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North Chemical Industries Co Ltd

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12,9B CNY
P/E
38,8x
EV / Rev
3,8x
Div yield
0,32 %
Op margin
0,3 %
ROE
0,4 %
Net margin
0,6 %
Debt / equity
0,08
Beta
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About

North Chemical Industries Co Ltd operates in the chemicals sector within the materials industry, generating revenue through its disclosed business activities.

Business. North Chemical Industries Co Ltd operates in the chemicals sector within the materials industry, generating revenue through its disclosed business activities.

Classification20 %
SectorUnclassified
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
BUY1 analysts
1 buy0 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target

Analyst recommendations

1 analysts · consensus Buy
Buy1
Hold0
Sell0
12-month price target
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
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At a glance

Score
not yet scored
Valuation
38,8x
P/E
Analysts
Buy
1 analysts · indicative
Ownership
not yet wired
Profitability
0,4 %
return on equity
Quality
not yet scored

What drives this business

The watch-list the newsroom runs for this company — derived from its sector path, sharpened layer by layer. Not investment advice.

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News & coverage

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  • Sector rotation

    Sector1D1Mvs mkt
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    Energy+0,6 %+3,3 %+0,0 %
    Health Care+0,6 %−0,8 %+0,0 %
    Information Technology+0,6 %+6,7 %+0,0 %
    Consumer Discretionary+0,4 %+7,6 %−0,2 %
    Financials−0,3 %−2,8 %−0,9 %
    Consumer Staples−0,4 %+2,5 %−1,0 %
    Real Estate−0,7 %+10,9 %−1,3 %
    Industrials−1,9 %−3,1 %−2,5 %
    Utilities−1,9 %+28,2 %−2,5 %

    Developing storylines

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Macro
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-12 · AU
    • Rate decisionNorges Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-20 · NO
    • Rate decisionSveriges Riksbank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-03 · SE
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-09 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-09-10 · EU
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

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    Composite-score breakdown

    Synthesis

    Business

    North Chemical Industries Co Ltd operates in the chemicals sector within the materials industry, generating revenue through its disclosed business activities.

    Classification20 %
    SectorUnclassified
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    North Chemical Industries maintains a conservative capital structure with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08 and a current ratio of 2.06, indicating strong short-term liquidity coverage. The company holds total equity of CNY 3.05 billion against total liabilities of CNY 2.12 billion, with long-term debt limited to CNY 231.7 million. Despite these solid balance sheet metrics, the risk assessment flags medium liquidity risk and notes that net cash is negative after subtracting total debt, suggesting potential constraints in immediate cash availability despite the high current ratio.

    Profitability metrics reveal significant inefficiencies relative to the company's valuation. The return on equity stands at a minimal 0.4% and return on assets at 0.24%, indicating poor capital deployment efficiency. The company generated a gross profit of CNY 792.7 million on revenue of CNY 2.75 billion, resulting in a gross margin of approximately 28.8%. Operating income was CNY 296.4 million, leading to a net income of CNY 263.0 million. These low returns are starkly contrasted by the valuation multiples, highlighting a disconnect between earnings power and market price.

    Key takeaways
    • The company exhibits extremely high valuation multiples (P/E of 828.66, EV/EBITDA of 1965.81) relative to its current profitability (ROE of 0.4%).
    • Balance sheet strength is evident with a low debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08 and a current ratio of 2.06, though net cash is negative.
    • Analyst sentiment is cautiously positive with a mean recommendation of 2.00 and expected EPS growth from 0.48 CNY to 0.77 CNY.
    • Profitability is weak with ROA at 0.24%, indicating inefficient use of assets to generate earnings.
    • Data gaps in historical trends, segments, and geography limit the depth of growth and concentration analysis.

    Bull / Bear case

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    BULL CASE · 5

    Net income surged 30.6% year-over-year to 263 million CNY, demonstrating strong recent profitability recovery.

    Cash conversion ratio of 29.63 ranks best-in-class, significantly outperforming the cohort median of 1.2.

    Debt-to-equity ratio of 0.08 is well below the cohort median of 0.4, indicating a conservative capital structure.

    Gross profit expanded to 792.7 million CNY, reflecting improved top-line efficiency in the latest fiscal period.

    Operating income turned positive at 296.4 million CNY, reversing the previous year's operating loss of 44.7 million CNY.

    BEAR CASE · 2

    Revenue CAGR of -1.1% over four years indicates a long-term decline in top-line growth trajectory.

    High credit risk flag suggests potential vulnerabilities in the company's financial stability or counterparty exposure.

    In focus — financials by report

    Annual
    ANNUALFiled 2026-04-07
    FY 2026 · Full-year highlights

    Revenue ¥2.75B, +41,3% YoY; Operating income +763,8% YoY.

    Revenue¥2.75B+41,3 % YoY
    Operating income¥296.4M+763,8 % YoY
    Net income¥263.0M+1 029,2 % YoY
    Free cash flow¥192.8M+6 293,0 % YoY
    EPS
    Operating cash flow¥365.2M+360,1 % YoY
    Financials
    Income statement
    Revenue¥2.75B
    Gross profit¥792.7M
    Operating income¥296.4M
    Net income¥263.0M
    Margins
    Gross margin28.8%
    Operating margin10.8%
    Net margin9.6%
    FCF margin7.0%
    Balance sheet
    Total assets¥5.18B
    Total liabilities¥2.12B
    Total equity¥3.05B
    Cash & equivalents
    Long-term debt¥231.7M
    Cash flow
    Operating cash flow¥365.2M
    CapEx-¥144.8M
    Free cash flow¥192.8M
    SBC
    P&L flow · revenue → net income
    Revenue ¥2.75BOperating costs ¥2.45BFinance ¥3.5MNet income ¥263.0M
    Highlights
    • Revenue ¥2.75B, +41,3% YoY
    • Operating income +763,8% YoY
    • Net income +1 029,2% YoY
    • Free cash flow +6 293,0% YoY
    • Net margin 9.6%

    Valuation FY

    Market price
    ¥23,56
    Market cap
    ¥10.21B
    Enterprise value
    ¥10.44B
    P/E
    38.8x
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    3.8x
    EV / Op income
    35.2x
    EV / OCF
    28.6x
    P / B
    3.3x
    P / Tangible book
    3.3x
    Tangible book
    ¥3.05B
    Net cash
    -¥231.7M
    Current ratio
    2.1
    Debt / equity
    0.1
    ROA
    0.2%
    ROE
    0.4%
    Cash conversion
    2963.0%
    CapEx / revenue
    -6.9%
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Performance Chemicals
    low · llm_fanout_v2
    Specialty Chemicals & Products
    low · llm_fanout_v2

    Market share

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    Business relationships

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    Supply chain

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    Peer comparison

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    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 46 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    0,77
    Predicted surprise
    -0,08
    Beat probability
    46 %
    Analysts
    1
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    revision ratio 0,03 · as of 2026-07-07 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate0,77
    Revenueno estimateno estimate3,3B CNY
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimateno estimate
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in CNY. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-08-04

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution1 analysts
    Strong buy0
    Buy1
    Hold0
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    EPS surprise
    −37,7 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −15,4 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

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    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Filing-based flags
    • Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Op Margin0,2 %Bottom quartile
    Net Margin0,6 %Bottom quartile
    ROE0,4 %Bottom quartile
    Capex / Rev-6,9 %Below median
    D/E0,08Above P75
    Cash Conv29,63Best in class

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Comparable transactions

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    Derivatives & instruments

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    Actions

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    • Reference data
    How metrics are computed
    • Price To Earnings
      market_price / (net_income / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Net Cash
      cash_and_equivalents + short_term_investments - short_term_debt - long_term_debt
    • Enterprise Value
      market_cap - net_cash
    • Return On Assets
      net_income / total_assets
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    Source documents
    • North Chemical Industries Co Ltd Market data — financials · 2026-07-07
    • North Chemical Industries Co Ltd Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-07-07

    Ownership & reference

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

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    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    002246.SZCanonical
    Shenzhen Stock Exchange · CNY

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob46 %Surprise-0,08Full forecast →
    peak dispatch · —
    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskMedium
    Net cash is negative after subtracting total debt.

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    2026-04-07 17:38 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2026 Revenue CNY 2.75B · Net CNY 263.0M
    The entity's full life in the product — typed, chronological, joined across Newspaper, Platform and Data. Our memory, made visible.
    Sources filings · IR · transcripts · market data · tier hybrid · as of 2026-08-04 Market data · Issuer disclosures · Public news · Earnings transcripts · Consensus estimates · ESG data · Reference data Premium coverage