NEW CENTURY GP (00234.HK) -0.003 (-2.000%) issued a positive profit alert, expecting to record a substantial increase of around 3.9 times yearly in net profit for the six months ended September 2014. The increase was mainly due to the gain on disposal of hotel business at Batam Resort; and the fair value gains of the securities trading even though there were fair value losses on cruise ships
CLSA lowers Beijing Ent Water (00371) to HK$6 CLSA cut its target price for Beijing Enterprises Water (BEW)(00371) by 8% to HK$6, and reiterated its "buy" rating. The research house said BEW's share price has dropped 14% in the last two trading days. First, the 2017 earnings results are below expectations. Second, management is guiding for 20-25% net profit growth for 2018, versus 30% in the past few years. Management now has a cautious approach to water PPP (public-private partnership) projects, which is not necessarily bad. CLSA cut its 2018-19 earnings forecasts by 19%. At the current level, it believes many of the negatives are already priced-in.
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