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Maanshan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. Class H0323.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Materials›Steel

Major Chinese state-owned steelmaker based in Anhui province, producing flat and long steel products.

≈ A Chinese state-owned regional steelmakerMomentum laggard 13
Mkt cap
$2.27B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
79%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$731,738
20-day average traded
P/B
0.35×
price to book
ROE
-1.9%
delivered
Implied ROE
5.5%
what the price asks
Next earnings
140 days
26 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$1.26
1D-3.4%
1W-4.2%
1M-17.6%
3M-27.1%
6M-49.6%
YTD-49.6%
1Y-51.2%
ATR %4.3%
52w lowhigh58.8% off high

What Maanshan Iron & Steel does

Major Chinese state-owned steelmaker based in Anhui province, producing flat and long steel products.

Sells steel into China's domestic market at prices that follow national steel prices, with train wheels and rail steel as a specialty. These H shares are the same company as Shanghai-listed 600808, and China Baowu Steel Group controls it through the Magang parent group.

In one line: A Chinese state-owned regional steelmaker.

Products and services

  • Hot-rolled/cold-rolled steel
  • Wire rod/rail steel

Customers

  • Construction firms
  • Railway/infrastructure projects
  • Manufacturers in China

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Materials
  • Steel manufacturing
  • Flat/long steel products

What could go right

  • China infrastructure stimulus

What could go wrong

  • Chinese steel overcapacity
  • Cyclical steel-price swings

Moat: none (scale). Commodity steel producer; returns driven mainly by steel prices and utilization, not differentiation.

Headquarters: Ma'anshan, China · Founded: 1993 · Employees: 16,780

Named competitors

Maanshan Iron & Steel at a glance

Size Maanshan Iron & Steel (0323.HK) is a Hong Kong Materials company (Steel) with a market value of $2.27B, the 392nd largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$1.26 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 49.6%, against -24.4% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 0.3% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.1%); the operating margin is -0.4% (peer median 3.8%).

Valuation It trades at 0.35× book value against a peer median of 1.34× (3rd cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 5.5%; Maanshan Iron & Steel delivers -1.9%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.

Next results Next results expected around 26 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 750323.HK 49
Six months, rebased to 100: Maanshan Iron & Steel against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Maanshan Iron & Steel financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$84.4BHK$84.0BHK$58.8BHK$109BHK$119B
Revenue growth—+43%-46%-8%—
Gross profitHK$6.96BHK$4.08B-HK$31.1BHK$1.46BHK$3.51B
EBITDAn/aHK$5.20BHK$598MHK$2.26BHK$2.17B
Net income-HK$528M-HK$226M-HK$5.05B-HK$1.47B-HK$1.03B
Free cash flowHK$2.26BHK$2.43B-HK$584M-HK$4.72B-HK$1.53B
Capital expenditureHK$2.21BHK$2.16BHK$1.82BHK$7.07BHK$9.70B
Total debtHK$31.6BHK$30.0BHK$33.8BHK$32.6BHK$38.7B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Maanshan Iron & Steel competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-60%-40%-20%0%+20%-20%0%0009695471ALLEIKIOCL6019690347OUT1V600022SGMAPAM004020WS00231820060027560323.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Maanshan Iron & Steel is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

0%5%10%15%00×20×40×0009695471ALLEIKIOCL6019690347000778OUT1V600022SGMAPAM004020600126WS0023186011232006000825RATNAMANI0027560323.HKReturn on equity →Price / book →
A bank or insurer earning more on its equity usually trades at a higher multiple of book; points far above the trend are priced for more. Maanshan Iron & Steel is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

-10%0%10%20%0%20%0009695471ALLEI6019690347000778OUT1V600022SGMAPAM600126WS0023180008250027560323.HKROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. Maanshan Iron & Steel is the large dot.

Maanshan Iron & Steel competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (0323.HK vs 0347.HK vs 600019.SS vs 1053.HK)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
Maanshan Iron & Steel 0323.HK$2.27B-50%0%-2%0.35×5.5%
Angang Steel 0347.HK$2.48B-32%-1%-14%0.20×4.6%
Baoshan Iron & Steel 600019.SS$19.9B-3%+6%4%0.65×3.8%
Chongqing Iron & Steel 1053.HK$1.64B-27%-8%-18%0.45×5.9%

How Maanshan Iron & Steel compares with its peers

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.

Maanshan Iron & Steel against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure0323.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-17.6%-7.6%4th lowest of 21
6-month return-49.6%-24.4%2nd lowest of 20
Return on equity-1.9%5.0%5th lowest of 21
Price / book0.35×1.34×3rd cheapest of 21
ROE the price implies5.5%11.4%7th least demanding of 21
ROE delivered-1.9%3.9%5th lowest of 16

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
Maanshan Iron & Steel 0323.HKHong Kong$2.27B-50%0%-2%0.35×5.5%-1.9%
Advanced Technology & Materials 000969.SZChina$2.28B-32%+37%8%2.53×25.5%7.8%
Daido Steel 5471.TJapan$2.29B-4%+8%8%0.71×8.8%8.1%
Alleima ALLEI.STSweden$2.32B+9%-5%6%1.31×13.1%6.1%
KIOCL KIOCL.NSIndia$2.15B-18%+27%1%11.72×157.0%n/a
Hainan Mining 601969.SSChina$2.44B-33%+29%11%2.27×20.6%10.9%
Angang Steel 0347.HKHong Kong$2.48B-32%-1%-14%0.20×4.6%-14.2%
Xinxing Ductile Iron Pipes 000778.SZChina$2.05B-24%+15%3%0.52×3.7%2.6%
Outokumpu OUT1V.HEFinland$1.99B-31%-7%-2%0.52×8.0%-2.3%
Shandong Iron and Steel 600022.SSChina$1.98B-12%-10%-1%0.71×4.8%-1.1%
Sims SGM.AXAustralia$2.62B-11%+7%9%1.42×17.2%9.4%
Aperam APAM.ASNetherlands$2.63B-32%-4%4%0.73×9.8%3.9%
Hyundai Steel 004020.KSSouth Korea$2.73B-34%+2%0%0.19×3.9%n/a
Hangzhou Iron & Steel 600126.SSChina$2.73B-38%-58%-1%0.94×9.7%-0.9%
Worthington Steel WSUnited States$1.88B-9%+69%-3%1.78×25.0%-3.1%
Zhejiang Jiuli Hi-Tech Metals 002318.SZChina$2.75B-37%-38%9%2.33×14.6%8.7%
Fujian Makeng Mining 601123.SSChina$2.76Bn/a-3%18%3.62×64.7%n/a
Tung Ho Steel Enterprise 2006.TWTaiwan$1.86B+26%-4%14%1.71×5.2%n/a
Shanxi Taigang Stainless Steel 000825.SZChina$2.78B-24%+1%-2%0.57×4.8%-2.2%
Ratnamani Metals & Tubes RATNAMANI.NSIndia$1.83B-13%-16%12%4.19×41.6%n/a
Yongxing Special Materials Technology 002756.SZChina$2.88B-59%+30%11%1.37×14.9%11.4%

Questions

Who are Maanshan Iron & Steel's main competitors?
Named competitors: Angang Steel (0347.HK), Baoshan Iron & Steel (600019.SS), Chongqing Iron & Steel (1053.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Advanced Technology & Materials (000969.SZ), Daido Steel (5471.T), Alleima (ALLEI.ST), KIOCL (KIOCL.NS), Hainan Mining (601969.SS), Angang Steel (0347.HK).
Is Maanshan Iron & Steel expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 0.35× against a peer median of 1.34×, 3rd cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 5.5%; Maanshan Iron & Steel delivers -1.9%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
How has Maanshan Iron & Steel stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -49.6% against -24.4% for the median peer; over one year -51.2%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.