Which companies are Zhongnanhong Culture's closest peers?

The cockpit's peer set: Tokyo Steel Manufacturing (5423.T), Guizhou Aviation Technical Development (688239.SS), Xinyu Iron & Steel (600782.SS), Beijing Lier High-Temperature Materials (002392.SZ), Fushun Special Steel (600399.SS), Vedanta Iron And Steel (VISL.NS), NMDC Steel (NSLNISP.NS), Feng Hsin Steel (2015.TW).

Is Zhongnanhong Culture expensive compared with its peers?

On ev / sales it trades at 6.0× against a peer median of 1.1×, most expensive of 19 in its peer set.

How has Zhongnanhong Culture stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -6.6% against -24.8% for the median peer; over one year +22.1%.

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Zhongnanhong Culture Group Co. Ltd. Class A002445.SZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Materials›Steel

Chinese listed group that shifted from steel/heavy-industry processing into film, TV and cultural-media businesses.

Momentum leader 89

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Mkt cap

$1.17B

US dollars, full cap

Free float

64%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$24.6M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

n/m

no positive forecast

ROIC−WACC

-4.4 pp

WACC 6.3%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Close · CNYCN¥3.26

1D-0.3%

1W+8.0%

1M+4.8%

3M+12.0%

6M-6.6%

YTD+25.4%

1Y+22.1%

ATR %3.3%

52w lowhigh31.7% off high

What Zhongnanhong Culture does

Chinese listed group that shifted from steel/heavy-industry processing into film, TV and cultural-media businesses.

Where it sits in the supply chain

Communication Services
Media

Moat: none

Headquarters: Hangzhou, China · Employees: 951

Zhongnanhong Culture at a glance

Size Zhongnanhong Culture (002445.SZ) is a China Materials company (Steel) with a market value of $1.17B, the 2019th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥3.26 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 6.6%, against -24.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 6th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 1.3% over the last twelve months (peer median -0.5%); the operating margin is 1.4% (peer median 1.4%).

Valuation It trades at 6.0× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.1× (most expensive of 19).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.4 points below its cost of capital (6.3% WACC).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Zhongnanhong Culture against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Zhongnanhong Culture financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	CN¥1.17B	CN¥1.16B	CN¥918M	CN¥719M	CN¥653M
Revenue growth	—	+27%	+28%	+10%	—
Gross profit	CN¥202M	CN¥213M	CN¥192M	CN¥176M	CN¥110M
EBITDA	n/a	CN¥96.4M	CN¥104M	CN¥107M	CN¥78.3M
Net income	CN¥27.7M	CN¥74.7M	CN¥57.4M	CN¥129M	CN¥27.7M
Free cash flow	-CN¥128M	-CN¥3.67M	CN¥91.0M	CN¥871,230	CN¥138M
Capital expenditure	CN¥56.8M	CN¥78.6M	CN¥82.7M	CN¥60.6M	CN¥7.17M
Total debt	CN¥242M	CN¥252M	CN¥170M	CN¥87.7M	CN¥45.1M

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Zhongnanhong Culture competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Zhongnanhong Culture is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Zhongnanhong Culture is the large dot.

Zhongnanhong Culture competitors and peer comparison

How Zhongnanhong Culture 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.

Zhongnanhong Culture against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	002445.SZ	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	+4.8%	-6.0%	2nd highest of 21
6-month return	-6.6%	-24.8%	6th highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high	-31.7%	-41.8%	8th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	-1.3%	-0.5%	9th lowest of 19
Operating margin	1.4%	1.4%	10th highest of 19
EV / Sales	6.0×	1.1×	most expensive of 19
ROIC minus cost of capital	-4.4 pp	-4.5 pp	11th highest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	EV / Sales	Req g	Delivered g
Zhongnanhong Culture 002445.SZ	China	$1.17B	-7%	-1%	1%	6.0×	n/a	n/a
Tokyo Steel Manufacturing 5423.T	Japan	$1.17B	-1%	-1%	-1%	0.5×	n/a	n/a
Guizhou Aviation Technical Development 688239.SS	China	$1.19B	-39%	+23%	12%	4.0×	17.7%	+25.0%
Xinyu Iron & Steel 600782.SS	China	$1.20B	-17%	-13%	-4%	0.4×	n/a	n/a
Beijing Lier High-Temperature Materials 002392.SZ	China	$1.20B	-29%	+16%	4%	1.3×	15.4%	+10.2%
Fushun Special Steel 600399.SS	China	$1.22B	-25%	+6%	-5%	1.5×	n/a	n/a
Vedanta Iron And Steel VISL.NS	India	$1.11B	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
NMDC Steel NSLNISP.NS	India	$1.23B	-10%	+42%	3%	0.8×	20.8%	+41.6%
Feng Hsin Steel 2015.TW	Taiwan	$1.11B	+4%	-12%	0%	1.3×	9.2%	+1.2%
TSP Wind Power 300129.SZ	China	$1.10B	-42%	-26%	1%	2.5×	n/a	n/a
Bengang Steel Plates 000761.SZ	China	$1.25B	-26%	-2%	-10%	0.8×	n/a	n/a
Jiangsu Shagang 002075.SZ	China	$1.09B	-25%	-4%	1%	0.6×	n/a	n/a
Gansu Jiu Steel Group Hongxing Iron & Steel 600307.SS	China	$1.25B	-25%	-6%	-5%	1.3×	n/a	n/a
BCI Minerals BCI.AX	Australia	$1.09B	+45%	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
ZhongHe Shangda Aeronautic Materials 301522.SZ	China	$1.09B	-39%	+5%	2%	3.4×	n/a	n/a
Liuzhou Iron & Steel 601003.SS	China	$1.28B	-29%	0%	1%	0.7×	-0.3%	+4.7%
Yongjin Technology 603995.SS	China	$1.28B	+22%	+11%	2%	0.3×	n/a	n/a
Impro Precision Industries 1286.HK	Hong Kong	$1.30B	-52%	+20%	18%	2.0×	-1.6%	+11.7%
YODOKO 5451.T	Japan	$1.31B	+1%	-2%	6%	0.8×	0.3%	+6.0%
Hengong Precision Equipment 301261.SZ	China	$1.04B	-9%	+34%	5%	5.0×	26.1%	+15.8%
Tianjin You Fa Steel Pipe Group Stock 601686.SS	China	$1.03B	-15%	-2%	1%	0.3×	4.0%	+0.9%

Questions

Which companies are Zhongnanhong Culture's closest peers?: The cockpit's peer set: Tokyo Steel Manufacturing (5423.T), Guizhou Aviation Technical Development (688239.SS), Xinyu Iron & Steel (600782.SS), Beijing Lier High-Temperature Materials (002392.SZ), Fushun Special Steel (600399.SS), Vedanta Iron And Steel (VISL.NS), NMDC Steel (NSLNISP.NS), Feng Hsin Steel (2015.TW).
Is Zhongnanhong Culture expensive compared with its peers?: On ev / sales it trades at 6.0× against a peer median of 1.1×, most expensive of 19 in its peer set.
How has Zhongnanhong Culture stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -6.6% against -24.8% for the median peer; over one year +22.1%.