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Guangshen Railway Company
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
HK$2.50
â–²(9.17% Upside)
Action:Reiterated
Date:08/04/26
The score is driven primarily by improved financial performance (return to consistent profitability, strong recent free cash flow, and very low leverage). Technicals add support with the price trending above major moving averages and positive MACD. Valuation is also supportive with a reasonable P/E and a relatively high dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Profitability recovery
The return to consistent profitability over 2023–2025 indicates that the business has rebuilt earnings power after the prior loss period. Continued profits provide internal funding for operations and investment, while improving operating performance supports greater resilience over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Thin operating margins
Thin margins leave limited room to absorb changes in operating costs or weaker rail demand before profits are affected. This constrains the durability of earnings growth and means even modest pressure on fares, volumes, labor, energy, or other operating factors could materially reduce profitability.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Profitability recovery
The return to consistent profitability over 2023–2025 indicates that the business has rebuilt earnings power after the prior loss period. Continued profits provide internal funding for operations and investment, while improving operating performance supports greater resilience over the next several quarters.
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Guangshen Railway Company (0525) vs. iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (EWH)
Market Cap
HK$24.21B
Dividend Yield4.21%
Average Volume (3M)5.32M
Price to Earnings (P/E)14.7
Beta (1Y)0.49
Revenue GrowthN/A
EPS GrowthN/A
CountryHK
Employees36,269
SectorIndustrials
Sector Strength72
IndustryRailroads
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.15
Shares Outstanding1,431,300,000
10 Day Avg. Volume8,556,132
30 Day Avg. Volume5,316,524
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.29
Price to Book (P/B)0.49
Price to Sales (P/S)0.48
P/FCF Ratio5.01
Enterprise Value/Market CapN/A
Enterprise Value/RevenueN/A
Enterprise Value/Gross ProfitN/A
Enterprise Value/EbitdaN/A
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)0.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)HK$29.43B
Guangshen Railway Company Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Guangshen Railway Company Limited engages in the railway passenger and freight transportation businesses in the People's Republic of China. Its passenger transportation services include the operation of Guangzhou-Shenzhen inter-city express trains...
How the Company Makes Money
The company makes money primarily by providing railway transportation services and earning revenue from (1) passenger transportation, (2) freight transportation, and (3) other railway-related and ancillary services. Passenger revenue is generated ...
Guangshen Railway Company Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
64
Positive
Balance Sheet
82
Very Positive
Cash Flow
71
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 28.69B | 27.09B | 26.19B | 19.94B | 20.21B |
| Gross Profit | 1.62B | 1.71B | 1.64B | -2.38B | -412.83M |
| EBITDA | 3.83B | 3.48B | 3.43B | -661.49M | 672.58M |
| Net Income | 1.43B | 1.06B | 1.06B | -1.99B | -973.96M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 36.94B | 36.57B | 37.23B | 37.04B | 37.40B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 4.15B | 1.93B | 1.48B | 1.30B | 1.56B |
| Total Debt | 1.33B | 2.13B | 2.81B | 2.88B | 1.68B |
| Total Liabilities | 8.69B | 9.50B | 10.88B | 11.79B | 10.20B |
| Stockholders Equity | 28.29B | 27.11B | 26.39B | 25.29B | 27.24B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 2.78B | 1.42B | 94.06M | -1.85B | -57.79M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 3.46B | 2.71B | 1.12B | -193.45M | 1.00B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -202.56M | -1.28B | -822.84M | -1.43B | -926.11M |
| Financing Cash Flow | -1.05B | -982.24M | -110.70M | 1.42B | -62.13M |
Guangshen Railway Company Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (63)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | HK$24.21B | 14.70 | 5.27% | 4.21% | ― | ― | |
74 Outperform | HK$130.52M | 7.26 | 52.46% | 12.50% | 5.09% | 113.92% | |
71 Outperform | HK$4.80B | 19.96 | 1.37% | 8.96% | 0.54% | -12.72% | |
69 Neutral | HK$1.27B | 5.43 | 10.95% | 7.22% | 10.86% | 90.59% | |
64 Neutral | HK$205.17B | 9.02 | 11.50% | 3.96% | -6.48% | 30.99% | |
63 Neutral | $10.79B | 15.43 | 7.44% | 2.01% | 2.89% | -14.66% | |
52 Neutral | HK$2.16B | 28.17 | 7.59% | 1.22% | 24.03% | 7.69% |
* Industrials Sector Average
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Guangshen Railway Company Corporate Events
Guangshen Railway Advances RMB100 Million A-Share Buyback to Cut Registered Capital
Sep 1, 2026
Guangshen Railway Company Limited has launched an A-share repurchase programme using up to RMB100 million of its own funds through centralized bidding, with a maximum repurchase price capped at RMB4.53 per share and all repurchased shares to be ca...
Guangshen Railway Publishes Unaudited 2026 Interim Results and Withholds Dividend
Aug 25, 2026
Guangshen Railway has released its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026, accompanied by a full interim report published on both the company’s website and the HKEX news platform. The board confirmed that all directo...
Guangshen Railway Sets Board Meeting to Approve Interim Results
Aug 10, 2026
Guangshen Railway Company Limited has scheduled a board meeting for 9:30 a.m. on 25 August 2026 to review its performance for the first half of the year. The board will consider and approve the publication of the interim results for the six months...
Guangshen Railway Advances RMB 100 Million A-Share Buyback to Cut Registered Capital
Aug 3, 2026
Guangshen Railway Company Limited has launched an A-share repurchase program using up to RMB 100 million of its own funds to buy back shares via centralized bidding at no more than RMB 4.53 per share, with all repurchased shares to be cancelled to...
Guangshen Railway Begins Capital-Reducing A-Share Buyback
Jul 17, 2026
Guangshen Railway has launched the first tranche of an approved A-share repurchase programme via centralized bidding on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, using internal funds of up to RMB 100 million and capping the buyback price at RMB 4.53 per share....
Guangshen Railway Investors Back Dividend and Share Buyback but Reject Finance Deal
Jun 10, 2026
Guangshen Railway Company reported the voting results of its 2025 annual general meeting and 2026 class meetings held on 10 June 2026, where almost all resolutions were approved by shareholders. The company confirmed that meeting procedures and po...
Guangshen Railway Announces Current Board and Committee Composition
Jun 10, 2026
Guangshen Railway Company Limited has disclosed the current composition of its board of directors, which consists of three executive directors, three non-executive directors and three independent non-executive directors, led by chairman Jiang Hui....
Guangshen Railway Sets Final 2025 Dividend and Outlines H-Share Tax Treatment
Jun 10, 2026
Guangshen Railway Company Limited has declared a final dividend of RMB 0.09 per share for the financial year ended 31 December 2025, with shareholders approving the payout on 10 June 2026. For Hong Kong-registered H shares, the dividend will be pa...
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