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Yifan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Class A002019.SZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Health Care›Pharmaceuticals: Major

Chinese pharma group combining generics and APIs with an overseas biologics unit that won FDA approval for a neutropenia drug.

≈ A generics maker with one Amgen-style biologic winMomentum strong 68
Mkt cap
$1.72B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
78%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$11.5M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
27.8×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-2.2 pp
WACC 7.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
154 days
9 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥9.60
1D-1.6%
1W+4.0%
1M+1.7%
3M-7.3%
6M-14.1%
YTD-19.7%
1Y-25.9%
ATR %2.4%
52w lowhigh34.8% off high

What Yifan Pharmaceutical does

Chinese pharma group combining generics and APIs with an overseas biologics unit that won FDA approval for a neutropenia drug.

Splits between generics and ingredients sold in volume and a long-acting biologic, Ryzneuta, which US partner Acrotech Biopharma sells after FDA approval in 2023, so licensing payments and royalties may become the higher-value stream.

In one line: A generics maker with one Amgen-style biologic win.

Products and services

  • Generic drugs and APIs
  • Long-acting G-CSF biologic
  • Vitamin/nutrition ingredients

Customers

  • Hospitals
  • Pharmacy distributors
  • Licensing partners abroad

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Generics and APIs
  • Biologics via Evive Biotech unit

What could go right

  • US launch of licensed biologic
  • Generics volume growth

What could go wrong

  • Licensing-partner execution risk
  • Generic price erosion

Moat: narrow (IP / patents). Rare Chinese-originated biologic with US FDA approval and an outside licensing partner.

Headquarters: Hefei, China · Employees: 4,221

Named competitors

Yifan Pharmaceutical at a glance

Size Yifan Pharmaceutical (002019.SZ) is a China Health Care company (Pharmaceuticals: Major) with a market value of $1.72B, the 1438th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥9.60 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 14.1%, against -4.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 5.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.7%); the operating margin is 8.2% (peer median 15.2%).

Valuation It trades at 27.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 17.1× (6th most expensive of 16).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.2 points below its cost of capital (7.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 9 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 95002019.SZ 85
Six months, rebased to 100: Yifan Pharmaceutical against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Yifan Pharmaceutical financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥4.93BCN¥5.11BCN¥5.13BCN¥4.04BCN¥3.82B
Revenue growth—0%+27%+6%—
Gross profitCN¥2.51BCN¥2.32BCN¥2.35BCN¥1.85BCN¥1.78B
EBITDAn/aCN¥804MCN¥735MCN¥289MCN¥408M
Net incomeCN¥311MCN¥402MCN¥386M-CN¥551MCN¥191M
Free cash flow-CN¥27.3M-CN¥101MCN¥15.2M-CN¥151M-CN¥68.2M
Capital expenditureCN¥593MCN¥559MCN¥628MCN¥504MCN¥542M
Total debtCN¥2.96BCN¥2.36BCN¥2.29BCN¥2.00BCN¥2.18B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Yifan Pharmaceutical competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

0%+100%+200%-20%0%+20%FAESLSCOHANCEAGIOASTRAZEN002755NATCOPHARM0026753003571681214450600993ETON605507002019.SZ6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Yifan Pharmaceutical is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-25%0%+25%+50%+75%25×50×75×FAECOHANCE002755NATCOPHARM00267530035760042016812144504540ERIS600993ETON605507002019.SZRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Yifan Pharmaceutical is the large dot.

Yifan Pharmaceutical competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (002019.SZ vs AMGN vs 4151.T)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Yifan Pharmaceutical 002019.SZ$1.72B-14%-5%8%27.8×n/a
Amgen AMGN$249B+40%+9%36%18.9×1.8%
Kyowa Kirin 4151.T$8.05B+4%+10%24%15.6×-6.1%

How Yifan Pharmaceutical 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.

Yifan Pharmaceutical against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure002019.SZPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+1.7%-0.1%10th highest of 21
6-month return-14.1%-4.8%5th lowest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-34.8%-27.9%9th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-5.1%+10.7%4th lowest of 19
Operating margin8.2%15.2%5th lowest of 19
Forward P/E27.8×17.1×6th most expensive of 16
ROIC minus cost of capital-2.2 pp+1.5 pp5th lowest of 20

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
Yifan Pharmaceutical 002019.SZChina$1.72B-14%-5%8%27.8×n/an/a
Faes Farma FAE.MCSpain$1.71B+5%+32%14%17.1×3.1%+9.9%
SELLAS Life Sciences SLSUnited States$1.70B+68%n/an/an/an/an/a
Cohance Lifesciences COHANCE.NSIndia$1.75B-11%+41%6%82.6×n/an/a
Agios Pharmaceuticals AGIOUnited States$1.76B+6%+141%-467%n/an/an/a
AstraZeneca Pharma India ASTRAZEN.NSIndia$1.69B-25%+31%10%n/a49.3%+23.0%
Beijing Aosaikang Pharmaceutical 002755.SZChina$1.76B-25%-13%12%63.3×14.7%-14.0%
NATCO Pharma NATCOPHARM.NSIndia$1.68B-30%-21%25%18.8×15.3%+19.0%
Braveheart Bio BRVEUnited States$1.67Bn/an/an/an/an/an/a
Yantai Dongcheng Biochemicals 002675.SZChina$1.67B+1%-4%15%47.5×6.7%-4.3%
Zhejiang Wolwo Bio-Pharmaceutical 300357.SZChina$1.77B-11%+7%39%27.8×19.5%+10.8%
Shanghai Shyndec Pharmaceutical 600420.SSChina$1.67B-14%-13%6%13.2×-6.0%-5.6%
Consun Pharmaceutical 1681.HKHong Kong$1.65B+5%+15%35%9.2×-15.1%+13.5%
PharmaResearch 214450.KSSouth Korea$1.79B-25%+34%39%12.4×-14.2%+37.6%
Tsumura & 4540.TJapan$1.81B+2%+10%18%10.1×n/an/a
Eris Lifesciences ERIS.NSIndia$1.82B-11%+11%26%25.7×24.7%+20.9%
Mayinglong Pharmaceutical 600993.SSChina$1.62B-4%+7%17%16.2×-4.5%+6.8%
Eton Pharmaceuticals ETONUnited States$1.61B+236%+81%16%27.9×39.6%+359.6%
Guobang Pharma 605507.SSChina$1.84B-8%+3%12%15.9×-5.8%+7.4%
China National Accord Medicines 000028.SZChina$1.85B-4%0%2%11.1×-9.4%+4.2%
JiangXi Tianxin Pharmaceutical 603235.SSChina$1.60B-5%+16%24%n/a-4.1%+0.2%

Questions

Who are Yifan Pharmaceutical's main competitors?
Named competitors: Amgen (AMGN), Kyowa Kirin (4151.T), Qilu Pharmaceutical (private or unlisted). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Faes Farma (FAE.MC), SELLAS Life Sciences (SLS), Cohance Lifesciences (COHANCE.NS), Agios Pharmaceuticals (AGIO), AstraZeneca Pharma India (ASTRAZEN.NS), Beijing Aosaikang Pharmaceutical (002755.SZ).
Is Yifan Pharmaceutical expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 27.8× against a peer median of 17.1×, 6th most expensive of 16 in its peer set.
How has Yifan Pharmaceutical stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -14.1% against -4.8% for the median peer; over one year -25.9%.

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.