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Employees: 992
Size Shanghai Chemspec (688602.SS) is a China Materials company (Chemicals: Major Diversified) with a market value of $476M, the 3973rd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥6.16 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 22.8%, against -14.1% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 9.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.3%); the operating margin is -27.5% (peer median 10.0%).
Valuation It trades at 1.22× book value against a peer median of 1.56× (5th cheapest of 21).
Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 9.6%; Shanghai Chemspec delivers -4.7%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥675M | CN¥767M | CN¥673M | CN¥976M | CN¥1.24B |
| Revenue growth | — | +14% | -31% | -21% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥162M | CN¥90.0M | CN¥51.4M | CN¥245M | CN¥331M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥59.9M | CN¥20.5M | CN¥205M | CN¥291M |
| Net income | -CN¥128M | -CN¥64.2M | -CN¥49.5M | CN¥113M | CN¥181M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥72.0M | CN¥80.1M | -CN¥76.6M | CN¥103M | CN¥18.4M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥46.5M | CN¥124M | CN¥162M | CN¥131M | CN¥146M |
| Total debt | CN¥169M | CN¥223M | CN¥219M | CN¥250M | CN¥301M |
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| Measure | 688602.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -8.2% | -9.2% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -22.8% | -14.1% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| Return on equity | -4.7% | 6.1% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Price / book | 1.22× | 1.56× | 5th cheapest of 21 |
| ROE the price implies | 9.6% | 10.7% | 9th least demanding of 21 |
| ROE delivered | -4.7% | 5.2% | 3rd lowest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Chemspec 688602.SS | China | $476M | -23% | -10% | -5% | 1.22× | 9.6% | -4.7% |
| Foseco India FOSECOIND.NS | India | $475M | +20% | +32% | 13% | 4.16× | 42.4% | 13.3% |
| Miwon Sc 268280.KS | South Korea | $468M | +8% | +7% | 19% | 1.29× | 6.2% | 19.1% |
| Prasol Chemicals PRASOLCHEM.NS | India | $484M | n/a | +22% | 20% | 7.38× | 49.9% | n/a |
| Yingkou Fengguang Advanced Material 301100.SZ | China | $486M | -14% | -15% | -1% | 1.61× | 11.9% | -1.2% |
| Anhui Huaertai Chemical 001217.SZ | China | $489M | -18% | +13% | -3% | 1.52× | 10.2% | -3.0% |
| China Sanjiang Fine Chemicals 2198.HK | Hong Kong | $492M | -37% | +1% | 14% | 0.57× | 5.5% | 14.0% |
| China Steel Chemical 1723.TW | Taiwan | $496M | -9% | +8% | 10% | 1.99× | 5.9% | 10.2% |
| Soken Chemical & Engineering 4972.T | Japan | $451M | +27% | +4% | 11% | 1.69× | 11.0% | 11.3% |
| Zhejiang Weihua New Material 603310.SS | China | $442M | -19% | +26% | 2% | 1.17× | 6.2% | 2.5% |
| MiwonComcl 002840.KS | South Korea | $441M | -9% | +7% | 13% | 1.44× | 6.5% | 12.6% |
| China Sunsine Chemical QES.SI | Singapore | $441M | -10% | +4% | 9% | 0.65× | 4.1% | 9.4% |
| Shandong Rike Chemical 300214.SZ | China | $514M | -5% | -6% | -1% | 1.43× | 11.6% | -1.1% |
| Jiangsu Kuangshun Photosensitivity New Material Stock 300537.SZ | China | $536M | -24% | +4% | 2% | 3.93× | 41.8% | 1.7% |
| Archean Chemical Industries ACI.NS | India | $544M | -33% | +6% | 5% | 2.62× | 19.6% | 5.2% |
| Nanjing Well Pharmaceutical 603351.SS | China | $548M | -1% | +9% | 9% | 2.04× | 14.1% | 8.8% |
| Beijing WBD New Materials 300055.SZ | China | $549M | -59% | +13% | -5% | 0.88× | 8.0% | -5.0% |
| Jiangsu Hanbon Science & Technology 688755.SS | China | $409M | -23% | +7% | 7% | 2.11× | 17.9% | 7.0% |
| Hubei Kailong Chemical 002783.SZ | China | $554M | -17% | -2% | 4% | 1.36× | 9.3% | 4.0% |
| Ningxia Yinglite Chemicals 000635.SZ | China | $562M | +17% | -14% | -62% | 4.64× | 33.0% | -62.2% |
| China Catalyst 688267.SS | China | $578M | -27% | -3% | 5% | 1.34× | 10.3% | 4.8% |