The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited

SZSC:3 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$110.1b

Hong Kong and China Gas Valuation

Is 3 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 3 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 3 (HK$5.9) is trading above our estimate of fair value (HK$4.53)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 3 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 3?

Key metric: As 3 is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for 3. This is calculated by dividing 3's market cap by their current earnings.
What is 3's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio20x
EarningsHK$5.50b
Market CapHK$110.09b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 3's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 3 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average10.9x
135 Kunlun Energy
10.9x9.6%HK$67.4b
1193 China Resources Gas Group
13.2x7.8%HK$67.6b
2688 ENN Energy Holdings
8.9x9.8%HK$57.8b
384 China Gas Holdings
10.8x12.6%HK$34.4b
3 Hong Kong and China Gas
20x9.2%HK$110.1b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x) compared to the peer average (10.9x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 3's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the Asian Gas Utilities Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
3 20.0xIndustry Avg. 13.4xNo. of Companies12PE0816243240+
0 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x) compared to the Asian Gas Utilities industry average (13.4x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 3's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

3 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio20x
Fair PE Ratio8.9x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 3 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (8.9x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 3 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$5.90
HK$6.84
+15.9%
9.0%HK$7.63HK$5.60n/a10
Nov ’25HK$6.07
HK$6.84
+12.6%
9.0%HK$7.63HK$5.60n/a10
Oct ’25HK$6.40
HK$6.84
+6.8%
9.0%HK$7.63HK$5.60n/a10
Sep ’25HK$6.35
HK$6.75
+6.2%
9.4%HK$7.63HK$5.60n/a9
Aug ’25HK$6.55
HK$6.53
-0.3%
9.3%HK$7.66HK$5.60n/a9
Jul ’25HK$5.94
HK$6.49
+9.2%
9.7%HK$7.66HK$5.60n/a9
Jun ’25HK$6.07
HK$6.49
+6.9%
9.7%HK$7.66HK$5.60n/a9
May ’25HK$5.97
HK$6.34
+6.2%
7.9%HK$7.00HK$5.60n/a8
Apr ’25HK$5.93
HK$6.34
+6.8%
8.5%HK$7.00HK$5.60n/a7
Mar ’25HK$6.06
HK$5.96
-1.6%
6.8%HK$6.60HK$5.50n/a7
Feb ’25HK$5.56
HK$5.78
+3.9%
3.5%HK$6.00HK$5.50n/a6
Jan ’25HK$5.98
HK$5.78
-3.4%
3.5%HK$6.00HK$5.50n/a6
Dec ’24HK$5.31
HK$5.78
+8.8%
3.5%HK$6.00HK$5.50n/a6
Nov ’24HK$5.47
HK$6.10
+11.5%
9.1%HK$7.00HK$5.50HK$6.074
Oct ’24HK$5.46
HK$6.60
+20.9%
11.4%HK$7.60HK$5.50HK$6.405
Sep ’24HK$5.77
HK$6.67
+15.5%
9.9%HK$7.60HK$5.50HK$6.356
Aug ’24HK$6.69
HK$7.01
+4.8%
9.4%HK$7.80HK$6.00HK$6.557
Jul ’24HK$6.77
HK$7.11
+5.1%
8.9%HK$7.80HK$6.00HK$5.947
Jun ’24HK$7.08
HK$7.11
+0.5%
8.9%HK$7.80HK$6.00HK$6.077
May ’24HK$6.96
HK$7.04
+1.2%
10.2%HK$7.80HK$6.00HK$5.977
Apr ’24HK$6.91
HK$7.31
+5.8%
12.3%HK$9.00HK$6.00HK$5.938
Mar ’24HK$7.41
HK$7.80
+5.3%
17.1%HK$10.50HK$5.80HK$6.069
Feb ’24HK$7.89
HK$7.80
-1.1%
17.1%HK$10.50HK$5.80HK$5.569
Jan ’24HK$7.42
HK$8.10
+9.2%
17.3%HK$10.50HK$5.80HK$5.988
Dec ’23HK$6.74
HK$8.13
+20.5%
20.2%HK$10.50HK$5.30HK$5.318
Nov ’23HK$6.21
HK$8.13
+30.8%
20.2%HK$10.50HK$5.30HK$5.478

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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