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Chokwai Lee, CFA
EUR 98.48 For Business Accounts Only

CSET’s Near-Term Outlook Remains Pressured by Falling Freight Rates; Shares Overvalued

No-moat Cosco Shipping Energy Transportation, or CSET, reported 2016 net profit of CNY 1.93 billion, up 64% year over year. The strong results were mainly due to gains from the disposal of its dry bulk business. Nonetheless, earnings underperformed our expectation due to a weak fourth quarter on the back of provisions for estimated losses on its chartering contracts and a loss on disposal of property, plant, and equipment. We expect CSET’s earnings to drop by 23% in 2017, as declining oil tanker...
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COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation Co. Ltd. Class H

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Chokwai Lee, CFA

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