Portfolio | Small cap stocks in China’s Shenzhen market in bubble territory, risking crash
“There are a lot of worries as to what happens to the China and Hong Kong markets, in the event of a repeat of the 2007 bubble and whether it will end in tears again” - Credit Suisse analyst Vincent Chan
Small cap stocks in Hong Kong and in mainland China are in a perilous bubble, making them vulnerable to a sharp correction that would put punters in a hole at a time when the country is struggling with huge debts and a softening economy.
“There are a lot of worries as to what happens to the China and Hong Kong markets, in the event of a repeat of the 2007 bubble and whether it will end in tears again,” Credit Suisse analyst Vincent Chan said in a report.
“The bad news is that P/Es (price-earnings ratio) of small caps in China, represented by the Shenzhen SME (small and medium enterprise) and ChiNext market, are at bubble valuations. At some point, there will be a massive correction of these stocks. Avoid this space!!!” warned Chan.
The Shenzhen stock market has more small-cap stocks than the Shanghai stock market, which is populated by large state-owned enterprises (SOEs).
Shenzhen remains overvalued despite the sell-off last Thursday when it slid 5.5 per cent.