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Chinese maker of generator sets and defense-related electronic/communication equipment, with an education services arm.
Chinese maker of generator sets and defense-related electronic/communication equipment, with an education services arm.
Moat: narrow (parent backing, regulatory licence). Defense-sector qualification supports military electronics orders alongside a commoditized generator business.
Headquarters: Nanchang, Jiangxi, China · Founded: 1988 · Employees: 1,471
Size Tellhow Sci-Tech (600590.SS) is a China Industrials company (Electrical Products) with a market value of $852M, the 2614th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥6.87 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 56.2%, against -39.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 10.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.6%); the operating margin is 5.4% (peer median 7.3%).
Valuation It trades at 16.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.8× (5th most expensive of 11).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.8 points below its cost of capital (7.3% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥4.15B | CN¥4.51B | CN¥4.33B | CN¥4.26B | CN¥6.16B |
| Revenue growth | — | +4% | +2% | -31% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥720M | CN¥725M | CN¥650M | CN¥661M | CN¥925M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥459M | -CN¥171M | -CN¥262M | CN¥206M |
| Net income | CN¥65.1M | CN¥60.5M | -CN¥991M | CN¥56.2M | CN¥77.6M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥69.3M | CN¥392M | -CN¥52.7M | -CN¥299M | -CN¥1.48B |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥156M | CN¥125M | CN¥98.9M | CN¥131M | CN¥204M |
| Total debt | CN¥5.88B | CN¥5.33B | CN¥5.55B | CN¥7.03B | CN¥6.95B |
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| Measure | 600590.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -14.3% | -11.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -56.2% | -39.8% | 2nd lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -63.0% | -53.6% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -10.8% | +11.6% | 5th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 5.4% | 7.3% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.0× | 14.8× | 5th most expensive of 11 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -4.8 pp | -2.6 pp | 6th lowest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tellhow Sci-Tech 600590.SS | China | $852M | -56% | -11% | 5% | 16.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Longwell 6290.TWO | Taiwan | $854M | -43% | +13% | 15% | 15.1× | 13.7% | +9.0% |
| LS Eco Energy 229640.KS | South Korea | $848M | -56% | +31% | 7% | 21.7× | 5.4% | +10.6% |
| Shijiazhuang Kelin Electric 603050.SS | China | $844M | -36% | -11% | 2% | n/a | 23.2% | +20.2% |
| KBC 688598.SS | China | $842M | +9% | +47% | -114% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kanohar Electricals KANOHAR.NS | India | $835M | n/a | +45% | 27% | n/a | 21.3% | +29.1% |
| Daejoo Electronic Materials 078600.KS | South Korea | $835M | -53% | +42% | 8% | 44.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou Baiyun Electric Equipment 603861.SS | China | $831M | -35% | +6% | 4% | 25.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Jinlei Technology 300443.SZ | China | $876M | -40% | -14% | 13% | 17.6× | 5.6% | +11.1% |
| Hangzhou Weiguang Electronic 002801.SZ | China | $884M | -21% | +11% | 17% | 13.4× | 6.6% | +13.1% |
| Jiangsu New Vision Automotive Electronics 2632.HK | Hong Kong | $820M | -50% | +15% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Esab India ESABINDIA.NS | India | $816M | -29% | +13% | 17% | n/a | 18.3% | +17.2% |
| Beijing Jingwei Hirain Technologies 688326.SS | China | $896M | -40% | +2% | -5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| R&S Group Holding AG Pref RSGN.SW | Switzerland | $899M | -22% | +2% | 18% | 14.6× | -7.0% | +2.3% |
| Taiwan Puritic 6826.TWO | Taiwan | $807M | -43% | +14% | 16% | n/a | -14.4% | +23.9% |
| Shenzhen Center Power Tech 002733.SZ | China | $901M | -43% | +16% | 5% | n/a | 16.9% | +6.4% |
| Array Technologies ARRY | United States | $902M | -32% | -16% | 0% | 6.5× | 57.9% | +8.0% |
| Zhejiang Grandwall Electric Science & Technology 603897.SS | China | $803M | -50% | +15% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| NITTO KOGYO 6651.T | Japan | $906M | -17% | +6% | 8% | 11.6× | -2.7% | +7.3% |
| CWB Automotive Electronics 605005.SS | China | $907M | -21% | 0% | 9% | n/a | 9.4% | +9.3% |
| Beijing SOJO Electric 300444.SZ | China | $912M | -52% | -11% | -4% | 9.1× | n/a | n/a |