Huachuang Securities·2025-05-23 07:44Group 1 - The core strategy focuses on high free cash flow return rates combined with low investment and high profit distribution to shareholders [3][4] - The selection criteria for individual stocks include: annual free cash flow return rate greater than the 80th percentile of the market, average dividend and buyback ratio over the past three years exceeding the 70th percentile, average capital expenditure ratio over the past five years below the 30th percentile, average net working capital increase ratio over the past five years below the 50th percentile, and the latest annual ROE change compared to the five-year peak greater than -20% [4][6] - The equal-weighted portfolio has outperformed the market in 9 out of the last 11 years, with an annualized return of 16.4% compared to 8.0% for the market index [4][6] Group 2 - The updated stock composition based on the 2024 annual report includes 37 stocks, with significant representation from sectors such as machinery, pharmaceuticals, and electric power [8][11] - The industry weight distribution shows a current reallocation towards machinery and pharmaceuticals, each close to 20%, while electric power and food & beverage sectors have increased to 8% [10][11] Group 3 - The cash flow performance of Jiangsu Electric Power indicates a controlled capital expenditure with a CAPEX/D&A ratio below 1, despite increased capital spending due to new projects [14] - Midea Group has maintained stable capital expenditure levels, but significant changes in financial asset allocations have impacted free cash flow, with a FCFF/EBITDA ratio of 41% in Q1 2025 [17] - Wuliangye's capital expenditure remains high, but its strong profitability keeps the CAPEX/EBITDA ratio at 6%, with a FCFF/EBITDA ratio of 116% in Q1 2025, indicating robust shareholder return capabilities [20]