Who are Hubei Zhenhua Chemical's main competitors?

Named competitors: Elementis plc (ELM.L), Lanxess (LXS.DE), Vishnu Chemicals (VISHNU.NS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Kemira (KEMIRA.HE), Quaker Houghton (KWR), China Petroleum Engineering (600339.SS), Nifco (7988.T), Bloomage Biotechnology (688363.SS), Guizhou Chanhen Chemical (002895.SZ).

Is Hubei Zhenhua Chemical expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 23.6× against a peer median of 16.9×, 6th most expensive of 18 in its peer set.

How has Hubei Zhenhua Chemical stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -34.8% against -9.7% for the median peer; over one year +27.1%.

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Hubei Zhenhua Chemical Co. Ltd. Class A603067.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Materials›Chemicals: Specialty

One of China's largest chromium-chemical producers, making sodium dichromate and other chromium compounds for industrial use.

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Mkt cap

$2.56B

US dollars, full cap

Free float

62%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$161M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

23.6×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

+2.1 pp

WACC 9.4%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

146 days

1 Apr 2027

Close · CNYCN¥22.80

1D-4.4%

1W-5.5%

1M-40.7%

3M-26.7%

6M-34.8%

YTD-20.9%

1Y+27.1%

ATR %11.1%

52w lowhigh55.2% off high

What Hubei Zhenhua Chemical does

One of China's largest chromium-chemical producers, making sodium dichromate and other chromium compounds for industrial use.

Products and services

Sodium dichromate
Chromium oxide/chemicals

Customers

Leather tanning, pigment and metal-finishing indus

Where it sits in the supply chain

Materials
Specialty & diversified chemicals
Chromium chemicals

What could go right

Industrial chromium chemical demand

What could go wrong

Environmental regulation/compliance costs
Commodity price cycles

Moat: narrow (scale, regulatory licence). Chromium chemical production is capital- and environmentally-regulation-intensive, limiting new entrants.

Headquarters: Hubei, China · Employees: 3,059

Named competitors

Elementis plc ELM.L
Lanxess LXS.DE
Vishnu Chemicals VISHNU.NS

Hubei Zhenhua Chemical at a glance

Size Hubei Zhenhua Chemical (603067.SS) is a China Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $2.56B, the 1011th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥22.80 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 34.8%, against -9.7% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 30.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.0%); the operating margin is 10.6% (peer median 8.6%).

Valuation It trades at 23.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.9× (6th most expensive of 18).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.1 points above its cost of capital (9.4% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 1 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Hubei Zhenhua Chemical against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Hubei Zhenhua Chemical financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	CN¥5.61B	CN¥4.52B	CN¥4.06B	CN¥3.68B	CN¥3.52B
Revenue growth	—	+11%	+10%	+5%	—
Gross profit	CN¥1.50B	CN¥1.17B	CN¥982M	CN¥864M	CN¥916M
EBITDA	n/a	CN¥885M	CN¥789M	CN¥661M	CN¥717M
Net income	CN¥663M	CN¥659M	CN¥473M	CN¥371M	CN¥417M
Free cash flow	-CN¥26.4M	-CN¥75.7M	CN¥49.5M	CN¥106M	CN¥231M
Capital expenditure	CN¥561M	CN¥411M	CN¥284M	CN¥293M	CN¥260M
Total debt	CN¥2.19B	CN¥1.50B	CN¥1.41B	CN¥993M	CN¥1.06B

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Hubei Zhenhua Chemical competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Hubei Zhenhua Chemical is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Hubei Zhenhua Chemical is the large dot.

Hubei Zhenhua Chemical competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (603067.SS vs ELM.L vs LXS.DE vs VISHNU.NS)
Company	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g
Hubei Zhenhua Chemical 603067.SS	$2.56B	-35%	+31%	11%	23.6×	n/a
Elementis ELM.L	$1.45B	+34%	-12%	20%	16.9×	16.9%
Lanxess LXS.DE	$1.27B	-30%	-10%	-1%	n/a	17.9%
Vishnu Chemicals VISHNU.NS	$393M	-8%	+14%	13%	20.0×	n/a

How Hubei Zhenhua Chemical 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.

Hubei Zhenhua Chemical against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	603067.SS	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-40.7%	-5.7%	lowest of 21
6-month return	-34.8%	-9.7%	3rd lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-55.2%	-33.7%	3rd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+30.9%	+8.0%	3rd highest of 21
Operating margin	10.6%	8.6%	9th highest of 20
Forward P/E	23.6×	16.9×	6th most expensive of 18
ROIC minus cost of capital	+2.1 pp	-1.8 pp	7th highest of 19

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g	Delivered g
Hubei Zhenhua Chemical 603067.SS	China	$2.56B	-35%	+31%	11%	23.6×	n/a	n/a
Kemira KEMIRA.HE	Finland	$2.55B	-8%	-3%	8%	16.0×	3.9%	+2.6%
Quaker Houghton KWR	United States	$2.58B	+2%	+9%	9%	16.9×	16.3%	+5.9%
China Petroleum Engineering 600339.SS	China	$2.60B	-24%	+8%	1%	26.7×	n/a	n/a
Nifco 7988.T	Japan	$2.62B	+6%	+4%	14%	11.7×	-3.5%	+6.6%
Bloomage Biotechnology 688363.SS	China	$2.49B	-16%	-22%	5%	55.6×	20.8%	+9.8%
Guizhou Chanhen Chemical 002895.SZ	China	$2.64B	-20%	+15%	18%	12.9×	2.4%	+36.1%
Daicel 4202.T	Japan	$2.48B	+24%	+2%	7%	11.1×	6.1%	+8.1%
K+s SDF.DE	Germany	$2.68B	-13%	+6%	34%	11.7×	n/a	n/a
Shandong Dongyue Silicone Material 300821.SZ	China	$2.43B	-11%	+13%	13%	n/a	20.7%	+8.6%
Shanghai Huayi 600623.SS	China	$2.41B	-24%	+5%	n/a	14.8×	-11.1%	+10.3%
PI Industries PIIND.NS	India	$2.79B	-44%	-15%	13%	22.7×	n/a	n/a
Shanghai Bairun Investment 002568.SZ	China	$2.82B	-8%	+8%	28%	24.2×	14.5%	+8.8%
Qingdao Gon Technology 002768.SZ	China	$2.83B	+48%	+15%	7%	17.7×	n/a	n/a
Kaneka 4118.T	Japan	$2.30B	+23%	+4%	5%	11.6×	4.9%	+7.0%
Beijing Easpring Material Technology 300073.SZ	China	$2.86B	-45%	+116%	5%	18.8×	n/a	n/a
Sichuan Qiaoyuan Gas 301286.SZ	China	$2.88B	-4%	+8%	26%	73.4×	31.8%	+8.0%
Sinochem International 600500.SS	China	$2.27B	-7%	-5%	-1%	n/a	11.9%	-2.7%
Tinergy Chemical 002145.SZ	China	$2.23B	-15%	+17%	9%	n/a	n/a	n/a
Deepak Nitrite DEEPAKNTR.NS	India	$2.22B	-17%	+25%	14%	16.5×	n/a	n/a
Epoxy Base Electronic Material 603002.SS	China	$2.19B	-7%	+73%	7%	71.6×	n/a	n/a

Questions

Who are Hubei Zhenhua Chemical's main competitors?: Named competitors: Elementis plc (ELM.L), Lanxess (LXS.DE), Vishnu Chemicals (VISHNU.NS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Kemira (KEMIRA.HE), Quaker Houghton (KWR), China Petroleum Engineering (600339.SS), Nifco (7988.T), Bloomage Biotechnology (688363.SS), Guizhou Chanhen Chemical (002895.SZ).
Is Hubei Zhenhua Chemical expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 23.6× against a peer median of 16.9×, 6th most expensive of 18 in its peer set.
How has Hubei Zhenhua Chemical stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -34.8% against -9.7% for the median peer; over one year +27.1%.