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Shandong maker of high-tower compound fertilizers sold under the Stanley brand, with phosphate chemicals upstream in Hubei.
Shandong maker of high-tower compound fertilizers sold under the Stanley brand, with phosphate chemicals upstream in Hubei.
Sells compound fertilizers, blends of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, in large volumes to farmers through dealers under the Stanley brand. It has pushed upstream into its own phosphate chemicals, which supply its fertilizer plants. Earnings follow fertilizer demand and raw-material costs.
Moat: narrow (brand, distribution). Established brand and dealer network, but compound fertilizer is a crowded, price-driven market.
Headquarters: Linyi, China · Employees: 4,328
Size Stanley Agricultural (002588.SZ) is a China Materials company (Chemicals: Agricultural) with a market value of $1.27B, the 1875th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥7.38 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 32.5%, against -24.6% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +13.4%); the operating margin is 7.8% (peer median 7.2%).
Valuation It trades at 8.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 10.9× (6th cheapest of 19).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.8 points above its cost of capital (5.4% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 16 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥12.0B | CN¥12.3B | CN¥10.2B | CN¥9.98B | CN¥9.03B |
| Revenue growth | — | +20% | +2% | +11% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥2.46B | CN¥2.13B | CN¥1.72B | CN¥1.65B | CN¥1.19B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥1.42B | CN¥938M | CN¥802M | CN¥501M |
| Net income | CN¥868M | CN¥1.03B | CN¥826M | CN¥701M | CN¥441M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥785M | CN¥683M | -CN¥309M | -CN¥965M | CN¥1.42B |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥588M | CN¥647M | CN¥979M | CN¥2.17B | CN¥526M |
| Total debt | CN¥2.36B | CN¥3.16B | CN¥2.96B | CN¥2.69B | CN¥1.43B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Agricultural 002588.SZ | $1.27B | -33% | +3% | 8% | 8.8× | n/a |
| Kingenta Ecological Engineering 002470.SZ | $827M | -39% | +9% | -5% | n/a | n/a |
| YONFER Agricultural Technology 000902.SZ | $2.69B | -2% | +15% | 11% | 11.4× | n/a |
| Yunnan Yuntianhua 600096.SS | $7.17B | -28% | -19% | 11% | 9.3× | -1.7% |
| Shenzhen Batian Ecological Technique 002170.SZ | $1.44B | -29% | +3% | 23% | 7.1× | -8.1% |
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 | 002588.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -1.3% | -8.0% | 7th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -32.5% | -24.6% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -39.6% | -33.8% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.9% | +13.4% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 7.8% | 7.2% | 10th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 8.8× | 10.9× | 6th cheapest of 19 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +4.8 pp | +0.5 pp | 7th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Agricultural 002588.SZ | China | $1.27B | -33% | +3% | 8% | 8.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiang Su Suyan Jingshen 603299.SS | China | $1.28B | -18% | -5% | 5% | 25.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Noposion Crop Science 002215.SZ | China | $1.25B | -23% | +12% | 13% | 9.3× | -3.9% | +6.9% |
| E.I.D.-Parry (India) EIDPARRY.NS | India | $1.21B | -24% | +16% | 7% | 11.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Taiwan Fertilizer 1722.TW | Taiwan | $1.18B | -15% | +4% | -16% | 13.7× | 0.0% | +3.5% |
| Huapont Life Sciences 002004.SZ | China | $1.39B | -5% | -6% | 11% | n/a | -8.7% | +1.1% |
| CAC Nantong Chemical 301665.SZ | China | $1.17B | -26% | +27% | 13% | 15.8× | -1.7% | +11.9% |
| CVR Partners, LP UAN | United States | $1.16B | -13% | +7% | 21% | 7.4× | -10.5% | +11.6% |
| Holitech Technology 002217.SZ | China | $1.41B | -58% | +17% | 2% | n/a | 45.7% | -37.1% |
| Shenzhen Batian Ecological Technique 002170.SZ | China | $1.44B | -29% | +3% | 23% | 7.1× | -8.1% | +18.8% |
| China XLX Fertiliser 1866.HK | Hong Kong | $1.51B | -27% | +24% | 8% | 6.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Migao 9879.HK | Hong Kong | $1.08B | +16% | +27% | 8% | 10.3× | -2.8% | +23.4% |
| China BlueChemical 3983.HK | Hong Kong | $1.08B | -32% | +4% | 5% | 6.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Sinofert 0297.HK | Hong Kong | $1.08B | -25% | +16% | 6% | 5.5× | -18.5% | +1.0% |
| Deepak Fertilisers and Petrochemicals DEEPAKFERT.NS | India | $1.54B | -14% | +14% | 13% | 10.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Paradeep Phosphates PARADEEP.NS | India | $1.57B | +12% | +31% | 7% | 17.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Nantong Jiangshan Agrochemical & Chemicals 600389.SS | China | $1.04B | -44% | +13% | 6% | 10.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Bayer Cropscience India BAYERCROP.NS | India | $1.58B | -28% | -5% | 15% | 19.5× | 16.1% | +5.9% |
| Hubei Yihua Chemical Industry 000422.SZ | China | $1.60B | -42% | +15% | 5% | 15.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Atul ATUL.NS | India | $1.63B | -26% | +18% | 12% | 19.7× | 18.2% | +11.0% |
| Tata Chemicals TATACHEM.NS | India | $1.64B | -25% | +2% | 3% | 85.9× | n/a | n/a |