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WIKI ANALYSIS
Zhengzhou Gas Company is a Hong Kong-based natural gas utility company. Though the sales of natural gas to its residential and commercial customers accounted for nearly 72% of 2008 revenue,[1] Zhengzhou Gas also builds natural gas pipelines and sells gas-powered appliances, such as stoves and water heaters. The company operates in the region in and around the city of Zhengzhou, the capital of Henan province in east-central China.
Business Overview
Business Segments
Zhengzhou Gas operates in two main divisions, one encompassing the sale of natural gas and related products and one that includes the company's gas pipeline construction.
| Annual Data, millions USD | 2006[2] | 2007[3] | 2008[4] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sales Revenue | $65.04 | $82.14 | $110.36 |
| Construction Revenue | $26.73 | $31.28 | $37.77 |
| Total Revenue | $91.77 | $113.42 | $148.13 |
| Cost of Sales | $61.46 | $74.14 | $103.24 |
| Sales Gross Profit | $7.51 | $10.15 | $8.74 |
| Construction Gross Profit | $19.45 | $24.45 | $30.18 |
| Net Income | $15.76 | $17.05 | $21.91 |
Sale of natural gas and other related products (74.5% of 2008 revenue)
This segment includes the company's sales of:
- Natural gas
- Gas appliances such as gas-burning stoves and water heaters
- Pressure control equipment
Revenue from natural gas sales rose 23.6% in 2008, due primarily to an 18.1% increase in sales volume over 2007.[7] In 2008, Zhengzhou Gas added 74,625 customers for a total of 788,133.[1] The largest areas of growth were in the residential and vehicular segments, due to the comparably lower cost of natural gas over oil and other energy sources. Zhengzhou's industrial users, on the other hand, slowed or halted production as a result of the global financial crisis; though the number of industrial customers increased over 12% in 2008, the volume of natural gas they bought increased just 7.35%, indicating lower natural gas consumption per capita.[7]
| Natural Gas Customers | 2006[8] | 2007[8] | 2008[1] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Residential | 629,016 | 705,067 | 777,836 |
| Commercial | 1,433 | 1,681 | 2,016 |
| Industrial | 51 | 58 | 65 |
| Vehicular | 6,235 | 6,702 | 8,216 |
| Total | 636,735 | 713,508 | 788,133 |
Gas pipeline construction (25.5% of 2008 revenue)
Trends and Forces
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Competition
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Zhengzhou Gas Company 2008 Annual Results, page 15
- ↑ Zhengzhou Gas Company 2007 Annual Results, page 8
- ↑ Zhengzhou Gas Company 2007 Annual Results, page 7
- ↑ Zhengzhou Gas Company 2008 Annual Results, page 7
- ↑ Zhengzhou Gas Company 2007 Annual Results, page 15
- ↑ Zhengzhou Gas Company 2008 Annual Results, page 16
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Zhengzhou Gas Company 2007 Annual Results, page 17
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Zhengzhou Gas Company 2007 Annual Results, page 14
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