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Huadian Liaoning Energy Development Co., Ltd. Class A600396.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Utilities›Electric Utilities

Liaoning coal-fired power-generation utility, part of the state-owned China Huadian Group.

Momentum weak 20
Mkt cap
$2.23B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
62%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$89.1M
20-day average traded
P/B
11.35×
price to book
ROE
-5.5%
delivered
Implied ROE
26.9%
what the price asks
Close · CNYCN¥10.08
1D-1.0%
1W+12.5%
1M-19.8%
3M-35.0%
6M+1.6%
YTD+253.7%
1Y+198.2%
ATR %6.5%
52w lowhigh56.2% off high

What Huadian Liaoning Energy Development does

Liaoning coal-fired power-generation utility, part of the state-owned China Huadian Group.

Sells electricity into the Liaoning grid at tariffs set by authorities and market arrangements, with coal the main cost, so profit depends on the spread between power prices and coal. It is a unit of the state-owned China Huadian group.

Products and services

  • Coal-fired power generation

Customers

  • Liaoning regional power grid

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Utilities
  • Power generation
  • Coal-fired electricity

What could go right

  • Northeast China electricity demand

What could go wrong

  • Coal-price/fuel-cost exposure
  • On-grid tariff regulation

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, installed base). Regulated regional power generator under the China Huadian state group, with installed capacity.

Headquarters: Shenyang, Liaoning, China · Employees: 1,542

Named competitors

Huadian Liaoning Energy Development at a glance

Size Huadian Liaoning Energy Development (600396.SS) is a China Utilities company (Electric Utilities) with a market value of $2.23B, the 1144th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥10.08 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 1.6%, against -21.1% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 0.5% over the last twelve months (peer median -1.7%); the operating margin is 7.7% (peer median 8.1%).

Valuation It trades at 11.35× book value against a peer median of 0.96× (most expensive of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 26.9%; Huadian Liaoning Energy Development delivers -5.5%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.

Relative performance

10015020011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026600396.SS 92Peer median 77
Six months, rebased to 100: Huadian Liaoning Energy Development against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Huadian Liaoning Energy Development financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥4.39BCN¥4.33BCN¥4.40BCN¥6.27BCN¥7.12B
Revenue growth—-2%-30%-12%—
Gross profitCN¥1.22BCN¥878MCN¥600MCN¥53.3M-CN¥860M
EBITDAn/aCN¥1.20BCN¥972MCN¥670M-CN¥52.7M
Net income-CN¥73.3MCN¥28.4MCN¥84.7MCN¥2.14B-CN¥2.02B
Free cash flow-CN¥395M-CN¥116MCN¥315M-CN¥531M-CN¥93.1M
Capital expenditureCN¥1.28BCN¥1.21BCN¥491MCN¥576MCN¥541M
Total debtCN¥12.2BCN¥9.32BCN¥8.65BCN¥11.8BCN¥18.6B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Huadian Liaoning Energy Development competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%-10%0%MVV10018969507000875SJVN9504000600600452000966000543600131000690600744CESCENA0579600116003035600396.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Huadian Liaoning Energy Development is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

-5%0%5%10%00×50×100×MVV10018969507000875SJVN9504000600600452000966600131600744CESCENA0579600116003035REHN600396.SSReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Huadian Liaoning Energy Development is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

0%20%40%60%0%25%50%MVV10018969507000875SJVN600452600131600744600396.SSROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Huadian Liaoning Energy Development is the large dot.

Huadian Liaoning Energy Development competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (600396.SS vs 600011.SS vs 601991.SS vs 600027.SS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
Huadian Liaoning Energy Development 600396.SS$2.23B+2%0%-6%11.35×26.9%
Huaneng Power International 600011.SS$16.4B+9%-5%3%0.84×4.4%
Datang International Power Generation 601991.SS$10.8B+14%0%20%2.37×11.8%
Huadian Power International 600027.SS$8.61B+3%-7%7%1.18×3.7%
SDIC Power 600886.SS$19.0B+16%-3%10%1.84×5.2%
Beijing Jingneng Power 600578.SS$5.06B+3%-6%11%1.33×5.9%
China Res Power 0836.HK$13.5B+6%+2%12%0.87×6.5%

How Huadian Liaoning Energy Development compares with its peers

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.

Huadian Liaoning Energy Development against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure600396.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-19.8%-2.8%lowest of 21
6-month return+1.6%-21.1%4th highest of 21
Return on equity-5.5%7.1%2nd lowest of 21
Price / book11.35×0.96×most expensive of 21
ROE the price implies26.9%7.0%3rd most demanding of 20
ROE delivered-5.5%6.7%2nd lowest of 18

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Huadian Liaoning Energy Development 600396.SSChina$2.23B+2%0%-6%11.35×26.9%-5.5%
MVV Energie MVV1.DEGermany$2.23B+1%-8%2%0.87×4.5%1.9%
Henan Yuneng 001896.SZChina$2.14B-39%-6%6%3.92×33.6%5.7%
Shikoku Electric Power 9507.TJapan$2.33B+24%-3%9%0.77×4.4%8.5%
SPIC Green Energy 000875.SZChina$2.34B-34%-4%1%0.89×6.7%0.7%
SJVN SJVN.NSIndia$2.38B-28%+99%7%1.50×24.0%6.7%
Chugoku Electric Power 9504.TJapan$2.41B+18%0%9%0.49×4.4%n/a
HCIG Energy Investment 000600.SZChina$2.01B-31%-12%7%0.96×5.7%7.4%
Chongqing Fuling Electric Power Industrial 600452.SSChina$2.00B-25%-7%8%2.30×18.6%7.6%
CHN Energy Changyuan Electric Power 000966.SZChina$1.99B-16%-9%-2%0.98×7.0%-1.9%
An Hui Wenergy 000543.SZChina$2.52B-8%-18%8%0.96×3.2%7.8%
State Grid Information & Communication 600131.SSChina$2.55B-17%+13%9%2.57×15.4%9.1%
Guangdong Baolihua New Energy Stock 000690.SZChina$1.87B+9%+1%8%0.95×4.8%7.5%
Datang Huayin Electric Power 600744.SSChina$1.83B-30%-10%-12%9.60×65.6%-11.8%
CESC CESC.NSIndia$1.77B-32%+9%13%1.34×22.2%n/a
Enea ENA.WAPoland$2.80B-3%-11%11%0.65×7.5%n/a
Beijing Jingneng Clean Energy 0579.HKHong Kong$1.74B-27%-1%7%0.34×4.4%6.7%
Chongqing Three Gorges Water Conservancy and Electric Power 600116.SSChina$1.73B-8%+4%6%0.97×5.4%5.7%
China Southern Power Grid Energy Efficiency & Clean Energy 003035.SZChina$2.89B-31%+10%6%2.65×21.2%5.6%
Romande Energie REHN.SWSwitzerland$1.68B-1%+2%4%0.58×n/a4.1%
Kenon KENUnited States$2.99B-35%+53%8%1.92×19.0%8.2%

Questions

Who are Huadian Liaoning Energy Development's main competitors?
Named competitors: Huaneng Power International (600011.SS), Datang International Power Generation (601991.SS), Huadian Power International (600027.SS), SDIC Power Holdings (600886.SS), Beijing Jingneng Power (600578.SS), China Resources Power (0836.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes MVV Energie (MVV1.DE), Henan Yuneng (001896.SZ), Shikoku Electric Power (9507.T), SPIC Green Energy (000875.SZ), SJVN (SJVN.NS), Chugoku Electric Power (9504.T).
Is Huadian Liaoning Energy Development expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 11.35× against a peer median of 0.96×, most expensive of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 26.9%; Huadian Liaoning Energy Development delivers -5.5%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
How has Huadian Liaoning Energy Development stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +1.6% against -21.1% for the median peer; over one year +198.2%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.