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Jennifer Song
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Datang’s 1Q Slightly Missed; Our FVE Remains Intact on Bearish Coal Price Outlook

After excluding one-off items from its first-quarter net profit of CNY 429.8 million, no-moat Datang’s performance was disappointing, with recurring net profit falling 28% year over year to CNY 380 million under PRC GAAP. Despite a 14% fall in the QHD 5,500 kcal benchmark coal price, Datang’s first-quarter performance implies a 3% rise in its unit cost. Besides a drop in operating leverage from the 5% fall in power sales volume that raises per unit cost, we think Datang has been relatively ineff...
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Datang International Power Generation (A)

Datang International Power Generation is engaged in the development and operation of power plants, the sale of electricity and thermal power, and the repair and testing power equipment; the provision of power related technical services; sale of coal; and the production and sale of chemical products. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is also engaged in the hydropower generation; wind power generation; power generation and heat supply; provision of coal chemistry related consulting service; import of power related fuel and equipment; and coal mining and sales.

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Jennifer Song

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