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Chinese maker of infrared thermal-imaging cameras and modules for security, industrial and consumer use.
Chinese maker of infrared thermal-imaging cameras and modules for security, industrial and consumer use.
Makes its own detector chips, then builds them into modules and cameras, so it keeps the margin that integrators buying detectors elsewhere pay away. That is why it sells both complete cameras and bare modules to other camera brands.
In one line: A China-based FLIR/Teledyne in thermal imaging.
Moat: narrow (IP / patents, process know-how, scale). One of few vertically-integrated infrared detector makers in China outside the defense-only players.
Headquarters: Wuhan, China · Founded: 2002 · Employees: 4,987
Size Wuhan Guide Infrared (002414.SZ) is a China Information Technology company (Electronic Equipment/Instruments) with a market value of $6.46B, the 384th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥10.09 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 32.0%, against -25.0% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 89.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.4%); the operating margin is 28.7% (peer median 13.1%).
Valuation It trades at 37.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 23.0× (3rd most expensive of 18).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 10.0 points above its cost of capital (11.2% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 21 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥7.43B | CN¥4.58B | CN¥2.67B | CN¥2.40B | CN¥2.51B |
| Revenue growth | — | +72% | +11% | -5% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥4.16B | CN¥2.43B | CN¥993M | CN¥973M | CN¥1.10B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥1.27B | -CN¥101M | CN¥274M | CN¥601M |
| Net income | CN¥1.95B | CN¥686M | -CN¥447M | CN¥67.7M | CN¥502M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥241M | CN¥1.17B | -CN¥481M | -CN¥318M | -CN¥266M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥640M | CN¥456M | CN¥728M | CN¥627M | CN¥507M |
| Total debt | CN¥562M | CN¥763M | CN¥1.19B | CN¥766M | CN¥630M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuhan Guide Infrared 002414.SZ | $6.46B | -32% | +89% | 29% | 37.4× | n/a |
| Teledyne Technologies TDY | $28.5B | 0% | +8% | 20% | 22.9× | 15.5% |
| Hangzhou Hikvision Digital Technology 002415.SZ | $49.1B | -3% | +8% | 19% | 17.5× | 2.6% |
| Zhejiang Dahua Technology 002236.SZ | $7.04B | -21% | +7% | 7% | 12.3× | n/a |
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.
| Measure | 002414.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -9.9% | -12.4% | 10th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -32.0% | -25.0% | 9th lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -45.8% | -43.5% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +89.4% | +11.4% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 28.7% | 13.1% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 37.4× | 23.0× | 3rd most expensive of 18 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +10.0 pp | +0.1 pp | 6th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wuhan Guide Infrared 002414.SZ | China | $6.46B | -32% | +89% | 29% | 37.4× | n/a | n/a |
| China Railway Signal & Communication 688009.SS | China | $7.39B | 0% | +1% | 12% | 14.9× | -6.3% | -2.9% |
| Cognex CGNX | United States | $8.04B | -27% | +17% | 22% | 24.8× | 25.6% | +4.2% |
| Novanta NOVT | United States | $5.11B | -2% | +8% | 12% | 33.9× | 33.5% | +10.7% |
| ONTO ONTO | United States | $8.50B | -39% | +8% | 20% | 16.9× | 29.4% | +12.6% |
| INFICON IFCN.SW | Switzerland | $4.51B | 0% | -2% | 17% | 32.8× | 19.7% | +8.4% |
| Itron ITRI | United States | $4.32B | +20% | -4% | 14% | 14.5× | 9.2% | +1.7% |
| NVMI NVMI | United States | $9.96B | -40% | +16% | 29% | 25.0× | 32.8% | +26.7% |
| CIQTEK 688828.SS | China | $4.17B | n/a | +33% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen SEICHI Technologies 688627.SS | China | $3.37B | -24% | +65% | 3% | 89.1× | n/a | n/a |
| GRG Banking Equipment 002152.SZ | China | $3.26B | -25% | 0% | 9% | 23.0× | 4.0% | +13.5% |
| Syntec Technology 7750.TW | Taiwan | $3.15B | -46% | +60% | 25% | 13.2× | 17.2% | +24.3% |
| Sieyuan Electric 002028.SZ | China | $13.4B | -42% | +35% | 16% | 23.1× | 11.1% | +23.9% |
| Skyverse Technology 688361.SS | China | $13.8B | +33% | +39% | -12% | 563.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Addsino 000547.SZ | China | $3.02B | -49% | -6% | -54% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Lingang 600848.SS | China | $3.00B | -9% | -26% | 15% | 19.4× | 12.9% | +15.1% |
| Ginlong Technologies 300763.SZ | China | $2.98B | -47% | +4% | 11% | 19.2× | 10.0% | +27.2% |
| GeniuS Electronic Optical 3406.TW | Taiwan | $2.81B | +59% | +16% | 20% | 20.1× | 5.9% | +9.5% |
| Kehua Data 002335.SZ | China | $2.81B | -41% | +5% | 5% | 31.4× | 16.7% | +14.4% |
| Oxford Nanopore Technologies ONT.L | United Kingdom | $2.71B | +75% | +15% | -55% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Chroma Ate 2360.TW | Taiwan | $15.4B | -46% | +101% | 39% | 18.5× | 19.3% | +12.8% |