REIT Price Volatility Weighs on 1Q26 Earnings
发布时间:2026-05-03 来源:华泰证券
Anhui Expressway reported 1Q26 revenue of RMB1.574bn(-44.22%YoY)and attributable NP of RMB536mn(-2.67%YoY).Earnings were broadly in line with our expectation(RMB517mn in net profit).Net profit declined in 1Q26,mainly because the share price of CICC Anhui Traffic Control Expressway REIT fell,and the company recorded afair value loss of RMB16mn,versus again of RMB35mn in the same period last year.The company acquired a7%stake in Shandong Expressway in February 2026,and investment income from associates increased by about RMB40mn YoY in 1Q26.Excluding fair value changes and investment income,recurring profit fell by-1.8%YoY.Apart from the Guangxuan expansion and reconstruction project,which continued to deliver strong revenue growth,revenue from the other road sections combined declined slightly,mainly due to traffic diversion,one extra free-toll day,and ahigh base.Based on the company's 2025-2027 dividend commitment,with apayout ratio of no less than 60%,we estimate 2026 dividend yields of 4.6%for the Ashares and 5.2%for the Hshares.Maintain BUY.
Guangxuan continues to deliver strong revenue growth
In 1Q26,toll revenue rose by 5.4%YoY.The Guangxuan expansion and reconstruction project delivered asignificant incremental contribution,with toll revenue up by 61.5%YoY.In addition,truck toll-rate optimization was implemented from April 2025,which we estimate to have contributed about 2.4%to toll revenue.Together,these factors supported revenue growth.Excluding the Guangxuan project,toll revenue from the other road sections combined fell by 1.4%YoY,mainly due to traffic diversion,one additional day of free travel for passenger vehicles during the Spring Festival,and ahigh base due to favorable weather last year.At the macro level,industrial production growth in Anhui was+11.0%YoY in 1Q26,up by 1.6pp from full-year 2025.Freight turnover by road and waterway grew by 6.9%YoY and 7.7%YoY,respectively,according to the Anhui transport authority.Overall regional transport demand remained strong.
Earnings forecast and valuation
Considering road-network changes,the impact of high oil prices,and the decline in REIT prices,we revise down our 2026-2028 attributable NP forecasts by 2.6%,2.2%,and 1.5%to RMB2.109bn,RMB1.960bn,and RMB1.837bn,respectively.We continue to use aDCF valuation approach and assign target prices of RMB19.2 for the Ashares and HKD17.7 for the Hshares(previously RMB18.7 and HKD17.0).We use WACC assumptions of 4.8%and 6.2%,unchanged from before,with equity IRR assumptions of 7.5%and 10.2%(previously 7.5%and 10.3%).
Risks:Weaker travel demand,greater-than-expected road-network changes,higher-than-expected capex,and toll-rate cuts.