Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited (1171.HK) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 10, red flags: 4.

About Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited

Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited is an Energy company (Coal) based in China, listed on HKSE as 1171.HK.

What our checks show for 1171.HK

Red flags

• The gross margin fell by 5.8 points, to 23.6%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Revenue fell 4.6% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock has fallen as much as 91% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 6.3 years.

Warning signs

• Net debt is 1.9x a year of EBITDA (debt/equity 1.35). That limits room in a downturn and raises refinancing risk.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 1.8% a year.
• Analysts expect only about 0% a year of growth in revenue.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 0.6 points from today's 10.7%.
• Earnings per share fell 20% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 17.9% a year over the last 3 years.
• Free cash flow is only 1.2% of revenue.
• Free cash flow covers the dividend only 0.2 times.
• The price swings a lot: 41% annual volatility. Expect large ups and downs.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 6.8%.

Strengths

• Operating cash flow is 1.56x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• A large company: market value $17.49 billion.
• Beta 0.44: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Actively traded: about 28.8 million shares a day.
• Pay in shares is only 4% of free cash flow.

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Questions

What grade does Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited (1171.HK) have?

In our weekly check, Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 11 pass, warnings: 10, red flags: 4. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 1171.HK stock?

This week's biggest flags for Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited: Gross margin falling, Weak revenue growth, Deep past fall. In total 14 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited do?

Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited is an Energy company (Coal) based in China, listed on HKSE as 1171.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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