China Nonferrous Mining Corp vs Southern Copper: Fair Value & Quality
Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how China Nonferrous Mining Corp (1258) and Southern Copper (SCCO) compare, as of Aug 29, 2026.
As of Aug 29, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Southern Copper as the less overvalued of the two: China Nonferrous Mining Corp trades at HK$17.49 versus a fair value of HK$1.76 (-90%), while Southern Copper trades at $210 versus $85.17 (-59%).
China Nonferrous Mining Corp
1258.HK · HKD · Materials
-90%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceHK$17.49
Fair ValueHK$1.76
Quality68/100
Southern Copper
SCCO · USD · Materials
-59%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$210
Fair Value$85.17
Quality72/100
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Head-to-head numbers
Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).
China Nonferrous Mining CorpSouthern Copper
Valuation
14.1×P/E (TTM)30.8×
1.66×P/S (TTM)10.07×
2.29×P/B13.28×
4.7×EV/EBITDA16.8×
—PEG5.41×
0.2%Dividend yield1.6%
HK$0.04Dividend per share$3.30
Profitability
12%Net margin34%
14%Operating margin58%
18%Return on equity46%
10%Return on assets24%
Growth
-8%Revenue growth (YoY)36%
-2.0%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)10.1%
13.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.9%
Balance & size
—Debt / equity0.61×
$6BMarket cap$147B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy
Southern Copper leads: 5 to 7 metric wins.
Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.
Quality in detail
The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.
China Nonferrous Mining Corpof which business quality 70 · market factors 71Southern Copperof which business quality 70 · market factors 64
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
52
81
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
42
76
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
57
55
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
29
35
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
85
66
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
96
96
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
68
35
What the models say
The median fair value (base case) per model family, each in the currency of its trading venue. Green = above the current price, red = below.
China Nonferrous Mining Corp
DCF ModelsHK$2.79
Earnings-BasedHK$1.41
MultiplesHK$1.76
Asset-BasedHK$0.43
Growth DCFHK$3.03
Economic ProfitHK$1.56
Growth EarningsHK$1.64
24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.
Southern Copper
DCF Models$90.60
Earnings-Based$54.55
Dividend Discount$52.41
Multiples$64.01
Asset-Based$8.86
Growth DCF$60.29
Economic Profit$57.08
Growth Earnings$79.36
26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.
Scenario ranges
From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.
China Nonferrous Mining Corp
Bear HK$1.32Fair Value HK$1.76Bull HK$2.20
HK$17.49 = current price (white tick)
Southern Copper
Bear $49.56Fair Value $85.17Bull $110
$210 = current price (white tick)
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Ranked within their sector
Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.
China Nonferrous Mining Corp · Materials
Quality score68 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-90% · bottom 25%
Southern Copper · Materials
Quality score72 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-59% · bottom 25%
Bottom line
As of Aug 29, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Southern Copper as the less overvalued of the two: China Nonferrous Mining Corp trades at HK$17.49 versus a fair value of HK$1.76 (-90%), while Southern Copper trades at $210 versus $85.17 (-59%).
Southern Copper has the higher quality score (72/100).
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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.
