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Dawning Information Industry Co., Ltd. Class A603019.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Information Technology›Computer Processing Hardware

Chinese maker of servers and supercomputers, and a state-backed leader in high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.

≈ A China-focused HPE/Cray for supercomputing and serversMomentum strong 64
Mkt cap
$16.8B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
75%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$319M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
38.4×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-0.8 pp
WACC 11.2%
Hurdle
+23 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
159 days
14 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥77.40
1D-1.9%
1W+8.6%
1M+0.8%
3M-7.5%
6M-16.7%
YTD-9.6%
1Y-28.0%
ATR %4.0%
52w lowhigh33.6% off high

What Dawning Information Industry does

Chinese maker of servers and supercomputers, and a state-backed leader in high-performance computing (HPC) infrastructure.

Sells servers and supercomputers to government labs, state firms and cloud operators, with large contracts decided by procurement, so revenue is lumpy and follows government spending. Many of its processors come from Hygon, a Chinese x86 chip designer built on licensed AMD technology, in which Sugon holds a stake.

In one line: A China-focused HPE/Cray for supercomputing and servers.

Products and services

  • Server systems
  • Supercomputer/HPC clusters
  • Storage systems
  • Cloud/data-center solutions

Customers

  • Government research institutes
  • State-owned enterprises
  • Universities
  • Cloud/data-center operators

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • IT hardware
  • Servers & high-performance computing
  • Server/supercomputer systems, HPC…

What could go right

  • China's domestic-compute substitution push
  • AI/data-center server demand

What could go wrong

  • US export controls limit access to advanced chips
  • State-procurement revenue concentration

Moat: narrow (scale, customer qualification, IP / patents). Deep ties to Chinese Academy of Sciences and government HPC procurement; on the US Entity List, restricting Western chip access.

Headquarters: Beijing, China · Founded: 2003 · Employees: 6,025

Named competitors

Dawning Information Industry at a glance

Size Dawning Information Industry (603019.SS) is a China Information Technology company (Computer Processing Hardware) with a market value of $16.8B, the 135th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥77.40 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 16.7%, against +12.7% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 7th lowest of 18 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 32.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +28.4%); the operating margin is 12.9% (peer median 4.9%).

Valuation It trades at 38.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.2× (3rd most expensive of 16).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 31% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is +23 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 0.8 points below its cost of capital (11.2% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 14 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 109603019.SS 78
Six months, rebased to 100: Dawning Information Industry against the median of its 18 peers (local-currency closes).

Dawning Information Industry financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥18.4BCN¥14.9BCN¥13.1BCN¥14.3BCN¥13.0B
Revenue growth—+14%-8%+10%—
Gross profitCN¥6.25BCN¥4.31BCN¥3.61BCN¥3.33BCN¥2.99B
EBITDAn/aCN¥2.41BCN¥2.13BCN¥1.87BCN¥1.72B
Net incomeCN¥2.93BCN¥2.18BCN¥1.91BCN¥1.84BCN¥1.54B
Free cash flowCN¥1.51BCN¥518MCN¥1.95BCN¥1.38B-CN¥1.54B
Capital expenditureCN¥1.52BCN¥917MCN¥860MCN¥2.17BCN¥2.69B
Total debtCN¥9.37BCN¥1.26BCN¥1.86BCN¥3.02BCN¥3.05B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Dawning Information Industry 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

-50%-25%0%+25%+50%-40%-20%0%+20%3231ZBRASMCI23572395002600IONQ002241000977300857099249386887812356000066HPE002841603019.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Dawning Information Industry is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%+150%0×25×50×75×3231ZBRASMCI2357239500260000224100097730085709924938000066603019.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Dawning Information Industry is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%0%20%ZBRA23950009770992HPE002841603019.SSGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Dawning Information Industry is the large dot.

Dawning Information Industry competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (603019.SS vs 000977.SZ vs 0992.HK vs HPE)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Dawning Information Industry 603019.SS$16.8B-17%+32%13%38.4×31.2%
IEIT SYSTEMS Co., Ltd.Class A 000977.SZ$12.1B-21%+14%3%14.3×7.7%
Lenovo 0992.HK$30.8B+50%+26%5%8.2×-15.0%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE$59.4B+43%+27%8%9.6×16.2%

How Dawning Information Industry 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.

Dawning Information Industry against its 18 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure603019.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+0.8%-15.1%5th highest of 19
6-month return-16.7%+12.7%7th lowest of 18
Distance from 52-week high-33.6%-38.7%9th highest of 19
Revenue growth (TTM)+32.0%+28.4%9th highest of 18
Operating margin12.9%4.9%4th highest of 18
Forward P/E38.4×13.2×3rd most expensive of 16
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)31.2%8.6%most demanding of 7
Growth delivered (Del g)+8.0%+6.7%2nd highest of 7
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)+23.1 pp-3.7 ppmost demanding of 7
ROIC minus cost of capital-0.8 pp+1.4 pp6th lowest of 18

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
Dawning Information Industry 603019.SSChina$16.8B-17%+32%13%38.4×31.2%+8.0%
Wistron 3231.TWTaiwan$16.3B+13%+107%4%8.1×n/an/a
Zebra Technologies ZBRAUnited States$15.2B+42%+17%17%14.9×14.8%+4.1%
Supermicro SMCIUnited States$18.9B-19%+156%9%4.8×n/an/a
Asustek Computer 2357.TWTaiwan$19.3B+55%+32%6%11.4×n/an/a
Advantech 2395.TWTaiwan$14.5B+39%+40%19%22.5×9.5%+6.8%
Lingyi iTech (Guangdong) 002600.SZChina$14.2B-17%+9%6%30.9×n/an/a
IonQ IONQUnited States$14.0B-34%+371%-392%n/an/an/a
GoerTek 002241.SZChina$13.1B0%-3%2%25.5×n/an/a
IEIT SYSTEMS Co., Ltd.Class A 000977.SZChina$12.1B-21%+14%3%14.3×7.7%+21.2%
Sharetronic Data Technology 300857.SZChina$11.4B-40%+127%21%39.5×n/an/a
Quantinuum QNTUnited States$9.89Bn/a+35%-644%n/an/an/a
Lenovo 0992.HKHong Kong$30.8B+50%+26%5%8.2×-15.0%+6.6%
Pegatron 4938.TWTaiwan$7.52B+14%-6%1%13.1×n/an/a
SeeYA Technology 688781.SSChina$7.11B+17%n/an/an/an/an/a
Inventec 2356.TWTaiwan$5.71B+12%+16%2%13.2×n/an/a
China Greatwall Technology 000066.SZChina$5.40B-42%+28%-1%81.7×n/an/a
Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPEUnited States$59.4B+43%+27%8%9.6×16.2%+5.0%
Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronic Technology 002841.SZChina$4.37B+13%+35%8%11.2×-2.7%+7.3%

Questions

Who are Dawning Information Industry's main competitors?
Named competitors: Inspur (IEIT Systems) (000977.SZ), Lenovo (0992.HK), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Wistron (3231.TW), Zebra Technologies (ZBRA), Supermicro (SMCI), Asustek Computer (2357.TW), Advantech (2395.TW), Lingyi iTech (Guangdong) (002600.SZ).
Is Dawning Information Industry expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 38.4× against a peer median of 13.2×, 3rd most expensive of 16 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 31% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +8%, so the hurdle is +23 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.
How has Dawning Information Industry stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -16.7% against +12.7% for the median peer; over one year -28.0%.

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.