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Yip's Chemical Holdings (0408) Stock Price & Analysis
0408 Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- HKD 2.59 - HKD 2.59
- 52-Week Range
- HKD 1.85 - HKD 2.75
- Previous Close
- HKD 2.57
- Volume
- 98.00K
- Average Volume (3M)
- 124.23K
- Market Cap
- HKD 1.46B
- Enterprise Value
- HKD 2.15B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- HKD 515.82M
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- HKD 1.34B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 6.8
- Beta
- 0.46
- Next Earnings
- Mar 19, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- N/A
- Last Dividend Ex-Date
- Sep 23, 2026
- Dividend Yield
- 7.72%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Improved Leverage / Stronger Balance Sheet
Material deleveraging to ~0.32 D/E versus ~0.60 in 2021 strengthens financial flexibility. Lower leverage and rising equity provide a larger capital cushion, reducing refinancing risk and enabling strategic capex or M&A without stressing liquidity over the next several quarters.
Positive Cash Generation (though Uneven)
Operating cash flow recovery to ~123M and positive free cash flow (~75M) that covered ~61% of net income indicates the business can generate internal funds. Sustained positive FCF supports reinvestment and distributions, improving resilience across business cycles.
Manufacturing + Distribution Business Model
A dual model of manufacturing and trading for industrial chemical customers creates multiple revenue levers and customer touchpoints. Combined production capability, distribution/logistics and value-added services help retain clients and capture margins across the supply chain long term.
Bears Say
Persistent Revenue Decline
Multi-year revenue decline (negative growth into 2025) suggests structural demand or competitive pressure issues. Sustained top-line weakness limits operating leverage, constrains margin expansion potential, and reduces the base for future scale-driven profitability improvements.
Weak Operating Profitability
A slightly negative operating profit and razor-thin EBITDA margin (~1.3%) indicate core operations lack pricing power or efficiency. Persistent weak operating profitability undermines ability to self-fund growth, increases reliance on cost controls, and heightens sensitivity to input cost shocks.
Volatile Cash Conversion
Free cash flow volatility, including a sharp negative in 2021 and decline in 2025, points to sensitivity to working capital and investment cycles. Unstable cash conversion hampers consistent capex, deleveraging, and payout policies, complicating long-term planning and investor confidence.
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Company Description
Yip's Chemical Holdings
Yip's Chemical Holdings Limited operates as an investment holding company, engaging in the manufacturing and worldwide distribution of petrochemical products across mainland China, Hong Kong, and other international regions. Its operations are organized into five distinct divisions: Solvents, Coatings, Inks, Lubricants, and Properties. The Solvents segment is responsible for producing industrial organic solvents, including ethyl acetate, various butyl acetates, ethanol, and butyl acrylate, which are crucial components for industries such as coatings, tannery, pharmaceuticals, and adhesives. The Coatings segment offers a broad spectrum of architectural coatings, encompassing both interior and exterior wall paints, water-based emulsion, and wood finishes for residential use. It also manufactures industrial coatings tailored for furniture, plastic goods, and mechanical products, alongside providing alkyd, acrylic, UV, amino, and water-based resins, as well as PU hardeners. This segment's products are branded as Camel, Aquapro, and VIVA. The Inks segment specializes in producing plastic and paper printing inks essential for food, beverage, and gift packaging, as well as for general paper printing applications. The Lubricants segment provides an extensive array of automotive and industrial lubricants, such as engine oils, antifreezes, system coolants, brake fluids, greases, gear oils, automatic transmission fluids, hydraulic oils, turbine oils, and circulating oils, primarily under the Hercules brand. Additionally, it offers specialty lubricants under the Pacoil brand, serving diverse industries including metal processing, automotive, home appliances, electronics, steel, toys, power generation, textiles, and various other manufacturing sectors. The Properties segment is dedicated to property investment. Beyond these core business lines, the company also participates in the trading of coatings, solvents, resins, inks, lubricants, and sanitizing products. Furthermore, it offers treasury and car maintenance services, and generates and sells electricity. Founded in 1971 and previously known as Hang Cheung Hong, Yip's Chemical Holdings Limited maintains its corporate headquarters in Wanchai, Hong Kong.
- Sector
- General
- Industry
- Chemicals - Specialty
- CEO
- Kwan Ip
- Employees
- 2,217
- Website
- www.yipschemical.com
- Address
- HK
Yip's Chemical Holdings (0408) Earnings & Revenues
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 16 | 4 | 2 |
| Technical Analysis | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 12 | 0 | 0 |









