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Global crop-protection company majority owned by China's ChemChina, selling branded generic herbicides, insecticides and fungicides worldwide.
Global crop-protection company majority owned by China's ChemChina, selling branded generic herbicides, insecticides and fungicides worldwide.
Sells off-patent crop chemicals under its own brands through distributors in dozens of countries, so success depends on holding regulatory registrations country by country and on seasonal crop cycles. Formerly Israel's Makhteshim Agan, it now belongs to Syngenta Group, formed when ChemChina merged with Sinochem.
In one line: A globally-distributed generic crop-protection company like a scaled-up FMC.
Moat: narrow (scale, distribution, brand). One of the largest global generic crop-protection distribution networks, though it operates in an off-patent, competitive segment.
Headquarters: Airport City, Israel (majority owned by ChemChina) · Employees: 7,255
Size ADAMA (000553.SZ) is a China Materials company (Chemicals: Specialty) with a market value of $1.55B, the 1589th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥4.60 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 32.5%, against -16.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 6.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.9%); the operating margin is 2.8% (peer median 7.4%).
Valuation It trades at 0.64× book value against a peer median of 1.59× (4th cheapest of 20).
Price implies The share price implies a return on equity of about 5.8%; ADAMA delivers -5.5%, so the price asks more than the business earns today.
Next results Next results expected around 30 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥27.8B | CN¥28.9B | CN¥29.5B | CN¥32.8B | CN¥37.4B |
| Revenue growth | — | -2% | -10% | -12% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥8.03B | CN¥6.50B | CN¥5.60B | CN¥5.65B | CN¥8.20B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥3.46B | CN¥2.54B | CN¥2.71B | CN¥4.79B |
| Net income | -CN¥968M | -CN¥1.05B | -CN¥2.90B | -CN¥1.61B | CN¥609M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥1.91B | CN¥2.84B | CN¥2.34B | CN¥291M | -CN¥1.72B |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥1.08B | CN¥1.21B | CN¥1.42B | CN¥2.37B | CN¥2.67B |
| Total debt | CN¥14.5B | CN¥18.3B | CN¥18.8B | CN¥21.3B | CN¥18.5B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMA 000553.SZ | $1.55B | -33% | -6% | -6% | 0.64× | 5.8% |
| FMC FMC | $876M | -58% | -22% | -223% | 0.34× | n/a |
| Corteva CTVA | $7.94B | -85% | +4% | 4% | 0.32× | 4.5% |
| UPL UPL.NS | $4.78B | -18% | +10% | 6% | 1.30× | 20.2% |
| Nufarm NUF.AX | $897M | +40% | -2% | -7% | 0.71× | 6.5% |
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| Measure | 000553.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -15.9% | -14.6% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -32.5% | -16.8% | 7th lowest of 20 |
| Return on equity | -5.5% | 6.7% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Price / book | 0.64× | 1.59× | 4th cheapest of 20 |
| ROE the price implies | 5.8% | 15.7% | 3rd least demanding of 20 |
| ROE delivered | -5.5% | 6.7% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | ROE | Price / book | Implied ROE | Delivered ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMA 000553.SZ | China | $1.55B | -33% | -6% | -6% | 0.64× | 5.8% | -5.5% |
| Proto Labs PRLB | United States | $1.57B | -5% | +12% | 5% | 2.23× | 24.2% | 5.1% |
| Genesis Energy, L.P GEL | United States | $1.57B | -21% | -17% | 59% | n/a | n/a | 58.9% |
| Stepan SCL | United States | $1.52B | +26% | +10% | 0% | 1.22× | 10.8% | 0.4% |
| Osaka Soda 4046.T | Japan | $1.52B | -2% | +8% | 14% | 1.71× | 15.7% | 14.0% |
| Befar 6745.HK | Hong Kong | $1.52B | n/a | +25% | 3% | 0.39× | 9.6% | 3.2% |
| Denka 4061.T | Japan | $1.51B | -33% | -3% | 4% | 0.77× | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| Guangdong Dowstone Technology 300409.SZ | China | $1.59B | -50% | +34% | 5% | 1.30× | 19.1% | 4.9% |
| KumhoPetrochem 011780.KS | South Korea | $1.50B | -37% | 0% | 8% | 0.35× | 4.3% | 7.9% |
| Anhui Wanwei Updated High-Tech Material Industry 600063.SS | China | $1.49B | -32% | +3% | 5% | 1.15× | 10.9% | 5.1% |
| Shaily Engineering Plastics SHAILY.NS | India | $1.48B | +14% | +18% | 25% | 16.78× | 141.3% | 25.4% |
| Tokuyama 4043.T | Japan | $1.63B | -11% | +7% | 7% | 0.88× | 7.3% | 7.2% |
| Chambal Fertilisers & Chemicals CHAMBLFERT.NS | India | $1.63B | -15% | +6% | 18% | 1.36× | 21.1% | 18.0% |
| Huabao Technology 300741.SZ | China | $1.63B | +7% | +17% | 3% | 1.59× | 15.0% | 2.8% |
| Ningbo Yunsheng 600366.SS | China | $1.64B | -24% | +33% | 7% | 1.67× | 22.6% | 7.0% |
| Fujian Kuncai Material Technology 603826.SS | China | $1.64B | -51% | +59% | 1% | 5.82× | 14.3% | 1.2% |
| Shenzhen Dynanonic 300769.SZ | China | $1.65B | -50% | +188% | 6% | 1.82× | 28.3% | 6.3% |
| LOTTE CHEMICAL 011170.KS | South Korea | $1.45B | -59% | +5% | -9% | 0.15× | 3.6% | -8.8% |
| Elementis ELM.L | United Kingdom | $1.45B | +34% | -12% | 11% | 2.18× | 28.6% | 10.6% |
| Jilin OLED Material Tech 688378.SS | China | $1.45B | -17% | +74% | 12% | 4.53× | 70.6% | 11.8% |
| Guangdong Orient Zirconic Industry Science & Technology 002167.SZ | China | $1.44B | +5% | +17% | 10% | 5.48× | 62.9% | 9.8% |