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Hong Kong (HSI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 21, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies39
  • 7D2.6%
  • 3M-3.9%
  • 1Y16.8%
  • YTD-1.1%

In the last week, the Chemicals industry is up 1.8%, with Dongyue Group up 4.8%. In the same time, Henan Jinyuan Hydrogenated Chemicals was down 19%. This means that the industry has gained 13% over the past year. Earnings are forecast to grow by 49% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Hong Kong Chemicals Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Tue, 21 Jan 2025HK$125.8bHK$326.9bHK$8.5b9.5x14.8x0.4x
Thu, 19 Dec 2024HK$126.2bHK$327.6bHK$8.5b9.3x14.8x0.4x
Sat, 16 Nov 2024HK$124.4bHK$330.0bHK$8.3b9.4x15x0.4x
Mon, 14 Oct 2024HK$134.5bHK$339.4bHK$8.7b9.2x15.4x0.4x
Wed, 11 Sep 2024HK$113.5bHK$338.0bHK$8.7b8.5x13.1x0.3x
Fri, 09 Aug 2024HK$118.2bHK$325.5bHK$10.2b9.3x11.6x0.4x
Sun, 07 Jul 2024HK$125.7bHK$322.2bHK$9.9b9.8x12.6x0.4x
Tue, 04 Jun 2024HK$131.3bHK$321.6bHK$10.1b10.3x13x0.4x
Thu, 02 May 2024HK$127.4bHK$321.6bHK$10.0b10.2x12.7x0.4x
Sat, 30 Mar 2024HK$117.8bHK$324.0bHK$9.6b8.4x12.3x0.4x
Mon, 26 Feb 2024HK$115.7bHK$315.5bHK$10.9b5.9x10.7x0.4x
Wed, 24 Jan 2024HK$108.8bHK$319.8bHK$11.3b5.6x9.6x0.3x
Fri, 22 Dec 2023HK$114.2bHK$320.6bHK$11.4b5.3x10.1x0.4x
Sun, 19 Nov 2023HK$98.4bHK$314.9bHK$11.1b5x8.8x0.3x
Tue, 17 Oct 2023HK$115.6bHK$298.1bHK$9.0b5.5x12.8x0.4x
Thu, 14 Sep 2023HK$121.2bHK$302.8bHK$10.6b5.6x11.4x0.4x
Sat, 12 Aug 2023HK$128.7bHK$308.3bHK$12.2b5.3x10.6x0.4x
Mon, 10 Jul 2023HK$126.5bHK$310.3bHK$13.0b5x9.7x0.4x
Wed, 07 Jun 2023HK$131.3bHK$315.1bHK$13.2b5.2x10x0.4x
Fri, 05 May 2023HK$144.3bHK$323.9bHK$13.6b5.3x10.6x0.4x
Sun, 02 Apr 2023HK$145.0bHK$330.1bHK$14.0b5x10.4x0.4x
Tue, 28 Feb 2023HK$148.9bHK$340.5bHK$15.6b5.3x9.5x0.4x
Thu, 26 Jan 2023HK$158.3bHK$347.4bHK$15.9b5.3x9.9x0.5x
Sat, 24 Dec 2022HK$142.2bHK$337.1bHK$15.4b5.1x9.2x0.4x
Mon, 21 Nov 2022HK$137.1bHK$332.2bHK$15.2b4.9x9x0.4x
Wed, 19 Oct 2022HK$140.2bHK$344.2bHK$17.6b5.2x8x0.4x
Fri, 16 Sep 2022HK$145.9bHK$354.4bHK$18.1b5.4x8.1x0.4x
Sun, 14 Aug 2022HK$150.9bHK$335.5bHK$17.1b5.9x8.8x0.4x
Tue, 12 Jul 2022HK$162.3bHK$337.2bHK$16.9b5.7x9.6x0.5x
Thu, 09 Jun 2022HK$163.5bHK$338.9bHK$17.0b5.7x9.6x0.5x
Sat, 07 May 2022HK$158.7bHK$339.0bHK$17.0b6.4x9.4x0.5x
Mon, 04 Apr 2022HK$159.0bHK$346.1bHK$19.2b5.8x8.3x0.5x
Wed, 02 Mar 2022HK$174.6bHK$298.6bHK$18.5b7.3x9.4x0.6x
Fri, 28 Jan 2022HK$166.9bHK$297.1bHK$18.4b7.1x9.1x0.6x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.1x


Total Market Cap: HK$166.9bTotal Earnings: HK$18.4bTotal Revenue: HK$297.1bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Hong Kong Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 10.8x202320242025
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the Hong Kong Chemicals industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 14.8x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 10.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.42x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 23% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 3.2% 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 Hong Kong Materials industry?

HK Market3.38%
Materials1.98%
Chemicals2.65%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals3.76%
Diversified Chemicals3.47%
Specialty Chemicals3.11%
Commodity Chemicals1.37%
Industrial Gases-1.10%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Commodity Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 92.1%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 24.5% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Industrial Gases industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 5.2x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 92% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 24% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 6.4% 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
9933 GHW InternationalHK$2.2413.7%
+HK$256.3m
267.2%PE315.8x
8189 Tianjin TEDA Biomedical EngineeringHK$0.4543.5%
+HK$255.8m
349.5%PS1.9x
1866 China XLX FertiliserHK$4.034.4%
+HK$248.1m
26.7%PE4.1x
336 Huabao International HoldingsHK$2.132.9%
+HK$193.8m
-10.1%PE58.8x
8349 Yunhong Guixin Group HoldingsHK$1.8832.4%
+HK$184.0m
n/aPS18.5x
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