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COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd.0517.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Industrials›Air Freight/Couriers

Hong Kong trading, logistics and investment arm of the COSCO Shipping group.

Momentum leader 91
Mkt cap
$1.32B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
28%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.65M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
12.6×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+0.1 pp
WACC 5.6%
Hurdle
+1 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
144 days
30 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$7.06
1D-0.8%
1W+0.5%
1M+5.7%
3M+21.1%
6M+8.0%
YTD+14.1%
1Y+19.1%
ATR %2.4%
52w lowhigh10.9% off high

What COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) does

Hong Kong trading, logistics and investment arm of the COSCO Shipping group.

Buys and resells ship spare parts and supplies, with COSCO Shipping group fleets an important buyer, earning a trading margin on each deal. Property and logistics investments add rental and investment income.

Products and services

  • Ship spare parts/supplies trading
  • Property investment
  • Logistics investment

Customers

  • Shipping companies
  • COSCO group affiliates

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Industrials
  • Shipping-related trading
  • Ship supplies, trading & property

What could go right

  • Global shipping trade volume growth

What could go wrong

  • Shipping cycle volatility

Moat: narrow (distribution). Preferred trading channel within the COSCO Shipping group network.

Headquarters: Hong Kong · Employees: 808

Named competitors

  • China Merchants Group private or unlisted
  • Sinotrans 0598.HK

COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) at a glance

Size COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) (0517.HK) is a Hong Kong Industrials company (Air Freight/Couriers) with a market value of $1.32B, the 524th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$7.06 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 8.0%, against -9.7% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 1.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.4%); the operating margin is 4.8% (peer median 6.3%).

Valuation It trades at 12.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.1× (7th cheapest of 15).

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 +1%, so the hurdle is +1 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.1 points above its cost of capital (5.6% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 30 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20260517.HK 108Peer median 89
Six months, rebased to 100: COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$3.86BHK$3.71BHK$3.63BHK$3.34BHK$3.96B
Revenue growth—+2%+9%-16%—
Gross profitHK$898MHK$867MHK$824MHK$649MHK$644M
EBITDAHK$224MHK$175MHK$164MHK$63.9MHK$174M
Net incomeHK$769MHK$771MHK$709MHK$594MHK$347M
Free cash flowHK$635MHK$741MHK$562MHK$858MHK$164M
Capital expenditureHK$26.0MHK$20.0MHK$16.6MHK$7.75MHK$10.5M
Total debtn/aHK$12.5MHK$15.6MHK$17.6MHK$15.9M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%-10%0%+10%0636SCIBONHR002183HUBG6007879075BLUEDARTCJT60075590259699600278SLP-B6032230028899037FERGR0517.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%20×40×0636BONHR0021839075BLUEDARTCJT6007559699SLP-B603223FERGR0517.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%+60%-25%0%25%50%0636BONHR0021839075BLUEDARTCJT90259699SLP-B6032239037FERGR0022106007390517.HKGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) is the large dot.

COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (0517.HK vs 0598.HK)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) 0517.HK$1.32B+8%+1%5%12.6×2.3%
Sinotrans 0598.HK$6.57B-8%+4%0%8.6×9.4%

How COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) 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.

COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure0517.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+5.7%-1.0%5th highest of 21
6-month return+8.0%-9.7%4th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-10.9%-24.5%3rd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+1.5%+4.4%8th lowest of 20
Operating margin4.8%6.3%9th lowest of 20
Forward P/E12.6×13.1×7th cheapest of 15
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)2.3%5.9%6th least demanding of 16
Growth delivered (Del g)+1.5%+5.0%5th lowest of 16
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)+0.8 pp+4.2 pp8th least demanding of 16
ROIC minus cost of capital+0.1 pp-1.3 pp8th highest of 20
EV / EBITDA20.9×7.4×most expensive of 10
Net debt / EBITDA-27.0×0.2×least indebted of 11

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) 0517.HKHong Kong$1.32B+8%+1%5%12.6×2.3%+1.5%
KLN Logistics 0636.HKHong Kong$1.30B-15%-2%4%7.0×-10.4%+2.6%
Shipping Corporation of India SCI.NSIndia$1.29B-18%+17%24%n/an/an/a
Bonheur BONHR.OLNorway$1.20B+1%+4%7%10.0×3.1%+20.6%
Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management 002183.SZChina$1.48B-32%-25%0%54.3×29.9%0.0%
Hub HUBGUnited States$1.48B-44%n/an/a51.6×n/an/a
CMST Development 600787.SSChina$1.49B-12%+23%0%n/an/an/a
Fukuyama Transporting 9075.TJapan$1.51B+18%+6%4%11.6×12.0%+2.2%
Blue Dart Express BLUEDART.NSIndia$1.14B-20%+9%7%26.5×22.4%+13.3%
Cargojet CJT.TOCanada$1.00B+15%+1%10%23.4×12.4%+8.2%
Xiamen International Trade 600755.SSChina$1.77B-10%+28%0%11.5×n/an/a
Konoike Transport 9025.TJapan$973M+2%+1%6%10.9×-12.5%+4.0%
Hangzhou SF Intra-city Industrial 9699.HKHong Kong$941M-24%+32%1%13.3×5.9%+35.5%
Orient International Enterprise 600278.SSChina$919M+1%-12%1%n/an/an/a
Swedish Logistic Property SLP-B.STSweden$876M-9%+27%86%14.2×11.6%+60.3%
Hengtong Logistic 603223.SSChina$870M-9%+2%30%15.5×-9.5%-24.6%
Shenzhen Easttop Supply Chain Management 002889.SZChina$845M+14%-35%6%n/a12.0%+6.7%
Hamakyorex 9037.TJapan$808M-2%+9%10%11.4×-9.0%+5.5%
Ferrari FERGR.ASNetherlands$780M-4%+3%17%12.8×-2.7%+5.0%
Shenzhen Feima International Supply Chain 002210.SZChina$768M-36%+116%11%n/a34.5%+1.5%
Liaoning Cheng Da 600739.SSChina$2.29B-16%-27%-17%n/a4.4%-10.1%

Questions

Who are COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong)'s main competitors?
Named competitors: China Merchants Group (private or unlisted), Sinotrans (0598.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes KLN Logistics (0636.HK), Shipping Corporation of India (SCI.NS), Bonheur (BONHR.OL), Eternal Asia Supply Chain Management (002183.SZ), Hub (HUBG), CMST Development (600787.SS).
Is COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 12.6× against a peer median of 13.1×, 7th cheapest of 15 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 2% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +1%, so the hurdle is +1 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
How has COSCO SHIPPING International (Hong Kong) stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +8.0% against -9.7% for the median peer; over one year +19.1%.

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.