Tech IPO adviser China Renaissance sees share price drop as full-year profit misses estimates
- The investment bank’s 2018 profit was up 15.8 per cent from a year earlier to US$67.3 million, below estimates of US$68.02 million in a Bloomberg poll
Shares of China Renaissance fell after full-year net profit came in below analysts’ estimates despite a healthy jump in revenues.
The investment bank, which focuses on providing financial services to new-economy companies and entrepreneurs, lost 6.5 per cent to HK$21.55 at the close on Wednesday. That marks a 32.23 per cent fall from its listing price last September.
The company’s 2018 net profit was up 15.8 per cent from a year earlier to US$67.3 million, below estimates of US$68.02 million among analysts polled by Bloomberg. Total revenue, meanwhile, grew by more than half to US$210.9 million, but was also below forecasts of US$226.2 million.
China Renaissance’s first set of annual results after its initial public offering (IPO) last year missed the expectations of seven analysts who all placed a “buy” recommendation on the stock. None had recommended to sell or hold.
Though the share price fell after the results were announced, the long term picture remains solid, said Louis Tse Ming-kwong, managing director of VC Asset Management.
With new Chinese stocks being added to the MSCI global index, and a boost in A shares in recent weeks, share prices across the board have done well. “Now all the euphoria is dying down, so even if you have good results, it can be discounted,” said Tse.