Minimum DPS Commitment Drives Dividend Yield Up To 5.3%
发布时间:2026-05-20 来源:华泰证券
In 2025,Huaihe Energy Group(HEG)completed its acquisition of Huaihe Energy Power Group(Power Group).The capacity of its stake-controlling operational power units climbed from 3,240MW to 8,594.2MW,and the capacity of its stake-controlling coal mines expanded from 6.00mn tonnes to 10mn tonnes.Although power tariffs temporarily weighed on earnings in 2025 and 1Q26,we expect the company's earnings to grow as its 4,103.2MW of power units under construction(as of the end of 2025)are to be commissioned.Furthermore,the company committed to aDPS of no less than RMB0.19 for 2025-2027.In 2025,it distributed dividends based on aDPS of RMB0.19/share,implying adividend yield of 5.3%(based on the closing price on 30 April).We believe the 5.3%dividend yield is attractive in the A-share market,and the DPS commitment could alleviate market concerns about the drag from earnings fluctuations on the dividend yield.Maintain BUY.
Acquiring Power Group expanded assets substantially
In 2025,HEG completed the acquisition of Power Group(89.3/10.7%owned by Huainan Mining Group,the parent company of HEG/CDB Capital),a move that expanded its assets substantially.The capacity of its stake-controlling operational power units climbed from 3,240MW before the acquisition to 8,594.2MW;the capacity of its stake-controlling coal mines expanded from 6.00mn tonnes to 10mn tonnes;4,103.2MW of thermal,gas-fired and PV power units were under construction,including 660MW from the Unit 2of Xieqiao Power Generation Company(commissioned in January 2026),2,000MW from Phase IV of Luohe Power Plant,900MW from the Wuhu Natural Gas Power Plant,and 543.2MW from PV projects.We expect the company to increase its profitability as it commissions the projects under construction.
2025 coal sales GPM rose 6.05pp YoY on effective cost control
In 2025,as new units were being commissioned,the company's attributable net profit(NP)declined by 5.33%YoY(after retrospective adjustment;the same applies hereafter)to RMB1,698mn,mainly as power segment GPM declined by 3.47pp YoY to 14.70%,principally due to:1)a 6.14%YoY decline in the overall on-grid electricity tariff(excluding tax)to RMB0.395/kWh as market-based electricity tariffs fell YoY;2)a 13.76%YoY decline in coal power utilization hours to 4,261 hours against abackdrop of relatively loose power supply and demand in Anhui;and 3)a limited reduction in unit coal costs at HEG,while market coal prices fell.Although coal sales revenue declined by 13.66%YoY to RMB4,080mn in 2025 as market coal prices fell YoY,segment GPM rose 6.05ppYoY to 30.95%thanks to effective cost control.
Earnings forecasts and valuation
After HEG consolidated the acquired assets in 2025,its assets and earnings expanded sharply.Thus,we revise our 2026/2027 attributable NP forecasts to RMB1,372/1,500mn based on the company's asset profile at the end of 2025,and project its 2028 attributable NP at RMB1,683mn,with 2026/2027/2028E BVPS of RMB3.07/3.09/3.13.As HEG's 2026-2028 ROE is lower than its peers'average,we value the stock at 1.40x 2026E PB,below comparable integrated coal-power companies'average of 1.60x on Wind consensus,for our target price of RMB4.29(previous:RMB5.28,based on 1.55x 2026E PE).Maintain BUY.
Risks:On-grid power tariffs/utilization hours missing our expectations,higher coal prices than we expect.