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Jennifer Song
EUR 147.86 For Business Accounts Only

Datang’s First Half Surprisingly Beats Expectation; More Details After Result Briefing

No-moat Datang’s first-half 2016 results beat our expectation, with net profit declining 19% to CNY 171 million, making up 68% of our full-year forecast. Despite weak utilization and lower tariffs, Datang’s power segment saw an impressive 2% increase in profit before tax, which we think may be driven by a significant coal cost reduction of more than 20%, compared with a 16% decline for the benchmark index (the Bohai Rim Steam Coal Price Index). While the company’s efforts in low-emission upgrade...
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Datang International Power Generation Co. Ltd. Class H

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Morningstar
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Jennifer Song

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