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Chinese maker of Shaoxing rice wine (huangjiu), a traditional fermented yellow wine with protected regional-origin status.
Chinese maker of Shaoxing rice wine (huangjiu), a traditional fermented yellow wine with protected regional-origin status.
Sold through distributors to retailers and restaurants, with aged premium bottlings carrying higher prices than the basic cooking wine. Protected origin status limits competitors who can use the Shaoxing name.
Moat: narrow (brand, regulatory licence). Protected geographic-origin designation and brand heritage in Shaoxing rice wine.
Headquarters: Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China · Employees: 1,838
Size Kuaijishan Shaoxing Rice Wine (601579.SS) is a China Consumer Staples company (Beverages: Alcoholic) with a market value of $1.51B, the 1628th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥21.77 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 22.0%, against -10.4% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 5.6% over the last twelve months (peer median -3.9%); the operating margin is 19.0% (peer median 10.9%).
Valuation It trades at 35.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 30.0× (10th most expensive of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 1% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +11%, so the hurdle is -9 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 5.0 points above its cost of capital (5.2% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 26 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥1.81B | CN¥1.77B | CN¥1.57B | CN¥1.36B | CN¥1.18B |
| Revenue growth | — | +13% | +15% | +15% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥1.08B | CN¥948M | CN¥737M | CN¥559M | CN¥420M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥445M | CN¥378M | CN¥353M | CN¥310M |
| Net income | CN¥271M | CN¥245M | CN¥196M | CN¥167M | CN¥145M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥1.08B | CN¥133M | CN¥264M | CN¥300M | CN¥154M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥142M | CN¥105M | CN¥65.4M | CN¥83.5M | CN¥114M |
| Total debt | CN¥196M | CN¥106M | CN¥119M | CN¥148M | CN¥145M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuaijishan Shaoxing Rice Wine 601579.SS | $1.51B | +22% | +6% | 19% | 35.8× | 1.3% |
| Zhejiang Guyuelongshan Shaoxing Wine 600059.SS | $1.12B | -8% | -3% | 11% | 40.5× | n/a |
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.
| Measure | 601579.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -45.0% | +2.7% | lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +22.0% | -10.4% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -48.0% | -32.1% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +5.6% | -3.9% | 4th highest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 19.0% | 10.9% | 3rd highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 35.8× | 30.0× | 10th most expensive of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 1.3% | 3.7% | 6th least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +10.7% | +2.5% | 3rd highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -9.5 pp | +3.7 pp | 4th least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +5.0 pp | -2.6 pp | 5th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuaijishan Shaoxing Rice Wine 601579.SS | China | $1.51B | +22% | +6% | 19% | 35.8× | 1.3% | +10.7% |
| Shede Spirits 600702.SS | China | $1.61B | -24% | -10% | -1% | 53.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Hebei Hengshui Laobaigan Liquor 600559.SS | China | $1.64B | -12% | -17% | 11% | 30.7× | 14.2% | +2.4% |
| Anhui Kouzi Distillery 603589.SS | China | $1.65B | -22% | -19% | 13% | 22.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Yantai Changyu Pioneer Wine 000869.SZ | China | $1.36B | -12% | -2% | 3% | 16.1× | 3.7% | -3.0% |
| Jiugui Liquor 000799.SZ | China | $1.70B | -18% | +19% | -3% | 271.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Tilaknagar Industries TI.NS | India | $1.27B | +3% | +150% | 10% | 50.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Jinhui Liquor 603919.SS | China | $1.27B | -6% | -2% | 11% | 36.1× | 14.6% | +10.9% |
| Compania Cervecerias Unidas S.A. Sponsored ADR CCU | United States | $2.02B | -9% | +6% | 7% | 13.7× | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| Zhejiang Guyuelongshan Shaoxing Wine 600059.SS | China | $1.12B | -8% | -3% | 11% | 40.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Sichuan Swellfun 600779.SS | China | $2.06B | -13% | -30% | 20% | 46.3× | 16.6% | +0.1% |
| Allied Blenders and Distillers ABDL.NS | India | $2.10B | +24% | -20% | 11% | 63.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Boston Beer SAM | United States | $2.24B | +12% | -4% | 5% | 21.0× | 6.5% | +2.5% |
| Hitejinro 000080.KS | South Korea | $846M | -3% | -5% | 7% | 13.2× | -4.6% | +2.1% |
| Chongqing Brewery 600132.SS | China | $2.88B | -28% | -4% | 20% | 17.3× | -8.9% | +6.2% |
| Guangzhou Zhujiang Brewery 002461.SZ | China | $2.91B | -15% | +2% | 15% | 19.8× | -5.8% | +6.9% |
| Anhui Golden Seed Winery 600199.SS | China | $739M | -6% | -46% | -51% | 53.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Remy Cointreau RCO.PA | France | $3.08B | +30% | -5% | 16% | 29.2× | 17.0% | -1.5% |
| United Breweries UBL.NS | India | $3.33B | -17% | +7% | 6% | 65.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Royal Unibrew A/S RBREW.CO | Denmark | $3.37B | +11% | +3% | 14% | 13.3× | -7.1% | +16.5% |
| Xinjiang Yilite Industry 600197.SS | China | $669M | -23% | -26% | 14% | 27.7× | n/a | n/a |