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Central China Securities Co., Ltd. Class H1375.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Financials›Investment Banks/Brokers

Henan-based Chinese securities brokerage offering brokerage, investment banking and asset management services.

≈ A regional Chinese brokerageMomentum weak 33
Mkt cap
$2.18B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
83%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.18M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
9.3×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 6.9%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
140 days
26 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$1.43
1D-2.1%
1W+4.0%
1M-7.8%
3M-17.6%
6M-26.9%
YTD-34.0%
1Y-45.8%
ATR %3.3%
52w lowhigh47.2% off high

What Central China Securities does

Henan-based Chinese securities brokerage offering brokerage, investment banking and asset management services.

In one line: A regional Chinese brokerage.

Products and services

  • Brokerage/trading services
  • Investment banking (underwriting)
  • Asset/wealth management

Customers

  • Retail and institutional investors in the Henan re

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financials
  • Securities brokerage
  • Brokerage, IB, asset management

What could go right

  • China capital-markets trading-volume growth

What could go wrong

  • Trading-volume/market cyclicality
  • Regulatory fee-rate pressure

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, distribution). Regional brokerage licence and branch network in Henan province.

Headquarters: Zhengzhou, Henan, China · Employees: 2,382

Named competitors

Central China Securities at a glance

Size Central China Securities (1375.HK) is a Hong Kong Financials company (Investment Banks/Brokers) with a market value of $2.18B, the 400th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$1.43 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 26.9%, against -12.2% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 41.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +14.2%); the operating margin is 32.6% (peer median 27.6%).

Valuation It trades at 9.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.7× (2nd cheapest of 13).

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

Relative performance

70809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 871375.HK 74
Six months, rebased to 100: Central China Securities against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Central China Securities financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$2.85BHK$2.96BHK$2.40BHK$3.32BHK$3.27B
Revenue growth—+23%-28%+2%—
Gross profitHK$2.39BHK$2.13BHK$1.57BHK$2.47BHK$2.39B
EBITDAn/aHK$1.07BHK$697MHK$939MHK$935M
Net incomeHK$714MHK$494MHK$267MHK$234MHK$124M
Free cash flow-HK$2.34BHK$7.84BHK$4.43B-HK$581MHK$2.13B
Capital expenditureHK$291MHK$191MHK$132MHK$165MHK$264M
Total debtHK$22.8BHK$22.3BHK$20.6BHK$25.2BHK$23.7B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Central China Securities 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

-50%0%+50%+100%-10%0%+10%335060052855U10CFT6006210006862691CMCX830406222889600155FTK600927TOP02901375.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Central China Securities is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-150%-100%-50%0%+50%10×20×30×40×U10CFT6006210006862691CMCXLCLN600155FTK6009271375.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Central China Securities is the large dot.

Central China Securities competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (1375.HK vs 1788.HK vs 2691.HK vs 3958.HK)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Central China Securities 1375.HK$2.18B-27%+41%33%9.3×n/a
Guotai Junan International 1788.HK$3.58B+10%+43%65%n/an/a
Nanhua Futures 2691.HK$1.86B-17%-24%47%5.8×n/a
Orient Securities 3958.HK$10.1B-13%+21%40%5.9×n/a
Dongxing Securities 601198.SSn/a-4%n/an/an/an/a
Guolian Minsheng Securities 1456.HK$6.70B-29%+14%25%6.8×n/a
Zheshang Securities 601878.SS$6.03B-10%-4%32%13.0×n/a

How Central China Securities 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.

Central China Securities against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure1375.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-7.8%-5.4%8th lowest of 21
6-month return-26.9%-12.2%4th lowest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-47.2%-32.6%5th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+41.3%+14.2%7th highest of 21
Operating margin32.6%27.6%8th highest of 20
Forward P/E9.3×13.7×2nd cheapest of 13

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
Central China Securities 1375.HKHong Kong$2.18B-27%+41%33%9.3×n/an/a
Metaplanet 3350.TJapan$2.05B-27%+290%62%n/an/an/a
Capital Securities 6005.TWTaiwan$2.04B-7%+81%46%n/an/an/a
President Securities 2855.TWTaiwan$2.34B+24%+796%32%n/an/an/a
UOB-Kay Hian U10.SISingapore$2.36B-29%+36%42%9.4×n/an/a
Compagnie Financiere Tradition CFT.SWSwitzerland$2.37B-15%+3%14%13.1×n/an/a
Shanghai Chinafortune 600621.SSChina$1.97B-12%-5%25%15.6×n/an/a
Northeast Securities 000686.SZChina$2.52B-17%+1%23%11.1×n/an/a
Nanhua Futures 2691.HKHong Kong$1.86B-17%-24%47%5.8×n/an/a
CMC Markets CMCX.LUnited Kingdom$2.54B+79%+16%27%10.5×n/an/a
Aozora Bank 8304.TJapan$2.60B+17%+12%29%14.4×n/an/a
Lincoln International LCLNUnited States$2.65Bn/a+35%28%18.3×n/an/a
Oshidori International 0622.HKHong Kong$2.67B+52%+71%47%n/an/an/a
IBF Financial 2889.TWTaiwan$1.75B+9%+66%58%n/an/an/a
Polaris Bay 600155.SSChina$1.74B-14%-4%5%38.6×n/an/a
Shanxi Securities 002500.SZChina$2.73B-10%-3%28%16.4×n/an/a
flatexDEGIRO FTK.DEGermany$2.78B-27%+20%45%11.1×n/an/a
Yongan Futures 600927.SSChina$2.83B-12%-139%n/a24.3×n/an/a
TOP Financial TOPUnited States$1.64B+93%-41%-14%n/an/an/a
GoFintech Quantum Innovation 0290.HKHong Kong$1.62B-82%+108%26%n/an/an/a
Guosheng Securities 002670.SZChina$2.92B-20%-11%11%n/an/an/a

Questions

Who are Central China Securities's main competitors?
Named competitors: Guotai Junan International (1788.HK), Nanhua Futures (2691.HK), Orient Securities (3958.HK), Dongxing Securities (601198.SS), Guolian Minsheng Securities (1456.HK), Zheshang Securities (601878.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Metaplanet (3350.T), Capital Securities (6005.TW), President Securities (2855.TW), UOB-Kay Hian (U10.SI), Compagnie Financiere Tradition (CFT.SW), Shanghai Chinafortune (600621.SS).
Is Central China Securities expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 9.3× against a peer median of 13.7×, 2nd cheapest of 13 in its peer set.
How has Central China Securities stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -26.9% against -12.2% for the median peer; over one year -45.8%.

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.