Employees: 2,702
Size Zhenjiang Dongfang Electric Heating Technology (300217.SZ) is a China Industrials company (Building Products) with a market value of $944M, the 2413th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥4.26 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 16.8%, against -15.3% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 22.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.5%); the operating margin is 0.1% (peer median 5.1%).
Valuation It trades at 26.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 22.2× (7th most expensive of 15).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 23% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +6%, so the hurdle is +16 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.9 points below its cost of capital (9.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 27 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥2.67B | CN¥3.27B | CN¥3.71B | CN¥4.09B | CN¥3.80B |
| Revenue growth | — | -12% | -9% | +8% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥489M | CN¥566M | CN¥826M | CN¥914M | CN¥718M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥276M | CN¥497M | CN¥579M | CN¥407M |
| Net income | CN¥41.6M | CN¥156M | CN¥318M | CN¥644M | CN¥302M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥369M | CN¥52.4M | CN¥91.4M | -CN¥148M | CN¥450M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥188M | CN¥186M | CN¥187M | CN¥224M | CN¥266M |
| Total debt | CN¥641M | CN¥705M | CN¥748M | CN¥988M | CN¥1.23B |
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| Measure | 300217.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +6.5% | -3.0% | 6th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -16.8% | -15.3% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -34.1% | -34.9% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -22.5% | +1.5% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 0.1% | 5.1% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 26.6× | 22.2× | 7th most expensive of 15 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 22.5% | 6.0% | 4th most demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +6.5% | +2.7% | 5th highest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +16.1 pp | +1.0 pp | 4th most demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -6.9 pp | -2.0 pp | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhenjiang Dongfang Electric Heating Technology 300217.SZ | China | $944M | -17% | -23% | 0% | 26.6× | 22.5% | +6.5% |
| Jiangsu Seagull Cooling Tower 603269.SS | China | $943M | +40% | +8% | 11% | 38.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Quanex Building Products NX | United States | $949M | +2% | +1% | 6% | 10.7× | 6.0% | +16.6% |
| Guangzhou Guangri Stock 600894.SS | China | $956M | -20% | +2% | 0% | 9.6× | 7.2% | +1.4% |
| Apogee Enterprises APOG | United States | $956M | +25% | +3% | 9% | 13.6× | -0.3% | +2.7% |
| Zehnder ZEHN.SW | Switzerland | $983M | +10% | +2% | 8% | 17.5× | 2.5% | +1.5% |
| Suzhou Huaya Intelligence Technology 003043.SZ | China | $990M | -20% | +2% | 11% | 78.3× | 27.6% | +22.3% |
| Arrow Home 001322.SZ | China | $887M | -14% | -12% | -2% | 280.0× | 15.8% | -0.1% |
| Samhyun 437730.KS | South Korea | $860M | -31% | -18% | -17% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Center International 603098.SS | China | $847M | -26% | -30% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Solareast 603366.SS | China | $1.07B | +8% | 0% | -2% | n/a | 39.8% | +2.9% |
| Arctech Solar 688408.SS | China | $820M | -38% | -19% | -1% | 34.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Zhejiang Southeast Space Frame 002135.SZ | China | $764M | -46% | -4% | 2% | 25.7× | -12.0% | +0.3% |
| James Halstead JHD.L | United Kingdom | $762M | +4% | -1% | 18% | 15.1× | -4.7% | -0.5% |
| Nanjing Kangni Mechanical & Electrical 603111.SS | China | $749M | -16% | -1% | 8% | n/a | -7.1% | +4.8% |
| Takara standard 7981.T | Japan | $1.20B | +2% | +2% | 7% | n/a | -5.5% | +5.7% |
| Yimikang Tech 300249.SZ | China | $739M | -38% | +29% | 2% | 77.5× | n/a | n/a |
| NPK International NPKI | United States | $725M | -42% | +19% | 18% | 16.4× | 15.5% | -10.9% |
| Preformed Line Products PLPC | United States | $1.28B | -24% | +16% | 10% | 18.8× | 10.2% | +7.5% |
| ERA 002641.SZ | China | $690M | -11% | -2% | 0% | 42.0× | -1.8% | -2.5% |
| IFE Elevators 002774.SZ | China | $677M | +10% | +3% | 2% | n/a | 30.1% | +9.3% |