Orient Overseas (International) Limited (0316.HK) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Orient Overseas (International) Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 8, red flags: 6.

About Orient Overseas (International) Limited

Orient Overseas (International) Limited is an Industrials company (Marine Shipping) based in Hong Kong, listed on HKSE as 0316.HK.

What our checks show for 0316.HK

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 26.8 points over 5 years, to 15.6%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 31.8 points, to 16.8%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 9.6 points from today's 15.6%.
• Revenue fell 21.1% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 90% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 11.7 years.

Warning signs

• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 24.4% a year.
• Analysts expect only about 4% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 46.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 46.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• Free cash flow is only 3.2% of revenue.
• The dividend takes 89% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• Beta 1.35: the stock usually moves more than the market, both up and down.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 6.4%.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0.09x equity.
• Operating profit covers interest 63.5 times over.
• Operating cash flow is 1.54x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• The price is 10.4 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• A large company: market value $13.37 billion.
• Pay in shares is only 0% of free cash flow.

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Questions

What grade does Orient Overseas (International) Limited (0316.HK) have?

In our weekly check, Orient Overseas (International) Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 8, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 0316.HK stock?

This week's biggest flags for Orient Overseas (International) Limited: Margins falling, Gross margin falling, Margins expected to shrink. In total 14 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Orient Overseas (International) Limited do?

Orient Overseas (International) Limited is an Industrials company (Marine Shipping) based in Hong Kong, listed on HKSE as 0316.HK.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-31

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