Parent of OOCL container shipping brand, majority owned by COSCO Shipping since 2018.
Parent of OOCL container shipping brand, majority owned by COSCO Shipping since 2018.
Charges freight per container on fixed liner routes, part under annual contracts with big shippers and part at spot rates, so earnings follow both volumes and the going rate. OOCL shares ships and slots with COSCO, CMA CGM and Evergreen in the Ocean Alliance. COSCO Shipping Holdings took control in 2018.
In one line: A container-shipping holding company, sister to COSCO's OOCL brand.
Moat: narrow (brand, scale, installed base). OOCL brand strength and scale, though majority-controlled by parent COSCO Shipping.
Headquarters: Hong Kong · Founded: 1969 · Employees: 11,665
Size OOIL (0316.HK) is a Hong Kong Industrials company (Marine Shipping) with a market value of $12.8B, the 130th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$152.20 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 10.4%, against +16.5% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 8th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 8.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +0.2%); the operating margin is 10.0% (peer median 14.3%).
Valuation It trades at 5.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 9.0× (5th cheapest of 20).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +4%, so the hurdle is -6 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.1 points above its cost of capital (7.8% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 19 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | HK$78.3B | HK$75.8B | HK$83.5B | HK$65.3B | HK$155B |
| Revenue growth | — | -9% | +28% | -58% | — |
| Gross profit | HK$11.3B | HK$12.3B | HK$21.6B | HK$8.63B | HK$81.4B |
| EBITDA | HK$15.9B | HK$16.8B | HK$24.5B | HK$13.7B | HK$83.2B |
| Net income | HK$10.1B | HK$11.8B | HK$20.1B | HK$10.7B | HK$78.0B |
| Free cash flow | HK$918M | HK$2.45B | HK$18.6B | -HK$2.00B | HK$85.5B |
| Capital expenditure | HK$14.6B | HK$15.8B | HK$9.88B | HK$10.9B | HK$4.29B |
| Total debt | n/a | HK$9.96B | HK$10.7B | HK$11.2B | HK$16.2B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOIL 0316.HK | $12.8B | +10% | -8% | 10% | 5.9× | -2.3% |
| COSCO SHIPPING 1919.HK | $38.5B | +20% | -5% | 13% | 6.0× | -8.7% |
| A.P. Moller - Maersk A/S MAERSK-A.CO | $47.6B | +44% | -8% | 5% | 5.9× | -1.3% |
| Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE | $25.1B | +11% | -9% | 2% | 18.5× | 34.4% |
| Evergreen Marine Corp(taiwan) 2603.TW | $16.1B | +28% | -20% | 15% | 5.0× | -9.1% |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | 0316.HK | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +5.7% | -4.8% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +10.4% | +16.5% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -14.9% | -15.1% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -8.1% | +0.2% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 10.0% | 14.3% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 5.9× | 9.0× | 5th cheapest of 20 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -2.3% | -0.4% | 8th least demanding of 18 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +3.6% | +9.2% | lowest of 18 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -5.9 pp | -13.0 pp | 7th most demanding of 18 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +1.1 pp | +2.4 pp | 10th lowest of 21 |
| EV / EBITDA | 4.1× | 8.7× | 2nd cheapest of 17 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -2.2× | 1.1× | 3rd least indebted of 18 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OOIL 0316.HK | Hong Kong | $12.8B | +10% | -8% | 10% | 5.9× | -2.3% | +3.6% |
| COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation 1138.HK | Hong Kong | $12.8B | -22% | +22% | 31% | 4.7× | 0.5% | +7.1% |
| Mitsui O.s.k. Lines 9104.T | Japan | $15.0B | +10% | +20% | 6% | 7.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha 9107.T | Japan | $11.0B | +17% | +11% | 8% | 9.4× | 7.3% | +10.2% |
| HMM 011200.KS | South Korea | $15.3B | +8% | -5% | 11% | 9.7× | -1.8% | +11.2% |
| Ningbo Zhoushan Port 601018.SS | China | $10.4B | -4% | +12% | 16% | n/a | -7.3% | +7.6% |
| SITC International 1308.HK | Hong Kong | $15.8B | +34% | +5% | 34% | 10.7× | -0.4% | +15.3% |
| Evergreen Marine Corp(taiwan) 2603.TW | Taiwan | $16.1B | +28% | -20% | 15% | 5.0× | -9.1% | +12.9% |
| Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha 9101.T | Japan | $16.8B | +17% | 0% | 6% | 9.0× | 7.8% | +8.5% |
| Wan Hai Lines 2615.TW | Taiwan | $9.12B | +40% | -14% | 22% | 5.8× | -12.0% | +11.4% |
| China Merchants Energy Shipping 601872.SS | China | $19.6B | -8% | +60% | 39% | 6.3× | -9.5% | +5.4% |
| Wallenius Wilhelmsen WAWI.OL | Norway | $7.58B | +29% | -11% | 25% | 10.4× | -6.6% | +21.0% |
| Hapag-Lloyd HLAG.DE | Germany | $25.1B | +11% | -9% | 2% | 18.5× | 34.4% | +7.8% |
| Kirby KEX | United States | $6.39B | -15% | +8% | 14% | 14.6× | 6.2% | +9.2% |
| Matson MATX | United States | $6.34B | +16% | 0% | 14% | 10.9× | 11.8% | +7.0% |
| Yang Ming Marine Transport 2609.TW | Taiwan | $6.03B | +14% | -22% | 6% | 6.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Kuehne & Nagel International KNIN.SW | Switzerland | $34.3B | +35% | +1% | 5% | 25.4× | 3.2% | +3.7% |
| COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers 600428.SS | China | $4.40B | +25% | +37% | 19% | 8.9× | -17.9% | +27.0% |
| COSCO SHIPPING 1919.HK | Hong Kong | $38.5B | +20% | -5% | 13% | 6.0× | -8.7% | +4.3% |
| COSCO SHIPPING Development 601866.SS | China | $3.87B | -10% | -3% | 13% | 3.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Hoegh Autoliners HAUTO.OL | Norway | $3.64B | +20% | -4% | 30% | 9.6× | -0.1% | +16.4% |