Gas Power Turned Profitable; Gas Profit Jumped
发布时间:2026-09-10 来源:华泰证券
Guangzhou Development Group released its 1H26 results: total operating revenue of RMB25,487mn (+9.2% YoY), attributable NP of RMB946mn (-42% YoY), and recurring NP of RMB580mn (+52% YoY). Attributable NP was in line with our forecast range of RMB885-1,135mn. For 2Q26, total operating revenue was RMB13,800mn (+10.5% YoY, +18.1% QoQ), and attributable NP was RMB410mn (-65% YoY, -23% QoQ). Thermal power seized the opportunity to increase generation, the gas-fired power segment turned profitable, and new energy was dragged by curtailment. Gas volume growth drove the gas segment's profit up 78%, and the energy logistics segment turned profitable. The company's current dividend yield is c. 5.84%. Maintain BUY.
Power: New energy dragged by power curtailment
In 2Q26, power supply-demand dynamics in Guangdong were rather tight, and coal-fired units seized the tariff opportunity to increase profitable generation. Thermal power output was 9,345mn kWh (+26.4% YoY), with Foshan Hengyi +69% and Pearl River Power Plant +38%. The average on-grid tariff for thermal power in 2Q26 was RMB0.5085/kWh (+2%). However, rising fuel costs weighed on profitability, with coal-fired power GPM at -0.1% (1H25: 5.2%) and segment total profit at -RMB89mn (1H25: -RMB47mn). The gas-fired power segment's external revenue was RMB1,700mn (+26.5% YoY), with Nansha Power's increased generation offsetting the impact of reduced upstream gas supply to Pearl River Gas Power. Segment total profit was RMB195mn (1H25: -RMB266mn). The new energy and energy storage segment's revenue was RMB1,684mn (+2% YoY), with GPM of 42.2% (-10.3pp YoY) and total profit of RMB312mn (-37% YoY), affected by declining tariffs and curtailment.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
We maintain our 2026/2027/2028 attributable NP forecasts at RMB2,022/2,061/ 2,329mn (3Y CAGR of 0.14%), implying EPS of RMB0.58/0.59/0.66 and BVPS of RMB7.98/8.22/8.53. Comparable companies are trading at an average of 1.17x 2026E PB. We assign the company 1.17x 2026E PB, with a target price of RMB9.34 (previous: RMB8.78, based on 1.1x 2026E PB). The company's current dividend yield is c. 5.84%. With a clear dividend policy and 26 consecutive years of cash dividends, it offers sound defensive allocation value.
Risks: energy price fluctuations, project construction falling short of expectations, policy adjustments.