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To own China Resources Power Holdings you have to buy into a fairly simple idea. A large, capital intensive utility is trying to rebalance a coal heavy portfolio toward wind and solar while still keeping cash flows robust enough to service debt and support dividends. The September figures fit that story neatly, with total net generation up year on year and wind and photovoltaic output growing faster than the group overall.
In the short term, this operational beat helps the near term catalysts investors already watch. Higher renewable generation can support revenue mix, while a P/E of 7.4x, earnings growth of 3.1% last year and net profit margins of 12.5% frame a business that screens as reasonably priced with decent earnings quality. The trade off sits on the balance sheet. Debt is not well covered by operating cash flow and a 5.97% yield is not backed by free cash flow, so any acceleration in capex or weaker power pricing would bite quickly.
Yet there is a less comfortable angle to this story that hinges on how that balance sheet interacts with...
There's only one way to know the right time to buy, sell or hold China Resources Power Holdings. Head to Simply Wall St's company report for the latest analysis of China Resources Power Holdings's Fair Value.
Two fair value views from the Simply Wall St Community cluster tightly between HK$18.45 and HK$21.19, so retail investors are not flagging extreme mispricing in China Resources Power Holdings. Those estimates pre date the September operating update; the renewed wind and solar momentum could therefore shift opinions. Check several viewpoints before drawing conclusions.
Explore another China Resources Power Holdings fair value estimate, including one that suggests it could be worth just HK$18.45.
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