Chinese contractor likely engaged in telecom infrastructure construction (towers/base stations); exact scope unconfirmed.
Chinese contractor likely engaged in telecom infrastructure construction (towers/base stations); exact scope unconfirmed.
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Headquarters: China · Employees: 1,887
Size China Bester Group Telecom (603220.SS) is a China Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) with a market value of $1.17B, the 2020th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥14.61 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 48.3%, against -15.5% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +7.9%); the operating margin is 6.0% (peer median 6.4%).
Valuation It trades at 20.0× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.7× (5th most expensive of 16).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 0.7 points below its cost of capital (6.4% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 23 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥3.18B | CN¥3.24B | CN¥2.98B | CN¥2.86B | CN¥2.64B |
| Revenue growth | — | +9% | +4% | +8% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥942M | CN¥613M | CN¥550M | CN¥446M | CN¥428M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥688M | CN¥478M | CN¥231M | CN¥172M |
| Net income | CN¥14.2M | CN¥81.4M | CN¥145M | CN¥144M | CN¥109M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥2.33B | CN¥103M | -CN¥1.93B | -CN¥715M | -CN¥118M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥2.84B | CN¥756M | CN¥2.11B | CN¥858M | CN¥171M |
| Total debt | CN¥5.27B | CN¥4.47B | CN¥4.02B | CN¥1.94B | CN¥728M |
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| Measure | 603220.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -8.0% | +1.7% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -48.3% | -15.5% | lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -57.8% | -32.8% | 2nd lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.6% | +7.9% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 6.0% | 6.4% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 20.0× | 15.7× | 5th most expensive of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -0.7 pp | -2.0 pp | 7th highest of 19 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Bester Group Telecom 603220.SS | China | $1.17B | -48% | +3% | 6% | 20.0× | n/a | n/a |
| EPIC Suisse EPIC.SW | Switzerland | $1.17B | +2% | +4% | 78% | 20.8× | 7.1% | +4.3% |
| GenusPlus GNP.AX | Australia | $1.18B | -12% | +71% | 6% | 18.1× | 6.2% | +32.1% |
| Shenzhen Zhongzhuang Construction 002822.SZ | China | $1.15B | -15% | -56% | -96% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Renew RNWH.L | United Kingdom | $1.15B | +19% | +8% | 6% | 15.3× | 7.7% | +11.7% |
| Ameresco AMRC | United States | $1.15B | -28% | +9% | 7% | 15.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Instalco INSTAL.ST | Sweden | $1.15B | +9% | +9% | 5% | 18.4× | 10.9% | +13.8% |
| Techno Electric & Engineering TECHNOE.NS | India | $1.14B | -28% | +39% | 13% | 18.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Norconsult NORCO.OL | Norway | $1.14B | +2% | +13% | 7% | 15.7× | -5.9% | +10.6% |
| Tianjin Capital Environmental Protection 600874.SS | China | $1.21B | -9% | -3% | 29% | 9.6× | -15.4% | +7.3% |
| Jiangsu Zeyu Intelligent Electric Power 301179.SZ | China | $1.13B | -20% | +8% | 8% | 32.1× | 24.8% | +15.4% |
| Decai Decoration 605287.SS | China | $1.12B | -3% | +17% | 5% | n/a | 25.3% | -5.4% |
| IPARK Hyundai Development 294870.KS | South Korea | $1.12B | +4% | -13% | 11% | 4.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Norbit NORBT.OL | Norway | $1.12B | -28% | +34% | 22% | 21.1× | -5.3% | +32.2% |
| Xinjiang Communications Construction 002941.SZ | China | $1.22B | -20% | +23% | 5% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Lendlease LLC.AX | Australia | $1.23B | -16% | -30% | 0% | 147.4× | n/a | n/a |
| thyssenkrupp nucera AG & Co. KGaA NCH2.DE | Germany | $1.09B | -13% | -42% | -13% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| JiShi Media 601929.SS | China | $1.25B | -18% | -2% | -24% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| IRCON International IRCON.NS | India | $1.08B | -33% | -3% | 7% | 15.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Chiyoda 6366.T | Japan | $1.07B | -35% | +16% | 17% | 6.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Anhui Construction Engineering 600502.SS | China | $1.07B | -23% | -4% | 6% | 4.6× | n/a | n/a |