Capital Allocation Trends At China Gas Holdings (HKG:384) Aren't Ideal
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Hong Kong (HSI) Gas Utilities Industry Analysis
UpdatedSep 18, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies18
- 7D0.6%
- 3M2.7%
- 1Y10.2%
- YTD4.3%
The Gas Utilities is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Zhongyu Energy Holdings has stood out, gaining 8.7%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 10% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 8.0% per annum.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Hong Kong Gas Utilities Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 18 Sep 2025 | HK$436.7b | HK$736.4b | HK$33.4b | 10.1x | 13.1x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 16 Aug 2025 | HK$441.7b | HK$730.5b | HK$34.5b | 10.3x | 12.8x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 14 Jul 2025 | HK$427.7b | HK$732.5b | HK$34.6b | 9.8x | 12.4x | 0.6x |
| Wed, 11 Jun 2025 | HK$429.4b | HK$732.6b | HK$34.4b | 8.3x | 12.5x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 09 May 2025 | HK$427.6b | HK$725.1b | HK$34.1b | 8.3x | 12.6x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 06 Apr 2025 | HK$434.1b | HK$722.7b | HK$33.9b | 8.4x | 12.8x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 04 Mar 2025 | HK$401.4b | HK$723.8b | HK$33.3b | 8.8x | 12x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 30 Jan 2025 | HK$396.7b | HK$727.2b | HK$33.5b | 8.7x | 11.9x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 28 Dec 2024 | HK$421.1b | HK$722.5b | HK$33.3b | 9x | 12.7x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 25 Nov 2024 | HK$399.6b | HK$727.8b | HK$33.5b | 8.4x | 11.9x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 23 Oct 2024 | HK$424.6b | HK$734.7b | HK$33.8b | 9.3x | 12.6x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 20 Sep 2024 | HK$401.9b | HK$739.2b | HK$34.0b | 8.3x | 11.8x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 18 Aug 2024 | HK$417.5b | HK$722.4b | HK$35.8b | 8.6x | 11.7x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 16 Jul 2024 | HK$436.6b | HK$718.5b | HK$36.5b | 9.4x | 12x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 13 Jun 2024 | HK$423.0b | HK$722.9b | HK$36.2b | 9.5x | 11.7x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 11 May 2024 | HK$449.0b | HK$724.8b | HK$36.3b | 9.7x | 12.4x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 08 Apr 2024 | HK$390.6b | HK$718.1b | HK$36.9b | 9.2x | 10.6x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 06 Mar 2024 | HK$400.7b | HK$717.2b | HK$36.3b | 9.8x | 11x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 02 Feb 2024 | HK$391.3b | HK$717.9b | HK$36.4b | 10x | 10.8x | 0.5x |
| Sun, 31 Dec 2023 | HK$411.1b | HK$721.2b | HK$36.5b | 10.3x | 11.3x | 0.6x |
| Tue, 28 Nov 2023 | HK$397.9b | HK$724.8b | HK$37.8b | 9.8x | 10.5x | 0.5x |
| Thu, 26 Oct 2023 | HK$391.9b | HK$718.9b | HK$37.6b | 9.7x | 10.4x | 0.5x |
| Sat, 23 Sep 2023 | HK$402.7b | HK$719.4b | HK$37.6b | 9.7x | 10.7x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 21 Aug 2023 | HK$426.0b | HK$717.5b | HK$37.1b | 10.2x | 11.5x | 0.6x |
| Wed, 19 Jul 2023 | HK$453.5b | HK$722.3b | HK$37.0b | 10.6x | 12.3x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 16 Jun 2023 | HK$493.4b | HK$723.2b | HK$39.5b | 11.3x | 12.5x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 14 May 2023 | HK$534.0b | HK$734.1b | HK$39.9b | 11.4x | 13.4x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 11 Apr 2023 | HK$490.5b | HK$738.4b | HK$40.1b | 9.6x | 12.2x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 09 Mar 2023 | HK$532.3b | HK$701.3b | HK$44.7b | 9.2x | 11.9x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2023 | HK$548.1b | HK$711.7b | HK$45.2b | 8.8x | 12.1x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 02 Jan 2023 | HK$514.1b | HK$702.4b | HK$44.7b | 9.1x | 11.5x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 30 Nov 2022 | HK$472.1b | HK$689.1b | HK$44.1b | 8.1x | 10.7x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 28 Oct 2022 | HK$422.9b | HK$687.3b | HK$45.0b | 7.9x | 9.4x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 25 Sep 2022 | HK$496.5b | HK$689.3b | HK$45.1b | 9.2x | 11x | 0.7x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
11x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Hong Kong Gas Utilities industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 13.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 11.8x.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.61x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Gas Utilities industry have declined 9.6% per year over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 2.2% per year.
- This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Hong Kong Utilities industry?
| HK Market | 0.88% | |
| Utilities | -1.22% | |
| Gas Utilities | 0.63% | |
| Gas Utilities | 0.63% | |
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3633 Zhongyu Energy Holdings | HK$4.00 | 8.7% +HK$879.5m | -13.8% | PE71.9x | |
| 135 Kunlun Energy | HK$7.40 | 1.0% +HK$606.1m | -0.7% | PE10.1x | |
| 6828 Beijing Gas Blue Sky Holdings | HK$0.056 | 7.7% +HK$90.9m | 115.4% | PE13.4x | |
| 1265 Tianjin Jinran Public Utilities | HK$0.22 | 7.7% +HK$29.4m | 31.2% | PS0.2x | |
| 6661 Huzhou Gas | HK$5.30 | 2.3% +HK$24.3m | 1.0% | PE8.8x |
