Wanhua Chemical Group (600309.SS)
Materials · Shanghai · China
Fundamentals
Valuation and ratings
Wanhua Chemical Group trades at CN¥69.90, which is 116% below the CN¥151.16 our discounted cash flow model puts on the business. On that measure alone it screens as undervalued, though a DCF is an argument rather than a measurement, and the market is frequently right about why something is cheap.
Our moat model scores it 45 out of 100, which is a moat, but not a deep one. A moat is a structural reason competitors cannot take the profits away, and it matters more to a long holding period than any single quarter's numbers do.
It changes hands at 16.4 times earnings. Be careful reading that in isolation: for a cyclical business a low P/E arrives at the top of the cycle, when profits are peaking and about to fall, which is exactly when the shares look cheapest and are not.
About Wanhua Chemical Group
Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the research, development, production, and sale of chemical products in China and internationally. It operates through three segments: Polyurethane; Petrochemical; and Fine Chemicals and New Materials. The company offers isocyanates and polyether polyols; olefin derivatives and ethylene; functional chemicals, including specialty isocyanates, specialty amines, and intermediates; and new materials, such as thermoplastic polyurethane elastomers, polyolefin elastomers, polymethyl methacrylate, water treatment membranes, superabsorbent polymers, nylon elastomers, ultra-high voltage cable materials, and methyl methacrylate-styrene copolymers. It also provides surface materials comprising coatings and adhesives raw materials, silicone intermediates, and finished adhesives, as well as synthetic leather, personal and home care, liquid silicone rubber, release agents, and bio-based chemicals; polymers; caustic soda, specialty PVC, and other chlorine products; flavorings, nutritional supplements, and pharmaceutical intermediates; and lithium iron phosphate, graphite anodes, battery-grade sulfates, N-methylpyrrolidone, polyacrylic acid, and other battery materials and related chemicals. The company's products are used in homeware and furniture, sports and leisure, automobiles and transportation, building and construction, electronics and electrical appliances, personal care, and green energy industries. It exports its products. The company was formerly known as Yantai Wanhua Polyurethanes Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. in June 2013. Wanhua Chemical Group Co., Ltd. was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in Yantai, China.
600309.SS passes 4 of our 30 screens today
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Common questions
Is Wanhua Chemical Group (600309.SS) undervalued?
Against our discounted cash flow estimate of CN¥151.16, 600309.SS at CN¥69.90 is 116% below fair value. That is one model's answer, not a recommendation, and most of a DCF's output sits in a terminal value nobody can forecast.
What is 600309.SS's P/E ratio?
600309.SS trades at 16.4 times earnings. A low P/E is not automatically cheap: on a cyclical company it is usually a warning that earnings are at a peak.
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