Fundamental analysis HPCD.SI (PetroChina Company Limited)

Updated on 09/12/2026

Method and analysis by Lubin Danilo, founder of Lubin Investment. Score computed automatically, with no human opinion.

We analyzed PetroChina stock against the 10 quality criteria of Lubin Investment. The company gets a quality score of 4/10, meaning low quality, and a P/FCF valuation multiple of 26.1×.

PetroChina fails part of our quality criteria without the price making up for it. Neither quality nor valuation argues in its favour today, according to our 10 hard criteria.

Sector: Oil & Gas Integrated. Listing: SI. Current price: 3.22 SGD.

Lubin scoring methodology

PetroChina Company Limited (HPCD.SI)'s score is calculated automatically from 10 objective financial criteria, with no human intervention or opinion. Each criterion is validated (YES / PARTIAL / NO) based on thresholds drawn from the financial literature (Warren Buffett, Michael Mauboussin, Aswath Damodaran). The final score is the sum of validations.

The thresholds come from the financial literature, not from our preferences: see the valuation work of Aswath Damodaran (NYU Stern) and the SEC investor education resources (investor.gov).

The 10 quantitative criteria analyzed

1. Profitable: net margin > 5%
2. Growing revenue: revenue growing > 10%/year over 5 years
3. Growing earnings per share: FCF per share adjusted for stock-based compensation, > 10%/year over 5 years
4. Share count under control: stable or declining (net buybacks = value creation for shareholders)
5. Growing revenue per employee: revenue and revenue per employee both grow ≥ 10%/year over 5 years; partial when only one growth driver reaches its tier (fallback: free cash flow margin > 10% when employee history is unavailable)
6. Expanding margins: operating margin widens over 5 years (operating leverage)
7. Return on invested capital: Cash ROCE > 15% per year
8. Debt under control: net debt repayable in less than 3 years of free cash flow
9. Earnings converted to cash: free cash flow exceeds accounting net income
10. Net collection period: short or negative cash conversion cycle

Its price against peers

Against the 5 other Oil & Gas Integrated stocks we have scored, PetroChina trades at 26.1× its free cash flow, versus a median of 18.4× for that basket. On price alone, PetroChina is therefore more expensive than its peers. That says nothing about its quality: at Lubin Investment, quality and price are judged separately, and a low multiple is only a bargain if the quality holds up.

Frequently asked questions

Is PetroChina a quality stock?

PetroChina gets a quality score of 4/10 (low quality), calculated over the 10 Lubin Investment criteria: profitability, revenue and free cash flow growth, share buybacks, margins, debt and return on capital.

How is PetroChina's score calculated?

The score is the total of validated criteria (YES / PARTIAL / NO) using thresholds drawn from the financial literature (Warren Buffett, Mauboussin, Aswath Damodaran), automatically and with no human opinion.

What is PetroChina's P/FCF?

The price-to-free-cash-flow (P/FCF) multiple of PetroChina stock is 26.1×. At Lubin Investment, valuation is judged separately from quality.

Where to see PetroChina's full analysis?

The full interactive analysis (10-criteria detail, history, P/FCF valuation, sector comparisons) is available at https://lubin-investment.com/analyse/HPCD.SI?lng=en.

Other stocks in the Oil & Gas Integrated sector

• Transportadora de Gas del Sur (TGS), score 7/10, P/FCF 41.5×
• Oil and Natural Gas (ONGC.NS), score 7/10, P/FCF 5.1×
• Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock (GASVN11.BK), score 7/10, P/FCF 19.5×
• Petrovietnam Gas Joint Stock (GAS.VN), score 7/10, P/FCF 17.2×

Go further

👉 See the full interactive analysis of HPCD.SI

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