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China's leading branded sunflower-seed and nut snack maker, sold nationwide through retail and e-commerce channels.
China's leading branded sunflower-seed and nut snack maker, sold nationwide through retail and e-commerce channels.
Flavoured sunflower seeds carry the business, with nuts and dried fruit as newer lines, all sold under its own brand. Raw seeds are a farm crop bought in bulk, so input costs swing with harvest conditions.
In one line: China's #1 seed/nut snack brand, akin to a Chinese Frito-Lay category segment.
Moat: narrow (brand, distribution, scale). Decades-long category leadership and distribution reach in China's melon-seed snack market.
Headquarters: Hefei, China · Employees: 5,676
Size Chacha Food (002557.SZ) is a China Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $1.46B, the 1666th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥19.35 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 16.9%, against -10.0% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 9th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 8.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.2%); the operating margin is 8.2% (peer median 6.4%).
Valuation It trades at 15.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 19.0× (8th cheapest of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 11.1 points above its cost of capital (6.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 23 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥7.43B | CN¥6.55B | CN¥7.10B | CN¥6.78B | CN¥6.85B |
| Revenue growth | — | -8% | +5% | -1% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥2.05B | CN¥1.46B | CN¥1.96B | CN¥1.73B | CN¥2.11B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥544M | CN¥1.07B | CN¥977M | CN¥1.21B |
| Net income | CN¥538M | CN¥318M | CN¥849M | CN¥803M | CN¥976M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥76.7M | CN¥179M | CN¥949M | CN¥377M | CN¥1.43B |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥197M | CN¥96.9M | CN¥159M | CN¥144M | CN¥211M |
| Total debt | CN¥2.67B | CN¥2.58B | CN¥2.57B | CN¥2.19B | CN¥1.65B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chacha Food 002557.SZ | $1.46B | -17% | +8% | 8% | 15.8× | n/a |
| Three Squirrels 300783.SZ | $1.66B | -12% | -13% | 2% | 21.5× | 19.5% |
| Yankershop Food 002847.SZ | $1.64B | -30% | 0% | 14% | 14.6× | 2.9% |
| Bestore 603719.SS | $587M | -11% | 0% | 0% | 140.6× | 6.3% |
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 | 002557.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +3.9% | +2.3% | 6th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -16.9% | -10.0% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -25.6% | -21.7% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +8.3% | +4.2% | 7th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 8.2% | 6.4% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 15.8× | 19.0× | 8th cheapest of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +11.1 pp | +0.3 pp | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chacha Food 002557.SZ | China | $1.46B | -17% | +8% | 8% | 15.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Qianhe Condiment & Food 603027.SS | China | $1.43B | -21% | -6% | 14% | 23.9× | 3.1% | +8.8% |
| NIPPN 2001.T | Japan | $1.50B | +8% | +2% | 5% | 11.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Flowers Foods FLO | United States | $1.42B | -20% | +2% | 6% | 8.8× | -7.6% | +3.7% |
| Kagome 2811.T | Japan | $1.51B | +3% | +3% | 7% | 24.0× | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| Yantai China Pet Foods 002891.SZ | China | $1.39B | -15% | +21% | 4% | 32.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Sanquan Foods 002216.SZ | China | $1.56B | -18% | +7% | 5% | 18.1× | 2.6% | -1.1% |
| CCL Products (India) CCL.NS | India | $1.37B | -20% | +24% | 13% | 25.8× | 17.9% | +29.1% |
| Huabao International 0336.HK | Hong Kong | $1.34B | -25% | +13% | 3% | 25.3× | 16.2% | -2.7% |
| Fufeng 0546.HK | Hong Kong | $1.31B | -37% | +1% | 4% | 7.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Manorama Industries MANORAMA.NS | India | $1.31B | +22% | +60% | 24% | 39.3× | 33.4% | +46.9% |
| Nomad Foods NOMD | United States | $1.64B | +24% | +3% | 13% | 7.3× | -4.1% | +3.6% |
| Three Squirrels 300783.SZ | China | $1.66B | -12% | -13% | 2% | 21.5× | 19.5% | +0.8% |
| Morinaga & 2201.T | Japan | $1.28B | -8% | +3% | 9% | 12.3× | -5.7% | +7.1% |
| J & J Snack Foods JJSF | United States | $1.68B | +18% | -5% | 6% | 24.1× | 6.8% | +9.1% |
| Bikaji Foods International BIKAJI.NS | India | $1.27B | -29% | +14% | 10% | 37.4× | 38.6% | +17.5% |
| Shandong Bailong Chuangyuan Bio-Tech 605016.SS | China | $1.24B | -28% | +19% | 32% | 18.4× | 8.8% | +22.5% |
| Corbion CRBN.AS | Netherlands | $1.73B | +37% | -3% | 8% | 19.6× | 11.5% | +5.1% |
| Nongshim 004370.KS | South Korea | $1.74B | +8% | +5% | 6% | 11.8× | -16.1% | +5.9% |
| Nisshin OilliO 2602.T | Japan | $1.22B | +13% | +8% | 3% | 18.0× | 3.1% | +10.5% |
| Italmobiliare ITM.MI | Italy | $1.20B | -8% | +8% | 14% | 12.0× | n/a | n/a |