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Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls Co., Ltd.2050.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Industrials›Industrial Machinery

Maker of valves and thermal-management components for HVAC, refrigeration and electric-vehicle cooling systems.

≈ A Chinese thermal-components supplier akin to Danfoss for HVAC/EV partsMomentum weak 27
Mkt cap
$11.9B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
91%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$23.7M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
18.4×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+6.7 pp
WACC 10.8%
Hurdle
-11 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
171 days
26 Apr 2027
Close · HKDHK$21.96
1D-3.7%
1W+2.5%
1M-8.5%
3M-18.2%
6M-38.0%
YTD-42.7%
1Y-48.0%
ATR %5.2%
52w lowhigh49.6% off high

What Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls does

Maker of valves and thermal-management components for HVAC, refrigeration and electric-vehicle cooling systems.

Supplies components into other makers' products, so revenue depends on winning a place in each customer's design and then on that customer's production volumes. Valves for air conditioners and refrigerators were the base business; car thermal parts are the newer line. Founded in Zhejiang and still controlled by the founding Zhang family, it also has shares listed in Shenzhen.

In one line: A Chinese thermal-components supplier akin to Danfoss for HVAC/EV parts.

Products and services

  • Electronic expansion valves
  • Four-way reversing valves
  • EV thermal management components
  • Compressors/HVAC parts

Customers

  • HVAC/appliance makers
  • EV manufacturers (incl. Tesla)

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Industrial components
  • Thermal management
  • Valves & controls for HVAC/EV

What could go right

  • EV thermal-management content growth per car
  • HVAC electrification

What could go wrong

  • Auto/appliance production cyclicality
  • Customer concentration (Tesla)

Moat: narrow (customer qualification, process know-how, scale). Long qualification cycles with HVAC OEMs and EV makers for safety-critical thermal parts.

Headquarters: Xinchang, China · Founded: 1984 · Employees: 19,090

Named competitors

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls at a glance

Size Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls (2050.HK) is a Hong Kong Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $11.9B, the 143rd largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$21.96 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 38.0%, against -11.9% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 8.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +8.7%); the operating margin is 15.3% (peer median 16.1%).

Valuation It trades at 18.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 23.3× (6th cheapest of 21).

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 +20%, so the hurdle is -11 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.7 points above its cost of capital (10.8% WACC).

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

Relative performance

608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 892050.HK 62
Six months, rebased to 100: Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$36.7BHK$33.5BHK$30.2BHK$27.1BHK$24.8B
Revenue growth—+11%+12%+9%—
Gross profitHK$11.6BHK$9.35BHK$7.98BHK$7.22BHK$6.21B
EBITDAn/aHK$6.59BHK$4.99BHK$4.55BHK$3.69B
Net incomeHK$4.42BHK$4.41BHK$3.36BHK$3.23BHK$2.99B
Free cash flowHK$3.21BHK$2.13BHK$1.18BHK$1.08B-HK$497M
Capital expenditureHK$3.42BHK$3.42BHK$3.57BHK$3.03BHK$3.42B
Total debtHK$10.2BHK$9.57BHK$9.15BHK$8.21BHK$10.6B

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Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%-40%-20%0%LIIMAIRWTSG1ABEAN6383GGGPNRLIFCO-BFLSINDT688082000988LECO6361NIBE-B30137770133012006887292050.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+25%+50%+75%+100%20×40×LIIMAIRWTSG1ABEAN6383PNRLIFCO-BFLSINDT6880820009886361NIBE-B30137770133012006887292050.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

+10%+20%+30%10%20%30%LIIMAIRWTSG1ABEAN6383GGGLIFCO-BFLSINDTLECO2050.HKGrowth 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. Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls is the large dot.

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (2050.HK vs EMR vs 002403.SZ vs 002011.SZ)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls 2050.HK$11.9B-38%+8%15%18.4×8.7%
Emerson Electric EMR$90.6B+15%+5%21%22.3×19.9%
Aishida 002403.SZ$530M-6%+1%-9%n/a51.6%
Zhejiang Dun'an Artificial Environment 002011.SZ$1.81B-4%+8%8%11.4×-0.4%
Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery 002126.SZ$3.53B-39%+28%7%23.0×14.6%
Hanon Systems 018880.KS$2.31B-28%+5%4%12.3×3.6%

How Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls 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.

Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure2050.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-8.5%-6.0%10th lowest of 21
6-month return-38.0%-11.9%4th lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-49.6%-39.7%8th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+8.1%+8.7%10th lowest of 21
Operating margin15.3%16.1%10th lowest of 21
Forward P/E18.4×23.3×6th cheapest of 21
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)8.7%14.1%5th least demanding of 15
Growth delivered (Del g)+19.9%+8.4%2nd highest of 15
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-11.3 pp+4.1 ppleast demanding of 15
ROIC minus cost of capital+6.7 pp+3.1 pp9th highest 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
Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls 2050.HKHong Kong$11.9B-38%+8%15%18.4×8.7%+19.9%
Lennox International LIIUnited States$11.7B-34%+2%19%15.3×5.0%+7.4%
Madison Air Solutions MAIRUnited States$11.6B-45%+27%17%20.6×31.9%+27.3%
Watts Water Technologies WTSUnited States$11.6B+17%+17%19%24.6×15.8%+10.1%
GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft G1A.DEGermany$12.6B+25%+4%12%21.0×5.8%+3.5%
BELIMO BEAN.SWSwitzerland$11.0B+1%+20%21%37.2×12.5%+11.1%
Daifuku 6383.TJapan$10.9B-33%+21%15%18.9×14.7%+8.3%
Graco GGGUnited States$10.9B-13%+5%27%20.0×8.1%+6.3%
Pentair PNRUnited States$10.9B-11%-4%22%13.2×7.1%+6.7%
Lifco LIFCO-B.STSweden$13.1B+1%+7%19%29.3×15.2%+15.4%
Flowserve FLSUnited States$10.2B+13%0%14%17.8×15.0%+4.9%
Indutrade INDT.STSweden$9.94B+39%+6%12%28.6×18.4%+10.9%
ACM Research (Shanghai) 688082.SSChina$14.6B+30%+9%15%54.1×n/an/a
Huagong Tech 000988.SZChina$9.54B-47%+16%7%30.9×n/an/a
Lincoln Electric LECOUnited States$14.9B+2%+11%18%22.0×13.3%+9.7%
Ebara 6361.TJapan$9.28B-40%+9%11%14.5×n/an/a
NIBE Industrier NIBE-B.STSweden$9.25B+7%+2%10%27.3×13.5%+8.5%
Guangdong Dtech Technology 301377.SZChina$9.23B-18%+119%36%50.9×n/an/a
Ihi 7013.TJapan$15.4B-20%+8%10%12.7×16.7%+8.1%
Shenzhen Han's CNC Technology 301200.SZChina$9.08B-25%+98%21%32.1×n/an/a
Beijing E-Town Semiconductor Technology 688729.SSChina$8.94B-14%+10%12%52.3×n/an/a

Questions

Who are Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls's main competitors?
Named competitors: Danfoss (private or unlisted), Emerson Electric (EMR), Highly Group (002403.SZ), Tongfei Group (private or unlisted), Zhejiang Dunan Artificial Environment (002011.SZ), Zhejiang Yinlun Machinery (002126.SZ). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Lennox International (LII), Madison Air Solutions (MAIR), Watts Water Technologies (WTS), GEA Group Aktiengesellschaft (G1A.DE), BELIMO (BEAN.SW), Daifuku (6383.T).
Is Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 18.4× against a peer median of 23.3×, 6th cheapest of 21 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 +20%, so the hurdle is -11 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Zhejiang Sanhua Intelligent Controls stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -38.0% against -11.9% for the median peer; over one year -48.0%.

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.