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China Zheshang Bank Co., Ltd. Class H2016.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Financials›Major Banks

Zhejiang-based joint-stock commercial bank focused on SME and private-enterprise lending in China's most entrepreneurial province.

≈ A regional Chinese bank serving Zhejiang's SME economyMomentum leader 80
Mkt cap
$11.5B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
36%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$1.85M
20-day average traded
P/B
0.31×
price to book
ROE
7.3%
delivered
Implied ROE
3.9%
what the price asks
Next earnings
144 days
30 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$2.42
1D-0.4%
1W+2.1%
1M+3.0%
3M+7.1%
6M-2.8%
YTD-4.0%
1Y-8.7%
ATR %1.9%
52w lowhigh10.0% off high

What China Zheshang Bank does

Zhejiang-based joint-stock commercial bank focused on SME and private-enterprise lending in China's most entrepreneurial province.

Same bank as the Shanghai-listed A shares. Earns mainly from the spread between loan interest and deposit costs, with corporate lending the larger book and supply-chain finance for suppliers to larger firms on top. It listed in Hong Kong in 2019.

In one line: A regional Chinese bank serving Zhejiang's SME economy.

Products and services

  • SME corporate lending
  • Retail banking
  • Supply-chain finance

Customers

  • Zhejiang SMEs and private enterprises
  • Retail depositors

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Financials
  • Banking
  • Regional/SME commercial banking

What could go right

  • Zhejiang private-sector credit growth
  • Fee-income diversification

What could go wrong

  • SME loan asset-quality risk
  • Regional economic concentration

Moat: narrow (regulatory licence, distribution). Deep relationships in Zhejiang's dense private-enterprise economy.

Headquarters: Hangzhou, China · Founded: 1993 · Employees: 25,016

Named competitors

China Zheshang Bank at a glance

Size China Zheshang Bank (2016.HK) is a Hong Kong Financials company (Major Banks) with a market value of $11.5B, the 149th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$2.42 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 2.8%, against +3.8% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 1.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.6%); the operating margin is 24.0% (peer median 43.4%).

Valuation It trades at 0.31× book value against a peer median of 1.14× (cheapest of 21).

Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 3.9%; China Zheshang Bank delivers 7.3%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.

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

Relative performance

9010011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1052016.HK 98
Six months, rebased to 100: China Zheshang Bank against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

China Zheshang Bank financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$135BHK$131BHK$146BHK$140BHK$136B
Revenue growth—-10%+4%+4%—
Net incomeHK$14.9BHK$13.0BHK$15.4BHK$15.6BHK$13.7B
Free cash flowHK$204B-HK$9.71B-HK$5.56BHK$68.5BHK$48.1B
Capital expenditureHK$4.66BHK$9.91BHK$11.6BHK$10.9BHK$6.27B
Total debtHK$1.29THK$1.28THK$1.21THK$1.15THK$850B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

China Zheshang Bank 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

-10%0%+10%+20%-5%0%+5%+10%CANBK8421INDIANBUMBFSSB601825ZIONPBANKBARODAUNIONBALSYDBBKTIDBIJYSKFEDERALBNKUNIONBANKFBKPNB60001536982016.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. China Zheshang Bank is the large dot.

Fundamentals: return on equity against price-to-book

7.5%10%12.5%15%17.5%0.50×10×1.50×20×CANBK8421INDIANBUMBFSSB601825ZIONPBANKBARODAUNIONBALSYDBBKTIDBIJYSKFEDERALBNKUNIONBANKFBKPNB60001536982016.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. China Zheshang Bank is the large dot.

Capital: ROE delivered against the ROE the price implies

10%20%10%20%CANBK8421INDIANBUMBFSSB601825ZIONPBANKBARODAONBALSYDBBKTIDBIFEDERALBNKUNIONBANKFBK60001536982016.HKROE delivered →ROE the price implies →
Above the diagonal = the price asks for a higher return on equity than the business earns today. China Zheshang Bank is the large dot.

China Zheshang Bank competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (2016.HK vs 6818.HK vs 1988.HK vs 002142.SZ)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROE
China Zheshang Bank 2016.HK$11.5B-3%+1%7%0.31×3.9%
China Everbright Bank 6818.HK$26.6B-10%-3%5%0.28×3.9%
China Minsheng Banking 1988.HK$21.9B-13%-5%4%0.20×3.8%
Bank of Ningbo 002142.SZ$34.0B+3%+3%13%0.92×7.0%
Bank of Hangzhou 600926.SS$18.6B-2%-3%14%0.86×3.0%

How China Zheshang Bank 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.

China Zheshang Bank against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure2016.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+3.0%+3.3%9th lowest of 21
6-month return-2.8%+3.8%6th lowest of 21
Return on equity7.3%11.8%2nd lowest of 21
Price / book0.31×1.14×cheapest of 21
Trailing P/E4.5×10.1×4th cheapest of 20
ROE the price implies3.9%11.7%4th least demanding of 21
ROE delivered7.3%11.8%2nd lowest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthROEPrice / bookImplied ROEDelivered ROE
China Zheshang Bank 2016.HKHong Kong$11.5B-3%+1%7%0.31×3.9%7.3%
Canara Bank CANBK.NSIndia$11.8B-10%-7%17%0.87×17.1%16.8%
Shinkin Central Bank Pfd Subs Cert 8421.TJapan$10.3B-1%+47%3%1.02×4.4%3.0%
Indian Bank INDIANB.NSIndia$12.9B+5%+12%16%1.40×18.5%16.1%
UMB Financial UMBFUnited States$10.2B+2%+17%14%1.34×11.2%13.5%
SouthState Bank SSBUnited States$10.1B+8%+18%10%1.11×9.3%10.3%
Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank 601825.SSChina$13.1B+1%-8%10%0.65×2.5%9.6%
Zions Bancorporation NA Depositary Shs Repr 1/40th Int Ser A Flt Rt Non Cum Perp Pfd ZIONPUnited States$9.72B-16%+4%16%0.31×4.0%16.5%
Bank of Baroda BANKBARODA.NSIndia$13.7B-7%+8%12%0.74×13.2%11.8%
Unicaja Banco UNI.MCSpain$9.53B+20%-3%10%1.34×12.2%10.1%
Old National Bancorp ONBUnited States$9.43B+3%+18%12%1.17×10.3%11.5%
AL Sydbank A/S ALSYDB.CODenmark$9.20B+37%+27%10%1.78×6.3%9.6%
Bankinter BKT.MCSpain$14.5B+4%0%18%1.87×12.4%17.6%
IDBI Bank IDBI.NSIndia$9.04B+5%+3%12%1.18×26.1%11.8%
Jyske Bank A/S JYSK.CODenmark$9.02B+25%+3%10%1.32×5.3%10.3%
Federal Bank Ltd. (India) FEDERALBNK.NSIndia$8.81B+14%+11%13%1.97×27.7%13.1%
Union Bank of India UNIONBANK.NSIndia$15.1B+12%0%16%0.99×16.4%16.3%
FinecoBank FBK.MIItaly$15.4B+3%+5%32%5.71×43.8%32.3%
Punjab National Bank PNB.NSIndia$15.4B+16%+3%15%0.90×17.0%15.1%
Hua Xia Bank 600015.SSChina$15.7B-5%-1%8%0.32×1.8%7.6%
Huishang Bank 3698.HKHong Kong$8.31B-8%+1%11%0.36×3.8%10.7%

Questions

Who are China Zheshang Bank's main competitors?
Named competitors: China Everbright Bank (6818.HK), China Minsheng Bank (1988.HK), Bank of Ningbo (002142.SZ), Bank of Hangzhou (600926.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Canara Bank (CANBK.NS), Shinkin Central Bank Pfd Subs Cert (8421.T), Indian Bank (INDIANB.NS), UMB Financial (UMBF), SouthState Bank (SSB), Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank (601825.SS).
Is China Zheshang Bank expensive compared with its peers?
On price / book it trades at 0.31× against a peer median of 1.14×, cheapest of 21 in its peer set. The share price implies a return on equity of about 3.9%; China Zheshang Bank delivers 7.3%, so the price asks less than the business earns today.
How has China Zheshang Bank stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -2.8% against +3.8% for the median peer; over one year -8.7%.

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.