中國燃氣(0384.HK):燃氣銷量增長、毛差提升,回款樂觀改善現金流
機構:東吳證券
預計 21 財年天然氣銷售量增長 10%,全年實現 15%增長。天然氣銷售量自 4 月份以來持續恢復,6-7 月份天然氣銷售量回升到同比 10%左右的增速,8 月份接近 15%,公司管理層預計 21 財年上半年天然氣銷售量將增長大約 10%,全年將實現 15%的同比增速,高於行業平均水平。此外,冬季採暖會帶來燃氣價格的上漲,但管理層表示價格上漲幅度有限。由於本財年的液化天然氣進口量有望翻倍至200 萬噸,降低採購成本,所以預計 21 財年售氣毛差或將增加 0.01 元/立方米。在燃氣銷售量增長、毛差提升帶動下,公司業績將有望實現較好的增速。
拉尼娜年冬季氣温偏低,提振天然氣消費量。9月始美國、澳大利亞和我國氣象機構相繼宣佈“拉尼娜“將到來,預計秋季維持拉尼娜狀態,並於冬季達到峯值,形成一次弱到中等強度的拉尼娜事件。所謂拉尼娜事件是指赤道中、東太平洋海表温度出現大範圍持續異常偏冷的現象。根據 2000 年以來 5 次經驗,在拉尼娜年的冬季,中國中東部大部地區氣温總體上較常年同期偏低。特別是發生中等強度拉尼娜事件的時期,中國天然氣表觀消費量均有明顯提振,2010 年 12 月天然氣表觀消費量月度同比增 57%(NINO3.4 指數=-1.6),而 2011 年 12 月天然氣表觀消費量當月同比增 33%(NINO3.4 指數=-1.1),因此本次拉尼娜事件或將提振天然氣消費量,有利公司的燃氣銷售。
新接駁用户數穩定;回款進度樂觀改善現金流。公司預計 21 財年新增接駁用户數不少於 550 萬,其中一半來自城市居民,其餘來自鄉鎮居民及液化石油氣微管網項目。新增接駁用户數目較上年度錄得單位數增長,主要由城市居民所帶動。中國燃氣的目標是未來 5 年接駁用户數維持單位數增速,為天然氣銷量提供持續的增長來源。另外,公司預計 21 財年上半年,鄉鎮接駁應收款回款可達到全年目標(80-90 億港元) 的 20-30%,較原先估計的 10-15%為高,有利改善現金流。餘款會於下半財年收取,加上鄉鎮接駁的資本開支減少,全年自由現金流有望轉為正數。
創辦人及公司先後回購股份顯示對業務信心。創辦人劉明輝今年以來以平均價24.99 港元累計回購 823.8 萬股,合計金額為 2.1 億港元;而且公司於 9 月以平均價 21.4 港元累計回購 619.4 萬股,合計金額為 1.3 億港元,均顯示對業務前景的信心。公司於 10 月 16 日公佈,與廣東省發改委及廣東省多市進行清潔能源項目戰略合作,包括氣化鄉鎮、液化石油氣微管網、液化天然氣接收站、熱電及分佈式能源,以及交通新能源項目。雖然短期對業績振振有限,但長遠為公司提供增長動力。
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