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CGHLY (China Gas Holdings) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : 1.47 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is China Gas Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

China Gas Holdings's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.47. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 14.47.


The historical rank and industry rank for China Gas Holdings's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

CGHLY' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 11.53   Med: 30.95   Max: 886.11
Current: 12.42


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of China Gas Holdings was 886.11. The lowest was 11.53. And the median was 30.95.


CGHLY's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked better than
53.49% of 258 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 15.555 vs CGHLY: 12.42

China Gas Holdings's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.80. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.85. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 11.51.

China Gas Holdings's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.89. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $1.94. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 10.98.


China Gas Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Gas Holdings's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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China Gas Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

China Gas Holdings Annual Data
Trend Mar15 Mar16 Mar17 Mar18 Mar19 Mar20 Mar21 Mar22 Mar23 Mar24
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.12 1.52 0.87 1.50 1.70

China Gas Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Mar15 Sep15 Mar16 Sep16 Mar17 Sep17 Mar18 Sep18 Mar19 Sep19 Mar20 Sep20 Mar21 Sep21 Mar22 Sep22 Mar23 Sep23 Mar24 Sep24
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - 1.50 - 1.70 -

Competitive Comparison of China Gas Holdings's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Utilities - Regulated Gas subindustry, China Gas Holdings's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


China Gas Holdings's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Utilities - Regulated Industry

For the Utilities - Regulated industry and Utilities sector, China Gas Holdings's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Gas Holdings's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



China Gas Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

China Gas Holdings's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 407
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 372
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 851
Change In Working Capital 433
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 215

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. China Gas Holdings's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $407 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. China Gas Holdings's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $372 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. China Gas Holdings's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $851 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

China Gas Holdings's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $851 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. China Gas Holdings's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2024 was $433 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. China Gas Holdings's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was 215.341 Mil.

China Gas Holdings's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2024 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 407.125 +372.044+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-850.6636+432.583)/215.341
=1.47

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=21.275/1.47
=14.47

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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China Gas Holdings Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
188 Meiyuan Road, China Gas Building, Luohu District, Guangdong Province, Shenzhen, CHN
China Gas Holdings is involved in the wholesale and retail businesses of natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas in China. As of fiscal 2024 (ended March 31, 2024), the group had secured a total of 662 piped gas concessions, 516 compressed natural gas/liquefied natural gas refilling stations for vehicles, and 119 LPG distribution projects in China. In total, CGH has connected 47.1 million residential households and achieved a penetration rate of 70.9%.