HKEX(00388) 海通证券·2024-10-25 12:17Investment Rating - The investment rating for the company is "Outperform the Market" [1] Core Insights - The company reported a revenue of 15.993 billion HKD for the first three quarters of 2024, representing a year-on-year increase of 2%, with a net profit of 9.270 billion HKD, which is a slight increase of 0.1% year-on-year. The growth is attributed to economic stimulus measures from mainland China and global central banks adopting monetary easing policies, leading to improved investment sentiment [4][10] - The average daily trading volume for the stock market has reached new highs, with the Northbound and Southbound trading of the Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect averaging 123.3 billion HKD and 38.3 billion HKD respectively, showing increases of 14.0% and 19.3% year-on-year [4] - The company maintains a reasonable valuation range of 353.20 to 368.20 HKD, with estimated revenues for 2024, 2025, and 2026 projected at 22.917 billion HKD, 24.885 billion HKD, and 26.848 billion HKD respectively, reflecting year-on-year growth rates of 12%, 9%, and 8% [4][13] Summary by Sections Financial Performance - For Q3 2024, the company achieved revenue of 5.372 billion HKD, a year-on-year increase of 6%, while net profit was 3.145 billion HKD, up 7% year-on-year [4] - The return on equity (ROE) for the first three quarters was 18.2%, a decrease of 0.6 percentage points year-on-year [4] Trading Activity - The cash market segment generated revenue of 6.351 billion HKD, a year-on-year increase of 1.9%, accounting for 40% of total revenue. The average daily trading amount in the cash market increased by 3% to 113.3 billion HKD [4] - The derivatives market saw a record number of contracts traded, with a total of 1.516 million contracts in Q3, marking a 12% increase year-on-year [4] Project and Investment Income - The company’s project income for the first three quarters was 1.466 billion HKD, a year-on-year increase of 17.7%, with internal investment income of 1.408 billion HKD, reflecting a year-on-year increase of 19.6% [4] - The annualized investment return was 5.48%, an increase of 0.93 percentage points year-on-year [4] Valuation and Estimates - The estimated earnings per share (EPS) for 2024, 2025, and 2026 are projected to be 10.32 HKD, 11.22 HKD, and 12.07 HKD respectively, with corresponding price-to-earnings (PE) ratios of 34.2 to 35.7 for 2024 [10][13]