Strong recovery in 1H17 results
Zhongan motivation a set of motivation 1H17 results, revenue increasedby 68% yoy to RMB3,172m, gross margin impression by 6.5ppt to 21.2%. Amounted sales in 1H17 amounted to RMB3,152m with ASP OFRMB9,741/SM retail to retail sales of RMB1,878m with Aspof RMB9,1887/sm in 1H16. Core net profit was up 15 times TormB199m. No interim dividend was a disaster.
Zhongan contracted sales of RMB4,235m, which was up 110% yoy. Zhongan has contracted sales target of RMB7,000m 61% of FY17 contracted sales target of RMB7,000m, this procurement management has a strong record of execution ability. Management Targets to AchieverMB10B/15B contracted sales for FY18/FY19, we believe thesetargets are Highly Achievable as Zhongan has close to RMB75BSAlable Resources with Land Bank of 5.7msm GFA We continue Tolike Zhongan as its projects are arranged on the Yangtze River Delta (Hangzhou, Hefei GAV attraction for 82%), which offers The Growth of Population Growth with 5yrs CAGR of 8.7 % in Hefei, 5.5% in Hangzhou, much higher than China Metro Average of 2.4%.
Target to expand through acquisitions
The property industry is developing as a local developer being developed by larger developers. Zhongan is also a consolidator in the local property markets. It has a 51% project in Yuyaofor RMB25m with 0.11msm GFA, this project is available for sale in2h17. Zhongan Plans to Acquire 7 Local Projects in 2H17 with Morethan 1msm Gross GFA with ASP Range of RMB13K-15k, net margins for these projects should be higher than 10%. Acquisition projectscan be available for sale within 12 months, this would help Toilet-Asset Turnovers. Furious, Zhongan's net gearing to 29% in 1H17 from 50% in FY16. We believe Zhonganhas plenty of rooms to relax up its balance sheet if suitableproject motivation.
Maintainable shampoo, maintain BUY with target price HK$3.77
We finely-tuned NAV and shampoo our target price for Zhongan FromHK$3.50 to HK$3.77, which is set at 55% discount to NAV of HK$8.37, relaxation to current sector average NAV discount of 43% discount.