[ET Net News Agency, 1 March 2021] BOCOM International Research lifted its target price
for SHK Properties (SHKP) (00016) to HK$140.28 from HK$127.21 and maintained its "buy"
rating.
The research house said SHKP's 1H FY2021 underlying profit jumped 30.2% to HK$17.5bn, in
line with BOCOM's estimate. During the period, SHKP's HK contracted sales slid to
HK$11.3bn, only achieving 32.2% of its FY2021 target of HK$35bn. EBIT margin of HK
property development grew 1.6ppts to 44.7%.
Rental revenue from the mainland China portfolio increased by 18.8% to HK$2.9bn. BOCOM
expects SHKP's rental income from the mainland to grow at mid-teen CAGR in the next three
years, due to multiple new completions. (KL)