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West China Cement (SEHK:2233): Valuation Check After 2026 Notes Tender Offer and Debt Profile Tidy-Up

Simply Wall St · 2d ago

West China Cement (SEHK:2233) has just wrapped up payment for its recent tender offer on the 2026 Notes, trimming its outstanding principal to USD 200 million and subtly reshaping its debt profile.

See our latest analysis for West China Cement.

That tidy up of the 2026 Notes sits against a stock that has cooled a little in the very short term, with a recent 1 month share price return of minus 3.99 percent. However, West China Cement still trades at HK$2.89, and its year to date share price return of 82.91 percent plus a 3 year total shareholder return of 262.95 percent suggest momentum has been firmly building as investors re rate its growth and risk profile.

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Yet with the shares trading just below analyst targets and a sizeable intrinsic value discount still implied, investors now face a key question: is West China Cement genuinely undervalued, or is the market already baking in its next leg of growth?

Price-to-Earnings of 14.5x: Is it justified?

On a 14.5x price-to-earnings multiple versus West China Cement's last close at HK$2.89, the shares screen as undervalued against both peers and intrinsic value estimates.

The price-to-earnings ratio compares what investors pay today with the company’s current earnings, a key yardstick for mature, cash generative cyclicals such as cement producers. For West China Cement, this multiple sits below the peer average of 19.3x and only slightly under the wider Asian Basic Materials average of 14.7x.

This discount suggests the market is not fully pricing in the company’s earnings outlook, high quality profit base and forecast annual profit growth north of 30 percent. Relative to an estimated fair price-to-earnings ratio of 16.9x from our fair value work, it also implies room for the market multiple to expand if execution stays on track.

Compared with peers trading at 19.3x, West China Cement’s 14.5x looks conservative, and versus the 16.9x fair ratio, the current valuation appears distinctly on the low side.

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Result: Price-to-Earnings of 14.5x (UNDERVALUED)

However, sustained demand weakness in key African projects, or execution missteps on expansion plans, could pressure margins and cap the rerating investors are anticipating.

Find out about the key risks to this West China Cement narrative.

Another View: What Does Our DCF Say?

While earnings multiples point to a modest discount, our DCF model is more bullish. It suggests West China Cement is trading around 24 percent below fair value at roughly HK$3.82 per share. If the cash flows play out as forecast, is the current price leaving too much on the table?

Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

2233 Discounted Cash Flow as at Dec 2025
2233 Discounted Cash Flow as at Dec 2025

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