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Hong Kong (HSI) Chemicals Industry Analysis

UpdatedNov 06, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies38
  • 7D0.2%
  • 3M-0.2%
  • 1Y23.2%
  • YTD22.9%

The Chemicals is pretty flat in the last 7 days, but Global New Material International Holdings has stood out, gaining 29%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 23% over the past 12 months. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 45% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 06 Nov 2025HK$154.6bHK$315.3bHK$10.4b9.2x14.9x0.5x
Sat, 04 Oct 2025HK$160.2bHK$319.2bHK$10.4b8.8x15.4x0.5x
Mon, 01 Sep 2025HK$164.1bHK$319.3bHK$10.4b8.1x15.8x0.5x
Wed, 30 Jul 2025HK$155.4bHK$328.2bHK$8.9b9.7x17.5x0.5x
Fri, 27 Jun 2025HK$140.5bHK$328.4bHK$8.8b9.3x16x0.4x
Sun, 25 May 2025HK$131.9bHK$326.5bHK$8.7b9.5x15.2x0.4x
Tue, 22 Apr 2025HK$128.3bHK$320.8bHK$8.7b8.8x14.8x0.4x
Thu, 20 Mar 2025HK$136.6bHK$329.0bHK$8.2b9.3x16.6x0.4x
Sat, 15 Feb 2025HK$128.2bHK$329.1bHK$8.6b10x15x0.4x
Mon, 13 Jan 2025HK$123.2bHK$326.2bHK$8.5b9.2x14.5x0.4x
Wed, 11 Dec 2024HK$129.0bHK$329.1bHK$8.5b9.3x15.1x0.4x
Fri, 08 Nov 2024HK$130.5bHK$332.5bHK$8.3b9.7x15.7x0.4x
Sun, 06 Oct 2024HK$139.6bHK$339.7bHK$8.7b9.2x16x0.4x
Tue, 03 Sep 2024HK$117.9bHK$338.2bHK$8.6b9.7x13.8x0.3x
Thu, 01 Aug 2024HK$121.6bHK$324.2bHK$10.0b9.8x12.1x0.4x
Sat, 29 Jun 2024HK$126.2bHK$322.3bHK$10.0b9.2x12.7x0.4x
Mon, 27 May 2024HK$133.1bHK$321.4bHK$10.1b10.2x13.2x0.4x
Wed, 24 Apr 2024HK$120.6bHK$323.1bHK$10.1b9.2x11.9x0.4x
Fri, 22 Mar 2024HK$117.0bHK$319.1bHK$11.3b6.4x10.4x0.4x
Sun, 18 Feb 2024HK$112.1bHK$315.5bHK$10.9b5.7x10.3x0.4x
Tue, 16 Jan 2024HK$116.3bHK$319.7bHK$11.3b5.5x10.3x0.4x
Thu, 14 Dec 2023HK$112.8bHK$316.9bHK$11.2b5.2x10.1x0.4x
Sat, 11 Nov 2023HK$114.4bHK$312.1bHK$11.0b5.1x10.4x0.4x
Mon, 09 Oct 2023HK$118.2bHK$298.5bHK$9.1b5.4x13.1x0.4x
Wed, 06 Sep 2023HK$124.8bHK$302.1bHK$10.6b5.7x11.8x0.4x
Fri, 04 Aug 2023HK$130.9bHK$310.3bHK$12.3b5.2x10.7x0.4x
Sun, 02 Jul 2023HK$125.2bHK$309.3bHK$12.9b5x9.7x0.4x
Tue, 30 May 2023HK$135.1bHK$316.0bHK$13.3b5x10.2x0.4x
Thu, 27 Apr 2023HK$142.9bHK$327.6bHK$14.0b5.2x10.2x0.4x
Sat, 25 Mar 2023HK$145.9bHK$338.5bHK$14.0b5.4x10.4x0.4x
Mon, 20 Feb 2023HK$154.0bHK$344.1bHK$15.8b5.5x9.8x0.4x
Wed, 18 Jan 2023HK$153.3bHK$347.7bHK$16.0b5.2x9.6x0.4x
Fri, 16 Dec 2022HK$146.1bHK$336.9bHK$15.4b5.2x9.5x0.4x
Sun, 13 Nov 2022HK$138.2bHK$333.2bHK$15.2b5.2x9.1x0.4x
Price to Earnings Ratio

9.1x


Total Market Cap: HK$138.2bTotal Earnings: HK$15.2bTotal Revenue: HK$333.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Hong Kong Chemicals Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 12.6x202320242025
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 14.9x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 12.6x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.41x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Chemicals industry have declined 12% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, 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 Market-0.89%
Materials0.89%
Chemicals0.20%
Specialty Chemicals1.28%
Fertilizers and Agricultural Chemicals1.22%
Commodity Chemicals-0.79%
Diversified Chemicals-1.31%
Industrial Gases-4.29%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Specialty Chemicals industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 24.3x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 31.3%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 15.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Industrial Gases industry, which is trading close to its 3-year average of 4.8x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Commodity Chemicals industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 101% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 34% per year.
  • In contrast, the Diversified Chemicals industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 3.8% 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
6616 Global New Material International HoldingsHK$6.0128.7%
+HK$1.7b
64.2%PE34.6x
297 Sinofert HoldingsHK$1.697.0%
+HK$772.7m
42.0%PE9.8x
546 Fufeng GroupHK$8.432.1%
+HK$426.2m
86.9%PE6.3x
9879 Migao Group HoldingsHK$6.804.9%
+HK$290.9m
13.5%PE18.4x
746 Lee & Man ChemicalHK$5.055.9%
+HK$231.0m
35.0%PE7.3x

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