Executive Summary
United Energy Group Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the investment and operation of upstream oil, natural gas, and other energy related businesses in Hong Kong, South Asia, Pakistan, the Middle East, and North Africa. More Details
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet with poor track record.
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Share Price & News
How has United Energy Group's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: 467 is not significantly more volatile than the rest of Hong Kong stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 8% a week.
Volatility Over Time: 467's weekly volatility (8%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-2.8%
467
2.7%
HK Oil and Gas
-0.03%
HK Market
1 Year Return
0%
467
2.1%
HK Oil and Gas
20.6%
HK Market
Return vs Industry: 467 underperformed the Hong Kong Oil and Gas industry which returned 2.1% over the past year.
Return vs Market: 467 underperformed the Hong Kong Market which returned 20.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
467 | Industry | Market | |
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7 Day | -2.8% | 2.7% | -0.03% |
30 Day | 11.9% | 16.0% | -0.6% |
90 Day | -5.4% | 20.0% | 11.4% |
1 Year | 0%0% | 10.1%2.1% | 25.3%20.6% |
3 Year | 92.7%76.3% | -21.4%-34.5% | 3.8%-7.0% |
5 Year | 411.5%235.7% | -2.2%-23.1% | 60.1%32.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is United Energy Group's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Have Insiders Been Buying United Energy Group Limited (HKG:467) Shares?3 weeks ago | Simply Wall St
Is This A Sign of Things To Come At United Energy Group (HKG:467)?1 month ago | Simply Wall St
What Is The Ownership Structure Like For United Energy Group Limited (HKG:467)?Valuation
Is United Energy Group undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
27.19x
Price to Earnings (PE) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 467's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate 467's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: 467 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (27.2x) compared to the HK Oil and Gas industry average (6.5x).
PE vs Market: 467 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (27.2x) compared to the Hong Kong market (12.2x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 467's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: 467 is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (3x) compared to the HK Oil and Gas industry average (0.6x).
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Future Growth
How is United Energy Group forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
20.9%
Forecasted Energy industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as United Energy Group has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine United Energy Group's financial health to determine how well-positioned it is against times of financial stress by looking at its level of debt over time and how much cash it has left.
- United Energy Group competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Energy industry.
Past Performance
How has United Energy Group performed over the past 5 years?
14.2%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: 467 has a large one-off gain of HK$271.5M impacting its June 30 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: 467's current net profit margins (21%) are lower than last year (26.8%).
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 467's earnings have grown by 14.2% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: 467's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 467 had negative earnings growth (-20.3%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Oil and Gas industry average (-11.9%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 467's Return on Equity (10.9%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is United Energy Group's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: 467's short term assets (HK$6.9B) exceed its short term liabilities (HK$5.5B).
Long Term Liabilities: 467's short term assets (HK$6.9B) exceed its long term liabilities (HK$6.6B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: 467's debt to equity ratio (46.6%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: 467's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 48.4% to 46.6% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: 467's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (33%).
Interest Coverage: 467's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (4.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is United Energy Group current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate 467's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate 467's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 467's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 467's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: 467 is not paying a notable dividend for the Hong Kong market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of 467's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Hong Kong market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
15.5yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
United Energy Group has no CEO, or we have no data on them.
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Executive Chairman | no data | HK$18.88m | 61.09% HK$ 22.2b | |
Executive Director | 14.75yrs | HK$6.59m | 4.9% HK$ 1.8b | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 16.33yrs | HK$120.00k | no data | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 16.33yrs | HK$120.00k | no data | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 3.67yrs | HK$120.00k | no data |
15.5yrs
Average Tenure
51yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 467's board of directors are seasoned and experienced ( 15.5 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
United Energy Group Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: United Energy Group Limited
- Ticker: 467
- Exchange: SEHK
- Founded: NaN
- Industry: Oil and Gas Exploration and Production
- Sector: Energy
- Market Cap: HK$36.272b
- Shares outstanding: 26.28b
- Website: https://www.uegl.com.hk
Number of Employees
Location
- United Energy Group Limited
- Two Pacific Place
- Suite 2505
- Admiralty
- Hong Kong
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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467 | SEHK (The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd.) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | HK | HKD | Sep 1992 |
UNEG.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | US | USD | Sep 1992 |
1UEN | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Sep 1992 |
467 | SZSC (The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong - Shenzhen - Hong Kong Stock Connect) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | HK | HKD | Sep 1992 |
467 | SHSC (Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited - Shanghai - Hong Kong Stock Connect) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | HK | HKD | Sep 1992 |
Biography
United Energy Group Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the investment and operation of upstream oil, natural gas, and other energy related businesses in Hong Kong, South Asia, Pakistan, the...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/03/08 10:08 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/03/08 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/06/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.