CLP Holdings Ltd (CLPHY)
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CLP Holdings
(OTC:CLPHY)
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Rating:70Outperform
Price Target:
$10.50
▲(15.38% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/21/26
The score is driven primarily by solid financial resilience (profitability recovery, manageable leverage, positive operating cash flow) and supportive income/valuation (mid-teens P/E and ~4% yield). The rating is tempered by uneven revenue/margins and mixed earnings-call takeaways, including declining reported earnings and operational headwinds in China and EnergyAustralia, while technicals remain mostly neutral.
Positive Factors
Regulated Hong Kong operations & reliability
CLP's Hong Kong regulated business delivers predictable cashflow and resilience: higher core earnings, completed smart meter rollout, and strong supply reliability reduce operational risk, support regulatory relations and allowed returns, and underpin stable long‑term earnings from the core franchise.
Negative Factors
Mainland curtailment & tariff pressure
Sustained curtailment and weaker market/tariff dynamics in the Mainland reduce utilization and cash returns for renewable and nuclear assets. Structural grid constraints and tariff uncertainty impair revenue predictability and can compress long‑term project economics in that geography.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Regulated Hong Kong operations & reliability
CLP's Hong Kong regulated business delivers predictable cashflow and resilience: higher core earnings, completed smart meter rollout, and strong supply reliability reduce operational risk, support regulatory relations and allowed returns, and underpin stable long‑term earnings from the core franchise.
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CLP Holdings (CLPHY) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$24.02B
Dividend Yield4.16%
Average Volume (3M)2.11K
Price to Earnings (P/E)16.6
Beta (1Y)0.07
Revenue Growth2.41%
EPS Growth51.83%
CountryUS
Employees7,069
SectorUtilities
Sector Strength65
IndustryRegulated Electric
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.25
Shares Outstanding2,526,450,700
10 Day Avg. Volume0
30 Day Avg. Volume2,108
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.46
Price to Book (P/B)1.65
Price to Sales (P/S)2.02
P/FCF Ratio23.24
Enterprise Value/Market Cap10.42
Enterprise Value/Revenue2.85
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit11.97
Enterprise Value/Ebitda10.69
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.58
Revenue Forecast (FY)$11.59B
CLP Holdings Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
CLP Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the generation, transmission, and distribution of electricity in Hong Kong, Mainland China, India, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Australia. The company generates electricity through coa...
How the Company Makes Money
CLP Holdings primarily makes money by producing and delivering electricity to customers and by earning returns from regulated utility operations and power generation investments.
1) Regulated electricity supply and network revenue (core): In its ...
CLP Holdings Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 26, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 18, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Neutral
The call presented a mixed picture: core Hong Kong operations and group cash generation remain strong (stable EBITDAF, higher Hong Kong earnings, completed smart meter rollout, dividend increase, and solid liquidity), and CLP made tangible progress on low‑carbon projects and partnerships. Offsetting these positives were meaningful headwinds in the Chinese Mainland (lower renewables output and curtailment, nuclear tariff pressures, impairments), a weak EnergyAustralia retail performance and one‑off transformation and tax hits, and a reported ~11% decline in total/adjusted earnings. Execution of disciplined capital allocation, successful mechanism tariff wins in China, and partnership financing approaches were emphasized as mitigants.Positive Updates
Stable Group EBITDAF and Operating Resilience
EBITDAF was stable year‑on‑year at HKD 25.7 billion, and operating earnings before fair value movements declined only marginally (~2%) to ~HKD 10.7 billion, reflecting resilience in core operations despite market headwinds.
Negative Updates
Reported Earnings Decline
Reported total earnings/adjusted total earnings declined ~11% year‑on‑year (management highlighted an ~11% fall in total/adjusted earnings), reflecting weaker market conditions and one‑off comparability items.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Stable Group EBITDAF and Operating Resilience
EBITDAF was stable year‑on‑year at HKD 25.7 billion, and operating earnings before fair value movements declined only marginally (~2%) to ~HKD 10.7 billion, reflecting resilience in core operations despite market headwinds.
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Company Guidance
Management guided a disciplined, value‑over‑volume approach focused on stable dividends, self‑funded growth and protecting the investment‑grade balance sheet: group EBITDAF was stable at HKD 25.7 billion and operating earnings before fair‑value movements were ~HKD 10.6–10.7 billion (down ~2%) with adjusted total earnings down ~11% (~HKD 10.5–11.5 billion), free cash flow up HKD 1.6 billion to HKD 22.6 billion and available liquidity of ~HKD 29 billion; the Board recommended total dividends of HKD 3.20/share (up 1.6%). Capital discipline was reiterated — capital investment declined ~13% to HKD 16.4 billion (cash capex ~HKD 14.6 billion, of which ~HKD 11.2 billion was Hong Kong SoC and ~HKD 3.4 billion for China renewables/Wooreen) and annual SoC capex targeted around HKD 10–11 billion. Growth targets and timetables were reaffirmed and tightened: China renewables target trimmed from 6 GW to 5 GW by 2030 (0.5 GW added in 2025, ~1 GW secured under mechanism tariffs with 10–12 year tenors and plans for onshore Panda bonds/clean‑energy fund), India’s Apraava is targeting ~1 GW p.a. to reach ~9 GW by 2030 (Jhajjar sale proceeds to be distributed in 2026–27), and EnergyAustralia is prioritizing >1 GW (and up to ~3 GW by 2030) of new flexible capacity (Wooreen on track for 2027) while executing enterprise transformation through 2028 and using partnerships/project finance to meet return hurdles.CLP Holdings Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
72
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
67
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 87.87B | 90.96B | 87.17B | 100.66B | 83.96B |
| Gross Profit | 13.31B | 29.33B | 28.53B | 18.86B | 26.63B |
| EBITDA | 23.01B | 26.76B | 21.07B | 12.18B | 22.13B |
| Net Income | 10.65B | 11.88B | 6.79B | 1.06B | 8.63B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 238.62B | 233.71B | 229.05B | 236.03B | 239.81B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 3.93B | 4.98B | 5.19B | 11.56B | 11.95B |
| Total Debt | 65.86B | 65.30B | 57.72B | 59.45B | 58.43B |
| Total Liabilities | 125.08B | 123.59B | 116.67B | 120.33B | 113.10B |
| Stockholders Equity | 107.60B | 104.06B | 106.22B | 109.39B | 116.92B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 7.62B | 6.84B | 10.39B | -2.90B | 4.50B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 24.38B | 23.14B | 23.57B | 12.73B | 18.08B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -14.33B | -16.22B | -9.47B | -15.38B | -11.82B |
| Financing Cash Flow | -11.22B | -7.04B | -13.14B | -987.00M | -8.48B |
CLP Holdings Technical Analysis
Positive
9.10
Price Trends
9.42
Positive
9.07
Positive
8.64
Positive
Market Momentum
<0.01
Negative
56.38
Neutral
90.64
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For CLPHY, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 9.1 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 9.36, below the 50-day MA of 9.42, and above the 200-day MA of 8.64, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of <0.01 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 56.38 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 90.64 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for CLPHY.
CLP Holdings Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (66)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
70 Outperform | $24.02B | 16.64 | 9.82% | 4.16% | 2.41% | 51.83% | |
67 Neutral | $29.03B | 21.95 | 8.16% | 3.13% | 8.42% | 32.48% | |
66 Neutral | $24.08B | 19.63 | 12.33% | 3.10% | 10.96% | -0.77% | |
66 Neutral | $17.65B | 18.10 | 5.60% | 3.62% | 6.62% | 11.55% | |
64 Neutral | $29.65B | 25.33 | 8.04% | 3.94% | 7.64% | 48.61% | |
61 Neutral | $30.76B | 18.26 | 12.16% | 3.45% | 19.42% | -9.68% | |
56 Neutral | $26.09B | 14.75 | 10.71% | 4.54% | 13.12% | ― |
* Utilities Sector Average
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