CLPHF (CLP Holdings) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.54 (As of Dec. 2025) — 97% Below Median

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CLPHF CLP Holdings Ltd CLPHF
73 GF Score
Price $9.98
GF Value $8.26
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 9 Warning Signs
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What is CLP Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

CLP Holdings CLPHF 73 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.54 as of Dec. 2025, which is 97% below its 10-year median of 18.92. GuruFocus rates CLPHF with a GF Score™ of 73/100 and a GF Value™ of $8.26 (Modestly Overvalued). The stock has 9 warning signs investors should review. Among 246 Utilities - Regulated companies, CLP Holdings ranks worse than 57.32% on this metric.

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)."

CLP Holdings's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.54. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 18.48.


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

CLPHF' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.78   Med: 18.92   Max: 76.72
Current: 18.41


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of CLP Holdings was 76.72. The lowest was 13.78. And the median was 18.92.


CLPHF's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
57.32% of 246 companies
in the Utilities - Regulated industry
Industry Median: 15.935 vs CLPHF: 18.41

CLP Holdings's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.25. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.53. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 18.86.

CLP Holdings's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.26. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0.53. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 19.00.


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.


CLP Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


CLP Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for CLP 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.

CLP Holdings Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

CLP Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.40 -0.23 0.37 0.55 0.53

CLP Holdings Semi-Annual Data
Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24 Dec24 Jun25 Dec25
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 0.37 0.00 0.55 0.00 0.53

CLPHF vs NEE, SO, DUK: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Utilities - Regulated Electric subindustry, CLP 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.


CLP Holdings Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Utilities - Regulated Industry

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

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


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CLP 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)

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

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income 1,371
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 1,249
Change In Deferred Tax 0
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 1,541
Change In Working Capital 286
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 2,526

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. CLP Holdings's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1,371 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. CLP Holdings's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $1,249 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. CLP Holdings's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $0 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $1,541 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.

CLP Holdings's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $1,541 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. CLP Holdings's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was $286 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. CLP Holdings's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2025 was 2526.451 Mil.

CLP Holdings's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2025 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 1370.939 +1248.972+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-1540.548+286.217)/2526.451
=0.54

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=9.9775/0.54
=18.48

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.54 mean?
CLP Holdings (CLPHF) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.54 as of Dec. 2025. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on CLP Holdings. This is 97% below median its historical median of 18.92. Over the past decade, CLP Holdings' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.78 to 76.72. According to the industry distribution chart, CLP Holdings ranks #141 out of 246 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, placing it in the top 57.3%.
Is CLP Holdings' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
CLP Holdings' current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.54 is 97% below median its 10-year median of 18.92. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 13.78 to a high of 76.72. The Utilities - Regulated industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.94. CLP Holdings' value of 0.54 is 96.6% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, CLP Holdings ranks #141 out of 246 companies in the Utilities - Regulated industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, CLP Holdings has a GF Score™ of 73/100 and is considered Modestly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does CLP Holdings' Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to NEE and SO?
According to the Utilities - Regulated industry distribution chart, CLP Holdings ranks #141 out of 246 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places CLP Holdings in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.94. CLP Holdings' value of 0.54 is 96.6% below this benchmark. Historically, CLP Holdings' own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.78 to 76.72 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 18.92 vs. the industry median of 15.94, CLP Holdings has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Utilities - Regulated company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Utilities - Regulated companies is 15.94, based on 246 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. CLP Holdings's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.54 is 96.6% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on CLP Holdings. For the Utilities - Regulated industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 15.94 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. CLP Holdings's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.54, which is 97% below median its own 10-year median of 18.92. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is CLP Holdings stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CLP Holdings (CLPHF) is currently considered Modestly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $8.26, compared to a current price of $9.98 — trading 20.8% above its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.54, which is 97% below median its 10-year median of 18.92 and 96.6% below the Utilities - Regulated industry median of 15.94. CLP Holdings' overall GF Score™ is 73/100 with 9 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For CLP Holdings (CLPHF), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.54 as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is CLP Holdings (CLPHF) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, CLP Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $9.98 is trading 20.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $8.26. GuruFocus considers CLP Holdings to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for CLPHF:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.54 (97% below median its 10-year median of 18.92)
  • GF Value™: $8.26 vs. price of $9.98 (20.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 73/100 with 9 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 96.6% below the Utilities - Regulated median (#141 of 246)

No single metric tells the full story. See the CLPHF stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


CLP Holdings Business Description

Address 43 Shing Kai Road, Kai Tak, Kowloon, Hong Kong, HKG
CLP Holdings is the larger of the two electric utility companies in Hong Kong, serving 80% of the territory's population. It generates, transmits, and distributes electricity to about 2.8 million customer accounts in Kowloon and the New Territories through its wholly owned network. The business is regulated by the Hong Kong government, with a permitted return on net fixed assets of 8% to December 2033. About 70% of group EBITDA is from Hong Kong, its highest-quality business. Besides Hong Kong, the company has expanded overseas, with generation and energy retail assets in Australia and generation assets in China, India, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.
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