Topic: How To Invest

Hi Pat: I wonder if you can provide your assessment of China Yuchai. Thanks.

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China Yuchai International Limited, $29.13, symbol CYD on New York (Shares outstanding: 37.3 million; Market cap: $1.1 billion, www.cyilimited.com), through its subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company Limited, makes and sells a range of light-duty, medium-sized and heavy-duty diesel engines for construction equipment, trucks, buses and cars in China. Guangxi also produces diesel power generators, mainly for use in construction and mining. China Yuchai also has small investments in Thakral Corporation Limited (consumer electronics) and HL Global Enterprises Limited (hospitality and properties). In the nine months ended September 30, 2010, China Yuchai’s revenue rose 25.1%, to $1.9 billion from $1.5 billion a year earlier. Earnings rose 57.8%, to $132 million, or $2.68 a share, from $83.7 million, or $1.73 a share. Guangxi sells into China’s growing market for trucks and buses. The company is especially strong in the bus market, and continues to update its technology to meet China’s increasingly strict fuel efficiency and pollution regulations. China Yuchai’s balance sheet is strong, with cash…