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CN Petrochemicals sector – Price spreads HK Yanzhou Coal Mining (01171.HK, HK$16.24, N): Australian subsidiary to ramp
widened MoM in August up output in 2010
Business back into high gear thanks to output ramp-up at Australian subsidiary. Coal business
to maintain solid profitability. China’s coal supply to outstrip demand mildly in 2H10; based
on 6M target price of Rmb17.3, we resume coverage with Neutral rating.
Conclusion
In August, the spreads between main domestic petrochemicals prices and mark-to-market
naphtha price (naphtha price leads petrochemicals prices by one month) began to rise MoM,
as the spreads between the prices of LLDPE, HDPE, LDPE, PP, PS and ABS and the price of
naphtha expanded by a respective 24.1%, 28.9%, 21.1%, 15.0%, 6.2% and 13.7%. We
think that petrochemicals gross margins expanded in August because demand picked up,
while vendors began stocking up on products for the upcoming September-October high
season. Also, naphtha price was low in July, which helped lower production costs for plastics
and other petrochemicals. In July, Singapore naphtha FOB price averaged US$69.2/bbl, down
some 5% MoM. We think that, with adjustment of product mix speeding up and the peak
season approaching, sector profitability should rebound to benefit Sinopec (600028.SS),
Shanghai Petrochemical (600688.SS) and PetroChina (601857.SS).
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8,000
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In August, PS and ABS price
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spreads with naphtha rose by
2,000
Rmb340/mt and Rmb1,187/mt, or 0
6.2% and 13.7% MoM Feb-08 May-08 Aug-08 Nov-08 Feb-09 May-09 Aug-09 Nov-09 Feb-10 May-10 Aug-10
PS-naphtha ABS-naphtha
After going public in New York, Hong Kong, and Shanghai in 1998, Source: Company data; KGI Asia Limited
In 1H10, the railway transport business handled 9.93mn mt of cargo, To achieve the carbon emission goal set for the 11th Five-Year Plan,
up 1.36mn mt (or 15.9%) YoY. Transport sales surged 121.7% YoY the government will step up efforts to phase out uncompetitive
to Rmb260mn in 1H10, as the firm raised the freight rate to capacity. This, coupled with a slowing domestic economy, will
Rmb0.57/ton-km from Rmb0.32/ton-km from January 1, 2010. undercut coal demand. We expect domestic coal prices to
consolidate in 2H10. As the price volatility will be mild, Yanzhou
Figure 4: Blended gross margin steady Coal’s earnings will not take a big hit. The firm sources less than
Gross margin and net margin, percent 30% of coal through contracts – the prices are set annually – and
70 nearly 70% from the spot market.
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China is suffering from severe methanol oversupply, with capacity Jan-08 May-08 Oct-08 Feb-09 May-09 Aug-09 Nov-09 Feb-10 May-10 Aug-10
of 30mn mt and demand of 20mn m in the market. The domestic Mixed coal Clean coking coal
price has fallen to around Rmb2,000/mt currently from nearly Source: http://www.sxcoal.com; KGI Asia Limited
Rmb2,600/mt in early March. In 1H10, Yanzhou Coal recorded
methanol output of 2.45mn mt, including 2.12mn mt at Yulin Valuation and Recommendation
Energy & Chemical and 33k mt at Shanxi Energy & Chemical.
In 2H10, coal demand will be hurt by China’s slowing economy and
Production cost is Rmb1,815/mt at Yulin Energy & Chemical and
the government’s efforts to phase out uncompetitive capacity in
Rmb1,862/mt at Shanxi Energy & Chemical. In 1H10, Yulin Energy
high energy-consuming sectors. As such, coal supply will outstrip
& Chemical made losses of Rmb148mn and expenses were
demand slightly. Yanzhou Coal will increase coal output by 14%
estimated at Rmb685/mt. Judging from market conditions,
CAGR over the next three years, with output increases
domestic methanol prices are unlikely to pick up in 2H10, making it
concentrated in 2010. We forecast 2010-12 EPS of Rmb1.40,
for Yanzhou Coal to turn around methanol business any time soon.
Rmb1.53, and Rmb1.61, respectively. Considering moderate coal
oversupply in the broader market and the firm’s fast output growth
Figure 5: Coal business made up 95% of sales in 1H10
Sales weighting by business, percent
in 2010, we have set our 2011 target PE at 10x. Based on 10x our
Railway transport Coal-fired power
2011 EPS forecast, we have derived a 6-month target price of
Coal chemical
[1.7] [0.6] HK$17.3, implying 6.5% upside from the current price of
Thermal power
[2.7] [0.1] HK$16.24. As such, we have rated the stock Neutral.
Year-end Sales Gross profits EBIT EBITDA Net profits EPS
(Rmb mn) (Rmb mn) (Rmb mn) (Rmb mn) (Rmb mn) (Rmb)
2009A 20,253 9,130 5,310 7,115 4,117 0.84
2010F 32,461 14,607 9,349 11,901 6,880 1.40
2011F 35,928 16,204 10,311 13,098 7,524 1.53
95 2012F 37,872 17,156 10,945 14,001 7,918 1.61
Year-end EV/Sales EV/EBIT EV/EBITDA P/E EV/Inv. C. ROAE
(x) (x) (x) (x) (x) (%)
2009A 2.6 18.8 7.4 12.7 1.0 14.7
2010F 2.8 9.8 7.7 12.3 1.5 21.4
2011F 2.5 8.7 6.8 11.3 1.3 19.6
Source: Company data; KGI Asia Limited 2012F 2.2 7.7 6.0 10.7 1.1 17.5
Sector Engery 52-week trading range (HK$) 10.6-22
12M target price (HK$/shr) 17.30 Mkt cap-HK$ bn/US$ mn 31.3/4,007
Domestic coal prices to consolidate in 2H10 Upside/downside (%) 6.5 Outstanding shares (mn) 4,918
The percentile of excess return (%) 52 Free floating shares (%) 47
The exit price of Shanxi quality mixed coal (>5500 Kcal) at Dividend yield-Dec '10E (%) 2.9 The Largest Shareholder (%): Yan Kuang group 52.9
Qinghuangdao Port now averages Rmb725/mt, down 4.6% (or Book value/shr-Dec '10E (Rmb) 7.2 3M avg. daily trading (mn) 19.8
P/B-Dec '10E (x) 2.4 Abs. Performance (3,6,12M)(%) -6.4; -4.1; 46.5
Net debt/equity-Dec '10E (%) 19.4 Rel. Performance (3,6,12M)(%) -8.4; 1.4; 45.8
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Competition for polysilicon spurs spot prices, highlights PV Figure 3: PV power nearing grid parity
market vitality
Our channel checks reveal polysilicon strengthened for
small-quantity spot supply but held steady for bulky contract supply
in August, suggesting tense supply and demand near term in the
photovoltaic (PV) market. In August, we also saw the signing of
long-term contracts, which have been absent from the PV market
for a long while, in a bid to secure supply. This means order
visibility has extended. We are upbeat about the solar sector.
Top 10 gainers
Companies Gain 㞕 Southern China's Shenzhen city has drafted new labor rules to smooth industrial relations
Shanghai Xidang Market (600723) 10.1 in the special economic zone (SEZ), after the manufacturing hub was stung by a series of
A-share Anyuan Industrial (600397) 10.4 worker strikes earlier in the year. (China Securities Journal)
LianHuan Phar.(600513) 10.0
Tibet Jinzhu (600773) 10.0 㞕 China's banking regulator will strictly implement the central government's
Chengdu Dept.Store (600828) 10.0 macroeconomic policies that aim to curb soaring housing prices, an official said. (China
Shenzhen Huludao Zinc Industry (000751) 10.1 Securities Journal)
A-share XiangTan Elec.(002125) 10.0
Sansteel MinGuang(002110) 10.0 㞕 US Commerce Department announced on Tuesday its decision not to initiate
ChenFei Tech.(002190) 10.0 investigation on allegations that China's currency practices constitute an unfair subsidy.
Kee Ever Bright Tech.(002464) 10.0 (China Securities Journal)
Top 10 active
Companies Turnover
(Rmb mn)
Shanghai Rare-Earth Hi-Tech (600111) 2,164
A-share Ningbo Yunsheng (600366) 1,451
China Merchants Bank (600036) 1,377
Pudong Dev. Bank (600000) 1,271
Shandong Gold-Mining (600547) 1,262
Shenzhen Zoomlion Heavy Industry (000157) 3,702
A-share HaiGe Communications(002465) 1,793
XJ Electric (000400) 1,404
Huludao Zinc Industry (000751) 1,314
DMEGC(002056) 1,125
SSEA performance
Daily trading volume, Rmb bn (LHS); SSEA (RHS)
300 4,000
250 3,500
200
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150
2,500
100
50 2,000
0 1,500
Jun-09 Aug-09 Oct-09 Jan-10 Mar-10 Jun-10 Aug-10
Trading volume SSEA
Source: Wise
SZSA performance
Daily trading volume, Rmb bn (LHS); SZSA (RHS)
200 1,400
160 1,200
120 1,000
80 800
40 600
0 400
Jun-09 Aug-09 Oct-09 Jan-10 Mar-10 Jun-10 Aug-10
Trading volume SZSA
Source: Wise
Futures Mining stocks: Chalco (2600.HK) rose 0.16% to HK$6.19, VTM Mining (0893.HK) rose 5.53%
Sep-1 Aug-31 Aug-30 to HK$2.86, and Jiangxi Copper (0358.HK) rose 1.65% to HK$17.16. Coal producers: China
HSI (Aug) 20,470 20,317 20,762 Shenhua (1088.HK) rose 1.23% to HK$28.70, Yanzhou Coal (1171.HK) rose 1.75% to
HSI (Sep) 20,482 20,314 20,671 HK$16.24, and China Coal (1898.HK) rose 1.64% to HK$11.14. Mainland lenders: ICBC
HSCEI (Aug) 11,449 11,315 11,539 (1398.HK) rose 0.53% to HK$5.68, CCB (0939.HK) rose 0.31% to HK$6.44 and BOC
HSCEI (Sep) 11,470 11,320 11,510
(3988.HK) fell 0.25% to HK$3.90. Meanwhile, CM Bank (3968.HK) rose 0.24% to HK$20.10,
Bocom (3328.HK) rose 0.97% to HK$8.33, and Minsheng Bank (1988.HK) rose 0.14% to
Top Ten
HK$7.08. Home appliance stocks: Skyworth Digital (751.HK) rose 4.20% to HK$4.21, TCL
Company Code Turnover
Multimedia (1070.HK) rose 2.92% to HK$2.46, and GOME (0493.HK) fell 2.54% to HK$2.30.
(HK$mn)
CHINA MOBILE 0941 1,718 Telecom equipment stocks: China Wireless (2369.HK) rose 1.55% to HK$3.27, Sim Tech
HSBC HOLDINGS 0005 1,440 (2000.HK) rose 3.12% to HK$1.65 and Comba (2342.HK) rose 0.87% to HK$8.03.
CHINA LIFE 2628 1,297
BANK OF CHINA 3988 976
Quick Bullets
CCB 0939 869
HUTCHISON 0013 819
ICBC 1398 813 㞕 R&F Properties (2777.HK) announced that its contracted sales grew 45% YoY to
LI NING 2331 723
Rmb3.06bn in August with a saleable area of 247,800 sqm. Contracted sales and
CNOOC 0883 630
saleable area rose 33% and 21% from last month. Since the Chinese government's roll
BOC HONG KONG 2388 614
out of a series of curbing policies in April 2010, R&F's contracted sales recorded steady
Hang Seng Index chart growth in the past two months. The results show buyers have regained confidence in the
Daily Turnover, HK$bn (LHS); HSI (RHS)
market and are reconsidering their purchase plans. Zhangzhou, Tianjin and Beijing
100 22,500 remain R&F’s three major markets, with aggregate contracted sales income of
22,000
80 21,500 Rmb18.2bn and saleable area of 1.48mn sqm, up 11% and down 12% from last year.
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20,500
㞕 C C Land (1224.HK) Vice Chairman and Managing Director Peter Lam How-mun said the
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company is confident it will achieve its 2010 sales target of Rmb3.4bn. By the third week
19,500
20 19,000 of August, contracted sales of C C Land exceeded Rmb3.1bn. Two new projects will also
6/23 7/5 7/14 7/23 8/3 8/12 8/23 9/1
Trading volume Share price be launched in the coming future. Contracted sales to the end of June surged 2.3 times
Source: Reuters; KGI Asia Limited to Rmb1.82bn. Construction area also expanded 1.9 times to 292,200 sqm.
㞕 Cheung Kong Infrastructure (1038.HK) Managing Director Kam Hing Lam said the
Hang Seng H-Share Index chart company is searching for over 10 potential M&A projects in Europe, North America,
Daily Turnover, HK$bn (LHS); HIS (RHS) Australia and New Zealand. Kam said capital will not be the main concern. The most
35 13,500
30 13,000 important thing is to find quality projects which can provide stable returns and strong
25
20
12,500
cash flow for the company.
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15
10
11,500 㞕 Lumena (0067.HK) said interim net profit grew 40.1% to Rmb357mn for the six months
5 11,000
ended 30 June 2010. Basic and diluted EPS were Rmb 18.34 cents and Rmb 18.32 cents.
0 10,500
6/23 7/5 7/14 7/23 8/3 8/12 8/23 9/1 Revenue was Rmb1.02bn, up 72.6% with a gross profit of Rmb736mn, up 71.8%. The
Trading volume Share price
interim dividend will be HK 5.2 cents (2009: nil) per share, payable on or about 30
Source: Reuters; KGI Asia Limited
September.
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