# SDIC Essence Holdings (600061.SHG)

Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/600061.SHG

Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:37:01.885Z. Financial observations: FY2015–FY2025.

Listing currency: CNY. Reporting currency: CNY.

## Verdict

Not a wonderful business

Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no.

Share price: CNY 6.30 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

Estimated value: low CNY 5.28 per share, central CNY 5.82 per share, high CNY 6.49 per share. Buy at or below the central value CNY 5.82 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:37:01.885Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals.

Expected annual return: 9.3% at the stated quote. About 9.3% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; CN 10-year bond 1.7% + 4 points).

## Checklist

### understandable: pass

- Financial history: 10 years

- Profitable years in the last ten: 10

- Required profitable years: 9

- Return on common equity variation (informational): 0.31×

Chart: Net income; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: CNY 3.1B

- FY2017: CNY 2.6B

- FY2018: CNY 1.7B

- FY2019: CNY 3.0B

- FY2020: CNY 4.1B

- FY2021: CNY 4.8B

- FY2022: CNY 2.9B

- FY2023: CNY 2.4B

- FY2024: CNY 2.7B

- FY2025: CNY 3.3B

### moat: fail

- Tangible common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- median return on common equity below threshold

- Bank / P&C ROTE, median of available years: 7.4%

- Required median return: 12.0%

- Return uses tangible common equity: Yes

- Bank ROTE, second-lowest year: 5.4%

- Years with reported combined ratio: 0

Chart: Return on tangible common equity; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 13.8%

- FY2017: 8.4%

- FY2018: 5.4%

- FY2019: 8.8%

- FY2020: 10.3%

- FY2021: 10.9%

- FY2022: 6.4%

- FY2023: 5.2%

- FY2024: 5.5%

- FY2025: 6.4%

### economics: pass

- Tangible common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- Book value per share + reinvested dividends, annualized return: 15.4%

- Book return interval: 10 years

- Starting book value per share: CNY 3.81

- Ending book value per share: CNY 7.64

Chart: Annual book + dividend return; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 14.6%

- FY2017: 57.8%

- FY2018: -12.8%

- FY2019: 21.1%

- FY2020: 30.6%

- FY2021: 17.7%

- FY2022: 4.0%

- FY2023: 6.8%

- FY2024: 17.2%

- FY2025: 9.8%

### management: pass

- Tangible common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: 1.8%

- Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: 1.0%

- Share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: 1.8%

- Five-year share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: 1.0%

- Flagged crisis recapitalisations: 0

- Book created / earnings retained after dividends and buybacks: 21.63×

- Book value created per share: CNY 3.83

- Earnings retained per share after dividends and buybacks: CNY 0.18

Chart: Shares (first year = 100); fiscal year observations.

- FY2015: 100

- FY2016: 104

- FY2017: 99

- FY2018: 120

- FY2019: 116

- FY2020: 113

- FY2021: 113

- FY2022: 122

- FY2023: 120

- FY2024: 120

- FY2025: 119

### accounting: pass

- Financial accounting warning count: 0

- Known restatement years: 0

## Holders

## Price story

Down 24% since Aug 2025 · net income +21.7%

Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:08.508Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

The price assumes profits grow 1% a year forever

### Net income · FY2025

net income +21.7%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16.

- FY2016: CNY 3.1B 

- FY2017: CNY 2.6B 

- FY2018: CNY 1.7B 

- FY2019: CNY 3.0B 

- FY2020: CNY 4.1B 

- FY2021: CNY 4.8B 

- FY2022: CNY 2.9B 

- FY2023: CNY 2.4B 

- FY2024: CNY 2.7B 

- FY2025: CNY 3.3B 

## Owner memo

Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z.

### How it makes money

Operates in capital markets; annual sales are CNY 13.5 billion.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:01.885Z); FY2025: revenue 13544250146.32.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 600061.SHG: SDIC Capital Co.,Ltd engages in the securities, guarantee, trust, leasing, futures, and public fund businesses in China. The company offers wealth management and institutional, investment banking and investment, research, futures, asset management, international, private equity investment, and alternative investment services; guarantee and credit enhance, and fintech services; and asset servicing trust and charitable trust services. It also provides direct leasing, and sale and leaseback services; and future brokerage, risk management, transaction consulting, and international services. In addition, the company is involved in public fund and separate account wealth management businesses. SDIC Capital Co.,Ltd was founded in 1997 and is based in Beijing, China.

### Why customers stay

It earns 7.4% on shareholders’ money, excluding intangible assets.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:01.885Z); 10-year return on tangible equity observations [[2016,0.13818684308995002],[2017,0.0835022716103358],[2018,0.0541300053018227],[2019,0.08811576061807676],[2020,0.10324388287160043],[2021,0.10891689405152602],[2022,0.0643047666489884],[2023,0.052348539789460885],[2024,0.054593513144361165],[2025,0.06412515407775364]]; median 0.0739035191296621. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity.

### Where the cash goes

Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years; bought back CNY 321.8 million of shares.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:01.885Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,2910770000],[2017,3041928000],[2018,1804891000],[2019,2382940000],[2020,2978429000],[2021,3207081000],[2022,3473662000],[2023,3075812838],[2024,3407222664],[2025,2692719356.41]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:01.885Z); FY2025: cash repurchases 321789170.9666667 CNY.

### Are managers owners

Insiders own 64.9% of the company.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 600061.SHG SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 64.94 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16.

### What the price says

The price assumes profits grow 1% a year forever.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:37:01.885Z); Price 6.3; FX 1; original perpetual distributable cash 0.5681960662932066; discount 0.1; growth 0.009810148207427524. Same book-value model and 4× ceiling; no ten-year operating fade applies. Closing-price date 2026-10-15.

## Monthly share-price history (CNY per share)

- 2016-10: CNY 10.59 per share

- 2016-11: CNY 11.07 per share

- 2016-12: CNY 10.27 per share

- 2017-01: CNY 10.24 per share

- 2017-02: CNY 10.32 per share

- 2017-03: CNY 9.89 per share

- 2017-04: CNY 9.64 per share

- 2017-05: CNY 10.02 per share

- 2017-06: CNY 10.23 per share

- 2017-07: CNY 10.42 per share

- 2017-08: CNY 10.88 per share

- 2017-09: CNY 10.73 per share

- 2017-10: CNY 10.05 per share

- 2017-11: CNY 9.48 per share

- 2017-12: CNY 8.67 per share

- 2018-01: CNY 8.73 per share

- 2018-02: CNY 8.11 per share

- 2018-03: CNY 8.37 per share

- 2018-04: CNY 7.77 per share

- 2018-05: CNY 7.43 per share

- 2018-06: CNY 6.11 per share

- 2018-07: CNY 6.27 per share

- 2018-08: CNY 5.78 per share

- 2018-09: CNY 5.49 per share

- 2018-10: CNY 5.92 per share

- 2018-11: CNY 6.88 per share

- 2018-12: CNY 5.91 per share

- 2019-01: CNY 5.86 per share

- 2019-02: CNY 8.45 per share

- 2019-03: CNY 9.56 per share

- 2019-04: CNY 9.08 per share

- 2019-05: CNY 8.12 per share

- 2019-06: CNY 9.22 per share

- 2019-07: CNY 8.89 per share

- 2019-08: CNY 8.69 per share

- 2019-09: CNY 8.20 per share

- 2019-10: CNY 8.07 per share

- 2019-11: CNY 7.86 per share

- 2019-12: CNY 9.96 per share

- 2020-01: CNY 9.18 per share

- 2020-02: CNY 8.53 per share

- 2020-03: CNY 8.06 per share

- 2020-04: CNY 7.86 per share

- 2020-05: CNY 7.84 per share

- 2020-06: CNY 8.38 per share

- 2020-07: CNY 9.74 per share

- 2020-08: CNY 9.99 per share

- 2020-09: CNY 10.07 per share

- 2020-10: CNY 9.19 per share

- 2020-11: CNY 9.71 per share

- 2020-12: CNY 9.10 per share

- 2021-01: CNY 8.44 per share

- 2021-02: CNY 8.05 per share

- 2021-03: CNY 8.04 per share

- 2021-04: CNY 8.52 per share

- 2021-05: CNY 9.14 per share

- 2021-06: CNY 8.49 per share

- 2021-07: CNY 7.42 per share

- 2021-08: CNY 9.33 per share

- 2021-09: CNY 8.80 per share

- 2021-10: CNY 8.20 per share

- 2021-11: CNY 8.01 per share

- 2021-12: CNY 8.22 per share

- 2022-01: CNY 7.50 per share

- 2022-02: CNY 7.40 per share

- 2022-03: CNY 7.05 per share

- 2022-04: CNY 6.42 per share

- 2022-05: CNY 6.15 per share

- 2022-06: CNY 6.36 per share

- 2022-07: CNY 6.11 per share

- 2022-08: CNY 6.57 per share

- 2022-09: CNY 6.08 per share

- 2022-10: CNY 5.75 per share

- 2022-11: CNY 6.52 per share

- 2022-12: CNY 6.39 per share

- 2023-01: CNY 6.82 per share

- 2023-02: CNY 7.04 per share

- 2023-03: CNY 6.94 per share

- 2023-04: CNY 7.27 per share

- 2023-05: CNY 7.39 per share

- 2023-06: CNY 7.12 per share

- 2023-07: CNY 7.88 per share

- 2023-08: CNY 7.33 per share

- 2023-09: CNY 6.89 per share

- 2023-10: CNY 6.83 per share

- 2023-11: CNY 6.90 per share

- 2023-12: CNY 6.74 per share

- 2024-01: CNY 6.68 per share

- 2024-02: CNY 6.90 per share

- 2024-03: CNY 6.48 per share

- 2024-04: CNY 6.40 per share

- 2024-05: CNY 6.15 per share

- 2024-06: CNY 5.65 per share

- 2024-07: CNY 6.01 per share

- 2024-08: CNY 5.81 per share

- 2024-09: CNY 8.16 per share

- 2024-10: CNY 7.93 per share

- 2024-11: CNY 7.72 per share

- 2024-12: CNY 7.52 per share

- 2025-01: CNY 7.10 per share

- 2025-02: CNY 7.10 per share

- 2025-03: CNY 7.07 per share

- 2025-04: CNY 6.84 per share

- 2025-05: CNY 6.97 per share

- 2025-06: CNY 7.52 per share

- 2025-07: CNY 7.56 per share

- 2025-08: CNY 8.34 per share

- 2025-09: CNY 7.89 per share

- 2025-10: CNY 7.84 per share

- 2025-11: CNY 7.32 per share

- 2025-12: CNY 7.65 per share

- 2026-01: CNY 7.69 per share

- 2026-02: CNY 7.46 per share

- 2026-03: CNY 6.93 per share

- 2026-04: CNY 6.71 per share

- 2026-05: CNY 6.44 per share

- 2026-06: CNY 6.55 per share

- 2026-07: CNY 6.52 per share

- 2026-08: CNY 6.52 per share

- 2026-09: CNY 6.19 per share

- 2026-10: CNY 6.27 per share

## Annual estimated value (CNY per share)

- FY2018: low CNY 5.76 per share, central CNY 6.33 per share, high CNY 7.04 per share

- FY2019: low CNY 5.33 per share, central CNY 5.87 per share, high CNY 6.52 per share

- FY2020: low CNY 5.83 per share, central CNY 6.56 per share, high CNY 7.50 per share

- FY2021: low CNY 6.59 per share, central CNY 7.48 per share, high CNY 8.64 per share

- FY2022: low CNY 6.18 per share, central CNY 6.96 per share, high CNY 7.96 per share

- FY2023: low CNY 5.70 per share, central CNY 6.36 per share, high CNY 7.18 per share

- FY2024: low CNY 5.72 per share, central CNY 6.29 per share, high CNY 6.99 per share

- FY2025: low CNY 5.08 per share, central CNY 5.60 per share, high CNY 6.24 per share

Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year

Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year

Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates

Prior published observations retained from 2026-10-15T06:42:45.605Z where newer inputs omit a numeric field or fiscal period.

## Sources

Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.
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SDIC Essence Holdings

600061 · SHG

CSI 300

Not a wonderful business

1 quality test fails. A lower price would not fix the business.

Share price
CNY 6.30
Buy up to
CNY 5.82
Expected / yr
9.3% at today's price (10.0% at central value)

The business

How it makes money
Why customers stay
Where the cash goes
Are managers owners
What the price says

1. Is this a good business?

Evidence only; not required for Buy

Profits were positive in 10 years (at least 9 needed).

10y median
CNY 3.0B
Worst year
CNY 1.7B
Latest · 2025
CNY 3.3B

Earned a median 7.4% on tangible equity (minimum 12%).

10y median
7.4%
Worst year
5.2%
Latest · 2025
6.4%

Book value plus dividends grew 15.4% a year (minimum 7%).

10y median
15.9%
Worst year
-12.8%
Latest · 2025
9.8%

Ordinary share growth was 1.8% over the full period and 1% over five years (either must be at most 2% a year).

11y median
116
Worst year
122
Latest · 2025
119

0 accounting warnings were found (none allowed).

accounting warnings
0
Passing bar
≤ 0

Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), three-year average earnings per share 0.41 CNY.

2. Is the price low enough?

Price & return math
Value rangeCNY 5.28 – CNY 6.49
Buy at or belowCentral value CNY 5.82
Discount to value1 − 6.30 / 5.82 = -8.2%
Return / yearAbout 9.3% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%)
Cash-flow inputsBook CNY 7.94/share; ROE 7.4%; first payout CNY 0.57/share, growing 0.2% perpetually (4× book payout cap applied).
Required return10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value
Net incomeCNY 3.3B
4.8B020162025
FY2016 · Net income: CNY 3.1B; FY2017 · Net income: CNY 2.6B; FY2018 · Net income: CNY 1.7B; FY2019 · Net income: CNY 3.0B; FY2020 · Net income: CNY 4.1B; FY2021 · Net income: CNY 4.8B; FY2022 · Net income: CNY 2.9B; FY2023 · Net income: CNY 2.4B; FY2024 · Net income: CNY 2.7B; FY2025 · Net income: CNY 3.3B
Net income
Book / shareCNY 7.64
7.64020162025
FY2016 · Book / share: CNY 3.87; FY2017 · Book / share: CNY 5.56; FY2018 · Book / share: CNY 4.58; FY2019 · Book / share: CNY 5.18; FY2020 · Book / share: CNY 6.30; FY2021 · Book / share: CNY 6.91; FY2022 · Book / share: CNY 6.69; FY2023 · Book / share: CNY 6.69; FY2024 · Book / share: CNY 7.33; FY2025 · Book / share: CNY 7.64
Book / share
Dividend / shareCNY 0.40
1.00020162025
FY2016 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.50; FY2017 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.55; FY2018 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.27; FY2019 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.37; FY2020 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.47; FY2021 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.50; FY2022 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.51; FY2023 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.46; FY2024 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.51; FY2025 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.40
Dividend / share
Return on tangible equity6.4%
13.8%0.0%20162025
FY2016 · Return on tangible equity: 13.8%; FY2017 · Return on tangible equity: 8.4%; FY2018 · Return on tangible equity: 5.4%; FY2019 · Return on tangible equity: 8.8%; FY2020 · Return on tangible equity: 10.3%; FY2021 · Return on tangible equity: 10.9%; FY2022 · Return on tangible equity: 6.4%; FY2023 · Return on tangible equity: 5.2%; FY2024 · Return on tangible equity: 5.5%; FY2025 · Return on tangible equity: 6.4%
Return on tangible equity
Diluted shares6.7B
6.8B020162025
FY2016 · Diluted shares: 5.8B; FY2017 · Diluted shares: 5.6B; FY2018 · Diluted shares: 6.8B; FY2019 · Diluted shares: 6.5B; FY2020 · Diluted shares: 6.4B; FY2021 · Diluted shares: 6.4B; FY2022 · Diluted shares: 6.8B; FY2023 · Diluted shares: 6.7B; FY2024 · Diluted shares: 6.7B; FY2025 · Diluted shares: 6.7B
Diluted shares
Prices 15 Oct 2026 · FY2025