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Hong Kong (HSI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedJun 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies140
  • 7D-3.1%
  • 3M5.0%
  • 1Y12.8%
  • YTD25.8%

Over the last 7 days, the Materials industry has dropped 3.1%, driven by Zijin Mining Group declining 4.6%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 13%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 19% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Hong Kong Materials Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sat, 21 Jun 2025HK$1.8tHK$3.3tHK$153.4b9.7x11.9x0.6x
Mon, 19 May 2025HK$1.7tHK$3.2tHK$133.1b9.9x12.9x0.5x
Wed, 16 Apr 2025HK$1.7tHK$3.2tHK$123.2b10.3x13.6x0.5x
Fri, 14 Mar 2025HK$1.7tHK$3.2tHK$105.7b12.1x16.3x0.5x
Sun, 09 Feb 2025HK$1.6tHK$3.2tHK$104.0b11.4x15.5x0.5x
Tue, 07 Jan 2025HK$1.5tHK$3.1tHK$103.7b12x14.6x0.5x
Thu, 05 Dec 2024HK$1.6tHK$3.2tHK$105.3b11.4x15.1x0.5x
Sat, 02 Nov 2024HK$1.7tHK$3.2tHK$107.0b10.2x15.8x0.5x
Mon, 30 Sep 2024HK$1.7tHK$3.3tHK$107.1b10.8x15.9x0.5x
Wed, 28 Aug 2024HK$1.5tHK$3.2tHK$105.0b9.6x14.4x0.5x
Fri, 26 Jul 2024HK$1.5tHK$3.2tHK$88.8b10.1x16.5x0.5x
Sun, 23 Jun 2024HK$1.6tHK$3.2tHK$87.7b11.1x18.6x0.5x
Tue, 21 May 2024HK$1.8tHK$3.2tHK$88.0b12.2x20.6x0.6x
Thu, 18 Apr 2024HK$1.6tHK$3.3tHK$89.8b11.5x18.3x0.5x
Sat, 16 Mar 2024HK$1.5tHK$3.3tHK$80.6b9.1x18.7x0.5x
Mon, 12 Feb 2024HK$1.3tHK$3.3tHK$72.9b8.9x17.6x0.4x
Wed, 10 Jan 2024HK$1.3tHK$3.3tHK$69.1b9.4x18.8x0.4x
Fri, 08 Dec 2023HK$1.3tHK$3.3tHK$68.9b8.8x18.3x0.4x
Sun, 05 Nov 2023HK$1.3tHK$3.2tHK$67.6b9.6x19.7x0.4x
Tue, 03 Oct 2023HK$1.4tHK$3.2tHK$60.9b9.6x22.7x0.4x
Thu, 31 Aug 2023HK$1.4tHK$3.2tHK$69.7b8.8x19.9x0.4x
Sat, 29 Jul 2023HK$1.5tHK$3.3tHK$102.6b7.9x14.3x0.4x
Mon, 26 Jun 2023HK$1.3tHK$3.3tHK$102.8b7.4x13.1x0.4x
Wed, 24 May 2023HK$1.4tHK$3.4tHK$104.3b7.9x13.3x0.4x
Fri, 21 Apr 2023HK$1.6tHK$3.5tHK$120.8b7.9x13.6x0.5x
Sun, 19 Mar 2023HK$1.5tHK$3.5tHK$148.3b7.2x10.3x0.4x
Tue, 14 Feb 2023HK$1.6tHK$3.5tHK$171.1b7.2x9.2x0.4x
Thu, 12 Jan 2023HK$1.5tHK$3.5tHK$171.3b6.9x8.9x0.4x
Sat, 10 Dec 2022HK$1.5tHK$3.5tHK$170.1b6.6x8.7x0.4x
Mon, 07 Nov 2022HK$1.2tHK$3.4tHK$165.5b5.4x7.2x0.4x
Wed, 05 Oct 2022HK$1.2tHK$3.5tHK$192.0b5.6x6.4x0.4x
Fri, 02 Sep 2022HK$1.4tHK$3.6tHK$201.8b5.8x6.9x0.4x
Sun, 31 Jul 2022HK$1.4tHK$3.6tHK$224.8b5.8x6.4x0.4x
Tue, 28 Jun 2022HK$1.6tHK$3.6tHK$226.0b6.4x6.9x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

6.9x


Total Market Cap: HK$1.6tTotal Earnings: HK$226.0bTotal Revenue: HK$3.6tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Hong Kong Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 14.2x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are pessimistic on the Hong Kong Materials industry, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates will be lower than they have historically.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 11.9x which is lower than its 3-year average PE of 14.2x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.45x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Materials industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.5% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Hong Kong Materials sector?

HK Market-1.75%
Materials-3.13%
Packaging-1.38%
Paper and Forestry Products-1.75%
Chemicals-2.18%
Basic Materials-2.47%
Metals and Mining-3.33%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Packaging industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 20.1x.
    • It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Metals and Mining industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 15.3x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 37% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 6.7% per year.
  • In contrast, the Metals and Mining industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 17% 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
1378 China Hongqiao GroupHK$16.102.3%
+HK$3.3b
31.8%PE6.1x
2610 Nanshan Aluminium International HoldingsHK$30.1513.6%
+HK$2.1b
n/aPE5.6x
323 Maanshan Iron & SteelHK$1.988.2%
+HK$1.2b
66.4%PS0.2x
2245 Lygend Resources & TechnologyHK$10.046.8%
+HK$995.8m
60.6%PE8x
3983 China BlueChemicalHK$2.013.6%
+HK$322.7m
-9.5%PE7.9x

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