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Employees: 5,111
Size China Design (603018.SS) is a China Industrials company (Miscellaneous Commercial Services) with a market value of $616M, the 3363rd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥5.01 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 20.1%, against -14.9% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 8.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.7%); the operating margin is 7.4% (peer median 9.3%).
Valuation It trades at 15.5× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.7× (4th most expensive of 12).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -8% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -5%, so the hurdle is -3 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.5 points above its cost of capital (5.2% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 31 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥3.94B | CN¥4.09B | CN¥4.40B | CN¥5.33B | CN¥5.80B |
| Revenue growth | — | -7% | -17% | -8% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥1.39B | CN¥1.31B | CN¥1.59B | CN¥2.03B | CN¥2.08B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥398M | CN¥537M | CN¥900M | CN¥854M |
| Net income | CN¥284M | CN¥274M | CN¥383M | CN¥698M | CN¥684M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥332M | CN¥281M | CN¥238M | CN¥455M | CN¥436M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥97.6M | CN¥105M | CN¥78.3M | CN¥46.9M | CN¥62.0M |
| Total debt | CN¥715M | CN¥875M | CN¥991M | CN¥834M | CN¥432M |
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| Measure | 603018.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -2.0% | +2.0% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -20.1% | -14.9% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -29.3% | -38.9% | 9th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -8.0% | +4.7% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 7.4% | 9.3% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 15.5× | 14.7× | 4th most expensive of 12 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -8.0% | 2.9% | 4th least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -5.1% | +12.1% | 2nd lowest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -2.9 pp | -7.5 pp | 6th most demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +0.5 pp | +0.1 pp | 9th highest of 19 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Design 603018.SS | China | $616M | -20% | -8% | 7% | 15.5× | -8.0% | -5.1% |
| Yokorei 2874.T | Japan | $617M | 0% | +1% | 5% | 15.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Strike 6196.T | Japan | $618M | +29% | +33% | 38% | 14.4× | n/a | n/a |
| FS Development Investment 300071.SZ | China | $612M | -13% | -41% | -18% | n/a | 34.6% | +1.0% |
| M-Grass Ecology And Environment (Group) 300355.SZ | China | $611M | -30% | -23% | -13% | n/a | 11.6% | +0.5% |
| Pourin Special Welding Technology 301468.SZ | China | $621M | -40% | -4% | 5% | 66.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Medlive Technology 2192.HK | Hong Kong | $621M | -25% | +6% | 29% | 12.6× | -0.3% | +23.8% |
| LEPU ScienTech Medical Technology (Shanghai) 2291.HK | Hong Kong | $624M | +25% | -4% | 42% | 11.8× | -8.4% | +28.0% |
| Suzhou Electrical Apparatus Science Academy 300215.SZ | China | $605M | -36% | +8% | 9% | n/a | 8.1% | -4.9% |
| Plus Alpha Consulting 4071.T | Japan | $602M | +3% | +13% | 39% | 17.9× | 2.9% | +29.3% |
| China Testing & Certification International 603060.SS | China | $602M | -25% | -6% | 4% | 31.2× | 12.0% | +12.1% |
| Jiangxi First Hydraulic 301446.SZ | China | $601M | -5% | +33% | 10% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Framery FRAMERY.HE | Finland | $632M | 0% | +37% | 20% | 14.7× | 5.9% | +13.4% |
| BELLSYSTEM24 6183.T | Japan | $637M | -10% | +1% | 8% | 11.3× | -5.7% | +1.4% |
| Winstek Semiconductor 3265.TWO | Taiwan | $593M | -24% | +15% | 20% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai FourSemi Semiconductor 3625.HK | Hong Kong | $592M | -69% | +3% | -16% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Longtech Smart Control 300916.SZ | China | $589M | -27% | -2% | 3% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Intrum INTRUM.ST | Sweden | $645M | -53% | -4% | 28% | n/a | -8.9% | +0.2% |
| ChemPartner PharmaTech 300149.SZ | China | $645M | -14% | +18% | 2% | n/a | 25.6% | -5.2% |
| Fiera Milano FM.MI | Italy | $581M | -15% | +46% | 22% | 15.3× | -5.8% | +38.8% |
| PayPoint PAY.L | United Kingdom | $580M | +25% | +8% | 21% | 9.2× | -15.9% | +21.4% |