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CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping Company Limited3877.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Industrials›Marine Shipping

Ship leasing and shipping-related financial-services arm linked to China State Shipbuilding Corporation.

≈ A Chinese shipbuilder-linked vessel leasing companyMomentum strong 78
Mkt cap
$1.85B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
21%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$4.10M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
7.2×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-0.2 pp
WACC 5.3%
Hurdle
-18 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
145 days
31 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$2.34
1D-1.3%
1W-0.4%
1M-1.9%
3M+8.6%
6M-4.1%
YTD+11.4%
1Y+19.4%
ATR %2.4%
52w lowhigh10.3% off high

What CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping does

Ship leasing and shipping-related financial-services arm linked to China State Shipbuilding Corporation.

In one line: A Chinese shipbuilder-linked vessel leasing company.

Products and services

  • Vessel leasing
  • Shipping-related financial services

Customers

  • Shipping lines and vessel operators

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Industrials
  • Marine leasing
  • Vessel leasing/shipping services

What could go right

  • Global shipbuilding/vessel leasing demand

What could go wrong

  • Shipping-rate cyclicality

Moat: narrow (scale, customer relationships). Ties to China's largest shipbuilder (CSSC) provide access to newbuild vessels for leasing.

Headquarters: Hong Kong · Employees: 77

Named competitors

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping at a glance

Size CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping (3877.HK) is a Hong Kong Industrials company (Marine Shipping) with a market value of $1.85B, the 437th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$2.34 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 4.1%, against +3.9% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 9.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.3%); the operating margin is 60.3% (peer median 16.4%).

Valuation It trades at 7.2× forward earnings against a peer median of 8.7× (8th cheapest of 19).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +15%, so the hurdle is -18 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.2 points below its cost of capital (5.3% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 31 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9010011011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1033877.HK 97
Six months, rebased to 100: CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$3.80BHK$3.95BHK$4.34BHK$3.79BHK$3.36B
Revenue growth—-9%+15%+13%—
Gross profitHK$2.70BHK$2.90BHK$3.37BHK$2.98BHK$2.58B
EBITDAHK$3.03BHK$3.34BHK$3.26BHK$3.17BHK$2.68B
Net incomeHK$1.96BHK$1.85BHK$2.11BHK$1.90BHK$1.68B
Free cash flowHK$4.67BHK$4.21BHK$5.95B-HK$3.04BHK$1.86B
Capital expenditureHK$264MHK$236MHK$1.03BHK$2.63BHK$1.99B
Total debtn/aHK$26.8BHK$27.9BHK$31.4BHK$27.8B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%-10%9303SNICKN02867026062637GESHIP60102291102343CMRE9302DNORDNMMGSL2510601975SOMACAPTDFDS3877.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-40%-20%0%+20%5×10×15×9303SNICKN02867026062637GESHIP2343CMRE9302DNORDNMMGSL2510SOMADFDS3877.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-10%0%+10%+20%0%20%9303SNICKN26062637GESHIP2343CMRE9302GSL601975SOMADFDS3877.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. CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping is the large dot.

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (3877.HK vs 2866.HK)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping 3877.HK$1.85B-4%-10%60%7.2×-3.2%
COSCO SHIPPING Development 2866.HK$3.84B-22%-2%13%3.6×n/a

How CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping 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.

CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure3877.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-1.9%-9.3%2nd highest of 21
6-month return-4.1%+3.9%10th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-10.3%-17.1%3rd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-9.5%+10.3%2nd lowest of 20
Operating margin60.3%16.4%highest of 21
Forward P/E7.2×8.7×8th cheapest of 19
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-3.2%-2.5%8th least demanding of 16
Growth delivered (Del g)+14.9%+10.1%4th highest of 16
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-18.1 pp-14.0 pp4th least demanding of 16
ROIC minus cost of capital-0.2 pp+1.9 pp6th lowest of 21
EV / EBITDA12.1×5.6×2nd most expensive of 17
Net debt / EBITDA7.2×1.3×2nd most indebted of 18

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
CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping 3877.HKHong Kong$1.85B-4%-10%60%7.2×-3.2%+14.9%
Sumitomo Warehouse 9303.TJapan$1.87B+4%+2%6%16.3×11.3%+0.4%
Stolt-Nielsen SNI.OLNorway$1.82B+4%-5%11%8.8×-4.5%+9.5%
Clarkson CKN.LUnited Kingdom$1.90B-5%+15%14%13.9×5.2%+12.0%
PanOcean 028670.KSSouth Korea$1.91B-12%+24%9%5.0×n/an/a
U-Ming Marine Transport 2606.TWTaiwan$1.70B+6%+13%29%8.7×-3.8%+12.8%
Wisdom Marine Lines 2637.TWTaiwan$2.13B+28%+10%33%9.1×-1.8%+7.2%
Great Eastern Shipping GESHIP.NSIndia$2.16B-8%+24%42%5.1×8.2%+10.1%
Ningbo Ocean Shipping 601022.SSChina$1.58B-7%+13%11%n/an/an/a
NS United Kaiun Kaisha,Ltd 9110.TJapan$1.58B+39%+11%11%n/a-5.0%+10.7%
Pacific Basin Shipping 2343.HKHong Kong$2.22B+6%-6%6%9.0×7.9%+7.3%
Costamare CMREUnited States$1.54B-28%-42%44%5.2×-6.9%+13.0%
MITSUI-SOKO 9302.TJapan$1.52B-22%+6%7%17.8×-1.6%+3.4%
Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S DNORD.CODenmark$1.46B+15%+7%3%9.6×n/an/a
Navios Maritime Partners LP NMMUnited States$2.42B+14%+19%39%3.9×n/an/a
Global Ship Lease GSLUnited States$1.41B-8%+6%48%4.1×-15.2%+22.1%
T.S. Lines 2510.HKHong Kong$2.48B+38%-4%19%5.8×-6.9%+9.8%
Nanjing Tanker 601975.SSChina$2.50B-21%+12%26%9.0×-8.4%+7.6%
Solstad Maritime SOMA.OLNorway$1.36B-6%+17%40%5.5×-2.5%+22.7%
Capital Tankers CAPT.OLNorway$2.57B+45%n/a37%7.3×n/an/a
Dfds A/s DFDS.CODenmark$1.33B+8%+3%3%17.0×4.6%+17.2%

Questions

Who are CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping's main competitors?
Named competitors: COSCO SHIPPING Development (2866.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Sumitomo Warehouse (9303.T), Stolt-Nielsen (SNI.OL), Clarkson (CKN.L), PanOcean (028670.KS), U-Ming Marine Transport (2606.TW), Wisdom Marine Lines (2637.TW).
Is CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 7.2× against a peer median of 8.7×, 8th cheapest of 19 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +15%, so the hurdle is -18 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -4.1% against +3.9% for the median peer; over one year +19.4%.

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.