Hong Kong and China Gas (0003.HK)
Utilities · HKEX · Hong Kong
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Hong Kong and China Gas trades at HK$6.77, which is 48% above the HK$3.50 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure it screens as expensive, which is not the same as saying it will fall.
Our moat model scores it 49 out of 100, which is a moat, but not a deep one. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 22.1 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About Hong Kong and China Gas
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and markets gas, water supply and energy services in Hong Kong and Mainland China. It is involved in the provision of renewable energy solutions, piped city-gas projects, gas supply chain, water supply, and urban waste utilization projects, as well as new energy exploration and utilization ventures. The company also offers piping installation services; piping design services for different properties and retrofit projects; kitchen design solutions; kitchen cabinets, residential kitchen appliances, residential gas water heaters, clubhouse dehumidifiers, clubhouse pool heating, and clubhouse bbq stoves; and automatic meter reading systems. In addition, it provides network connectivity, data center, and ICT services, as well as engineering, procurement, and construction services. Further, the company offers consultancy and engineering contractor services, including utilities installation, infrastructure construction, and civil and building services engineering for public and private projects; and designs and manufactures gas meters and metering systems. Additionally, it is involved in water supply and wastewater treatment activities; green energy businesses; property development and investment activities; manufacturing of polyethylene piping and fittings; and the software development, solution implementation, and systems integration activities, as well as food and green waste treatment project. The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in North Point, Hong Kong.
0003.HK passes 5 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is Hong Kong and China Gas (0003.HK) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of HK$3.50, 0003.HK at HK$6.77 is 48% above fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is 0003.HK's P/E ratio?
0003.HK trades at 22.1 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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Data from company filings, exchange quotes and SEC EDGAR 13F disclosures. Quotes are delayed. Metrics we do not have are left out rather than estimated. Educational information, not financial advice.