China Power International (2380 HK): A Major Move to Raise Clean Energy Exposure

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-longyuan-power-group-corp-ltd-49b9d808-e8c9-4049-a85a-5380de9f21ad" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:35558:1" rel="noopener"></a>YTD, <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> has seen its share price weak, but we believe focus should not be on the poor FY22 result and the moderate 1Q23 generation growth.</li>
<li>Based on 5.5-6.5GW planned capacity expansion in FY23, this will mean a solid growth of 17.7-20.9% YoY. Coupled with efficiency improvement, we expect a sharp rebound in FY23 profit.</li>
<li>With impairment on Ukraine mostly made and reversal of exchange and trading losses, there will be a big swing in bottom line. We welcome the improvement in cash flow too.</li>
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YTD, China Longyuan Power (916 HK) has seen its share price weak, but we believe focus should not be on the poor FY22 result and the moderate 1Q23 generation growth.
Based on 5.5-6.5GW planned capacity expansion in FY23, this will mean a solid growth of 17.7-20.9% YoY. Coupled with efficiency improvement, we expect a sharp rebound in FY23 profit.
With impairment on Ukraine mostly made and reversal of exchange and trading losses, there will be a big swing in bottom line. We welcome the improvement in cash flow too.


China Longyuan (916 HK): We Stay on the Bull Camp

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-power-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15548:1" rel="noopener">China Power International (2380 HK)</a> will enjoy another year of strong earnings improvement in FY23, as coal-fired segment returns to profit and new energy capacity drives growth.</li>
<li>Solar and wind capacity will increase 66.5% and 23.1%, respectively, raising new energy's proportion to over 70%. Profitability for hydropower also looks to recover in this year.</li>
<li>There is huge room for asset injection from SPIC given the parent's new energy capacity of 139GW, with only 20GW in CPI. Its FY23 PER of 8.4x PER is attractive. </li>
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China Power International (2380 HK) will enjoy another year of strong earnings improvement in FY23, as coal-fired segment returns to profit and new energy capacity drives growth.
Solar and wind capacity will increase 66.5% and 23.1%, respectively, raising new energy's proportion to over 70%. Profitability for hydropower also looks to recover in this year.
There is huge room for asset injection from SPIC given the parent's new energy capacity of 139GW, with only 20GW in CPI. Its FY23 PER of 8.4x PER is attractive. 


China Power International (2380 HK): This Will Be a Rewarding Year

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<li>We think the underperformance of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/china-power-international" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:15548:1" rel="noopener">China Power International (2380 HK)</a> (CPI) against the market in this year is unjustified given a projected improvement in profitability.</li>
<li>CPI has secured coal supply with more than 60% of contracts on annual long-term basis within the benchmark price range. Also, power tariff is expected to be on an uptrend.</li>
<li>The proposed new management incentive scheme will better align management's and shareholders' interests. CPI also indicated good room to lower leverage in this year while sustaining growth. </li>
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We think the underperformance of China Power International (2380 HK) (CPI) against the market in this year is unjustified given a projected improvement in profitability.
CPI has secured coal supply with more than 60% of contracts on annual long-term basis within the benchmark price range. Also, power tariff is expected to be on an uptrend.
The proposed new management incentive scheme will better align management's and shareholders' interests. CPI also indicated good room to lower leverage in this year while sustaining growth. 


China Power International (2380 HK): Moving in the Right Direction

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China Power International Development Limited, through its subsidiaries, develops, constructs, owns, manages, and operates large power plants in China.

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