Chinese maker of screw compressors used in refrigeration, air-conditioning and industrial cooling systems.
Chinese maker of screw compressors used in refrigeration, air-conditioning and industrial cooling systems.
Sells compressors as components to makers of chillers, cold-storage and air-conditioning equipment, so volumes follow those makers' output. Replacement parts and repair earn on the installed units.
Moat: narrow (process know-how, customer qualification). Established compressor design know-how and qualified relationships with cooling-equipment OEMs.
Headquarters: Shanghai, China · Employees: 2,182
Size Shanghai Hanbell Precise Machinery (002158.SZ) is a China Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $1.67B, the 1482nd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥20.91 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 24.3%, against -17.2% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 5.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.2%); the operating margin is 14.8% (peer median 8.0%).
Valuation It trades at 19.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 22.7× (9th cheapest of 19).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 16% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +5%, so the hurdle is +11 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.5 points below its cost of capital (11.8% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 26 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥2.93B | CN¥2.92B | CN¥3.66B | CN¥3.84B | CN¥3.26B |
| Revenue growth | — | -20% | -5% | +18% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥1.01B | CN¥951M | CN¥1.35B | CN¥1.48B | CN¥1.13B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥606M | CN¥1.01B | CN¥1.07B | CN¥790M |
| Net income | CN¥482M | CN¥469M | CN¥863M | CN¥865M | CN¥644M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥696M | CN¥793M | CN¥21.8M | CN¥626M | CN¥348M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥109M | CN¥42.2M | CN¥115M | CN¥175M | CN¥185M |
| Total debt | CN¥900M | CN¥917M | CN¥932M | CN¥1.32B | CN¥1.34B |
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| Measure | 002158.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -13.0% | -6.6% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -24.3% | -17.2% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -48.7% | -43.7% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -5.1% | +12.2% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 14.8% | 8.0% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 19.3× | 22.7× | 9th cheapest of 19 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 16.3% | 9.0% | 5th most demanding of 15 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +5.2% | +9.5% | 3rd lowest of 15 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +11.1 pp | -4.3 pp | 4th most demanding of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.5 pp | -0.6 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai Hanbell Precise Machinery 002158.SZ | China | $1.67B | -24% | -5% | 15% | 19.3× | 16.3% | +5.2% |
| Tsubakimoto Chain 6371.T | Japan | $1.68B | +7% | +20% | 8% | 10.3× | 2.0% | +8.9% |
| ATS ATS.TO | Canada | $1.68B | -49% | +7% | 6% | 15.9× | 8.7% | +15.8% |
| Volution FAN.L | United Kingdom | $1.68B | +7% | +16% | 20% | 15.7× | 13.7% | +12.2% |
| Psk 319660.KS | South Korea | $1.66B | -12% | +32% | 25% | 14.4× | 6.1% | +11.5% |
| Triveni Turbine TRITURBINE.NS | India | $1.66B | -14% | +18% | 17% | 42.5× | 45.8% | +25.4% |
| Sanhe Tongfei Refrigeration 300990.SZ | China | $1.69B | -18% | +23% | 8% | 29.9× | 31.4% | +36.2% |
| Harbin Boshi Automation 002698.SZ | China | $1.66B | -15% | -2% | 18% | 19.3× | 5.3% | +9.1% |
| Beijing Worldia Diamond Tools 688028.SS | China | $1.66B | -37% | +22% | 16% | 71.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Fujian Snowman 002639.SZ | China | $1.70B | -18% | +9% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shaanxi Aerospace Power Hi-Tech 600343.SS | China | $1.65B | -50% | -15% | -24% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Chang Wah Technology 6548.TWO | Taiwan | $1.65B | +9% | +25% | 15% | 17.5× | 9.2% | +6.8% |
| TerraVest Industries TVK.TO | Canada | $1.64B | -17% | +46% | 8% | 26.4× | 10.6% | +35.1% |
| KSB SE & Co. KGaA KSB.DE | Germany | $1.63B | -3% | +2% | 7% | 10.3× | -3.2% | +6.6% |
| Precision Tsugami (China) 1651.HK | Hong Kong | $1.62B | -35% | +24% | 28% | 7.7× | -13.9% | +9.8% |
| Ningbo PIA Automation 688306.SS | China | $1.74B | +3% | +7% | 4% | 190.6× | 35.2% | +8.7% |
| Xizi Clean Energy Equipment Manufacturing 002534.SZ | China | $1.74B | -19% | -2% | 3% | 44.5× | 25.7% | +3.1% |
| Zhejiang Jiecang Linear Motion Technology 603583.SS | China | $1.60B | -4% | +5% | 8% | 26.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Hunan Yujing Machinery 002943.SZ | China | $1.60B | -42% | -36% | -23% | 37.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Kennametal KMT | United States | $1.76B | -36% | +32% | 31% | 8.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Tongyu Heavy Industry 300185.SZ | China | $1.59B | -17% | +6% | 4% | 43.7× | 6.3% | +3.1% |