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Employees: 11,660
Size China Oriental (0581.HK) is a Hong Kong Materials company (Steel) with a market value of $413M, the 808th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$0.87 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 30.9%, against -8.5% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 0.4% over the last twelve months (peer median -3.6%); the operating margin is 1.7% (peer median 3.7%).
Valuation It trades at 9.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 22.5× (3rd cheapest of 12).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.6 points below its cost of capital (5.3% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 31 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | HK$43.3B | HK$43.8B | HK$46.6B | HK$51.1B | HK$56.5B |
| Revenue growth | — | -6% | -9% | -10% | — |
| Gross profit | HK$2.45B | HK$2.59B | HK$1.84B | HK$605M | HK$1.91B |
| EBITDA | HK$2.05B | HK$2.01B | HK$1.40B | HK$741M | HK$1.52B |
| Net income | HK$299M | HK$244M | HK$162M | -HK$176M | HK$939M |
| Free cash flow | -HK$1.23B | HK$39.5M | HK$1.38B | -HK$1.46B | -HK$4.71B |
| Capital expenditure | HK$1.94B | HK$1.57B | HK$1.43B | HK$1.63B | HK$2.51B |
| Total debt | n/a | HK$18.4B | HK$17.7B | HK$17.3B | HK$16.3B |
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| Measure | 0581.HK | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -8.9% | -10.1% | 9th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -30.9% | -8.5% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -46.6% | -32.6% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -0.4% | -3.6% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.7% | 3.7% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 9.2× | 22.5× | 3rd cheapest of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.6 pp | -3.7 pp | 10th highest of 20 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.6× | 1.2× | 8th most indebted of 17 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Oriental 0581.HK | Hong Kong | $413M | -31% | 0% | 2% | 9.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Osaka Steel 5449.T | Japan | $416M | -11% | -17% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shengtak New Material 300881.SZ | China | $416M | -50% | +9% | 4% | 20.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Hsin Kuang Steel 2031.TW | Taiwan | $418M | +6% | -3% | 8% | 10.6× | 1.3% | +11.3% |
| SK oceanplant 100090.KS | South Korea | $430M | -62% | -5% | 8% | 15.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Kalyani Steels KSL.NS | India | $392M | -5% | -5% | 17% | n/a | 19.1% | +9.4% |
| Liaoning Fu-An Heavy Industry 603315.SS | China | $439M | -46% | -4% | 3% | n/a | 31.1% | +7.5% |
| Steelcast STEELCAS.NS | India | $387M | +23% | +9% | 24% | n/a | 30.2% | +22.2% |
| Topy Industries 7231.T | Japan | $440M | +1% | +2% | 2% | 9.0× | 6.0% | +5.8% |
| Chun Yuan Steel Industry 2010.TW | Taiwan | $445M | -8% | +2% | 8% | n/a | -11.7% | +4.7% |
| Kirloskar Industries KIRLOSIND.NS | India | $381M | +2% | +4% | 8% | 73.3× | 3.2% | +27.5% |
| Electrosteel Castings ELECTCAST.NS | India | $450M | -25% | -16% | 2% | 26.5× | 12.6% | +11.3% |
| Venus Pipes & Tubes VENUSPIPES.NS | India | $377M | +21% | +22% | 14% | 25.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Ferrexpo FXPO.L | United Kingdom | $453M | -55% | -39% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kyoei Steel 5440.T | Japan | $455M | -13% | +7% | 4% | 8.8× | -7.0% | +6.8% |
| Shanxi Antai 600408.SS | China | $456M | -8% | -5% | -3% | n/a | 28.8% | -10.7% |
| Vardhman Special Steels VSSL.NS | India | $371M | +31% | +15% | 11% | 25.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Sanhe Pile 003037.SZ | China | $466M | -28% | -9% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Wujin Stainless Steel Pipe 603878.SS | China | $360M | -46% | -9% | -4% | 22.5× | 6.6% | -0.6% |
| John Cockerill India COCKERILL.NS | India | $358M | +23% | +174% | -1% | n/a | 21.5% | +0.4% |
| Tubacex TUB.MC | Spain | $358M | -6% | -7% | -2% | 76.4× | 15.7% | +9.3% |