Cathay Biotech Inc.

SHSE:688065 Stock Report

Market Cap: CN¥32.2b

Cathay Biotech Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 4/6

Cathay Biotech's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -2.2%, while the Chemicals industry saw earnings declining at 5.6% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 10.9% per year. Cathay Biotech's return on equity is 2.7%, and it has net margins of 17.4%.

Key information

-2.22%

Earnings growth rate

-5.21%

EPS growth rate

Chemicals Industry Growth12.10%
Revenue growth rate10.89%
Return on equity2.65%
Net Margin17.37%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Feb 20

Investors Could Be Concerned With Cathay Biotech's (SHSE:688065) Returns On Capital

What trends should we look for it we want to identify stocks that can multiply in value over the long term? Ideally, a...
Analysis Article Jan 30

Some Confidence Is Lacking In Cathay Biotech Inc.'s (SHSE:688065) P/E

With a price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 64.5x Cathay Biotech Inc. ( SHSE:688065 ) may be sending very bearish...
Analysis Article Jan 09

Does Cathay Biotech (SHSE:688065) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article Nov 07

Cathay Biotech's (SHSE:688065) Profits Appear To Have Quality Issues

Cathay Biotech Inc.'s ( SHSE:688065 ) robust recent earnings didn't do much to move the stock. We think this is due to...
Analysis Article Oct 22

What Cathay Biotech Inc.'s (SHSE:688065) 38% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Cathay Biotech Inc. ( SHSE:688065 ) shareholders would be excited to see that the share price has had a great month...
Analysis Article Oct 20

Cathay Biotech (SHSE:688065) Could Be Struggling To Allocate Capital

If you're not sure where to start when looking for the next multi-bagger, there are a few key trends you should keep an...
Analysis Article Sep 29

Cathay Biotech (SHSE:688065) Seems To Use Debt Quite Sensibly

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article Sep 07

Cathay Biotech Inc.'s (SHSE:688065) Share Price Not Quite Adding Up

When close to half the companies in China have price-to-earnings ratios (or "P/E's") below 27x, you may consider Cathay...
Analysis Article Jun 19

There Are Reasons To Feel Uneasy About Cathay Biotech's (SHSE:688065) Returns On Capital

Did you know there are some financial metrics that can provide clues of a potential multi-bagger? Ideally, a business...
Analysis Article May 28

Cathay Biotech (SHSE:688065) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article May 07

What Cathay Biotech Inc.'s (SHSE:688065) 27% Share Price Gain Is Not Telling You

Cathay Biotech Inc. ( SHSE:688065 ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 27% after a shaky period...
Analysis Article May 06

We Think That There Are More Issues For Cathay Biotech (SHSE:688065) Than Just Sluggish Earnings

Cathay Biotech Inc.'s ( SHSE:688065 ) stock showed strength, with investors undeterred by its weak earnings report. We...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Cathay Biotech makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

SHSE:688065 Revenue, expenses and earnings (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 263,394589254234
31 Dec 253,295561246238
30 Sep 253,288594242243
30 Jun 253,184550236256
31 Mar 253,049521228249
31 Dec 242,958489225233
30 Sep 242,764398238232
30 Jun 242,528372227203
31 Mar 242,293414198184
31 Dec 232,114367215189
30 Sep 232,169381235179
30 Jun 232,183459256187
31 Mar 232,285436270199
31 Dec 222,441553239188
30 Sep 222,447605207184
30 Jun 222,517619188164
31 Mar 222,538628182145
31 Dec 212,363595181134
30 Sep 212,099612143118
30 Jun 211,83956414799
31 Mar 211,57948114497
31 Dec 201,49745814684
30 Sep 201,48242818170
30 Jun 201,60143220341
31 Mar 201,722475258105
31 Dec 191,91647921290
31 Dec 181,75746618586
31 Dec 171,36333313165
31 Dec 1692914510538

Quality Earnings: 688065 has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: 688065's current net profit margins (17.4%) are higher than last year (17.1%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: 688065's earnings have declined by 2.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: 688065's earnings growth over the past year (13.2%) exceeds its 5-year average (-2.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: 688065 earnings growth over the past year (13.2%) exceeded the Chemicals industry 3.7%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: 688065's Return on Equity (2.7%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/08 15:41
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/08 00:00
Earnings2026/03/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Cathay Biotech Inc. is covered by 2 analysts. 1 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Junjun ZhuHaitong International Research Limited
Ting Zhou ZhuangHuatai Research