Shanghai-based maker of power and communication cables for grid and industrial customers.
Shanghai-based maker of power and communication cables for grid and industrial customers.
Moat: none. Cable manufacturing is commoditized and tender-driven with thin differentiation.
Headquarters: Shanghai, China · Employees: 4,302
Size Shanghai QiFan Cable (605222.SS) is a China Industrials company (Electrical Products) with a market value of $1.11B, the 2107th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥17.87 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 50.9%, against -30.6% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 12.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +19.6%); the operating margin is 1.8% (peer median 4.9%).
Valuation It trades at 16.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 25.3× (5th cheapest of 17).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.5 points below its cost of capital (5.4% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 23 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥25.4B | CN¥21.6B | CN¥22.7B | CN¥23.3B | CN¥20.6B |
| Revenue growth | — | -5% | -2% | +13% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥1.42B | CN¥1.14B | CN¥1.05B | CN¥1.31B | CN¥1.50B |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥612M | CN¥505M | CN¥867M | CN¥834M |
| Net income | CN¥216M | CN¥171M | CN¥136M | CN¥423M | CN¥367M |
| Free cash flow | -CN¥488M | -CN¥391M | CN¥22.8M | CN¥141M | -CN¥2.05B |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥282M | CN¥446M | CN¥475M | CN¥315M | CN¥211M |
| Total debt | CN¥8.99B | CN¥8.00B | CN¥7.04B | CN¥7.08B | CN¥6.53B |
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| Measure | 605222.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -17.3% | -10.1% | 8th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -50.9% | -30.6% | 5th lowest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -59.4% | -49.4% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +12.4% | +19.6% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 1.8% | 4.9% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 16.4× | 25.3× | 5th cheapest of 17 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -1.5 pp | -2.8 pp | 10th highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shanghai QiFan Cable 605222.SS | China | $1.11B | -51% | +12% | 2% | 16.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Tokai Carbon Korea 064760.KS | South Korea | $1.10B | -53% | +23% | 28% | 15.0× | 8.8% | +5.7% |
| Shanghai Cooltech Power 300153.SZ | China | $1.11B | -27% | +84% | 5% | 29.0× | 37.0% | +20.3% |
| Baosheng Science & Technology Innovation 600973.SS | China | $1.11B | -26% | +31% | 1% | 60.2× | 9.1% | +6.9% |
| Jiangsu Cai Qin Technology 688182.SS | China | $1.12B | -39% | +86% | 9% | 50.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Quality Power Electrical Equipments QPOWER.NS | India | $1.12B | +7% | +90% | 19% | 56.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Windey Energy Technology 300772.SZ | China | $1.09B | -42% | +23% | -2% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dynapack International Technology 3211.TWO | Taiwan | $1.08B | -36% | +19% | 11% | 15.1× | 4.3% | -7.3% |
| American Superconductor AMSC | United States | $1.13B | -58% | +26% | 4% | 22.1× | 56.5% | +28.0% |
| Keli Motor 002892.SZ | China | $1.13B | -14% | +13% | -1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Goldcup Electric Apparatus 002533.SZ | China | $1.14B | -21% | +23% | 3% | 11.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Xiangtan Electrochemical Scientific 002125.SZ | China | $1.08B | -25% | +1% | 9% | n/a | 19.4% | +9.2% |
| Shenzhen Highpower Technology 001283.SZ | China | $1.07B | 0% | +18% | 5% | 23.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Ongoal Technology 301662.SZ | China | $1.06B | -51% | -3% | 3% | 43.9× | 51.7% | n/a |
| Voltamp Transformers VOLTAMP.NS | India | $1.04B | +1% | +18% | 15% | 28.6× | 35.4% | +25.5% |
| Hunan Valin Wire & Cable 001208.SZ | China | $1.04B | -36% | +20% | 2% | 25.5× | 32.0% | +21.6% |
| Harbin Electric Corp. Jiamusi Electric Machine 000922.SZ | China | $1.18B | -22% | +3% | 7% | 25.2× | 11.1% | +15.8% |
| Shenzhen Mason Technologies 002654.SZ | China | $1.18B | -34% | -6% | 1% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Haili Wind Power Equipment Technology 301155.SZ | China | $1.18B | -31% | -69% | -17% | 78.0× | n/a | n/a |
| PFISTERER PFS0.DE | Germany | $1.18B | n/a | +17% | 14% | 16.6× | 15.5% | n/a |
| Jiangsu Zenergy Battery Technologies 3677.HK | Hong Kong | $1.19B | -56% | +58% | 6% | 8.1× | n/a | n/a |