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Nanjing Tanker Corporation Class A601975.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Industrials›Marine Shipping

Chinese oil-tanker shipper, part of state-owned China Merchants Group, carrying crude, refined products, chemicals and gas.

≈ A Chinese Teekay/Euronav for tanker shippingMomentum weak 28
Mkt cap
$2.50B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
65%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$102M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
9.0×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+12.0 pp
WACC 6.7%
Hurdle
-16 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
144 days
30 Mar 2027
Close · CNYCN¥3.56
1D-2.2%
1W-4.0%
1M-28.4%
3M-5.1%
6M-20.5%
YTD+17.9%
1Y+10.2%
ATR %5.7%
52w lowhigh40.7% off high

What Nanjing Tanker does

Chinese oil-tanker shipper, part of state-owned China Merchants Group, carrying crude, refined products, chemicals and gas.

Earns freight rates for carrying crude and refined products by sea, so results follow tanker rates and the volume of oil shipped to and within China. It belongs to a state-owned shipping group.

In one line: A Chinese Teekay/Euronav for tanker shipping.

Products and services

  • Crude oil tanker transport
  • Refined product tanker transport
  • Chemical and gas carriers

Customers

  • Oil majors/refiners
  • Trading houses

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Industrials
  • Marine transportation
  • Oil tanker shipping

What could go right

  • Tanker freight-rate cycles

What could go wrong

  • Oil-tanker freight-rate volatility
  • Fuel-cost/emissions regulation

Moat: narrow (scale). Large tanker fleet and state-shipping-group backing versus smaller independent operators.

Headquarters: Nanjing, Jiangsu, China · Founded: 1993 · Employees: 3,151

Named competitors

Nanjing Tanker at a glance

Size Nanjing Tanker (601975.SS) is a China Industrials company (Marine Shipping) with a market value of $2.50B, the 1033rd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥3.56 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 20.5%, against +4.5% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 12.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.3%); the operating margin is 26.4% (peer median 21.5%).

Valuation It trades at 9.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 7.3× (8th most expensive of 20).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -16 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 12.0 points above its cost of capital (6.7% WACC).

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

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 103601975.SS 76
Six months, rebased to 100: Nanjing Tanker against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Nanjing Tanker financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥6.45BCN¥5.81BCN¥6.45BCN¥6.18BCN¥6.25B
Revenue growth—-10%+4%-1%—
Gross profitCN¥2.38BCN¥1.66BCN¥2.07BCN¥2.01BCN¥1.86B
EBITDAn/aCN¥2.17BCN¥2.60BCN¥2.52BCN¥2.38B
Net incomeCN¥1.50BCN¥1.31BCN¥1.92BCN¥1.56BCN¥1.43B
Free cash flowCN¥263MCN¥1.21BCN¥1.19BCN¥1.34BCN¥1.23B
Capital expenditureCN¥1.61BCN¥877MCN¥1.29BCN¥1.12BCN¥729M
Total debtCN¥816MCN¥701MCN¥1.26BCN¥1.93BCN¥2.33B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Nanjing Tanker competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%-10%0%2510CAPTNMMDAC6010832343GESHIP2637000088SBLK028670CKN9303ZIM3877SNIHAUTO2866601022601975.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Nanjing Tanker is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%5×10×15×2510NMMDAC6010832343GESHIP2637000088SBLKCKN9303ZIM3877HAUTO26062866601975.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Nanjing Tanker is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%-10%0%+10%+20%-20%0%20%2510DAC6010832343GESHIP2637000088SBLKCKN93033877SNIHAUTO601975.SSGrowth 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. Nanjing Tanker is the large dot.

Nanjing Tanker competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (601975.SS vs 601872.SS vs 1138.HK vs FRO)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Nanjing Tanker 601975.SS$2.50B-21%+12%26%9.0×-8.4%
China Merchants Energy Shipping 601872.SS$19.6B-8%+60%39%6.3×-9.5%
COSCO SHIPPING Energy Transportation 1138.HK$12.8B-22%+22%31%4.7×0.5%
Frontline FRO$10.1B+15%+49%49%4.2×-12.5%
DHT DHT$3.33B+9%+39%57%3.8×-11.7%
International Seaways INSW$5.01B+7%+58%56%3.5×-14.8%
Hafnia HAFNI.OL$4.98B+7%+3%20%5.7×-5.9%
Teekay Tankers TNK$2.97B+3%+19%39%3.5×n/a

How Nanjing Tanker 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.

Nanjing Tanker against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure601975.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-28.4%-8.2%lowest of 21
6-month return-20.5%+4.5%2nd lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-40.7%-16.2%2nd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+12.4%+6.3%8th highest of 20
Operating margin26.4%21.5%10th highest of 21
Forward P/E9.0×7.3×8th most expensive of 20
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-8.4%-0.1%3rd least demanding of 16
Growth delivered (Del g)+7.6%+10.1%4th lowest of 16
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-16.0 pp-8.9 pp7th least demanding of 16
ROIC minus cost of capital+12.0 pp+0.7 pp3rd highest of 21

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
Nanjing Tanker 601975.SSChina$2.50B-21%+12%26%9.0×-8.4%+7.6%
T.S. Lines 2510.HKHong Kong$2.48B+38%-4%19%5.8×-6.9%+9.8%
Capital Tankers CAPT.OLNorway$2.57B+45%n/a37%7.3×n/an/a
Navios Maritime Partners LP NMMUnited States$2.42B+14%+19%39%3.9×n/an/a
Danaos DACUnited States$2.70B+10%+2%48%5.3×-8.7%+17.7%
Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping (Group) 601083.SSChina$2.75B+17%+11%24%11.3×-18.7%+15.2%
Pacific Basin Shipping 2343.HKHong Kong$2.22B+6%-6%6%9.0×7.9%+7.3%
Great Eastern Shipping GESHIP.NSIndia$2.16B-8%+24%42%5.1×8.2%+10.1%
Wisdom Marine Lines 2637.TWTaiwan$2.13B+28%+10%33%9.1×-1.8%+7.2%
Shenzhen Yan Tian Port 000088.SZChina$2.97B+2%+19%12%16.5×21.8%+10.1%
Star Bulk Carriers SBLKUnited States$2.99B0%+6%28%5.7×-0.1%+8.5%
PanOcean 028670.KSSouth Korea$1.91B-12%+24%9%5.0×n/an/a
Clarkson CKN.LUnited Kingdom$1.90B-5%+15%14%13.9×5.2%+12.0%
Sumitomo Warehouse 9303.TJapan$1.87B+4%+2%6%16.3×11.3%+0.4%
ZIM Integrated Shipping Services ZIMUnited States$3.37B+5%-25%6%3.7×2.7%+11.6%
CSSC (Hong Kong) Shipping 3877.HKHong Kong$1.85B-4%-10%60%7.2×-3.2%+14.9%
Stolt-Nielsen SNI.OLNorway$1.82B+4%-5%11%8.8×-4.5%+9.5%
Hoegh Autoliners HAUTO.OLNorway$3.64B+20%-4%30%9.6×-0.1%+16.4%
U-Ming Marine Transport 2606.TWTaiwan$1.70B+6%+13%29%8.7×-3.8%+12.8%
COSCO SHIPPING Development 2866.HKHong Kong$3.84B-22%-2%13%3.6×n/an/a
Ningbo Ocean Shipping 601022.SSChina$1.58B-7%+13%11%n/an/an/a

Questions

Who are Nanjing Tanker's main competitors?
Named competitors: China Merchants Energy Shipping (601872.SS), COSCO Shipping Energy Transportation (1138.HK), Frontline (FRO), DHT Holdings (DHT), International Seaways (INSW), Hafnia (HAFNI.OL). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes T.S. Lines (2510.HK), Capital Tankers (CAPT.OL), Navios Maritime Partners LP (NMM), Danaos (DAC), Shanghai Jinjiang Shipping (Group) (601083.SS), Pacific Basin Shipping (2343.HK).
Is Nanjing Tanker expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 9.0× against a peer median of 7.3×, 8th most expensive of 20 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is -16 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Nanjing Tanker stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -20.5% against +4.5% for the median peer; over one year +10.2%.

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.