煤氣(00003.HK)稱8月加價幅度較溫和 料上半年本港售氣量或升逾1%
香港中華煤氣(00003.HK)早前提出於今年8月1日上調本港煤氣價格4.4%,公司執行董事、首席財務總裁何漢明在股東周年大會後表示,客戶承擔能力是公司及管理層的最大考慮,是次加價幅度較為溫和,估計70%住宅用戶每月費用增加不超過10元,約50%工商用戶增長不多於290元,相信加幅不是很高。
常務董事黃維義補充指,是次加幅是反映公司的營運成本上升,包括人手及工資增加等,而燃料成本的變動已按調價機制每月反映,強調現時疫情緩和及市道好轉,公司因應市場環境已延後一年加價,是次與環境局商討加價時當局亦覺得加幅合理。
黃氏提到,年初因本港爆發第五波疫情,本港銷氣量增長放緩,甚至有一段時間出現下跌,但隨著疫情緩和及氣溫較低,售氣量有所回升,預期上半年或有超過1%增長。若疫情持續向好,他料全年售氣量可能有1.5%增長,對比去年為下跌1.5%,加上成功上調價格,相信香港業務會有亮點。
他承認俄烏戰事推升能源價格,對業務有造成影響,特別是內地因疫情封城加上氣價順價有滯後,令業務受壓,首數月銷氣量曾出現零增長。不過當疫情封鎖解除,市民生活回復正常,售氣量有見反彈,預期今年上半年內地銷氣量將有7%增長,全年增長或有10%。
對於會否恢復派發紅股,何漢明未有正面回應,不過稱公司及管理層致力爭取股東回報,但亦要平衡市場情況及未來投資等,例如過去十八個月市場不明朗因素眾多,包括中美貿易戰、俄烏戰爭及疫情,影響深遠及造成很多不穩定性,而公司未來亦有很多投資及發展機會。
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