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China Merchants Energy Shipping stock: balance sheet and debt

601872.SS
$2.35Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 69 out of 100

China Merchants Energy Shipping has a debt to equity ratio of 0.66 and an interest coverage of 6.9x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.66
Interest coverage
6.9x
Current ratio
0.47
Cash & equivalents
$707.97M
Total assets
$12.31B
Equity ratio
53.3%
Goodwill
$6.4M
Plus intangible assets of $260.21M
Net debt
$3.65B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$1.83Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately72.9%−$284.37M
2007$1.96Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately68.0%−$97.09M
2008$2.15Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately66.8%−$110.53M
2009$2.2Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately65.6%$202.69M
2010$2.43Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately60.6%$450.17M
2011$2.47Bnot reported separatelynot reported separately57.4%$587.04M
2012$2.96B$72.72M$5.72M62.8%$201.42M
2013$2.53B$70M$5.55M59.0%$820.2M
2014$4.22B$69.82M$5.57M48.0%$1.87B
2015$4.68B$73.7M$5.91M58.4%$1.29B
2016$5.79B$78.24M$6.31M54.3%$1.96B
2017$5.67B$73.07M$5.95M51.0%$1.95B
2018$7.49B$76.33M$6.24M40.7%$3.01B
2019$8.22B$77.11M$6.35M47.0%$2.98B
2020$8.79B$72.38M$5.94M44.3%$2.95B
2021$9.02B$71.75M$5.79M44.7%$2.6B
2022$9.82B$79.63M$6.34M51.2%$2.43B
2023$9.36B$178.54M$6.44M59.8%$2.3B
2024$10.59B$180.16M$6.54M57.8%$2.43B
2025$12.31B$266.6M$6.4M53.3%$3.65B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$724.55M$1.28B$440.18M0.33
2007$617.83M$1.31B$520.74M0.39
2008$738.73M$1.41B$628.2M0.44
2009$484.29M$1.42B$686.97M0.48
2010$458.75M$1.46B$908.92M0.62
2011$407.49M$1.41B$994.53M0.7
2012$842.59M$1.85B$1.04B0.56
2013$161M$1.48B$981.2M0.66
2014$254.49M$1.51B$2.13B1.05
2015$568.06M$2.05B$1.86B0.68
2016$589.73M$2.39B$2.55B0.81
2017$714.15M$2.28B$2.66B0.92
2018$612.26M$3.04B$3.63B1.19
2019$899.53M$3.8B$3.88B1.01
2020$1.4B$3.83B$4.34B1.11
2021$1.6B$3.96B$4.2B1.04
2022$1.68B$4.96B$4.12B0.82
2023$742.82M$5.53B$3.04B0.54
2024$688.22M$6.01B$3.12B0.51
2025$707.97M$6.45B$4.36B0.66

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Currency
Amounts in US dollars, converted at the ECB reference rate of 12 Nov 2026 ($1 = CN¥6.6683)
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral since 13 Nov 2026, previously Strong
  • Valuation signal Fairly valued since 9 Nov 2026, previously Undervalued
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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