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Chinese (SSE) Utilities Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 24, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies117
  • 7D-1.1%
  • 3M5.0%
  • 1Y15.5%
  • YTD12.7%

The Utilities industry is down 1.1% over the last week with Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower the worst performer, down 1.6%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 16%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 11% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Chinese Utilities Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 25 Dec 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥138.8b18.9x20.7x1.8x
Fri, 22 Nov 2024CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥138.8b18.8x20.4x1.8x
Sun, 20 Oct 2024CN¥2.8tCN¥1.6tCN¥155.7b18.4x18.1x1.8x
Tue, 17 Sep 2024CN¥2.6tCN¥1.6tCN¥155.4b16.6x16.8x1.7x
Thu, 15 Aug 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥148.3b17.6x19.3x1.8x
Sat, 13 Jul 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥148.1b17.7x19.9x1.9x
Mon, 10 Jun 2024CN¥2.9tCN¥1.6tCN¥148.0b18.9x19.8x1.9x
Wed, 08 May 2024CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥150.2b19x18.3x1.7x
Fri, 05 Apr 2024CN¥2.7tCN¥1.6tCN¥136.4b19.3x19.5x1.7x
Sun, 03 Mar 2024CN¥2.6tCN¥1.5tCN¥133.3b17.8x19.2x1.7x
Tue, 30 Jan 2024CN¥2.5tCN¥2.2tCN¥371.3b18.6x6.8x1.1x
Thu, 28 Dec 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥126.7b20.6x19.4x1.6x
Sat, 25 Nov 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥126.1b20.2x19.1x1.6x
Mon, 23 Oct 2023CN¥2.3tCN¥1.5tCN¥104.8b20.3x22.4x1.6x
Wed, 20 Sep 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥104.2b20.4x23.3x1.6x
Fri, 18 Aug 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥100.3b22.4x24.6x1.7x
Sun, 16 Jul 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.6b24.3x25.5x1.7x
Tue, 13 Jun 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.3b23.2x25.3x1.7x
Thu, 11 May 2023CN¥2.5tCN¥1.5tCN¥99.0b24.1x25.4x1.7x
Sat, 08 Apr 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.5tCN¥91.9b22.1x25.7x1.6x
Mon, 06 Mar 2023CN¥2.4tCN¥1.4tCN¥83.4b23.8x28.7x1.7x
Wed, 01 Feb 2023CN¥2.3tCN¥1.4tCN¥85.0b22.9x26.9x1.6x
Fri, 30 Dec 2022CN¥2.2tCN¥1.4tCN¥83.9b22.1x26.5x1.6x
Sun, 27 Nov 2022CN¥2.3tCN¥1.4tCN¥83.0b23.1x27.8x1.6x
Tue, 25 Oct 2022CN¥2.3tCN¥1.3tCN¥72.9b24.4x31.5x1.7x
Thu, 22 Sep 2022CN¥2.4tCN¥1.3tCN¥72.8b23.6x32.3x1.8x
Sat, 20 Aug 2022CN¥2.4tCN¥1.3tCN¥73.9b24x33x1.9x
Mon, 18 Jul 2022CN¥2.4tCN¥1.3tCN¥72.6b24x32.9x1.8x
Wed, 15 Jun 2022CN¥2.3tCN¥1.3tCN¥72.4b23.1x32.4x1.8x
Fri, 13 May 2022CN¥2.2tCN¥1.3tCN¥72.8b21x29.9x1.7x
Sun, 10 Apr 2022CN¥2.2tCN¥1.2tCN¥97.6b23.8x23x1.9x
Tue, 08 Mar 2022CN¥2.4tCN¥1.2tCN¥94.5b24.9x25.6x2.1x
Thu, 03 Feb 2022CN¥2.3tCN¥1.2tCN¥96.0b22.8x23.7x1.9x
Sat, 01 Jan 2022CN¥2.5tCN¥1.2tCN¥96.0b26.9x26.5x2.2x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.5x


Total Market Cap: CN¥2.5tTotal Earnings: CN¥96.0bTotal Revenue: CN¥1.2tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Utilities Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.7x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Chinese Utilities industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 20.7x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 23.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Utilities industry have grown 13% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 11% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Chinese Utilities sector?

CN Market-2.11%
Utilities-1.15%
Renewable Energy-0.65%
Water Utilities-2.12%
Other Utilities-2.99%
Gas Utilities-3.01%
Electric Utilities-4.75%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Other Utilities industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.0x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Gas Utilities industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Electric Utilities industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 18% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 13% per year.
  • In contrast, the Water Utilities industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 7.9% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
600900 China Yangtze PowerCN¥29.811.8%
+CN¥13.2b
26.7%PE21.6x
601985 China National Nuclear PowerCN¥10.363.1%
+CN¥5.9b
39.4%PE19.1x
600642 ShenergyCN¥9.454.7%
+CN¥2.1b
45.8%PE10.9x
000600 Jointo Energy Investment HebeiCN¥6.1916.1%
+CN¥1.6b
30.6%PE29.7x
600157 Wintime Energy GroupLtdCN¥1.883.9%
+CN¥1.5b
40.3%PE19.7x
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