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China National Accord Medicines Corporation Ltd Class A000028.SZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Health Care›Pharmaceuticals: Major

Sinopharm-group pharma distributor and manufacturer serving Guangdong and South China's hospitals and pharmacies.

≈ A regional McKesson with a small factory armMomentum leader 87
Mkt cap
$1.85B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
35%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$12.5M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
11.1×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+1.4 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
-14 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
159 days
14 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥21.50
1D0.0%
1W+2.3%
1M+8.9%
3M+1.9%
6M-3.6%
YTD-3.7%
1Y-7.9%
ATR %2.1%
52w lowhigh13.8% off high

What China National Accord Medicines does

Sinopharm-group pharma distributor and manufacturer serving Guangdong and South China's hospitals and pharmacies.

Earns a small margin on each drug it buys from manufacturers and delivers to hospitals and pharmacies, so revenue is large relative to profit. Sinopharm, the state-owned national drug distributor, is its controlling shareholder.

In one line: A regional McKesson with a small factory arm.

Products and services

  • Pharmaceutical wholesale distribution
  • Retail pharmacy chain
  • Generic drug manufacturing

Customers

  • Hospitals
  • Retail pharmacies
  • Clinics

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Distribution
  • Wholesale and retail pharmacy

What could go right

  • Hospital and pharmacy channel growth
  • Distribution consolidation in Guangdong

What could go wrong

  • Thin distribution margins
  • Drug pricing reform

Moat: narrow (scale, distribution). Dense South China distribution network under state-owned Sinopharm's national logistics umbrella.

Headquarters: Shenzhen, China · Employees: 28,336

Named competitors

China National Accord Medicines at a glance

Size China National Accord Medicines (000028.SZ) is a China Health Care company (Pharmaceuticals: Major) with a market value of $1.85B, the 1361st largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥21.50 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 3.6%, against -9.3% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 0.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.3%); the operating margin is 2.3% (peer median 19.4%).

Valuation It trades at 11.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 24.4× (3rd cheapest of 18).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +4%, so the hurdle is -14 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.4 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 14 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026000028.SZ 96Peer median 93
Six months, rebased to 100: China National Accord Medicines against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

China National Accord Medicines financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥73.4BCN¥73.3BCN¥74.3BCN¥75.4BCN¥73.3B
Revenue growth—-1%-1%+3%—
Gross profitCN¥7.68BCN¥6.36BCN¥6.46BCN¥7.40BCN¥7.38B
EBITDAn/aCN¥3.14BCN¥3.25BCN¥3.92BCN¥3.79B
Net incomeCN¥1.13BCN¥1.14BCN¥642MCN¥1.60BCN¥1.49B
Free cash flowCN¥1.50BCN¥1.52BCN¥3.18BCN¥2.85BCN¥2.21B
Capital expenditureCN¥139MCN¥217MCN¥283MCN¥322MCN¥322M
Total debtCN¥12.0BCN¥14.7BCN¥14.3BCN¥13.8BCN¥10.6B

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China National Accord Medicines competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%+40%-20%0%605507PFIZERERIS002399SRPT4540MAZE214450300573CAPLIPOINTALIVUS300357HRMY002755ONESOURCEAGIOCOHANCE600211SHILPAMED301047000028.SZ6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. China National Accord Medicines is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%25×50×75×605507PFIZERERIS0023994540214450300573CAPLIPOINTHRMY002755ONESOURCECOHANCE600211SHILPAMED301047000028.SZRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. China National Accord Medicines is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%+40%0%20%40%605507PFIZERERIS002399SRPT214450300573CAPLIPOINTALIVUS300357HRMY002755600211301047000028.SZGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. China National Accord Medicines is the large dot.

China National Accord Medicines competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (000028.SZ vs 3320.HK vs 601607.SS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
China National Accord Medicines 000028.SZ$1.85B-4%0%2%11.1×-9.4%
China Resources Pharmaceutical 3320.HK$3.74B-11%+8%4%6.0×-5.3%
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals 601607.SS$8.32B-2%+4%3%11.4×-10.0%

How China National Accord Medicines compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

China National Accord Medicines against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure000028.SZPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+8.9%-2.7%4th highest of 21
6-month return-3.6%-9.3%10th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-13.8%-27.8%2nd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+0.4%+12.3%4th lowest of 21
Operating margin2.3%19.4%4th lowest of 21
Forward P/E11.1×24.4×3rd cheapest of 18
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-9.4%11.5%3rd least demanding of 15
Growth delivered (Del g)+4.2%+13.2%5th lowest of 15
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-13.6 pp+1.7 pp6th least demanding of 15
ROIC minus cost of capital+1.4 pp+0.4 pp10th highest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
China National Accord Medicines 000028.SZChina$1.85B-4%0%2%11.1×-9.4%+4.2%
Guobang Pharma 605507.SSChina$1.84B-8%+3%12%15.9×-5.8%+7.4%
Pfizer PFIZER.NSIndia$1.87B-19%+12%34%21.5×11.2%+2.4%
Eris Lifesciences ERIS.NSIndia$1.82B-11%+11%26%25.7×24.7%+20.9%
Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical 002399.SZChina$1.88B-13%-6%8%22.5×0.1%+0.5%
Sarepta Therapeutics SRPTUnited States$1.88B-11%-20%-3%n/a11.9%+32.4%
Tsumura & 4540.TJapan$1.81B+2%+10%18%10.1×n/an/a
Maze Therapeutics MAZEUnited States$1.90B+29%+700%-728%n/an/an/a
PharmaResearch 214450.KSSouth Korea$1.79B-25%+34%39%12.4×-14.2%+37.6%
Shenyang Xingqi Pharmaceutical 300573.SZChina$1.91B-25%+17%33%13.7×6.0%+29.1%
Caplin Point Laboratories CAPLIPOINT.NSIndia$1.92B+28%+15%31%24.6×29.3%+15.7%
Alivus Life Sciences ALIVUS.NSIndia$1.92B+32%+8%31%24.4×20.4%+6.2%
Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical 300357.SZChina$1.77B-11%+7%39%27.8×19.5%+10.8%
Harmony Biosciences HRMYUnited States$1.93B+7%+20%22%8.6×-10.9%+40.3%
Beijing Aosaikang Pharmaceutical 002755.SZChina$1.76B-25%-13%12%63.3×14.7%-14.0%
OneSource Specialty Pharma ONESOURCE.NSIndia$1.94B-12%+11%6%45.0×n/an/a
Agios Pharmaceuticals AGIOUnited States$1.76B+6%+141%-467%n/an/an/a
Cohance Lifesciences COHANCE.NSIndia$1.75B-11%+41%6%82.6×n/an/a
Tibet Rhodiola Pharmaceutical 600211.SSChina$1.95B0%+13%27%13.0×-0.5%+16.7%
Shilpa Medicare SHILPAMED.NSIndia$1.95B+113%+28%21%62.1×n/an/a
Sino Biological 301047.SZChina$1.98B+50%+20%17%63.8×36.8%-15.1%

Questions

Who are China National Accord Medicines's main competitors?
Named competitors: China Resources Pharmaceutical (3320.HK), Shanghai Pharmaceuticals (601607.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Guobang Pharma (605507.SS), Pfizer (PFIZER.NS), Eris Lifesciences (ERIS.NS), Shenzhen Hepalink Pharmaceutical (002399.SZ), Sarepta Therapeutics (SRPT), Tsumura & (4540.T).
Is China National Accord Medicines expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 11.1× against a peer median of 24.4×, 3rd cheapest of 18 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +4%, so the hurdle is -14 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has China National Accord Medicines stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -3.6% against -9.3% for the median peer; over one year -7.9%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.