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Chinese (SSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 19, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies806
  • 7D-1.4%
  • 3M-5.1%
  • 1Y9.9%
  • YTD3.2%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 1.4%, driven by a pullback from Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group of 5.7%. On the other hand Hangjin Technology is actually up 42%. In the past year, the industry has gained 9.9%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 34% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 20 Feb 2025CN¥8.0tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b32.1x35.1x1x
Sat, 18 Jan 2025CN¥7.8tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b31.5x34.6x1x
Mon, 16 Dec 2024CN¥8.4tCN¥8.2tCN¥226.9b34.7x36.9x1x
Wed, 13 Nov 2024CN¥8.5tCN¥8.2tCN¥228.2b34.2x37.3x1x
Fri, 11 Oct 2024CN¥7.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥265.3b29.8x29.9x0.9x
Sun, 08 Sep 2024CN¥6.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥264.3b25x24.8x0.8x
Tue, 06 Aug 2024CN¥6.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥277.7b26x24.6x0.8x
Thu, 04 Jul 2024CN¥7.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥275.9b27.3x26.5x0.9x
Sat, 01 Jun 2024CN¥7.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥269.7b30.6x29.3x0.9x
Mon, 29 Apr 2024CN¥7.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥295.7b29.8x26.8x0.9x
Wed, 27 Mar 2024CN¥7.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥316.5b29.1x24.4x0.9x
Fri, 23 Feb 2024CN¥7.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥309.4b27x23.7x0.9x
Sun, 21 Jan 2024CN¥7.5tCN¥8.4tCN¥303.9b30.9x24.6x0.9x
Tue, 19 Dec 2023CN¥7.8tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.5b33.6x26x0.9x
Thu, 16 Nov 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.1b35.3x28.1x1x
Sat, 14 Oct 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥312.8b32.3x26.7x1x
Mon, 11 Sep 2023CN¥8.6tCN¥8.3tCN¥324.3b33.4x26.6x1x
Wed, 09 Aug 2023CN¥9.0tCN¥8.5tCN¥397.9b29.7x22.6x1.1x
Fri, 07 Jul 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.5tCN¥399.3b30.5x22x1x
Sun, 04 Jun 2023CN¥8.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥398.1b29.9x22.2x1x
Tue, 02 May 2023CN¥9.1tCN¥8.5tCN¥417.6b29.9x21.8x1.1x
Thu, 30 Mar 2023CN¥9.5tCN¥8.5tCN¥509.9b28.5x18.7x1.1x
Sat, 25 Feb 2023CN¥10.2tCN¥8.4tCN¥509.2b30.6x20x1.2x
Mon, 23 Jan 2023CN¥10.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.4b29.1x19.4x1.2x
Wed, 21 Dec 2022CN¥9.4tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.2b27.3x18.3x1.1x
Fri, 18 Nov 2022CN¥9.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥512.3b28.6x19x1.2x
Sun, 16 Oct 2022CN¥9.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥572.9b26.2x16.8x1.1x
Tue, 13 Sep 2022CN¥10.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥571.1b28.6x18.5x1.3x
Thu, 11 Aug 2022CN¥10.8tCN¥8.1tCN¥580.4b29.3x18.7x1.3x
Sat, 09 Jul 2022CN¥10.9tCN¥8.1tCN¥574.3b27.8x18.9x1.3x
Mon, 06 Jun 2022CN¥10.0tCN¥8.1tCN¥575.1b26.3x17.5x1.2x
Wed, 04 May 2022CN¥9.1tCN¥8.0tCN¥573.2b23.2x15.8x1.1x
Fri, 01 Apr 2022CN¥10.2tCN¥7.5tCN¥547.7b27.6x18.6x1.4x
Sun, 27 Feb 2022CN¥11.2tCN¥7.1tCN¥512.8b30.7x21.9x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

21.9x


Total Market Cap: CN¥11.2tTotal Earnings: CN¥512.8bTotal Revenue: CN¥7.1tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.7x202320242025
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 35.1x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.7x.
  • 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-0.076%
Materials-1.36%
Chemicals-0.53%
Basic Materials-1.67%
Paper and Forestry Products-2.01%
Metals and Mining-2.47%
Packaging-3.61%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 38.6x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 50.0%, 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 21.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Basic Materials industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 50% 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 25% 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
000818 Hangjin TechnologyCN¥39.0542.0%
+CN¥7.7b
46.5%PE337.4x
600126 Hang Zhou Iron & SteelLtdCN¥10.5114.1%
+CN¥4.4b
141.1%PS0.5x
605589 Jinan Shengquan Group Share HoldingCN¥29.7613.2%
+CN¥2.9b
44.3%PE28.4x
000301 Jiangsu Eastern ShenghongLtdCN¥9.204.4%
+CN¥2.6b
-17.0%PS0.4x
601216 Inner Mongolia Junzheng Energy & Chemical GroupLtdCN¥6.264.9%
+CN¥2.4b
63.0%PE19x
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