ZHEJIANG HUAYOU COBALT (603799) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

What 603799 does

ZHEJIANG HUAYOU COBALT (603799) is a Shanghai Stock Exchange-listed company in the Basic Materials sector, specifically the Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry. The company researches, develops, manufactures, and sells lithium battery materials and diamond material products in China and internationally. Its product portfolio includes lithium battery positive electrode materials, ternary precursors, silver-diamond-lithium materials, copper products, cobalt, cathode materials, and bare metals. These are used in new energy vehicle power batteries, consumer electronics, and alloy materials. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Tongxiang, China, the company employs 26,466 people.

Key numbers explained

• The current price is 35.42 CNY, down -2.07% today. The 52-week range is 34.45 – 82.17, and the price change over the last 52 weeks is -41.2%.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 9.9 compares the current price to the last 12 months of earnings per share (3.59 CNY). A lower P/E can suggest the stock is priced more conservatively relative to recent earnings.
• The forward P/E ratio of 5.7 uses expected future earnings, which can indicate how the market views growth prospects.
• The dividend yield of 1.41% shows the annual dividend as a percentage of the current price. The exDividendDate is May 19, 2026, and 14% of earnings are paid out as dividends.
• The beta of 1.11 indicates the stock's historical volatility relative to the broader market; a beta above 1 means it has tended to move more than the market.
• The debt-to-equity ratio of 114.1% means the company has more debt than shareholders' equity, which is common in capital-intensive industrial metals and mining businesses.
• The priceToBook of 1.32 compares the market price to the company's book value per share.
• The returnOnEquity of 15.6% measures how effectively the company generates profit from shareholders' equity.

What to watch

As a producer of lithium battery materials, 603799 is tied to the electric vehicle and energy storage sectors. Investors often monitor commodity price cycles, battery technology trends, and global EV adoption rates. The company's revenue growth of 53.8% year over year and revenue of 99.39 mld. CNY reflect strong top-line expansion, while the profitMargin of 6.9% and operatingMargin of 12.3% show how much of that revenue translates into profit. The stock is part of the Shanghai Stock Exchange stocks universe and can be compared with peers such as Hoshine Silicon Industry (603260), Ningxia Baofeng Energy Group (600989), Cathay Biotech (688065), Wanhua Chemical Group (600309), Shandong Nanshan Aluminium (600219), Hengli Petrochemical (600346), and Zhongjin Gold (600489).