Employees: 3,655
Size Jiangsu Asia-Pacific Light Alloy Technology (002540.SZ) is a China Materials company (Aluminum) with a market value of $885M, the 2548th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥4.85 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 19.7%, against -26.5% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 6th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 25.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +15.5%); the operating margin is 2.3% (peer median 3.4%).
Valuation It trades at 11.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 27.8× (3rd cheapest of 11).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.2 points below its cost of capital (7.1% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 27 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥9.78B | CN¥8.34B | CN¥7.42B | CN¥7.10B | CN¥6.72B |
| Revenue growth | — | +12% | +4% | +6% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥1.10B | CN¥849M | CN¥922M | CN¥1.01B | CN¥888M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥631M | CN¥733M | CN¥794M | CN¥636M |
| Net income | CN¥271M | CN¥426M | CN¥463M | CN¥565M | CN¥676M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥444M | -CN¥378M | CN¥142M | CN¥199M | -CN¥63.4M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥278M | CN¥311M | CN¥208M | CN¥189M | CN¥98.1M |
| Total debt | CN¥2.34B | CN¥1.91B | CN¥1.76B | CN¥1.37B | CN¥238M |
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| Measure | 002540.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -4.9% | -9.6% | 6th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -19.7% | -26.5% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -40.0% | -39.6% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +25.8% | +15.5% | 6th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 2.3% | 3.4% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 11.8× | 27.8× | 3rd cheapest of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -2.2 pp | -3.1 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jiangsu Asia-Pacific Light Alloy Technology 002540.SZ | China | $885M | -20% | +26% | 2% | 11.8× | n/a | n/a |
| GETO New Materials 300986.SZ | China | $856M | -39% | +23% | 9% | 23.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Nippon Light Metal 5703.T | Japan | $949M | -15% | +14% | 5% | 8.8× | -4.1% | +6.2% |
| Guangdong Hoshion Industrial Aluminium 002824.SZ | China | $825M | -29% | +34% | 4% | 29.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Yechiu Metal Recycling (China) 601388.SS | China | $1.01B | -25% | +10% | 7% | 16.2× | 2.0% | +6.2% |
| Guangdong Haomei New Material 002988.SZ | China | $1.01B | -22% | +16% | 1% | 55.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Yong Jie New Material 603271.SS | China | $1.03B | -33% | +57% | 4% | n/a | 9.1% | +20.3% |
| Yinbang Clad Material 300337.SZ | China | $1.06B | -38% | +45% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Fujian Minfa Aluminium 002578.SZ | China | $726M | +20% | +15% | -2% | 62.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Elkem ELK.OL | Norway | $1.18B | +7% | -12% | 3% | n/a | 17.0% | -7.2% |
| Grinm Metal Composites (Beijing) Technology 688811.SS | China | $1.27B | -30% | 0% | 11% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Sunxing Light Alloy Materials 603978.SS | China | $601M | -29% | +32% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Alcha Aluminium 002160.SZ | China | $573M | -25% | +8% | 2% | 26.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Chongqing Shunbo Aluminum 002996.SZ | China | $566M | -25% | +17% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Giansun Precision Technology 001400.SZ | China | $1.41B | -35% | 0% | 10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zyf Lopsking Material Technology 002333.SZ | China | $513M | -8% | -17% | 3% | n/a | 13.7% | +13.0% |
| Nantong Haixing Electronics 603115.SS | China | $1.62B | -22% | +21% | 8% | 33.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Shandong Chiway Industry Development 002374.SZ | China | $479M | -8% | -10% | -38% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sam-A Aluminium 006110.KS | South Korea | $459M | -40% | +19% | -5% | 81.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiaozuo Wanfang Aluminum Manufacturing 000612.SZ | China | $1.71B | -28% | +13% | 32% | n/a | -13.0% | +6.6% |
| Kaiser Aluminum KALU | United States | $1.75B | -41% | +40% | 8% | 10.9× | 0.8% | +23.5% |