Employees: 2,773
Size Anhui Sierte Fertilizer Industry (002538.SZ) is a China Materials company (Chemicals: Agricultural) with a market value of $794M, the 2780th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥6.20 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 15.4%, against -22.9% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 8.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.8%); the operating margin is 3.4% (peer median 3.5%).
Valuation It trades at 1.0× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.6× (5th cheapest of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.2 points below its cost of capital (9.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 29 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥4.82B | CN¥4.66B | CN¥4.27B | CN¥3.83B | CN¥4.81B |
| Revenue growth | — | +9% | +12% | -20% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥684M | CN¥577M | CN¥768M | CN¥504M | CN¥946M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥390M | CN¥544M | CN¥346M | CN¥808M |
| Net income | CN¥146M | CN¥165M | CN¥312M | CN¥131M | CN¥531M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥167M | CN¥231M | -CN¥51.1M | -CN¥92.4M | CN¥977M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥476M | CN¥236M | CN¥177M | CN¥76.1M | CN¥79.4M |
| Total debt | CN¥0 | CN¥0 | CN¥56.0M | CN¥105M | CN¥510M |
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| Measure | 002538.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -6.8% | -6.8% | 11th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -15.4% | -22.9% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -25.4% | -36.1% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +8.8% | +5.8% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.4% | 3.5% | 11th highest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 1.0× | 1.6× | 5th cheapest of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -5.2 pp | -1.9 pp | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anhui Sierte Fertilizer Industry 002538.SZ | China | $794M | -15% | +9% | 3% | 1.0× | n/a | n/a |
| CNSIG Anhui Hongsifang Fertilizer 603395.SS | China | $798M | -23% | +3% | 0% | 1.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Guizhou Chitianhua 600227.SS | China | $803M | -22% | -2% | -5% | 2.7× | 10.3% | +2.4% |
| Krishana Phoschem KRISHANA.NS | India | $781M | +79% | +73% | 11% | 2.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Limin 002734.SZ | China | $778M | -37% | -6% | 8% | 1.4× | -1.2% | +0.6% |
| LSB Industries LXU | United States | $763M | -24% | +13% | 11% | 1.6× | -0.8% | +11.9% |
| Kingenta Ecological Engineering 002470.SZ | China | $827M | -39% | +9% | -5% | 1.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Kunming Chuan Jin Nuo Chemical 300505.SZ | China | $838M | -34% | +14% | 10% | 1.4× | n/a | n/a |
| FMC FMC | United States | $876M | -58% | -22% | -21% | 1.6× | -2.8% | -5.7% |
| Nufarm NUF.AX | Australia | $897M | +40% | -2% | 3% | 0.8× | 9.9% | +5.2% |
| Madhya Bharat Agro Products MBAPL.NS | India | $944M | +68% | +48% | 10% | 4.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Sichuan Guoguang Agrochemical 002749.SZ | China | $668M | -24% | -2% | 18% | 1.9× | -8.5% | +12.2% |
| Oil-Dri Corporation of America ODC | United States | $948M | -9% | +2% | 14% | 1.9× | 3.8% | +10.1% |
| Sdic Fengle Seed 000713.SZ | China | $664M | -15% | +10% | 2% | 1.1× | 12.2% | +3.4% |
| Oci OCI.AS | Netherlands | $967M | +8% | -81% | -4% | 1.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Nanjing Redsun 000525.SZ | China | $981M | -10% | +12% | -2% | 2.7× | 12.2% | -5.1% |
| Zhejiang Qianjiang Biochemical 600796.SS | China | $629M | -24% | -2% | 11% | 3.2× | 7.8% | -2.0% |
| Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals 600389.SS | China | $1.04B | -44% | +13% | 6% | 1.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Anhui Huilong Agricultural Means of Production .Co 002556.SZ | China | $594M | -31% | 0% | 1% | 0.5× | 8.7% | -1.2% |
| Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers RCF.NS | India | $590M | -23% | +18% | 4% | 0.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Gujarat State Fertilizers & Chemicals GSFC.NS | India | $588M | -22% | +37% | 3% | 0.4× | 23.2% | +3.2% |