One of China's oldest coal-mining groups (roots to 1878, the Kailuan mines); coal mining and coal-chemical products.
One of China's oldest coal-mining groups (roots to 1878, the Kailuan mines); coal mining and coal-chemical products.
Sells coking coal, which steel mills turn into coke, and thermal coal at prices that follow market cycles, with coal-chemical products adding a second revenue stream. It belongs to Kailuan Group, a state-owned coal company in Tangshan, Hebei; mine output and coal prices are the main drivers.
Moat: narrow (scale, installed base). A century-old, large-scale mining base in Hebei with long-established regional infrastructure.
Headquarters: Tangshan, Hebei, China · Founded: 1878 · Employees: 13,895
Size Kailuan Energy Chemical (600997.SS) is a China Energy company (Coal) with a market value of $1.28B, the 1871st largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥5.38 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 8.7%, against -11.5% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 5.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +3.3%); the operating margin is -1.6% (peer median 0.4%).
Valuation It trades at 0.63× book value against a peer median of 1.08× (4th cheapest of 21).
Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 4.0%; Kailuan Energy Chemical delivers -1.4%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
Next results Next results expected around 29 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥19.5B | CN¥17.1B | CN¥21.1B | CN¥22.8B | CN¥25.9B |
| Revenue growth | — | -19% | -7% | -12% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥2.10B | CN¥1.24B | CN¥2.46B | CN¥3.04B | CN¥4.03B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥920M | CN¥1.90B | CN¥2.32B | CN¥3.26B |
| Net income | -CN¥197M | -CN¥32.4M | CN¥816M | CN¥1.09B | CN¥1.85B |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥578M | -CN¥1.38B | CN¥93.3M | -CN¥380M | CN¥2.68B |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥565M | CN¥839M | CN¥1.12B | CN¥1.03B | CN¥1.43B |
| Total debt | CN¥6.31B | CN¥6.75B | CN¥6.23B | CN¥6.77B | CN¥5.64B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailuan Energy Chemical 600997.SS | $1.28B | -9% | +5% | -1% | 0.63× | 4.0% |
| China Shenhua Energy 601088.SS | $151B | +1% | -13% | 13% | 2.36× | 6.4% |
| China Coal Energy 601898.SS | $22.6B | -31% | -4% | 11% | 1.02× | 3.3% |
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| Measure | 600997.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +1.3% | -15.1% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -8.7% | -11.5% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Return on equity | -1.4% | -0.5% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Price / book | 0.63× | 1.08× | 4th cheapest of 21 |
| ROE the price implies | 4.0% | 8.8% | 2nd least demanding of 21 |
| ROE delivered | -1.4% | -0.5% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kailuan Energy Chemical 600997.SS | China | $1.28B | -9% | +5% | -1% | 0.63× | 4.0% | -1.4% |
| Anhui Hengyuan Coal Industry and Electricity Power 600971.SS | China | $1.30B | -13% | +34% | 2% | 0.72× | 4.7% | 1.7% |
| Shanghai Datun Energy Resources 600508.SS | China | $1.32B | +14% | +15% | 2% | 0.68× | 4.5% | 2.4% |
| Shanxi Lanhua Sci-Tech Venture 600123.SS | China | $1.34B | -14% | +8% | -3% | 0.58× | 3.2% | -2.6% |
| Shanxi Coking 600740.SS | China | $1.34B | -19% | 0% | 1% | 0.59× | 4.8% | 1.3% |
| Macmahon MAH.AX | Australia | $1.35B | +6% | +8% | 14% | 2.69× | 23.4% | 14.1% |
| Stanmore Resources SMR.AX | Australia | $1.54B | +5% | -6% | -2% | 0.97× | 9.5% | -2.4% |
| Natural Resource Partners L.P NRP | United States | $1.56B | +6% | -10% | 16% | 2.37× | 11.0% | 15.9% |
| Guizhou Panjiang Refined Coal 600395.SS | China | $1.60B | -10% | +6% | 5% | 0.98× | 5.9% | 5.4% |
| Shougang Fushan Resources 0639.HK | Hong Kong | $1.66B | -4% | +33% | 5% | 0.79× | 6.5% | 5.1% |
| Shaanxi Heimao Coking 601015.SS | China | $965M | -22% | -13% | -21% | 1.43× | 12.4% | -21.1% |
| Mongolian Mining 0975.HK | Hong Kong | $899M | -27% | +26% | 9% | 0.69× | 6.1% | 9.3% |
| Kinetic Development 1277.HK | Hong Kong | $1.84B | -15% | -3% | 13% | 1.42× | 8.2% | 13.0% |
| Alpha Metallurgical Resources AMR | United States | $1.87B | -20% | -13% | -3% | 1.25× | 10.4% | -3.0% |
| Peabody Energy BTU | United States | $1.95B | -32% | +3% | -4% | 0.55× | 5.3% | -4.3% |
| Henan Dayou Energy 600403.SS | China | $2.04B | -2% | +6% | -54% | 5.11× | 43.3% | -54.5% |
| Jastrzebska Spolka Weglowa JSW.WA | Poland | $788M | -6% | -8% | -112% | 1.53× | 17.7% | -111.7% |
| Zhengzhou Coal Industry & Electric Power 600121.SS | China | $786M | +1% | -5% | -75% | 7.80× | 63.1% | -75.0% |
| Shanxi Meijin Energy 000723.SZ | China | $2.15B | -27% | -2% | -11% | 1.19× | 13.1% | -10.9% |
| Baotailong New Materials 601011.SS | China | $724M | -20% | +25% | -10% | 0.91× | 9.1% | -9.9% |
| Beijing Haohua Energy Resource 601101.SS | China | $2.39B | -5% | +3% | 9% | 1.25× | 8.6% | 9.5% |