Datang International Power Generation Co (LSE:DAT) Risk Assessment

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LSE:DAT Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd LSE:DAT
53 GF Score
Price £0.25
GF Value £0.13
! 5 Warning Signs
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What is Datang International Power Generation Co Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Datang International Power Generation Co is: No Data: Cannot be evaluated.

Datang International Power Generation Co  (LSE:DAT) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Datang International Power Generation Co Risk Assessment Related Terms

LSE:DAT vs CEG, VST, NRG: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers subindustry, Datang International Power Generation Co's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment 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.

Datang International Power Generation Co Risk Assessment vs Utilities - Independent Power Producers Industry

For the Utilities - Independent Power Producers industry and Utilities sector, Datang International Power Generation Co's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Datang International Power Generation Co's Risk Assessment falls into.


LSE:DAT
53GF Score
Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd LSE:DAT
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Is Datang International Power Generation Co (LSE:DAT) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Datang International Power Generation Co stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £0.25 is trading 88.6% above its estimated GF Value™ of £0.13.

Key valuation signals for LSE:DAT:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £0.13 vs. price of £0.25 (88.6% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 53/100 with 5 warning signs

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

Datang International Power Generation Co Business Description

Address No.9 Guangningbo Street, Xicheng District, Beijing, CHN, 100033
Datang International Power Generation Co Ltd is one of five state-controlled independent power producers in China. The power generation businesses of the Company and its subsidiaries cover provinces, municipalities, and autonomous regions across the country, whereas the coal-fired power generators of the Company are centralized in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei and southeast coastal regions. The majority of the hydropower projects are located in the southwest region. Wind power and photovoltaic power projects are distributed across the country in areas with abundant resources. The operating segments of the company are the Power and heat generation segment and the Other segments.
53GF Score

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