COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. (1919.HK) stock analysis

In our weekly check, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 12 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 6.

About COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd.

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. is an Industrials company (Marine Shipping) based in China, listed on HKSE as 1919.HK.

What our checks show for 1919.HK

Red flags

• The net margin fell by 12.7 points over 5 years, to 14.1%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• The gross margin fell by 22.3 points, to 20%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 7.3 points from today's 14.1%.
• Revenue fell 17.5% a year over the last 3 years.
• The dividend takes 518% of profit: little cushion if profit falls.
• The stock has fallen as much as 95% from a peak. Would you have held through that?

Warning signs

• Operating profit covers interest only 2.1 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
• Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 13.3% a year.
• Analysts expect only about 2.4% a year of growth in revenue.
• Earnings per share fell 33.7% a year over the last 3 years.
• Net profit fell 34.5% a year over the last 3 years.
• The stock is still below its previous peak.
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 8%.

Strengths

• Debt is low: 0.31x equity.
• Operating cash flow is 1.49x net profit: the profit arrives as real cash.
• The price is 9.1 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
• A large company: market value $31.24 billion.
• Beta 0.58: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Actively traded: about 18.1 million shares a day.

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Questions

What grade does COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. (1919.HK) have?

In our weekly check, COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 12 pass, warnings: 7, red flags: 6. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 1919.HK stock?

This week's biggest flags for COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd.: Margins falling, Gross margin falling, Margins expected to shrink. In total 13 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. do?

COSCO SHIPPING Holdings Co., Ltd. is an Industrials company (Marine Shipping) based in China, listed on HKSE as 1919.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 2026-10-24

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