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Lorraine Tan, CFA
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As Expected, Special Dividend Lifts Power Assets Holdings, but Is There a Merger on the Cards?

Narrow-moat Power Assets Holdings', or PAH's, proposed special dividend was well anticipated, although the amount of HKD 6.00 per share is above the HKD 5.00 we expected. The company's share price has already reacted, rising over 4% on the news. We believe this marks the last special dividend, with the company paying out a total of HKD 49.8 billion from 2016. As such, the depletion of cash will hurt our fair value estimate for PAH once this last special dividend is paid. Our revised fair value e...
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Power Assets Holdings Limited

Power Assets is an investment holding company. Through its subsidiaries, Co. is engaged in investment in power and utility-related businesses. Co. has interests in electricity generation, transmission and distribution, renewable energy and gas distribution. Co. operated three segments: Sales of electricity, which supplies electricity in Hong Kong; Investments, which invests in power and utility-related businesses and is segregated further into four reportable segments (U.K., Australia, Mainland China and Others) on a geographical basis; and all other activities, which represents other activities carried out by Co.

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Morningstar
Morningstar

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offer an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers, and retirement plan providers and sponsors.

Morningstar provides data on approximately 530,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 18 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries and had approximately $185 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2016.

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Lorraine Tan, CFA

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