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One of China's 'big five' state-owned power generators, operating coal-fired and renewable power plants.
One of China's 'big five' state-owned power generators, operating coal-fired and renewable power plants.
Sells electricity to grid companies at tariffs that are partly regulated and partly set in market trading, while coal, its largest cost, moves freely, so earnings swing with the coal price. These are the Hong Kong-listed H shares; the same company also trades in Shanghai.
In one line: A Chinese power genco akin to a state-backed AEP generation arm.
Moat: narrow (scale, installed base, regulatory licence). State-backed parent China Huadian Group supports financing and project approvals for capacity growth.
Headquarters: Beijing, China · Founded: 1994
Size Huadian Power International (1071.HK) is a Hong Kong Utilities company (Electric Utilities) with a market value of $8.73B, the 178th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$4.40 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 0.2%, against -5.9% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 13.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.6%); the operating margin is 7.5% (peer median 15.6%).
Valuation It trades at 9.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.5× (4th cheapest of 19).
Next results Next results expected around 31 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | n/a | HK$137B | HK$120B | HK$128B | HK$122B |
| Revenue growth | — | +13% | -6% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | n/a | HK$15.6B | HK$10.6B | HK$7.98B | -HK$100M |
| EBITDA | n/a | HK$24.5B | HK$20.6B | HK$18.2B | HK$9.73B |
| Net income | n/a | HK$6.58B | HK$5.09B | HK$3.97B | -HK$1.06B |
| Free cash flow | n/a | n/a | HK$5.46B | -HK$124M | -HK$4.45B |
| Capital expenditure | n/a | n/a | HK$9.83B | HK$11.6B | HK$12.1B |
| Total debt | n/a | HK$175B | HK$150B | HK$163B | HK$167B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huadian Power International 1071.HK | $8.73B | 0% | +13% | 8% | 9.6× | n/a |
| Huaneng Power International 0902.HK | $16.2B | -6% | -3% | 12% | 9.3× | n/a |
| Datang International Power Generation 0991.HK | $10.7B | -20% | +3% | 15% | 5.5× | 4.0% |
| China Res Power 0836.HK | $13.5B | +6% | +2% | 18% | 9.0× | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | 1071.HK | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +4.0% | +0.5% | 10th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -0.2% | -5.9% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -10.0% | -19.3% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +13.4% | +7.6% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 7.5% | 15.6% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.6× | 16.5× | 4th cheapest of 19 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 6.8× | 5.2× | 6th most indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Huadian Power International 1071.HK | Hong Kong | $8.73B | 0% | +13% | 8% | 9.6× | n/a | n/a |
| NHPC NHPC.NS | India | $8.72B | +1% | +12% | 30% | 19.4× | n/a | n/a |
| IDACORP IDA | United States | $8.63B | +2% | +4% | 23% | 21.7× | n/a | n/a |
| A2A A2A.MI | Italy | $8.55B | +4% | +14% | 8% | 11.9× | 2.8% | +15.6% |
| PGE Polska Grupa Energetyczna PGE.WA | Poland | $9.02B | +47% | -2% | 12% | 5.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Bkw BKW.SW | Switzerland | $8.12B | -17% | -5% | 11% | 14.1× | 1.6% | +7.4% |
| Brookfield Renewable Partners LP BEP-UN.TO | Canada | $9.41B | -7% | +7% | 11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Redeia Corporacion RED.MC | Spain | $9.47B | +8% | +15% | 43% | 16.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Companhia Paranaense de Energia Sponsored ADR ELPC | United States | $7.92B | -15% | +27% | 19% | 16.3× | -5.5% | +5.3% |
| Sembcorp Industries U96.SI | Singapore | $7.91B | -8% | +8% | 11% | 11.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Edison EDNR.MI | Italy | $9.87B | -12% | +6% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Hikari Tsushin 9435.T | Japan | $10.0B | -5% | +7% | 15% | 12.5× | 6.7% | +5.6% |
| JSW Energy JSWENERGY.NS | India | $10.1B | -9% | +26% | 36% | 39.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Eastern Shenghong 000301.SZ | China | $10.3B | -22% | +4% | 7% | 12.4× | -2.1% | +28.4% |
| Inner Mongolia MengDian HuaNeng Thermal Power 600863.SS | China | $7.35B | +16% | -3% | 16% | 18.4× | -1.9% | +6.5% |
| OGE Energy OGE | United States | $10.5B | +7% | +2% | 26% | 21.6× | 8.1% | +9.0% |
| SPIC Hydropower 600292.SS | China | $7.26B | -34% | +301% | 28% | 72.6× | -6.8% | +27.0% |
| AES AES | United States | $10.6B | +4% | +12% | 20% | 6.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Capital Power CPX.TO | Canada | $7.13B | -4% | +25% | 10% | 19.5× | 18.9% | +11.8% |
| Guangxi Guiguan Electric Power 600236.SS | China | $10.7B | -10% | +26% | 48% | 20.7× | -2.8% | +3.0% |
| Datang International Power Generation 0991.HK | Hong Kong | $10.7B | -20% | +3% | 15% | 5.5× | 4.0% | +4.1% |