China's largest braised/spiced snack-food chain, famous for duck-neck and other braised meat products sold via franchise stores.
China's largest braised/spiced snack-food chain, famous for duck-neck and other braised meat products sold via franchise stores.
Most outlets are franchised, so revenue comes mainly from selling products to franchisees rather than from retail sales, which makes store openings and per-store orders the drivers. Products are made in its own plants and delivered through central distribution.
In one line: A Chinese snack-franchise chain at national scale.
Moat: narrow (brand, scale, distribution). Largest franchise network and brand recognition in China's braised-snack category.
Headquarters: Changsha, Hunan, China · Founded: 2005 · Employees: 4,635
Size Juewei Food (603517.SS) is a China Consumer Staples company (Agricultural Commodities/Milling) with a market value of $1.01B, the 2285th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥11.17 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 12.6%, against -13.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 11th highest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 7.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.4%); the operating margin is 3.5% (peer median 3.8%).
Valuation It trades at 31.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 13.2× (2nd most expensive of 15).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 3.2 points below its cost of capital (9.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 23 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥5.06B | CN¥5.43B | CN¥6.23B | CN¥7.23B | CN¥6.59B |
| Revenue growth | — | -13% | -14% | +10% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥1.45B | CN¥1.43B | CN¥1.66B | CN¥1.57B | CN¥1.49B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥816M | CN¥1.12B | CN¥1.09B | CN¥842M |
| Net income | -CN¥303M | -CN¥191M | CN¥227M | CN¥344M | CN¥235M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥102M | CN¥511M | CN¥790M | -CN¥213M | CN¥620M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥238M | CN¥262M | CN¥319M | CN¥635M | CN¥587M |
| Total debt | CN¥866M | CN¥830M | CN¥844M | CN¥1.13B | CN¥689M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juewei Food 603517.SS | $1.01B | -13% | -8% | 3% | 31.3× | n/a |
| Jiangxi Huangshanghuang Group Food 002695.SZ | $880M | -14% | +17% | 7% | 39.9× | 14.7% |
| Zhou Hei Ya International 1458.HK | n/a | -37% | n/a | n/a | n/a | 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 | 603517.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -2.3% | -3.1% | 10th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -12.6% | -13.8% | 11th highest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -23.7% | -28.6% | 8th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -7.5% | +2.4% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 3.5% | 3.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 31.3× | 13.2× | 2nd most expensive of 15 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -3.2 pp | -1.7 pp | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juewei Food 603517.SS | China | $1.01B | -13% | -8% | 3% | 31.3× | n/a | n/a |
| KRBL KRBL.NS | India | $990M | +8% | 0% | 16% | 12.1× | 4.2% | +8.8% |
| Mission Produce AVO | United States | $1.02B | -11% | -6% | 4% | 16.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Avanti Feeds AVANTIFEED.NS | India | $1.02B | -51% | +11% | 9% | 22.3× | 17.1% | +8.0% |
| Gansu Yasheng Industrial (Group) 600108.SS | China | $961M | -24% | -1% | 2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Elders ELD.AX | Australia | $955M | -12% | +11% | 4% | 12.3× | 5.6% | +8.9% |
| Hainan Shennong Seed Industry Technology 300189.SZ | China | $946M | -11% | +17% | 4% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Xinjiang Guannong 600251.SS | China | $1.09B | -27% | -32% | -4% | 9.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Fujian Aonong Biological Technology Group Incorporation 603363.SS | China | $1.09B | -21% | +12% | -8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Charoen Pokphand Enterprise (Taiwan) 1215.TW | Taiwan | $927M | -26% | +4% | 10% | 13.4× | -1.2% | +5.1% |
| Cobram Estate Olives CBO.AX | Australia | $896M | -29% | +11% | -5% | 23.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Luoniushan 000735.SZ | China | $876M | -23% | +48% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dekon Food And Agriculture 2419.HK | Hong Kong | $1.16B | -16% | -10% | -6% | n/a | -5.0% | +22.4% |
| Shandong Denghai Seeds 002041.SZ | China | $1.19B | -12% | -1% | 3% | 58.9× | 23.5% | +4.2% |
| Leshan Giantstar Farming & Husbandry 603477.SS | China | $1.19B | -19% | -2% | -15% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| M.P. Evans MPE.L | United Kingdom | $1.20B | -5% | +1% | 39% | 9.7× | -9.7% | +15.6% |
| Shandong Xiantan 002746.SZ | China | $838M | +1% | +12% | 5% | 14.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Godrej Agrovet GODREJAGRO.NS | India | $1.23B | +3% | +9% | 6% | 21.7× | 15.1% | +10.3% |
| Showa Sangyo 2004.T | Japan | $820M | +30% | +3% | 3% | 12.9× | 1.3% | +5.6% |
| Great Wall Enterprise 1210.TW | Taiwan | $1.28B | -4% | +2% | 4% | 12.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Del Monte DMC | United States | $1.29B | -27% | +1% | 4% | 12.1× | n/a | n/a |