China Merchants Land Limited

SEHK:978 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$1.3b

China Merchants Land Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 3/6

China Merchants Land has a total shareholder equity of CN¥30.3B and total debt of CN¥31.5B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 103.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are CN¥112.3B and CN¥81.9B respectively. China Merchants Land's EBIT is CN¥443.0M making its interest coverage ratio 1.6. It has cash and short-term investments of CN¥11.1B.

Key information

103.76%

Debt to equity ratio

CN¥31.49b

Debt

Interest coverage ratio1.6x
CashCN¥11.12b
EquityCN¥30.35b
Total liabilitiesCN¥81.95b
Total assetsCN¥112.29b

Recent financial health updates

Recent updates

Analysis Article Jul 26

There's Reason For Concern Over China Merchants Land Limited's (HKG:978) Price

There wouldn't be many who think China Merchants Land Limited's ( HKG:978 ) price-to-earnings (or "P/E") ratio of 8.7x...
Analysis Article Sep 07

We Think China Merchants Land (HKG:978) Is Taking Some Risk With Its Debt

Some say volatility, rather than debt, is the best way to think about risk as an investor, but Warren Buffett famously...
Analysis Article Nov 21

Estimating The Fair Value Of China Merchants Land Limited (HKG:978)

Today we'll do a simple run through of a valuation method used to estimate the attractiveness of China Merchants Land...
Analysis Article Sep 17

Here's Why China Merchants Land (HKG:978) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article May 03

Investors Can Find Comfort In China Merchants Land's (HKG:978) Earnings Quality

The market for China Merchants Land Limited's ( HKG:978 ) shares didn't move much after it posted weak earnings...
Analysis Article Mar 12

China Merchants Land's (HKG:978) Shareholders Are Down 27% On Their Shares

For many investors, the main point of stock picking is to generate higher returns than the overall market. But its...
Analysis Article Feb 02

What Type Of Shareholders Make Up China Merchants Land Limited's (HKG:978) Share Registry?

Every investor in China Merchants Land Limited ( HKG:978 ) should be aware of the most powerful shareholder groups...
Analysis Article Dec 30

Is China Merchants Land (HKG:978) Using Too Much Debt?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article Nov 25

China Merchants Land (HKG:978) Shareholders Received A Total Return Of Negative 8.0% In The Last Five Years

Ideally, your overall portfolio should beat the market average. But even the best stock picker will only win with some...

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: 978's short term assets (CN¥72.3B) exceed its short term liabilities (CN¥54.6B).

Long Term Liabilities: 978's short term assets (CN¥72.3B) exceed its long term liabilities (CN¥27.4B).


Debt to Equity History and Analysis

Debt Level: 978's net debt to equity ratio (67.1%) is considered high.

Reducing Debt: 978's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 114.4% to 103.8% over the past 5 years.

Debt Coverage: 978's operating cash flow is negative, therefore debt is not well covered.

Interest Coverage: 978's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (1.6x coverage).


Balance Sheet


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/06/09 10:00
End of Day Share Price 2026/06/09 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Sources

China Merchants Land Limited is covered by 2 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Shun Tak SoChina Merchants Securities (HK) Co., Ltd
Vicky LiGoldman Sachs