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Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Class A603229.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Health Care›Pharmaceuticals: Major

Zhejiang manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients, mainly cardiovascular and anti-infective APIs, sold to generic drugmakers.

≈ A small Chinese cardiovascular-API supplierMomentum weak 39
Mkt cap
$893M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
42%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$5.53M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-2.3 pp
WACC 5.0%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
168 days
23 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥7.17
1D-1.8%
1W-1.4%
1M-11.0%
3M-6.0%
6M-27.1%
YTD-27.7%
1Y-29.0%
ATR %3.7%
52w lowhigh33.7% off high

What Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical does

Zhejiang manufacturer of active pharmaceutical ingredients, mainly cardiovascular and anti-infective APIs, sold to generic drugmakers.

In one line: A small Chinese cardiovascular-API supplier.

Products and services

  • Cardiovascular APIs
  • Anti-infective APIs
  • Finished formulations

Customers

  • Generic-drug formulators worldwide

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Active ingredients
  • Cardiovascular and anti-infective APIs

What could go right

  • Global generic-drug API demand

What could go wrong

  • API price competition
  • Environmental compliance costs

Moat: none (scale). Commodity API producer competing mainly on cost and regulatory filings.

Headquarters: Taizhou, Zhejiang, China · Employees: 1,328

Named competitors

Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical at a glance

Size Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical (603229.SS) is a China Health Care company (Pharmaceuticals: Major) with a market value of $893M, the 2535th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥7.17 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 27.1%, against -11.9% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 6th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 1.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.7%); the operating margin is 0.2% (peer median 6.7%).

Valuation It trades at 7.1× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 4.3× (3rd most expensive of 18).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 2.3 points below its cost of capital (5.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 23 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 87603229.SS 70
Six months, rebased to 100: Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥757MCN¥787MCN¥790MCN¥814MCN¥763M
Revenue growth—0%-3%+7%—
Gross profitCN¥406MCN¥399MCN¥414MCN¥435MCN¥380M
EBITDAn/aCN¥187MCN¥243MCN¥282MCN¥238M
Net income-CN¥4.53MCN¥131MCN¥207MCN¥254MCN¥235M
Free cash flow-CN¥50.4MCN¥52.1MCN¥66.6MCN¥58.4M-CN¥151M
Capital expenditureCN¥96.4MCN¥104MCN¥111MCN¥163MCN¥272M
Total debtCN¥407MCN¥540MCN¥416MCN¥413MCN¥391M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical 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%0%+50%-20%0%+20%AARTIPHARM688621CRVSAKTS002424002082300267069620PHARM688073ORIC607860077145654521603229.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+100%+200%+300%0×20×40×60×AARTIPHARM688621AKTS002424000813603229.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical is the large dot.

Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (603229.SS vs 002099.SZ vs 600521.SS)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq g
Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical 603229.SS$893M-27%+1%0%7.1×n/a
Zhejiang Hisoar Pharmaceutical 002099.SZ$1.39B-9%+9%-13%4.9×n/a
Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical 600521.SS$3.86B+8%+10%12%3.4×7.3%

How Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical 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.

Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure603229.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-11.0%-6.5%5th lowest of 20
6-month return-27.1%-11.9%6th lowest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-33.7%-35.5%10th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+1.0%+1.7%9th lowest of 19
Operating margin0.2%6.7%7th lowest of 19
EV / Sales7.1×4.3×3rd most expensive of 18
ROIC minus cost of capital-2.3 pp-2.2 pp9th lowest of 18

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical 603229.SSChina$893M-27%+1%0%7.1×n/an/a
Aarti Pharmalabs AARTIPHARM.NSIndia$892M+19%+13%18%4.3×n/an/a
Beijing Sun-Novo Pharmaceutical Research 688621.SSChina$894M-8%-1%-2%6.1×n/an/a
Corvus Pharmaceuticals CRVSUnited States$887M-32%n/an/an/an/an/a
Aktis Oncology AKTSUnited States$880M-15%+337%-1,150%57.5×n/an/a
Guizhou Bailing Group Pharmaceutical 002424.SZChina$907M-12%-25%2%2.9×16.2%-0.2%
Wanbangde Pharmaceutical 002082.SZChina$909M-65%-11%-3%5.9×-1.2%-39.5%
Hunan Er-Kang Pharmaceutical 300267.SZChina$909M-33%-14%-29%5.2×n/an/a
Daewoong Pharm 069620.KSSouth Korea$874M-30%+9%12%0.7×n/an/a
Pharming PHARM.ASNetherlands$874M-2%+2%9%2.1×2.5%+12.4%
Bide Pharmatech 688073.SSChina$912M+5%+10%19%3.6×16.7%+27.7%
Oric Pharmaceuticals ORICUnited States$914M0%n/an/an/an/an/a
Hygeia Healthcare 6078.HKHong Kong$861M-7%+2%14%1.9×4.8%+22.5%
Dezhan Healthcare 000813.SZChina$928M-18%-10%-121%15.8×n/an/a
GuangYuYuan Chinese Herbal Medicine 600771.SSChina$930M-24%-6%5%4.4×33.2%+4.2%
Nxera Pharma 4565.TJapan$932M+63%+24%14%5.1×16.2%+27.3%
Kaken Pharmaceutical 4521.TJapan$854M-8%-7%11%0.9×n/an/a
Hunan Warrant Pharmaceutical 688799.SSChina$942M-20%+5%9%4.7×n/an/a
City Therapeutics CTYUnited States$944Mn/a+388%-442%n/an/an/a
Northeast Pharmaceutical 000597.SZChina$948M-10%-6%3%1.0×-6.8%-0.7%
Luye Pharma 2186.HKHong Kong$839M-36%+3%18%1.2×-10.5%+1.9%

Questions

Who are Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical's main competitors?
Named competitors: Zhejiang Hisoar Pharmaceutical (002099.SZ), Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical (600521.SS). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Aarti Pharmalabs (AARTIPHARM.NS), Beijing Sun-Novo Pharmaceutical Research (688621.SS), Corvus Pharmaceuticals (CRVS), Aktis Oncology (AKTS), Guizhou Bailing Group Pharmaceutical (002424.SZ), Wanbangde Pharmaceutical (002082.SZ).
Is Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 7.1× against a peer median of 4.3×, 3rd most expensive of 18 in its peer set.
How has Zhejiang Ausun Pharmaceutical stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -27.1% against -11.9% for the median peer; over one year -29.0%.

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.