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Chinese (SSE) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedAug 03, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies487
  • 7D0.6%
  • 3M-14.5%
  • 1Y-28.3%
  • YTD-18.3%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 3.2%, with Haohua Chemical Science & Technology up 3.5%. Meanwhile, Wanhua Chemical Group actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.7% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 28%. Earnings are forecast to grow by 31% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Chinese Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 03 Aug 2024CN¥3.9tCN¥3.6tCN¥144.2b28.5x27.1x1.1x
Mon, 01 Jul 2024CN¥4.1tCN¥3.6tCN¥143.0b29.2x28.6x1.1x
Wed, 29 May 2024CN¥4.4tCN¥3.5tCN¥136.9b32.4x32.2x1.2x
Fri, 26 Apr 2024CN¥4.3tCN¥3.5tCN¥158.6b29.1x27.2x1.2x
Sun, 24 Mar 2024CN¥4.4tCN¥3.5tCN¥176.8b29.9x24.7x1.2x
Tue, 20 Feb 2024CN¥4.0tCN¥3.5tCN¥174.7b26x23.1x1.2x
Thu, 18 Jan 2024CN¥4.4tCN¥3.5tCN¥171.4b33.5x25.4x1.2x
Sat, 16 Dec 2023CN¥4.6tCN¥3.5tCN¥170.4b35.5x26.8x1.3x
Mon, 13 Nov 2023CN¥4.8tCN¥3.5tCN¥170.5b36.8x28.4x1.4x
Wed, 11 Oct 2023CN¥4.8tCN¥3.5tCN¥192.3b34.1x25.1x1.4x
Fri, 08 Sep 2023CN¥5.0tCN¥3.5tCN¥193.2b34.3x26x1.4x
Sun, 06 Aug 2023CN¥5.3tCN¥3.5tCN¥253.7b28.5x20.7x1.5x
Tue, 04 Jul 2023CN¥5.2tCN¥3.5tCN¥254.8b29.5x20.3x1.5x
Thu, 01 Jun 2023CN¥5.1tCN¥3.5tCN¥253.9b28.7x19.9x1.4x
Sat, 29 Apr 2023CN¥5.3tCN¥3.5tCN¥274.8b28x19.4x1.5x
Mon, 27 Mar 2023CN¥5.7tCN¥3.5tCN¥329.9b29.1x17.3x1.6x
Wed, 22 Feb 2023CN¥6.1tCN¥3.5tCN¥323.9b29.9x18.9x1.8x
Fri, 20 Jan 2023CN¥5.7tCN¥3.4tCN¥309.0b28.5x18.4x1.7x
Sun, 18 Dec 2022CN¥5.6tCN¥3.4tCN¥309.1b28.2x18.1x1.6x
Tue, 15 Nov 2022CN¥5.6tCN¥3.4tCN¥308.6b28x18.2x1.6x
Thu, 13 Oct 2022CN¥5.6tCN¥3.3tCN¥332.7b25.4x16.7x1.7x
Sat, 10 Sep 2022CN¥6.2tCN¥3.3tCN¥331.3b28.5x18.7x1.9x
Mon, 08 Aug 2022CN¥6.2tCN¥3.1tCN¥313.2b28.7x19.8x2x
Wed, 06 Jul 2022CN¥6.5tCN¥3.1tCN¥312.0b28.3x21x2.1x
Fri, 03 Jun 2022CN¥5.8tCN¥3.1tCN¥312.9b25.8x18.5x1.9x
Sun, 01 May 2022CN¥5.2tCN¥3.0tCN¥301.6b23.4x17.2x1.7x
Tue, 29 Mar 2022CN¥5.8tCN¥2.8tCN¥274.8b29.4x21.1x2.1x
Thu, 24 Feb 2022CN¥6.5tCN¥2.7tCN¥256.3b33.4x25.3x2.4x
Sat, 22 Jan 2022CN¥5.9tCN¥2.7tCN¥252.9b32.7x23.3x2.2x
Mon, 20 Dec 2021CN¥6.5tCN¥2.7tCN¥252.2b33.9x25.7x2.4x
Wed, 17 Nov 2021CN¥6.1tCN¥2.6tCN¥251.2b33.1x24.3x2.3x
Fri, 15 Oct 2021CN¥6.1tCN¥2.4tCN¥214.5b31.2x28.5x2.5x
Sun, 12 Sep 2021CN¥7.0tCN¥2.4tCN¥213.9b34.7x32.7x2.9x
Tue, 10 Aug 2021CN¥6.1tCN¥2.4tCN¥213.7b32.2x28.3x2.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.3x


Total Market Cap: CN¥6.1tTotal Earnings: CN¥213.7bTotal Revenue: CN¥2.4tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Chinese Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 23.1x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Chinese Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 27.4x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 23.1x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.7x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 14% 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 industry?

CN Market0.82%
Materials1.01%
Chemicals0.60%
Commodity Chemicals1.03%
Industrial Gases0.86%
Specialty Chemicals0.44%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals0.38%
Diversified Chemicals-3.52%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Industrial Gases industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 41.4x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 25.8%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 1.8% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 18.5x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 33% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 11% per year.
  • In contrast, the Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 23% 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
600378 Haohua Chemical Science & TechnologyCN¥27.883.5%
+CN¥6.3b
-20.1%PE38.2x
002001 Zhejiang NHUCN¥21.627.5%
+CN¥4.6b
31.9%PE22.7x
603826 Fujian Kuncai Material TechnologyCN¥28.5110.7%
+CN¥1.8b
-23.1%PE205.8x
300641 Jiangsu Zhengdan Chemical IndustryCN¥29.8012.5%
+CN¥1.8b
451.9%PE275.2x
000893 Asia-potash International Investment (Guangzhou)Co.LtdCN¥16.3612.7%
+CN¥1.7b
-38.6%PE15.3x
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