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East Group Co., Ltd. Class A300376.SZCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Industrials›Electrical Products

Chinese maker of UPS power-backup systems, solar inverters and EV charging equipment.

Momentum weak 32
Mkt cap
$1.43B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
43%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$11.1M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
9.3×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-6.0 pp
WACC 8.7%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
179 days
4 May 2027
Close · CNYCN¥4.08
1D+0.2%
1W+7.4%
1M-0.7%
3M-16.1%
6M-29.9%
YTD-37.1%
1Y-23.0%
ATR %3.2%
52w lowhigh51.9% off high

What East does

Chinese maker of UPS power-backup systems, solar inverters and EV charging equipment.

Products and services

  • UPS systems
  • Solar PV inverters
  • EV charging equipment

Customers

  • Data centers and industrial customers
  • EV charging operators

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Power electronics
  • UPS & power backup
  • Solar inverters & EV charging

What could go right

  • EV charging infrastructure build-out
  • Data center UPS demand

What could go wrong

  • Price competition
  • Component cost swings

Moat: none (installed base). Power electronics for UPS/charging is competitive, with limited pricing power versus larger rivals.

Headquarters: Dongguan, Guangdong, China · Founded: 1995 · Employees: 2,638

Named competitors

East at a glance

Size East (300376.SZ) is a China Industrials company (Electrical Products) with a market value of $1.43B, the 1704th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥4.08 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 29.9%, against -38.6% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 8.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +13.5%); the operating margin is 3.1% (peer median 6.5%).

Valuation It trades at 9.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 22.1× (2nd cheapest of 17).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.0 points below its cost of capital (8.7% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 4 May 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026300376.SZ 69Peer median 62
Six months, rebased to 100: East against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

East financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥3.48BCN¥3.65BCN¥3.02BCN¥4.77BCN¥4.71B
Revenue growth—+21%-37%+1%—
Gross profitCN¥1.13BCN¥900MCN¥988MCN¥1.35BCN¥1.24B
EBITDAn/aCN¥507MCN¥528MCN¥964MCN¥855M
Net income-CN¥204MCN¥24.0MCN¥189MCN¥563MCN¥368M
Free cash flow-CN¥736MCN¥651M-CN¥142MCN¥605MCN¥728M
Capital expenditureCN¥232MCN¥271MCN¥328MCN¥249MCN¥199M
Total debtCN¥3.61BCN¥4.46BCN¥3.27BCN¥4.26BCN¥5.06B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

East competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%-20%0%+20%0022766622688063ARE&M688153002922002724ALNT99813011506002686925INOXWIND300913002865688660301362VGUARD603063300376.SZ6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. East is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%20×40×0022766622688063ARE&M002922ALNT99813011506002686925300446INOXWIND300913301362VGUARD603063300376.SZRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. East is the large dot.

East competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (300376.SZ vs 002518.SZ vs 300274.SZ)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
East 300376.SZ$1.43B-30%+9%3%9.3×n/a
Shenzhen Kstar Science and Technology 002518.SZ$2.41B-40%+21%13%22.1×24.2%
Sungrow Power Supply 300274.SZ$25.3B-40%-24%12%14.9×12.1%

How East 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.

East against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure300376.SZPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-0.7%-5.6%6th highest of 21
6-month return-29.9%-38.6%8th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-51.9%-55.8%8th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+8.8%+13.5%9th lowest of 21
Operating margin3.1%6.5%6th lowest of 21
Forward P/E9.3×22.1×2nd cheapest of 17
ROIC minus cost of capital-6.0 pp-3.5 pp8th lowest 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
East 300376.SZChina$1.43B-30%+9%3%9.3×n/an/a
Zhejiang Wanma 002276.SZChina$1.42B-25%+13%1%10.8×5.1%+15.6%
Daihen 6622.TJapan$1.43B+5%+5%8%11.4×n/an/a
Pylon Technologies 688063.SSChina$1.41B-50%+101%1%44.2×n/an/a
Amara Raja Energy & Mobility ARE&M.NSIndia$1.41B-19%+16%6%15.5×n/an/a
Vanchip (Tianjin) Technology 688153.SSChina$1.41B-31%0%-8%n/an/an/a
Eaglerise Electric & Electronic (China) 002922.SZChina$1.39B-44%+14%6%25.0×n/an/a
Ocean's King Lighting Science & Technology 002724.SZChina$1.39B+89%-3%6%n/a21.3%+0.3%
Allient ALNTUnited States$1.38B+22%+11%9%22.8×27.9%+8.6%
Shenzhen Woer Heat-Shrinkable Material 9981.HKHong Kong$1.38B-52%+26%15%7.6×-11.2%+14.8%
Hubei Zhongyi Technology 301150.SZChina$1.38B-40%+48%3%34.7×14.6%+38.1%
Guodian Nanjing Automation 600268.SSChina$1.48B-35%-5%9%15.2×-0.1%+13.9%
Ushio 6925.TJapan$1.37B-15%+6%8%17.6×8.3%+8.6%
Aerospace Intelligent Manufacturing Technology 300446.SZChina$1.48B-38%-14%5%21.3×2.1%+133.1%
Inox Wind INOXWIND.NSIndia$1.49B-39%+17%15%15.4×n/an/a
Zhejiang Zhaolong Interconnect Technology Co. Limited 300913.SZChina$1.49B-45%+29%12%44.1×n/an/a
Hainan Drinda New Energy Technology 002865.SZChina$1.49B-45%-4%-13%n/a19.3%+54.9%
Shanghai Electric Wind Power 688660.SSChina$1.50B-39%+69%-6%n/an/an/a
Up-Shine Lighting 301362.SZChina$1.50B-39%+15%7%29.5×n/an/a
V-Guard Industries VGUARD.NSIndia$1.35B-12%+22%8%27.6×19.3%+17.0%
Shenzhen Hopewind Electric 603063.SSChina$1.52B-50%-5%9%24.6×14.6%+12.3%

Questions

Who are East's main competitors?
Named competitors: Kstar Science and Technology (002518.SZ), Sungrow (300274.SZ). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Zhejiang Wanma (002276.SZ), Daihen (6622.T), Pylon Technologies (688063.SS), Amara Raja Energy & Mobility (ARE&M.NS), Vanchip (Tianjin) Technology (688153.SS), Eaglerise Electric & Electronic (China) (002922.SZ).
Is East expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 9.3× against a peer median of 22.1×, 2nd cheapest of 17 in its peer set.
How has East stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -29.9% against -38.6% for the median peer; over one year -23.0%.

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.