20 Mar 2019 Securities Analysis Hopewell Infrastructure (737 HK) Focusing on infrastructure within Greater Bay Area The major overseas-listed platform under SIHC focusing on infrastructure within BUY (Initiation) Greater Bay Area. The Company operates GS Superhighway and Western Delta Route in the Greater Bay Area. As the major overseas-listed platform under SIHC (a major platform of technology and financial investment (科技金控平台) for Shenzhen), the Company will Target Price HK$5.21 focus on infrastructure and correlated businesses within the Bay Area. Up/downside +25% Current Price HK$4.16 Average daily traffic of Western Delta Route will maintain double-digit growth. Hanbo Xu Western Delta Route was fully opened in 2013, and is still experiencing fast growth. In 2018, Tel: (852) 3761 8725 average daily traffic of Western Delta Route increased 10% YoY. Net profit contribution Email:
[email protected] increased 34% YoY to RMB 162mn. The increase benefitted from the opening of HZM Equity Research Bridge. As utilization of HZM Bridge enhances, we believe Western Delta Route will Wenjie Ding, PhD maintain double-digit growth in the future. We forecast average daily traffic of Western Tel: (852) 3900 0856/ Delta Route will grow 14%/12%/10% YoY in CY19/20/21E. (86) 755 2367 5597 Email:
[email protected] GS Superhighway will remain a stable source of revenue. GS Superhighway was China Infrastructure Sector opened in 1997. In 2018, average daily traffic of GS Superhighway decreased 1% YoY. Net profit contribution decreased 3% YoY to RMB 527mn. The decline was mainly due to traffic Mkt.