Dongguan Securities·2025-05-09 10:15Investment Rating - The report maintains an "Overweight" rating for the public utilities industry, expecting the industry index to outperform the market index by more than 10% in the next six months [46]. Core Insights - The public utilities index increased by 0.9% in the last two weeks, underperforming the CSI 300 index by 0.9 percentage points, ranking 22nd among 31 Shenwan industries. Year-to-date, the index has decreased by 1.3%, outperforming the CSI 300 index by 0.8 percentage points, ranking 21st [6][13]. - Among the sub-sectors, six out of seven saw price increases, with the heat service sector rising by 3.4%, photovoltaic power by 3.0%, and gas by 2.0%. The only sector to decline was the electric energy comprehensive service sector, which fell by 1.2% [15]. - The report highlights significant stock movements, with 81 out of 131 listed companies in the index seeing price increases, led by Huayin Power (up 40.3%), ST Shengda (up 25.9%), and Huadian Liaoning Energy (up 25.2%). Conversely, 49 companies experienced declines, with Guangxi Energy down 12.8% [15][17]. Summary by Sections 1. Market Review - As of May 8, the public utilities index has shown mixed performance, with a slight increase in the last two weeks but a decline year-to-date. The index's performance relative to the CSI 300 indicates a need for cautious investment strategies [6][13]. 2. Industry Valuation - The public utilities sector's price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio stands at 18.3 times. The photovoltaic sector has a notably high P/E ratio of 729.6 times, while the thermal power sector is at 12.0 times, indicating varying levels of market confidence across sub-sectors [19][20]. 3. Industry Data Tracking - The average price of Q6000 coal at the Shaanxi Yulin pit was 592 RMB/ton, down 2.0% from the previous value. The average price of Q5500 coal at Qinhuangdao port was 651 RMB/ton, also down 2.0% [32][35]. 4. Key Industry News - The National Energy Administration released the "China Hydrogen Energy Development Report (2025)," emphasizing the promotion of hydrogen energy policies and the development of the hydrogen energy industry chain [41][43]. - The report also mentions the support for private enterprises in the energy sector, aiming to enhance their market participation and improve energy governance services [38][41]. 5. Industry Outlook - The report suggests focusing on companies like Huadian International and Guodian Power in the thermal power sector, and New Hope Holdings, Jiufeng Energy, and New Natural Gas in the gas sector, as they are expected to benefit from favorable market conditions [41][42].