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Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology, Inc. Class A002690.SZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Information Technology›Electronic Components

Chinese maker of intelligent color-sorting machines for grain/food processing and dental X-ray/CBCT imaging systems.

≈ A niche mix of Buhler-style sorting and a small dental-imaging unitMomentum leader 90
Mkt cap
$2.25B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
58%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$17.1M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
18.5×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+63.0 pp
WACC 9.3%
Hurdle
-1 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
140 days
26 Mar 2027
Close · CNYCN¥16.91
1D0.0%
1W+2.0%
1M+10.7%
3M+6.6%
6M-3.5%
YTD-17.8%
1Y-16.7%
ATR %2.8%
52w lowhigh24.8% off high

What Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology does

Chinese maker of intelligent color-sorting machines for grain/food processing and dental X-ray/CBCT imaging systems.

Color sorters, which use cameras to reject bad grain, rice or nuts, are the long-standing earner, sold largely through dealers to food processors. Dental imaging is the newer line sold to clinics. Orders follow processors' capacity upgrades and dental clinics' equipment budgets.

In one line: A niche mix of Buhler-style sorting and a small dental-imaging unit.

Products and services

  • Grain/food color sorters
  • Dental CBCT imaging systems
  • Industrial vision inspection

Customers

  • Grain processors/food companies
  • Dental clinics/hospitals

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Industrial equipment
  • Machine vision
  • Sorting & imaging systems

What could go right

  • China food-safety/automation upgrade cycle
  • Dental imaging replacement demand

What could go wrong

  • Agricultural capex cyclicality
  • Competition from cheaper sorters

Moat: narrow (IP / patents, brand). Long-standing #1 domestic brand in grain color-sorting, plus a growing dental-imaging franchise.

Headquarters: Hefei, China · Employees: 1,360

Named competitors

Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology at a glance

Size Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology (002690.SZ) is a China Information Technology company (Electronic Components) with a market value of $2.25B, the 1137th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥16.91 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 3.5%, against -25.6% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 5th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 3.3% over the last twelve months (peer median +27.6%); the operating margin is 31.4% (peer median 9.8%).

Valuation It trades at 18.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 28.6× (5th cheapest of 19).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +10%, so the hurdle is -1 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 63.0 points above its cost of capital (9.3% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 26 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026002690.SZ 97Peer median 72
Six months, rebased to 100: Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥2.51BCN¥2.39BCN¥2.30BCN¥2.41BCN¥2.11B
Revenue growth—+4%-5%+15%—
Gross profitCN¥1.39BCN¥1.27BCN¥1.14BCN¥1.22BCN¥1.09B
EBITDAn/aCN¥744MCN¥622MCN¥787MCN¥739M
Net incomeCN¥754MCN¥719MCN¥649MCN¥745MCN¥730M
Free cash flowCN¥801MCN¥923MCN¥864MCN¥647MCN¥254M
Capital expenditureCN¥64.7MCN¥46.1MCN¥19.3MCN¥33.7MCN¥75.8M
Total debtCN¥3.94MCN¥57.3MCN¥54.5MCN¥110MCN¥157M

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Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-60%-40%-20%0%-40%-20%0%688727JEN181530084360367830067964426886683007266051183000883012850029136881276881956006023532006088688206002690.SZ6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+25%+50%+75%0×200×400×JEN1815300843603678300679644268866830072667873000883012850029136881276881956006023532006088688206002690.SZRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

+10%+20%+30%10%20%30%JEN3006796442300726605118688127600602353200002690.SZGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology is the large dot.

Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (002690.SZ vs XRAY vs TOM.OL vs NVST)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology 002690.SZ$2.25B-3%+3%31%18.5×9.2%
DENTSPLY SIRONA XRAY$1.89B-14%-1%5%7.3×10.2%
TOMRA Systems TOM.OL$3.17B+6%+7%11%31.8×9.5%
Envista NVST$4.04B+4%+12%11%15.6×6.8%

How Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology 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.

Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure002690.SZPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+10.7%-18.7%highest of 21
6-month return-3.5%-25.6%5th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-24.8%-55.8%highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+3.3%+27.6%5th lowest of 21
Operating margin31.4%9.8%2nd highest of 21
Forward P/E18.5×28.6×5th cheapest of 19
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)9.2%20.4%least demanding of 9
Growth delivered (Del g)+10.0%+13.3%3rd lowest of 9
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-0.8 pp+4.5 pp4th least demanding of 9
ROIC minus cost of capital+63.0 pp-3.4 pphighest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology 002690.SZChina$2.25B-3%+3%31%18.5×9.2%+10.0%
Xiamen Hengkun New Material Technology 688727.SSChina$2.28B-33%+20%9%n/an/an/a
Jenoptik JEN.DEGermany$2.30B-21%-2%12%18.6×10.3%+11.2%
Fulltech Fiber Glass 1815.TWOTaiwan$2.18B+6%+49%26%21.6×n/an/a
Shenglan Technology 300843.SZChina$2.16B+2%+45%8%66.5×n/an/a
Fujian Torch Electron Technology 603678.SSChina$2.16B-7%+82%4%26.2×n/an/a
Electric Connector Technology 300679.SZChina$2.14B-24%0%4%25.1×27.9%+15.8%
EZconn 6442.TWTaiwan$2.40B-51%+30%27%16.2×15.3%+34.3%
Dongguan Dingtong Precision Metal 688668.SSChina$2.09B-55%+33%16%29.5×n/an/a
Zhuzhou Hongda Electronics 300726.SZChina$2.43B-20%+11%26%35.2×27.3%+6.1%
Meiko Electronics 6787.TJapan$2.07B-27%+22%10%10.7×n/an/a
Xiamen Leading Optics 605118.SSChina$2.05B-31%+32%34%n/a20.4%+14.8%
Wuhu Token Science 300088.SZChina$2.03B-18%-15%0%31.7×n/an/a
HONG RI DA Technology 301285.SZChina$2.50B-22%+14%-13%424.7×n/an/a
Aoshikang Technology 002913.SZChina$2.52B+2%+25%10%34.0×n/an/a
Zhejiang Lante Optics 688127.SSChina$2.56B-45%+59%31%27.8×20.5%+28.5%
Optowide Technologies 688195.SSChina$2.57B-60%+68%17%100.1×n/an/a
INESA Intelligent Tech 600602.SSChina$2.60B-31%-2%2%71.9×32.7%+6.7%
Daeduck Electronics 353200.KSSouth Korea$2.61B-37%+56%16%15.0×15.3%+11.8%
FIT Hon Teng 6088.HKHong Kong$2.63B-67%+11%5%10.5×n/an/a
Primarius Technologies 688206.SSChina$2.63B-2%+30%-9%331.6×n/an/a

Questions

Who are Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology's main competitors?
Named competitors: Buhler Group (private or unlisted), Vatech (private or unlisted), Dentsply Sirona (XRAY), Satake (private or unlisted), TOMRA Systems (TOM.OL), Envista Holdings (NVST). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Xiamen Hengkun New Material Technology (688727.SS), Jenoptik (JEN.DE), Fulltech Fiber Glass (1815.TWO), Shenglan Technology (300843.SZ), Fujian Torch Electron Technology (603678.SS), Electric Connector Technology (300679.SZ).
Is Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 18.5× against a peer median of 28.6×, 5th cheapest of 19 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 9% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +10%, so the hurdle is -1 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Hefei Meyer Optoelectronic Technology stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -3.5% against -25.6% for the median peer; over one year -16.7%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.