Deutsche Bank Markets Research Rating Company Date 28 March 2016 Hold Geely Auto Alert Company Update Asia China Reuters Bloomberg Exchange Ticker Price at 24 Mar 2016 (HKD) 3.70 Automobiles & 0175.HK 175 HK HSI 0175 Price target - 12mth (HKD) 3.70 Components ADR Ticker ISIN 52-week range (HKD) 4.67 - 2.51 GELYY US36847Q1031 HANG SENG INDEX 20,346 Boyue SUV launch reverse roadshow Vincent Ha, CFA ta keaways Research Analyst Geely hosted a reverse roadshow on 27 March, right after the launch of Boyue (+852 ) 2203 6247 SUV on the 26th. Key takeaways are as below:
[email protected] - 1Q16E sales review: Geely recorded muted YoY sales growth in 1Q16, and management attributed that to 1) high base effect, 2) lack of new models and Stock data some models' discontinuation, and 3) inventory destocking. Indeed, the Market cap (HKDm) 32,567 company expects March retail sales to grow 20% YoY, better than wholesale Market cap (USDm) 4,198 growth. - Company outlook: Management believes that FY16E is going to be a turning Shares outstanding (m) 8,802.0 point as they expect the Borui mid-size sedan facelift (to be launched in April) Major shareholders Zhejiang Geely and the just-launched Boyue (with a competitive price range of RMB98.8k- Hldg (45%) 157.8k) to boost its sales in 2Q-4Q16E. Geely is therefore comfortable with its Free float (%) 56 600k-unit 2016E sales target. Avg daily value traded 28.7 - Boyue: the pre-order of Boyue has already reached about 15k-16k units. (USDm) Management expects the model's margin to be higher than Borui, which Source: Deutsche Bank shares the same platform.