The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited
The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, produces, distributes, and markets gas in Hong Kong and Mainland China. It is involved in the provision of liquefied natural gas, methanol, and coal and other chemicals; conversion and utilization of biomass, and industrial and agricultural waste; and operation of natural gas refilling stations, piped city-gas projects, upstream and midstream developments, water and wastewater treatment projects, energy exploration and utilization ventures, and aviation fuel facilities. The company supplies town gas to approximately 1.9 million customers. It also provides network connectivity, and data center and cloud computing services; and engages in the software development, solution implementation, and systems integration activities. In addition, the company offers consultancy and engineering contractor services, including utilities installation, infrastructure construction, and civil and building services engineering for public and private projects; and designs and manufactures gas meters and metering systems. Further, it is involved in water supply and wastewater treatment serving 2.4 million customers. Additionally, the company manufactures polyethylene piping and fittings; and engages in the customers center, café, restaurant, retail sale, automatic meter reading system development, laboratory testing, payment gateway and related, project management, landfill gas project, financing, logistics, oil, research and development, property development, and securities investment activities. The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited was founded in 1862 and is headquartered in North Point, Hong Kong. Show More...
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Website http://www.towngas.com
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Sector Utilities
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Industry Utilities-Regulated Gas
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Last Quote 0.78 EUR
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Last Updated 12-12-2025
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2010-12 2011-12 2012-12 2013-12 2014-12 2015-12 2016-12 2017-12 2018-12 2019-12 TTM Earnings Per Share HKD 0.31 0.35 0.43 0.39 0.4 0.41 0.41 0.46 0.52 0.39 0.39 Dividends HKD 0.15 0.15 0.18 0.19 0.2 0.22 0.25 0.27 0.3 0.33 0.33 Payout Ratio % * 51.4 45.6 43.9 44.1 50.5 51.0 57.1 62.5 60.3 67.2 83.9 Shares Mil 17.782 17.782 17.782 17.782 17.78 17.775 17.773 17.772 17.771 17.771 17.771 Book Value Per Share * EUR 0.19 0.22 0.24 0.26 0.33 0.39 0.4 0.37 0.42 0.44 0.45 Free Cash Flow Per Share * EUR 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.010 0.02 0.010 0.010 0.02 Return on Assets % 8.05 7.8 8.39 6.67 6.44 6.35 6.32 6.64 7.06 5.1 5.1 Financial Leverage (Average) 1.94 2.05 2.19 2.13 2.08 2.09 2.07 2.09 2.13 2.11 2.11 Return on Equity % 15.89 15.56 17.79 14.4 13.56 13.26 13.17 13.81 14.88 10.8 10.8 Return on Invested Capital % 10.99 10.67 11.27 9.24 9.09 9.01 9.11 9.47 10.04 7.56 7.56 Interest Coverage 10.96 11.73 12.46 11.17 10.75 9.78 9.15 9.83 11.49 9.46 9.46 Current Ratio 1.03 1.49 1.24 1.12 1.19 1.02 1.08 0.76 0.79 0.77 0.77 Quick Ratio 0.95 0.51 1.05 0.91 0.98 0.87 0.91 0.63 0.63 0.61 0.61 Debt/Equity 0.31 0.52 0.56 0.49 0.45 0.42 0.48 0.34 0.44 0.43 0.43