Haitong Securities [6837.HK]

July 14, 2015 Haitong Securities [6837.HK] Solid 1H Result Provides Buffer; Margin Financing Risk Manageable We believe a 36% correction of Haitong Securities (HTS) share price since early June has been overdone. Official profit guidance of RMB9.9bn-10.2bn for 1H15 already covered 72% of full-year consensus forecast. The company also highlighted that most clients decided to lower margin financing balance themselves and forced liquidation only accounted for an extremely small portion. Risk of margin financing business is under control. Meanwhile, HTS proposed share buyback plan demonstrated management s confidence in its long-term prospects. Our FY15E EPS remains largely unchanged while FY16E EPS is cut by 10% to reflect more conservative assumptions for margin financing and investment banking business. Reiterate BUY with a Gordon growth model-based target price of HK$27.30 (2.36x 2015E PBR (previous: 2.97x), beta 1.37, cost of equity 9.96%, medium-term ROE 14%). Investment Highlights Limited risk in margin financing business. According to the company, margin financing balance has fallen from RMB120bn to >RMB80bn. About 99% of the reduction was determined by clients themselves and only a very small portion was forced liquidation. Therefore the business risk should be very limited. The company s overall maintenance margin level was still >230%. 1H net profit surged >240% year-on-year. Apart from strong market turnover and high growth of margin financing, we believe net investment gains are also a key driver. Net investment gains accounted for 52% of HTS pre-tax profit in Q1. China Securities Sector BUY Close: HK$15.64 (July 13, 2015) Target Price: HK$27.30 (+75%) Price Performance (HK$) (HK$ million) 30 12000 25 10000 20 8000 15 6000 10 4000 5 2000 0 0 Jul14 Sep14 Nov14 Jan15 Mar15 May15 Jul15 Turnover (RHS) Price (LHS) Market Cap US$35,497m Shares Outstanding 11,500m Easy to meet full-year forecasts. Our 2015E net profit of RMB14bn (in line with consensus) implies 2H15 net profit at RMB4bn and a very small contribution from net investment gains. We may raise our earnings forecasts when we have better earnings visibility after the release of July and August operating data. Proposed share buyback to protect downside. The company proposed share buyback for H-shares (max. HK$17.18 per share) and A-shares (max. RMB18.80 per share) with a cap of 10% issued shares should help limit its downside. It also shows management s confidence about the long-term outlook. (Note: The proposal requires shareholders approval.) Auditor Deloitte Free Float 82% 52W range 3M average daily T/O Major Shareholder Sources: Company, Bloomberg HK$13.38-27.58 US$174.3m Bright Food (Group) (3.50%) Y/E Dec 31 2012 2013 2014 2015E 2016E Turnover (RMB m) 10,493 12,572 22,925 41,082 46,862 Recurring net profit (RMB m) 3,038 4,035 7,711 14,016 16,071 Adjust net margin (%) 36 42 47 50 49 Recurring EPS (RMB) 0.32 0.42 0.80 1.22 1.40 % Change (16) 33 91 51 15 PER (x) 40.1 29.5 15.3 10.3 9.0 PBR (x) 2.08 1.93 1.73 1.35 1.22 ROAA (%) 2.7 2.7 3.0 3.2 2.7 ROAE (%) 5.9 6.7 11.9 16.0 14.3 Sources: Company, CGIHK Research Wong Chi Man Head of Research (852) 3698-6317 cmwong@chinastock.com.hk 1

Key financials Haitong Securities (6837.HK) Income Statement (RMB'000, except for per share amount) Year ended 31 Dec 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015E 2016E Equities 3,933,956 2,894,924 4,228,623 5,939,819 13,998,897 14,737,080 Investment banking 960,006 798,645 736,777 1,309,095 1,778,855 1,957,782 Asset management 985,783 861,837 731,324 1,202,203 1,332,168 1,447,500 Futures/derivatives 393,150 466,497 461,784 404,187 429,200 500,040 Others 293,886 191,277 592,680 660,866 546,656 603,534 Commission and fee income 6,566,781 5,213,180 6,751,188 9,516,170 18,085,776 19,245,936 Interest income 2,553,171 2,878,805 3,670,965 7,699,971 14,182,434 18,685,116 Net investment gains 1,506,926 2,404,312 2,150,038 5,708,662 8,813,326 8,931,000 Total revenue 10,626,878 10,492,789 12,572,191 22,924,803 41,081,536 46,862,051 Other income and gains 233,496 250,558 230,543 742,063 900,000 950,000 Total revenue and other income 10,860,374 10,743,347 12,802,734 23,666,866 41,981,536 47,812,051 Staff costs (2,319,953) (2,142,298) (2,621,465) (4,131,308) (6,460,262) (8,308,280) Commission and fee expenses (1,044,243) (828,334) (848,704) (1,295,519) (2,950,140) (3,254,192) Interest expenses (459,796) (704,404) (1,484,370) (4,340,189) (8,250,429) (8,562,770) Others (2,809,130) (3,006,939) (2,510,387) (3,646,790) (5,338,192) (5,930,614) Operating expenses (6,633,122) (6,681,975) (7,464,926) (13,413,806) (22,999,024) (26,055,856) Operating profit 4,227,252 4,061,372 5,337,808 10,253,060 18,982,512 21,756,195 Share of profits of associates 72,912 65,866 116,940 167,334 133,741 163,461 Non-recurrent items - - - - - - Income before tax 4,300,164 4,127,238 5,454,748 10,420,394 19,116,253 21,919,656 Income tax expense (1,018,167) (874,980) (1,173,754) (2,301,371) (4,205,576) (4,822,324) Minority interests (178,963) (214,716) (245,970) (408,400) (894,641) (1,025,840) Net income 3,103,034 3,037,542 4,035,024 7,710,623 14,016,037 16,071,492 Recurring net income 3,103,034 3,037,542 4,035,024 7,710,623 14,016,037 16,071,492 EPS (RMB) 0.377 0.317 0.421 0.804 1.219 1.397 Recurring EPS (RMB) 0.377 0.317 0.421 0.804 1.219 1.397 DPS (RMB) 0.150 0.120 0.120 0.250 0.366 0.419 A-share average daily turnover 172,807,262 129,492,761 196,668,908 303,014,286 880,000,000 1,000,000,000 Brokerage market share of Haitong (%) 4.1 4.5 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 Net commission rate of Haitong (%) 0.081 0.073 0.072 0.061 0.050 0.045 Margin financing balance 3,916,142 7,049,196 19,848,211 57,169,592 102,302,771 132,700,201 Staff cost-to-income (%) 24.8 23.3 25.0 22.9 21.0 23.1 Cost-to-income (%) 54.8 55.9 49.0 43.1 38.3 39.6 Cost-to-income (ex-impairment) 49.4 46.5 49.0 43.1 38.2 39.4 Growth Rates: Commission and fee income -22% -21% 30% 41% 90% 6% Interest income 55% 13% 28% 110% 84% 32% Net investment gains 40% 60% -11% 166% 54% 1% Total revenue and other income -4% -1% 19% 85% 77% 14% Operating profit -14% -4% 31% 92% 85% 15% Recurring net income -16% -2% 33% 91% 82% 15% Recurring EPS -16% -16% 33% 91% 51% 15% Margins and Ratios: Adjusted operating margin 43.8% 42.5% 49.9% 55.0% 60.5% 59.4% Adjusted net margin 36.0% 36.3% 41.8% 47.0% 49.9% 48.8% Effective tax rate 24% 21% 22% 22% 22% 22% Sources: Company data, CGIHK Research estimates 2

Key financials Haitong Securities (6837.HK) Balance Sheet (RMB'000, except for per share amount) Finance Ratios As at 31 Dec 2012 2013 2014 2015E 2016E 2012 2013 2014 2015E 2016E Financial assets 34,657,677 56,908,653 111,149,516 149,576,461 184,376,461 PER(x) 40.1 29.5 15.3 10.3 9.0 Advances to customers 11,338,687 26,531,096 64,883,359 110,802,771 141,700,201 EPS grow th (%) - 16 33 91 51 15 Others 18,685,132 20,019,422 41,889,579 67,148,384 77,613,112 Yield (%) 0.9 1.0 2.0 2.9 3.4 Cash held on behalf of customers 31,460,515 33,777,588 62,592,458 121,617,408 139,641,200 Payout ratio (%) 38 29 31 30 30 Bank balances and cash 20,539,726 18,809,405 23,111,153 14,384,005 14,345,395 PBR(x) 2.08 1.93 1.73 1.35 1.22 Total current assets 116,681,737 156,046,164 303,626,065 463,529,029 557,676,369 Total asset/equity (x) 2.2 2.7 5.2 5.0 5.4 Non-client asset/net asset (x) 1.5 2.0 3.8 3.4 3.8 PPE, net 1,134,459 1,171,604 1,210,145 1,177,492 1,206,180 ROAA (%) 2.69 2.73 2.96 3.17 2.74 Financial assets 3,854,089 5,074,255 9,024,602 20,069,816 22,019,816 ROAE (%) 5.9 6.7 11.9 16.0 14.3 Others 4,811,819 6,831,580 38,761,337 46,881,054 59,535,977 Total non-current assets 9,800,367 13,077,439 48,996,084 68,128,362 82,761,973 Revenue breakdown (%) Equities 27.6 33.6 25.9 34.1 31.4 Total assets 126,482,104 169,123,603 352,622,149 531,657,391 640,438,342 Investment banking 7.6 5.9 5.7 4.3 4.2 Asset management 8.2 5.8 5.2 3.2 3.1 Accounts payable to brokerage clients 36,956,823 40,429,567 80,766,843 148,353,152 170,042,800 Futures/derivatives 4.4 3.7 1.8 1.0 1.1 Financial assets sold under repo 16,040,561 26,111,914 59,807,864 81,735,492 85,048,146 Others 1.8 4.7 2.9 1.3 1.3 Due to banks and other financial institutions 10,776,314 6,916,395 34,077,574 50,302,771 115,700,201 Commission and fee income 49.7 53.7 41.5 44.0 41.1 Others 2,127,847 13,200,026 46,471,975 64,790,605 56,551,802 Interest income 27.4 29.2 33.6 34.5 39.9 Total current liabilities 65,901,545 86,657,902 221,124,256 345,182,020 427,342,950 Net investment gains 22.9 17.1 24.9 21.5 19.1 Bank and other borrowings - - 4,537,684 11,000,000 15,000,000 Others 149,963 18,360,543 54,696,006 64,363,167 74,090,667 Total non-current liabilities 149,963 18,360,543 59,233,690 75,363,167 89,090,667 Total liabilities 66,051,508 105,018,445 280,357,946 420,545,187 516,433,617 Shareholders' equity 58,679,683 61,506,991 68,364,431 106,317,792 118,184,473 Minority interests 1,750,913 2,598,167 3,899,772 4,794,413 5,820,253 Book value per share (HK$) 7.53 8.09 9.06 11.56 12.85 Dupont analysis (as % of average total assets) Equities 2.6% 2.9% 2.3% 3.2% 2.5% Investment banking 0.7% 0.5% 0.5% 0.4% 0.3% Asset management 0.8% 0.5% 0.5% 0.3% 0.2% Futures/derivatives 0.4% 0.3% 0.2% 0.1% 0.1% Others 0.2% 0.4% 0.3% 0.1% 0.1% Commission and fee income 4.6% 4.6% 3.6% 4.1% 3.3% Interest income 2.6% 2.5% 3.0% 3.2% 3.2% Net investment gains 2.1% 1.5% 2.2% 2.0% 1.5% Other income and gains 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 0.2% 0.2% Total revenue and other income 9.5% 8.7% 9.1% 9.5% 8.2% Operating expenses -5.9% -5.1% -5.1% -5.2% -4.4% Operating profit 3.6% 3.6% 3.9% 4.3% 3.7% Income tax expense -0.8% -0.8% -0.9% -1.0% -0.8% Recurring net income (ROAA) 2.9% 2.9% 3.1% 3.4% 2.9% Leverage (x) 2.2 2.5 4.0 5.1 5.2 Non-client asset/net asset (x) 1.5 2.0 3.8 3.4 3.8 ROAE 5.9% 6.7% 11.9% 16.0% 14.3% Sources: Company data, CGIHK Research estimates 3

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