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Hong Kong (HSI) Materials Sector Analysis

UpdatedFeb 15, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies138
  • 7D2.5%
  • 3M8.1%
  • 1Y33.2%
  • YTD11.8%

Last week, the Materials industry hasn't moved much but Zijin Mining Group is up 5.9% in that time. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 35% over the past 12 months. Earnings are forecast to grow by 26% annually.

Sector Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 16 Feb 2025HK$1.6tHK$3.2tHK$104.3b11.6x15.8x0.5x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025HK$1.6tHK$3.1tHK$103.9b11.7x14.9x0.5x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024HK$1.6tHK$3.2tHK$104.4b12.4x15.6x0.5x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024HK$1.7tHK$3.2tHK$106.4b10.9x16.3x0.5x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024HK$1.8tHK$3.3tHK$106.4b10.9x16.9x0.6x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024HK$1.5tHK$3.2tHK$103.8b9.7x14.1x0.5x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024HK$1.5tHK$3.2tHK$88.8b10.2x17.2x0.5x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024HK$1.6tHK$3.2tHK$87.7b10.5x18.5x0.5x
Tue, 28 May 2024HK$1.7tHK$3.2tHK$88.0b12.3x19.8x0.5x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024HK$1.6tHK$3.2tHK$90.9b11.5x17.7x0.5x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024HK$1.5tHK$3.2tHK$75.5b10x19.6x0.5x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024HK$1.3tHK$3.2tHK$72.6b9x17.8x0.4x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024HK$1.3tHK$3.3tHK$68.7b9.1x18.8x0.4x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023HK$1.2tHK$3.3tHK$68.9b8.6x17.7x0.4x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023HK$1.3tHK$3.2tHK$67.6b9.3x19x0.4x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023HK$1.4tHK$3.2tHK$61.0b9.4x22.4x0.4x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023HK$1.4tHK$3.2tHK$64.1b9.3x22.5x0.4x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023HK$1.5tHK$3.3tHK$101.2b8.7x14.6x0.4x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023HK$1.3tHK$3.3tHK$102.0b8.4x13.1x0.4x
Wed, 31 May 2023HK$1.3tHK$3.3tHK$104.0b7.6x12.9x0.4x
Fri, 28 Apr 2023HK$1.5tHK$3.4tHK$120.3b7.9x12.9x0.5x
Sun, 26 Mar 2023HK$1.5tHK$3.5tHK$146.0b7.2x10.4x0.4x
Tue, 21 Feb 2023HK$1.6tHK$3.5tHK$170.0b7x9.4x0.5x
Thu, 19 Jan 2023HK$1.5tHK$3.5tHK$171.8b7x9x0.4x
Sat, 17 Dec 2022HK$1.5tHK$3.5tHK$170.1b6.7x8.5x0.4x
Mon, 14 Nov 2022HK$1.3tHK$3.4tHK$166.5b5.8x7.9x0.4x
Wed, 12 Oct 2022HK$1.2tHK$3.5tHK$191.2b5.9x6.3x0.3x
Fri, 09 Sep 2022HK$1.4tHK$3.5tHK$198.2b5.8x7x0.4x
Sun, 07 Aug 2022HK$1.4tHK$3.6tHK$223.1b5.6x6.3x0.4x
Tue, 05 Jul 2022HK$1.5tHK$3.6tHK$226.1b6.4x6.8x0.4x
Thu, 02 Jun 2022HK$1.6tHK$3.6tHK$226.4b6.1x7.1x0.4x
Sat, 30 Apr 2022HK$1.7tHK$3.6tHK$226.0b6.3x7.5x0.5x
Mon, 28 Mar 2022HK$1.7tHK$3.6tHK$231.4b6.6x7.2x0.5x
Wed, 23 Feb 2022HK$1.9tHK$3.5tHK$233.1b7.3x8.3x0.5x
Price to Earnings Ratio

8.3x


Total Market Cap: HK$1.9tTotal Earnings: HK$233.1bTotal Revenue: HK$3.5tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Hong Kong Materials Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 13.5x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Hong Kong Materials industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 15.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 13.5x.
  • 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 24% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 3.6% 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 Market4.28%
Materials2.46%
Paper and Forestry Products4.75%
Metals and Mining2.77%
Packaging2.19%
Chemicals1.48%
Basic Materials0.95%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Basic Materials industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 13.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 29.6%, which is higher than its past year's earnings decline of 73.7% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Paper and Forestry Products industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 89.4x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 50% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings decline of 22% per year.
  • In contrast, the Packaging industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.1% 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
2899 Zijin Mining GroupHK$16.645.9%
+HK$24.4b
41.7%PE14x
486 United Company RUSAL InternationalHK$3.8622.9%
+HK$11.0b
57.6%PE17.7x
358 Jiangxi CopperHK$13.223.4%
+HK$1.5b
19.7%PE6.5x
1208 MMGHK$2.814.5%
+HK$1.5b
45.6%PE49.3x
9879 Migao Group HoldingsHK$6.2021.1%
+HK$981.7m
n/aPE19.5x
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