State-owned design institute providing engineering design and consulting for Guangzhou's metro/subway system.
State-owned design institute providing engineering design and consulting for Guangzhou's metro/subway system.
Is paid design and consulting fees tied to the stages of metro line projects, so revenue follows the pipeline of lines under construction rather than any product. Guangzhou Metro Group, the city's metro operator, holds the controlling stake and is both its parent and its largest customer.
In one line: A metro-system design institute like a Chinese AECOM rail unit.
Moat: narrow (process know-how, customer qualification). Deep, long-standing design relationship with Guangzhou's metro authority.
Headquarters: Guangzhou, China · Employees: 2,045
Size Guangzhou Metro Design & Research Institute (003013.SZ) is a China Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) with a market value of $1.01B, the 2274th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥14.98 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 8.9%, against -23.7% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 4th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 8.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.5%); the operating margin is 14.9% (peer median 7.1%).
Valuation It trades at 21.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.4× (8th most expensive of 18).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.1 points above its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 1 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥2.54B | CN¥2.56B | CN¥2.74B | CN¥2.56B | CN¥2.47B |
| Revenue growth | — | -7% | +7% | +4% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥951M | CN¥957M | CN¥1.04B | CN¥938M | CN¥802M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥635M | CN¥641M | CN¥564M | CN¥517M |
| Net income | CN¥309M | CN¥466M | CN¥492M | CN¥432M | CN¥400M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥227M | CN¥22.2M | -CN¥251M | -CN¥102M | CN¥189M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥97.4M | CN¥70.3M | CN¥298M | CN¥291M | CN¥155M |
| Total debt | CN¥894M | CN¥606M | CN¥502M | CN¥357M | CN¥76.5M |
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| Measure | 003013.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -13.7% | -4.0% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +8.9% | -23.7% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -25.8% | -36.3% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -8.1% | +1.5% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 14.9% | 7.1% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 21.1× | 15.4× | 8th most expensive of 18 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +4.1 pp | -1.5 pp | 7th highest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangzhou Metro Design & Research Institute 003013.SZ | China | $1.01B | +9% | -8% | 15% | 21.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Toenec 1946.T | Japan | $1.01B | -32% | +2% | 8% | 7.9× | -2.3% | +4.8% |
| Superloop SLC.AX | Australia | $1.01B | -19% | +22% | 5% | 30.8× | 28.0% | +47.3% |
| Rosetti Marino YRM.MI | Italy | $1.01B | -9% | +14% | 7% | 27.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Libert 605167.SS | China | $1.02B | -24% | -29% | 8% | 28.6× | n/a | n/a |
| East China Engineering Science and Technology 002140.SZ | China | $1,000M | -24% | +9% | 7% | 11.6× | 0.3% | +13.9% |
| Yurtec 1934.T | Japan | $998M | -8% | -2% | 8% | 11.0× | -6.2% | +5.1% |
| Acter Technology Integration 603163.SS | China | $997M | -32% | +1% | 11% | 28.4× | 18.6% | +22.2% |
| Welspun Enterprises WELENT.NS | India | $995M | +29% | +1% | 19% | 22.3× | n/a | n/a |
| HuaDian Heavy Industries 601226.SS | China | $1.04B | -32% | +18% | 2% | 29.5× | 18.2% | +3.2% |
| Kanadevia 7004.T | Japan | $979M | -23% | +8% | 2% | 6.3× | n/a | n/a |
| RAIZNEXT 6379.T | Japan | $972M | +29% | +13% | 8% | 15.8× | -0.9% | +3.6% |
| Fugro FUR.AS | Netherlands | $1.06B | -29% | -11% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Toa Corporation (Construction) 1885.T | Japan | $1.06B | -29% | +2% | 7% | 9.1× | -12.2% | +13.6% |
| JSTI 300284.SZ | China | $963M | -25% | -4% | 1% | 39.1× | 10.5% | -5.4% |
| Anhui Construction Engineering 600502.SS | China | $1.07B | -23% | -4% | 6% | 4.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Chiyoda 6366.T | Japan | $1.07B | -35% | +16% | 17% | 6.7× | n/a | n/a |
| IRCON International IRCON.NS | India | $1.08B | -33% | -3% | 7% | 15.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Cheng Chung Design 002811.SZ | China | $949M | +48% | +28% | 13% | n/a | 9.1% | -6.2% |
| thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA NCH2.DE | Germany | $1.09B | -13% | -42% | -13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| KEC International KEC.NS | India | $939M | -46% | -2% | 5% | 13.3× | n/a | n/a |