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Chinese (SSE) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJul 26, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies803
  • 7D-5.6%
  • 3M-15.0%
  • 1Y-25.7%
  • YTD-17.4%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 5.6%, driven by a pullback from Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group of 13%. Meanwhile, Western Superconducting Technologies actually outperformed within the industry, gaining 6.1% in the last week. However, the industry is down 26% over the past year. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 28% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jul 2024CN¥6.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥277.3b25.9x24.5x0.8x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024CN¥7.4tCN¥8.4tCN¥275.7b28.2x26.9x0.9x
Tue, 21 May 2024CN¥8.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥270.4b32x30.8x1x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024CN¥7.9tCN¥8.4tCN¥301.9b27.5x26.3x0.9x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024CN¥7.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥312.4b29.6x25x0.9x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024CN¥7.1tCN¥8.4tCN¥308.9b24.7x22.9x0.8x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024CN¥7.8tCN¥8.4tCN¥302.9b32.6x25.8x0.9x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023CN¥8.0tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.5b33.9x26.8x1x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023CN¥8.3tCN¥8.3tCN¥300.2b33.7x27.5x1x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023CN¥8.4tCN¥8.3tCN¥312.8b32.9x27x1x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023CN¥8.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥339.8b32.7x25.2x1x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023CN¥9.0tCN¥8.5tCN¥398.6b30.2x22.6x1.1x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023CN¥8.5tCN¥8.4tCN¥398.4b29.2x21.3x1x
Wed, 24 May 2023CN¥8.9tCN¥8.5tCN¥402.2b29.8x22.1x1.1x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023CN¥9.5tCN¥8.5tCN¥500.9b28.4x18.9x1.1x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023CN¥9.6tCN¥8.5tCN¥513.6b29x18.6x1.1x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023CN¥10.3tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.7b30.2x20x1.2x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023CN¥9.6tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.6b27.9x18.6x1.1x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022CN¥10.0tCN¥8.4tCN¥513.1b28.7x19.4x1.2x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022CN¥9.7tCN¥8.4tCN¥512.3b28.3x18.9x1.1x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022CN¥9.4tCN¥8.4tCN¥572.3b25x16.4x1.1x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022CN¥10.1tCN¥8.4tCN¥572.8b27.5x17.7x1.2x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022CN¥10.6tCN¥8.1tCN¥580.0b29.3x18.4x1.3x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022CN¥11.0tCN¥8.1tCN¥576.1b28.1x19x1.4x
Thu, 26 May 2022CN¥9.7tCN¥8.1tCN¥575.0b25x16.8x1.2x
Sat, 23 Apr 2022CN¥9.2tCN¥7.7tCN¥554.7b24.9x16.6x1.2x
Mon, 21 Mar 2022CN¥10.2tCN¥7.3tCN¥529.3b28x19.3x1.4x
Wed, 16 Feb 2022CN¥10.7tCN¥7.2tCN¥514.0b30x20.9x1.5x
Fri, 14 Jan 2022CN¥11.1tCN¥7.1tCN¥511.9b31.6x21.6x1.5x
Sun, 12 Dec 2021CN¥11.6tCN¥7.1tCN¥511.0b32.1x22.6x1.6x
Tue, 09 Nov 2021CN¥10.7tCN¥7.1tCN¥505.3b29.1x21.3x1.5x
Thu, 07 Oct 2021CN¥11.0tCN¥6.6tCN¥445.0b29.7x24.7x1.7x
Sat, 04 Sep 2021CN¥11.7tCN¥6.5tCN¥444.1b32.4x26.3x1.8x
Mon, 02 Aug 2021CN¥10.4tCN¥6.5tCN¥442.6b29.6x23.4x1.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

23.4x


Total Market Cap: CN¥10.4tTotal Earnings: CN¥442.6bTotal Revenue: CN¥6.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 22.2x202220232024
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 24.5x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 22.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.81x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 14% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 8.8% 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-3.39%
Materials-5.63%
Basic Materials-1.89%
Packaging-3.00%
Paper and Forestry Products-4.46%
Chemicals-4.98%
Metals and Mining-7.35%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 21.5x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 0.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 20.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 30% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 17% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 22% 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
688122 Western Superconducting TechnologiesCN¥38.376.1%
+CN¥1.4b
-28.3%PE38.1x
600176 China JushiCN¥10.751.8%
+CN¥760.6m
-27.9%PE17.4x
301100 Yingkou Fengguang Advanced MaterialLtdCN¥15.2027.0%
+CN¥646.0m
-27.4%PS3.7x
688102 Shaanxi Sirui Advanced MaterialsCN¥8.848.9%
+CN¥521.6m
-1.2%PE63.2x
300072 Beijing Haixin Energy TechnologyLtdCN¥2.0711.9%
+CN¥516.9m
-42.5%PS0.8x
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