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S.F. Holding Co., Ltd. 002352

Shenzhen Stock ExchangeTransport and logisticsFinancials to Sep 30, 2026 · Updated Nov 11, 2026

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Moat score
56
ROIC
13.8%
Fiscal 2025
P/E
15.3
EV/EBIT
–
FCF yield
8.5%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
Dividend yield
3.9%
12 months to Jun 30, 2026
Market cap
CN¥169.1B

Moat ranks

Score rankTied #336 of 396
Durabilitydurable
Market structureOligopoly
Pricing powermoderate

Balance sheet

6/30/26
CN¥BDec 31Jun 30
Cash20.025.0
Securities21.720.9
Restricted cash1.11.4
Debt33.843.0
Net cash7.82.9
Equity99.3102.8
Leverage
Debt / EBITDA
1.31×
Debt / equity
0.42×
Leases (6/30/26)
CN¥15.4B
Capital
Diluted shares
5,119M
Book value / share
CN¥20.08
Price / book
1.6×
Net cash / share
CN¥0.56
Market cap
CN¥169.1B
Enterprise value
CN¥166.2B

Per-share record

Fiscal years and TTM
Scale
CN¥0CN¥20CN¥40CN¥60CN¥80'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'2461.36'2562.65TTM
Revenue per shareCash flow per share

Key indicators

Latest: H1 '26
IndicatorLatestVs year agoLast 8 halves
Revenue growth5.9%-3.4 pts
Operating margin5.3%-0.4 pts
FCF margin3.3%-2.7 pts
Capex / revenue3.9%+1.1 pts
All-cargo aircraft111–
Active credit-account customers≥2.4M–
Economy express revenueCN¥16.3B+7%
Supply-chain and international revenueCN¥39.6B+16%
Monthly express parcel volume · 9/30/261.40B-7%

Margins and growth from reported quarters; company KPIs as reported in results releases.

About 002352

S.F.Holding provides express delivery, freight, cold-chain logistics and supply-chain services in China and overseas. FY2025 premium time-definite express supplied 42.5% of revenue and supply-chain/international services 23.7%.

Revenue mix
Time-definite Express 42.5%Supply Chain & International 23.7%Freight 13.7%Economy Express 10.4%Intra-city On-demand 4.1%Cold Chain & Pharmaceutical 3.4%Other (Non-logistics & Undistributed Units) 2.2%
  • Physical Network Density

    A directly operated pickup-to-delivery network, 111 all-cargo aircraft and the Ezhou hub support service control and hard-to-replicate coverage; the rating is capped because SF discloses no comparative unit cost, on-time rate or utilization advantage.

  • Brand Trust

    SF associates its premium brand with reliability, while its reported enterprise penetration supports repeat usage and contract continuity.

  • Scale Economies Unit Cost

    Scale and shared-network use can spread sorting and line-haul costs; 2025 economy express revenue rose 17.6% and SF reported a market-share gain.

  • Switching Costs General

    Supply-chain customers can integrate transport, customs, inventory and warehouse operations with SF systems, making a move costly.

Timeline
  1. Sep 22, 2026

    SF completed RMB10 billion of notes at 1.75% due 2029 and 1.85% due 2031 for refinancing and general corporate use, extending funding at fixed rates.

  2. Sep 21, 2026

    SF committed RMB100 million to the Hangzhou Chuangyi Weilai equity fund, adding exposure to growth-stage technology companies.

  3. Sep 18, 2026

    SF bought 45.844 million H shares of SF Intra-city, raising its direct and indirect ownership to 63.4797% of issued shares including treasury. This increases its share of future subsidiary profit and uses capital without adding new consolidated revenue.

  4. Sep 18, 2026

    SF cancelled 160.16 million repurchased A shares, reducing issued capital after the RMB6 billion buyback programme.

  5. Aug 31, 2026

    SF committed US$10 million to Linear Capital VI, a technology venture fund, adding investment risk and cash commitments beyond its logistics network.

Financial record

Fiscal year2016201720182019202020212022202320242025TTMTrendChange 2016–25
Per share (CN¥)
Revenue14.5416.6220.6225.3833.8845.0054.8853.2358.9161.3662.65+17.3%/yr
Cash flow1.441.431.242.062.493.496.715.476.675.49–+16.1%/yr
Earnings1.061.121.031.311.611.031.281.702.112.212.15+8.5%/yr
Free cash flow0.210.11-1.430.61-0.21-0.683.802.904.733.59–+37.4%/yr
Capex1.231.322.671.452.704.172.912.571.941.89–+4.9%/yr
Dividends0.380.100.220.210.260.330.180.251.990.90–+10.0%/yr
Book value5.197.648.329.5912.4218.0017.7019.1119.0519.7719.95+16.0%/yr
Diluted shares (M)3,9524,2794,4114,4214,5454,6044,8744,8554,8285,0235,119+2.7%/yr
Totals (CN¥B)
Revenue57.571.190.9112.2154.0207.2267.5258.4284.4308.2320.7+20.5%/yr
Operating income3.76.45.87.410.19.112.812.315.616.5–+18.1%/yr
Net income4.24.84.65.87.34.76.28.210.211.111.0+11.5%/yr
Free cash flow0.80.5-6.32.7-0.9-3.118.514.122.818.0–+41.1%/yr
Buybacks0.00.00.00.50.10.02.01.01.81.6––
Dividends1.50.41.00.91.21.50.91.29.64.5–+13.0%/yr
Net cash1.49.0-0.3-3.90.7-0.6-2.2-5.7-1.07.8–+CN¥6.5B
Margins & returns (%)
Gross margin19.720.117.917.416.312.412.312.613.713.1–-6.6 pts
Operating margin6.49.16.46.66.64.44.84.85.55.4–-1.1 pts
Net margin7.36.75.05.24.82.32.33.23.63.63.4-3.7 pts
FCF margin1.40.7-6.92.4-0.6-1.56.95.58.05.9–+4.4 pts
ROIC14.720.812.012.213.98.411.19.612.813.8–-0.9 pts
Return on equity20.414.612.413.713.05.77.28.911.111.210.8-9.2 pts
R&D % of revenue0.51.01.11.11.11.00.80.90.90.70.7+0.2 pts
Stock pay % of revenue0.00.00.10.10.20.30.10.20.00.1–+0.1 pts
Capex % of revenue8.57.912.95.78.09.35.34.83.33.1–-5.4 pts

Change uses 2016 and 2025 only: compound annual growth for amounts, points for margins and returns, and the change in amount for net cash. A dash means no 2016 base. Trend shows the fiscal years.

TTM = two half years to Sep 30, 2026. Per-share values use diluted weighted shares.ROIC = operating income × (1 − 23.6% tax rate, the company's own over three fiscal years excluding one-offs) ÷ (equity + debt − cash and current securities). Returns show a dash when their base is negative or under 10% of revenue. Free cash flow = operating cash flow − capex. Debt is all borrowings; net cash counts long-term securities and excludes leases.

Moat

Moat scorecard

Moat score56
Strength
Confidence
Structure
Oligopoly
Durability
durable
Trajectory
stable
Pricing power
moderate
Segments
  • Time-definite Express42.5%
    2 claims
  • Economy Express10.4%
    1 claim
  • Freight13.7%
    No moat
  • Cold Chain & Pharmaceutical3.4%
    No moat
  • Intra-city On-demand4.1%
    No moat
  • Supply Chain & International23.7%
    1 claim
  • Other (Non-logistics & Undistributed Units)2.2%
    No moat

Moat claims

Applies to
Time-definite Express
Confidence
Durability
durable
Trajectory
stableas of Oct 9, 2026
Why it holds

A directly operated pickup-to-delivery network, 111 all-cargo aircraft and the Ezhou hub support service control and hard-to-replicate coverage; the rating is capped because SF discloses no comparative unit cost, on-time rate or utilization advantage.

Why stable

The fleet remained at 111 aircraft in H1 2026 and premium express revenue grew 0.21%; coverage is established, but utilization and comparable lane costs are not disclosed.

Indicators
  • All-cargo aircraft111
  • Monthly express parcel volume1.40B-7%
  • Total parcels in the quarter4.03B
  • Quarterly express yield growth+7%
Risks
  • Competitors expand air capacity and hubs
  • Regulatory constraints on aviation operations
  • Premium-to-economy mix-down in weak demand
  • Price competition compresses premium spreads

Profile change log

  1. Nov 11, 2026 · analyst revision

    Reviewed the dated 51.2% share against the explicitly modeled China mid/high-end economy-express market and retained that matching scope. Updated demand and cash-spending evidence without treating revenue growth as customer renewal or lower unit cost.

  2. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF completed RMB10 billion of notes at 1.75% due 2029 and 1.85% due 2031 for refinancing and general corporate use, extending funding at fixed rates.

  3. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF committed RMB100 million to the Hangzhou Chuangyi Weilai equity fund, adding exposure to growth-stage technology companies.

  4. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF cancelled 160.16 million repurchased A shares, reducing issued capital after the RMB6 billion buyback programme.

  5. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF committed US$10 million to Linear Capital VI, a technology venture fund, adding investment risk and cash commitments beyond its logistics network.

  6. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF approved a Hive Box share subscription of about RMB133 million, with an optional total cap of RMB305 million. A board seat would change the investment to equity-method accounting.

  7. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF redeemed its HK$2.95 billion convertible bonds at 100.5% of par, removing that conversion exposure and using cash for repayment.

  8. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF and J&T completed cross-share subscriptions. SF holds about 10% of J&T and accounts for it as an associate, extending overseas cooperation while committing capital outside its directly operated network.

  9. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    Four moat trajectories, operating indicators, management and the business debate now distinguish service reputation and network coverage from unverified retention, pricing and unit-cost advantages.

  10. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    Revenue weights now use the FY2025 product table. Freight includes large parcels and full-truckload service; its China LTL-only market share and the international segment's China supply-chain-only share now appear as narrower KPIs rather than shares of their whole segments.

  11. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF completed the Fengwang disposal to J&T, exiting its low-price franchise express operation and concentrating on higher-value delivery.

  12. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF sold most of Fengtu Technology to its controlling shareholder and a third party for about RMB1.025 billion, generating a disposal gain and reducing the consolidated business scope.

  13. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF sold three property companies to SF REIT for about RMB2.424 billion of cash and a retained stake, releasing capital and producing a disposal gain.

  14. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF transferred three property companies in the second securitization tranche, obtaining RMB939 million cash and an investment gain.

  15. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF completed the first logistics-property securitization tranche, transferring two property companies and releasing capital with an investment gain.

  16. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    Southern SF Logistics REIT listed after acquiring three wholly owned property companies. SF retained 34% of the REIT and released property capital, producing a CNY777 million consolidated pretax gain and about CNY590 million of parent after-tax profit.

  17. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF completed its purchase of 51.5% of Kerry Logistics at HK$18.80 per share, adding international forwarding and overseas supply-chain operations to the consolidated group.

  18. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF sold a 15.8636% Hive Box stake to its controlling shareholder for about CNY952 million, retaining a smaller stake and recording about CNY874 million of after-tax profit.

  19. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF regained full control of Cuiyu Holdings and Gute Development through a joint-venture reorganization, adding logistics property and a CNY1.233 billion bargain-purchase gain.

  20. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    Operating indicator history now shows the 2021-2024 corporate customer base and product revenue, 2024 aircraft capacity and 2023 use of multiple services. The international market uses the global integrated-logistics ranking; cold-chain demand uses the newer 2031 service-revenue forecast.

  21. Oct 9, 2026 · analyst revision

    The financial history now includes recoverable 2016-2017 research expense, older liquid investments, buybacks and depreciation. Share-payment figures now include cash-settled awards and reversals, which were omitted by the cash-flow add-back. The 2016 property bargain-purchase gain uses its exact non-operating amount. The A/H market value now uses the verified October 8 closing exchange rate. Aircraft-life estimates remain in reported profit; IR overview evidence is labeled as company material.

  22. Oct 9, 2026 · business change

    SF bought 45.844 million H shares of SF Intra-city, raising its direct and indirect ownership to 63.4797% of issued shares including treasury. This increases its share of future subsidiary profit and uses capital without adding new consolidated revenue.

Industry & peers

Peer map

0%10%20%30%40%50%60708090100Moat scoreIndustry median9988.HK

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China time-definite express

As of Oct 9, 2026
OligopolyMedium cyclicalityUSD 40B in 2028

Domestic door-to-door parcels with a promised delivery window, usually within two business days. Excludes economy parcels without a fixed delivery commitment and international freight.

StocksMoatGross m.Op. m.
00235256––
Industry median1190–33.5%
Sector median887637.3%18.0%
All stocks median3987653.1%20.0%

Moat medians cover every stock. Margin medians count only stocks with collected numbers and need at least three.

Drivers & risks

Demand drivers
  • Industrial supply chains and premium retail need reliable delivery windows and secure handling.
  • Direct delivery to the recipient and faster service differentiate carriers from low-price parcel networks.
  • High route density and air/ground coordination spread the cost of hubs and improve coverage.
  • Automation can lower sorting and planning costs as parcel density rises.
Risks
  • Weak consumption and manufacturing slow demand for premium shipments and leave fixed capacity underused.
  • Higher jet fuel and labor costs hurt economics unless price or mix compensates.
  • EMS and other integrated carriers can compete on important lanes despite nationwide scale barriers.
  • Aviation slots, safety rules and customer-consent requirements can raise operating costs.

Bulls & bears

Key question · as of Nov 11, 2026

Can SF turn a richer parcel mix and international expansion into more cash after funding its network, without losing the volume needed to cover fixed costs?

Arguments

3 forFaded: weakening or settled3 against

What to watch

  1. 1Express parcel volume and revenue per parcel on the same reporting basis
  2. 2Operating cash flow after property and intangible purchases
  3. 3Supply-chain and international revenue, profit and customer renewals

Next check: Read October’s monthly operating bulletin when released and FY2026 statements for a complete cash, debt and lease reconciliation. No exact dates are confirmed.

Sources: company filings and dated sources collected for Find My Moat; market cap as of Nov 10, 2026. Not investment advice.

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Moat Score 56/100 by <a href="https://www.findmymoat.com/stocks/XSHE:002352">Find My Moat</a> (as of September 2026)

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