10 Feb 2020 CMB International Securities | Equity Research | Sector Update China Construction Machinery Scenario analysis on the resumption of factory production OUTPERFORM (Maintain) Factories in China, except Hubei, are scheduled to resume operation today. We China Capital Goods evaluate the companies under our coverage from several dimensions, including location of factories, capacity utilization, downstream demand and cash flow Wayne Fung, CFA management. Our base case scenario suggests that the overall earnings impact (852) 3900 0826 for the full year should be limited, as the sales volume in 1Q (the traditional peak
[email protected] season) will potentially be shifted to 2Q or 3Q (low seasons) when the construction activities pick up when the epidemic is under control. We believe potential share price volatility in the near term will serve as opportunities to accumulate quality names such as SANY Heavy (600031 CH, BUY, TP: RMB19.0), Jiangsu Hengli (601100 CH, BUY, TP: RMB54.0) and Weichai Power (2338 HK, BUY, TP: HK$17.9 / 000338 CH, BUY, TP: RMB15.9). Utilization rate to gradually increase. For the companies under our coverage, no production base is located in Hubei province (figure 1). Some companies such as Weichai, SANY Heavy and Zoomlion have already resumed production since last week while others will restart today. That said, we do expect most of them will only ramp up its production gradually due to the potential labour shortage in the near term. Companies are trying their best to ramp up production to fulfil the existing orders, based on our check. Related Reports Expect mild delay on downstream demand.