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Jennifer Song
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Shenhua’s Results In Line, but Special Dividend Is a Positive Surprise

Shenhua’s 2016 net profit of CNY 24.9 billion was in line with its preliminary announcement and well expected by markets. A positive surprise comes from the proposed special dividend of CNY 2.51 per share, bringing the 2016 full-year dividend to CNY 2.97 per share, which implies a 20.5% dividend yield as of the March 17 closing price of HKD 16.46. Shenhua’s financial position remains healthy, and so it can afford the special dividend, which we suspect reflects government guidelines for companies...
Underlying
China Shenhua Energy Co. Ltd. Class A

China Shenhua Energy and its subsidiaries are engaged in the production and sale of coal; the generation and sale of power; and providing transportation services in the People's Republic of China (the "PRC"). Co. operates coal mines as well as an integrated railway network and seaports that are used to transport Co.'s coal sales. The primary customers of Co.'s coal sales include power plants and metallurgical producers in the PRC. Co. also operates power plants in the PRC, which are engaged in the generation and sale of coal-based power to provincial or regional electric grid companies.

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Jennifer Song

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