3Q26 Earnings Beat on Significant Electricity Price Hike
发布时间:2026-10-29 来源:华泰证券
Huaneng Hydropower reported its 9M26 revenue of RMB21.11bn(+2.25%YoY),net profit attributable to shareholders of RMB7.55bn(+0.19%YoY),and recurring net profit of RMB7.53bn(-0.28%YoY).In 3Q26,the company generated revenue of RMB7.96bn(+3.60%YoY,+7.77%QoQ),and attributable net profit of RMB3.18bn(+8.43%YoY,+12.16%QoQ),beating the upper end of our 3Q26 earnings preview range of RMB2.63bn,mainly due to asharp rise in Yunnan spot electricity prices in 3Q26,lifting the company's average settlement tariff.The company also announced aproposed cash acquisition of a100%stake in HNYL,a company under its controlling shareholder,for RMB8.701bn in cash.We remain positive on earnings upside from rising Yunnan electricity prices;the asset injection should further expand the company's asset scale,in our view.Maintain BUY.
3Q26:hydropower on-grid sales volume fell 7.48%YoY,but higher electricity prices support YoY revenue growth
In 3Q26,the company's on-grid electricity volume declined 4.91%YoY to 41.14bn kWh.Hydropower on-grid electricity sales volume fell 7.48%YoY to 38.82bn kWh,on weaker-than-normal water inflows during the flood season,while new energy on-grid sales volume increased 77.50%YoY to 2.33bn kWh on ahigher installed new-energy base.Based on 3Q26 revenue divided by on-grid salse volume,we estimate the blended on-grid tariff(tax-exclusive)at RMB0.193/kWh,up RMB0.0159/kWh YoY(+8.94%YoY),primarily reflecting the sharp rise in Yunnan spot electricity prices.In addition,on-grid sales volume from the relatively higher-tariff upstream-Lancang point-to-grid Shenzhen-dedicated units(five existing plants+TB hydropower station)rose 4.32%YoY,and accounted for 32.76%of total hydropower on-grid sales volume,up 3.71pp YoY—an improving generation mix that also supported the tariff level.
RMB8.70bn cash acquisition of HNYL:1541.4MW in operation,830MW under construction
The company plans to acquire a100%stake in HNYL held by its controlling shareholder Huaneng Group for RMB8.70bn in cash,corresponding to 2025 PB/PE of 1.06/25.68x.As of 31 May 2026,HNYL had 1,541.4MW of installed capacity in operation(hydropower/new energy:870/671.4MW)and 830MW under construction(hydropower/new energy:600/230MW).We estimate the injection,once completed,could expand the company's installed capacity in operation(37,260.5MW as of end-June 2026)by 4.14%.HNYL reported net profit of RMB339mn in 2025;we estimate consolidation could lift our 2026E net profit attributable for the company of RMB8.63bn by c.3.93%to RMB8.97bn.
Earnings forecast and valuation
In 3Q26,Yunnan water inflows were weaker than normal and the company's stored reservoir energy declined YoY,which we believe may affect power generation during the dry season this winter and next spring.We lower our 2026E-2028E power generation forecasts by 5.80%/6.45%/6.15%,while raising our blended on-grid tariff forecasts by 3.30%/4.66%/4.47%to reflect the recovery in Yunnan market-based tariffs.On balance,we trim our 2026E-2028E attributable net profit forecasts by 2.05%/0.37%/0.28%to RMB8.63bn/9.21bn/9.61bn(the acquisition of HNYL remains pending,and our forecasts do not yet consolidate HNYL),implying EPS of RMB0.46/0.49/0.52.Referencing the Wind consensus average 2027E PE of 18.2x for comparable companies(previous:2026E average PE of 17.6x),we are positive on the long-term value uplift from the company's integrated hydro-wind-solar development,assign a24.0x 2027E PE,corresponding to atarget price of RMB11.86(previous RMB11.35 based on 24.0x 2026E PE),maintain BUY.
Risks:lower-than-we-expected water inflow/market-based electricity prices;slower-than-we-expected asset injection progress;slower-than-we-expected hydro/wind/solar plant commissioning