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Chinese (SSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedDec 18, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies804
  • 7D-3.0%
  • 3M28.7%
  • 1Y3.6%
  • YTD-0.7%

Last week, the Materials industry hasn't moved much but Hengli PetrochemicalLtd is up 5.4% in that time. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 4.6% in that time. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 35% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Chinese Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 18 Dec 2024CN¥8.2tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b32.9x36x1x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024CN¥8.3tCN¥8.2tCN¥228.3b33.5x36.4x1x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024CN¥7.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.2b28.8x29.1x0.9x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024CN¥6.5tCN¥8.4tCN¥264.4b24.7x24.5x0.8x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024CN¥6.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥277.2b26.7x24.9x0.8x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024CN¥7.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥276.1b26.9x26.3x0.9x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024CN¥8.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥275.7b30.3x29x0.9x
Wed, 01 May 2024CN¥8.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥275.8b30.9x29x1x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024CN¥7.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥307.8b28.7x24.9x0.9x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024CN¥7.4tCN¥8.4tCN¥309.8b27.9x23.9x0.9x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024CN¥7.1tCN¥8.4tCN¥303.9b28.8x23.4x0.9x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023CN¥7.8tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.5b33.3x25.8x0.9x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.1b34.9x27.9x1x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥313.7b32.3x26.6x1x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023CN¥8.7tCN¥8.3tCN¥313.6b33.7x27.7x1x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023CN¥9.0tCN¥8.5tCN¥397.6b29.7x22.6x1.1x
Sun, 09 Jul 2023CN¥8.7tCN¥8.5tCN¥399.4b29.7x21.9x1x
Tue, 06 Jun 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥398.2b29.5x22.1x1x
Thu, 04 May 2023CN¥9.1tCN¥8.5tCN¥417.0b29.9x21.8x1.1x
Sat, 01 Apr 2023CN¥9.6tCN¥8.5tCN¥506.6b28.6x18.9x1.1x
Mon, 27 Feb 2023CN¥10.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥509.3b30.6x20x1.2x
Wed, 25 Jan 2023CN¥10.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.4b29.1x19.4x1.2x
Fri, 23 Dec 2022CN¥9.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.2b26.7x17.9x1.1x
Sun, 20 Nov 2022CN¥9.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥512.5b28x18.8x1.1x
Tue, 18 Oct 2022CN¥9.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥572.9b26.2x16.8x1.1x
Thu, 15 Sep 2022CN¥10.4tCN¥8.4tCN¥570.5b28.5x18.3x1.2x
Sat, 13 Aug 2022CN¥10.9tCN¥8.1tCN¥580.8b29.4x18.8x1.3x
Mon, 11 Jul 2022CN¥10.9tCN¥8.1tCN¥574.3b27.9x18.9x1.3x
Wed, 08 Jun 2022CN¥10.3tCN¥8.1tCN¥575.4b26.5x17.9x1.3x
Fri, 06 May 2022CN¥9.2tCN¥8.1tCN¥571.0b23.8x16.1x1.1x
Sun, 03 Apr 2022CN¥10.3tCN¥7.5tCN¥547.0b27.8x18.8x1.4x
Tue, 01 Mar 2022CN¥11.3tCN¥7.2tCN¥513.5b31.4x22x1.6x
Thu, 27 Jan 2022CN¥10.6tCN¥7.2tCN¥512.8b30x20.6x1.5x
Sat, 25 Dec 2021CN¥11.1tCN¥7.1tCN¥511.3b31.4x21.7x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.7x


Total Market Cap: CN¥11.1tTotal Earnings: CN¥511.3bTotal Revenue: CN¥7.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.9x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Chinese Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 36.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.9x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 24% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 4.7% per year.
  • This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Chinese Materials sector?

CN Market-2.62%
Materials-3.01%
Paper and Forestry Products0.76%
Packaging-2.15%
Metals and Mining-2.84%
Basic Materials-2.96%
Chemicals-3.31%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 29.2x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 51.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 22.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 21.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Basic Materials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 51% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 23% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 24% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
601216 Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical GroupLtdCN¥6.5817.3%
+CN¥8.2b
75.5%PE19.9x
600346 Hengli PetrochemicalLtdCN¥15.222.3%
+CN¥2.4b
17.9%PE17x
600309 Wanhua Chemical GroupCN¥75.111.0%
+CN¥2.3b
-0.9%PE15.5x
601702 Shanghai Huafon AluminiumCN¥19.2712.6%
+CN¥2.2b
16.8%PE17.4x
000688 GuoCheng MiningLTDCN¥16.2812.2%
+CN¥1.9b
61.7%PE151.8x
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