The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited

0003.HK

0003.HKThe Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited HK flag

HKSE

6.18

HKD

-0.12

(-1.90%)

0.29EPS

21.31P/E

115.32BMarket Cap

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ISIN

HK0003000038

CUSIP

Y33370100

Return %

Stock

S&P500

12.77

33.33

-46.82

32.59

-54.69

97.88

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	2011 Y	2012 Y	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y
Revenue per Share	1.2	1.33	1.51	1.69	1.59	1.53	1.74	2.09	2.18	2.19	2.87	3.27	3.05
Basic EPS, GAAP	0.33	0.41	0.37	0.39	0.4	0.4	0.45	0.5	0.38	0.33	0.27	0.29	0.33
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share	0.01	0.04	0.09	0.1	0.1	0.12	0.13	0.14	0.15	0.14	0.11	0.07	0.13
Dividend per Share	0.14	0.23	0.17	0.19	0.2	0.22	0.25	0.27	0.3	0.32	0.34	0.35	0.35
Book Value per Share	0.28	0.22	0.25	0.42	2.78	2.94	0.29	3.37	3.45	0.29	3.4	3.33	0.29
Tangible Book Value per Share	2.29	2.49	2.74	3.02	3.02	3.07	3.45	3.46	3.63	3.81	3.94	3.74	3.57
Basic Weighted Avg Shares	18,671	18,671	18,671	18,669	18,663	18,661	18,660	18,660	18,660	18,660	18,660	18,660	18,660
Sales/Revenue/Turnover	22,427	24,922	28,246	31,615	29,591	28,557	32,476	39,073	40,628	40,927	53,564	60,953	56,971
Operating Margin (%)	25.3	23.54	23.58	22.84	22.88	24.21	22.23	20.87	16.81	19.43	13.61	13.72	14.28
Depreciation Expense	1,311	1,465	1,649	1,952	2,075	2,223	2,375	2,537	2,754	2,941	3,289	3,525	3,549
Net Income, GAAP	6,150	7,712	6,854	7,211	7,412	7,451	8,336	9,420	7,064	6,118	5,128	5,359	6,178
Effective Tax Rate (%)	16.66	15.02	17.59	17.94	17.43	16.01	15.77	15.46	22.01	19.19	25.71	22.72	21.83
Profit Margin (%)	27.42	30.94	24.26	22.81	25.05	26.09	25.67	24.11	17.39	14.95	9.57	8.79	10.84
Working Capital	6,552	4,185	2,427	3,952	452	1,623	-7,582	-5,539	-6,038	-9,650	-14,346	-14,812	-12,791
LT Debt	21,628	25,270	24,423	24,507	23,385	27,296	21,162	27,609	28,953	31,482	37,215	40,180	41,284
Total Equity	46,274	50,350	56,370	62,224	62,113	62,898	70,246	70,193	75,397	79,153	81,839	75,139	71,019
Return on Invested Capital (%)	6.91	6.36	6.37	6.43	5.82	5.98	5.89	6.37	4.77	5.38	4.14	4.7	4.78
Return on Capital (%)	19.06	19.95	15.93	15.86	10.81	8.12	11.42	11.85	6.34	7.07	5.35	4.35	6.66
Return on Common Equity (%)	142.64	165.03	156.48	115.56	24.82	13.96	27.61	27.55	11.1	17.51	14.9	8.55	18.3

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(avg. rate of change)	10 years	5 years	1 year
Sales/Revenue/Turnover	7.89%	8.57%	-6.53%
Net Income, GAAP	-0.14%	-6.96%	15.28%
Free Cash Flow	7.97%	6.22%	91.11%
Total Cash Common Dividend	- -	- -	- -
Total Equity	2.52%	0.42%	-5.48%

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Company Description

CEO: Mr. Wai Yee Wong A.C.I.S., A.C.S., C.M.A., C.P.A., F.I.G.E.
Full Time Employees: 55,951
Sector: Utilities
Industry: Regulated Gas
Address: 363 Java Road North Point Hong Kong
IPO Date: Jan 4, 2000
Website: towngas.com
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Business: The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and markets gas in Hong Kong and Mainland China. It is involved in the provision of liquefied natural gas, methanol, and coal and other chemicals; conversion and utilization of biomass; agricultural waste; and operation of natural gas refilling stations, piped city-gas projects, upstream and midstream developments, photovoltaic projects, water and wastewater treatment projects, energy exploration and utilization ventures, and aviation fuel facilities. The company supplies town gas to approximately 1.9 million customers. It also provides network connectivity, and data center and cloud computing services; and engages in the software development, solution implementation, and systems integration activities. In addition, the company offers consultancy and engineering contractor services, including utilities installation, infrastructure construction, and civil and building services engineering for public and private projects; and designs and manufactures gas meters and metering systems. Further, it is involved in water supply, and domestic sewage and industrial wastewater treatment serving 2.4 million customers. Additionally, the company manufactures polyethylene piping and fittings; and engages in the customers center, café, restaurant, retail sale, laundry, automatic meter reading system development, laboratory testing, payment gateway and related, project management, landfill gas project, financing, logistics, oil, research and development, property development, and securities investment activities. The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in North Point, Hong Kong.


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	2011 Y	2012 Y	2013 Y	2014 Y	2015 Y	2016 Y	2017 Y	2018 Y	2019 Y	2020 Y	2021 Y	2022 Y	2023 Y
Revenue per Share	1.2	1.33	1.51	1.69	1.59	1.53	1.74	2.09	2.18	2.19	2.87	3.27	3.05
Basic EPS, GAAP	0.33	0.41	0.37	0.39	0.4	0.4	0.45	0.5	0.38	0.33	0.27	0.29	0.33
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share	0.01	0.04	0.09	0.1	0.1	0.12	0.13	0.14	0.15	0.14	0.11	0.07	0.13
Dividend per Share	0.14	0.23	0.17	0.19	0.2	0.22	0.25	0.27	0.3	0.32	0.34	0.35	0.35
Book Value per Share	0.28	0.22	0.25	0.42	2.78	2.94	0.29	3.37	3.45	0.29	3.4	3.33	0.29
Tangible Book Value per Share	2.29	2.49	2.74	3.02	3.02	3.07	3.45	3.46	3.63	3.81	3.94	3.74	3.57
Basic Weighted Avg Shares	18,671	18,671	18,671	18,669	18,663	18,661	18,660	18,660	18,660	18,660	18,660	18,660	18,660
Sales/Revenue/Turnover	22,427	24,922	28,246	31,615	29,591	28,557	32,476	39,073	40,628	40,927	53,564	60,953	56,971
Operating Margin (%)	25.3	23.54	23.58	22.84	22.88	24.21	22.23	20.87	16.81	19.43	13.61	13.72	14.28
Depreciation Expense	1,311	1,465	1,649	1,952	2,075	2,223	2,375	2,537	2,754	2,941	3,289	3,525	3,549
Net Income, GAAP	6,150	7,712	6,854	7,211	7,412	7,451	8,336	9,420	7,064	6,118	5,128	5,359	6,178
Effective Tax Rate (%)	16.66	15.02	17.59	17.94	17.43	16.01	15.77	15.46	22.01	19.19	25.71	22.72	21.83
Profit Margin (%)	27.42	30.94	24.26	22.81	25.05	26.09	25.67	24.11	17.39	14.95	9.57	8.79	10.84
Working Capital	6,552	4,185	2,427	3,952	452	1,623	-7,582	-5,539	-6,038	-9,650	-14,346	-14,812	-12,791
LT Debt	21,628	25,270	24,423	24,507	23,385	27,296	21,162	27,609	28,953	31,482	37,215	40,180	41,284
Total Equity	46,274	50,350	56,370	62,224	62,113	62,898	70,246	70,193	75,397	79,153	81,839	75,139	71,019
Return on Invested Capital (%)	6.91	6.36	6.37	6.43	5.82	5.98	5.89	6.37	4.77	5.38	4.14	4.7	4.78
Return on Capital (%)	19.06	19.95	15.93	15.86	10.81	8.12	11.42	11.85	6.34	7.07	5.35	4.35	6.66
Return on Common Equity (%)	142.64	165.03	156.48	115.56	24.82	13.96	27.61	27.55	11.1	17.51	14.9	8.55	18.3

The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited

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Year	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	FY
2021	- -	- -	- -	- -	53,564
2022	- -	- -	- -	- -	60,953
2023	- -	- -	- -	- -	56,971