HK/China Equity Long-Short

Osbert Tang, CFA

Osbert Tang is an equity analyst with over 20 years of experience with focuses on China transport, infrastructure, industrials and utilities sectors. He has been based in Shanghai since 2003, accumulated nearly 20 years of on-ground knowledge on the Chinese economy and financial markets, and has a wealth of contacts with China corporates and government entities. 

Osbert has received votes from top-tier institutional investors and has been a highly-ranked transport and infrastructure analyst in the Asiamoney, Institutional Investors and Greenwich surveys. In addition to his extensive experience with international investment banks including RBS, ABN AMRO (both served as Shanghai Chief Representative), Paribas Asia Equity, Maybank Kim Eng and DBS Securities, he has been a senior analyst with Moody’s Investors Service with focus on ratings of China infrastructure and related LGFV issuers. He has also worked in the area of strategic development at Sun Hung Kai Properties Limited. 

Osbert holds a BBA from the Chinese University of Hong Kong, an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin and a MSSc in Applied Psychology from the City University of Hong Kong. He was accredited with the CFA charter in 1997, and is a member of both British Psychological Society and Hong Kong Psychological Society.

Dongfang Electric (1072 HK): Beaten Down Too Excessively

Dongfang Electric (1072 HK): From Strength to Strength

Dongfang Electric (1072 HK): At Full Throttle

Dongfang Electric (1072 HK): Looks to Have More Room to Go

Dongfang Electric (1072 HK): Pumped Additionally by Pumped Storage Story

China's Hydrogen Economy: Some HK-Listed Names to Watch

Equity Bottom-Up

<p><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> (DEC) achieved an encouraging 3Q21 with reported net profit increased 33.5% YoY and new orders signed reached Rmb12.6bn for 3Q21 and Rmb47bn for 9M21. Although recurring profit grew a slower 12.9%, it is still decent amid higher input costs. In particular, we are pleased to see its gross margin for 3Q21 expanded by 1.6pp YoY. Its solid financial position with 51% of share price being net cash is an added strength. </p><p>We believe there is room for the Street to upgrade FY21 forecasts, as DEC's 9M21 result has already reached 79% of full-year consensus estimate. Earnings outlook appears to be secured as we estimate DEC's backlog enough to cover FY20 revenue at 2.63x. DEC's long-term exposure to pumped storage and hydrogen economy of China is very appealing and is yet to be captured in the earnings over the next two years. Even so, its valuations for FY21 and FY22 are still inexpensive, in our view. </p>

Dongfang Electric (1072 HK) (DEC) achieved an encouraging 3Q21 with reported net profit increased 33.5% YoY and new orders signed reached Rmb12.6bn for 3Q21 and Rmb47bn for 9M21. Although recurring profit grew a slower 12.9%, it is still decent amid higher input costs. In particular, we are pleased to see its gross margin for 3Q21 expanded by 1.6pp YoY. Its solid financial position with 51% of share price being net cash is an added strength. We believe there is room for the Street to upgrade FY21 forecasts, as DEC's 9M21 result has already reached 79% of full-year consensus estimate. Earnings outlook appears to be secured as we estimate DEC's backlog enough to cover FY20 revenue at 2.63x. DEC's long-term exposure to pumped storage and hydrogen economy of China is very appealing and is yet to be captured in the earnings over the next two years. Even so, its valuations for FY21 and FY22 are still inexpensive, in our view. 

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Dongfang Electric (1072 HK): Healthy 3Q21 Result with Positive Order Flow