Employees: 2,105
Size Zhongyin Babi Food (605338.SS) is a China Consumer Staples company (Food: Specialty/Candy) with a market value of $753M, the 2899th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥20.95 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 9.7%, against -7.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 2.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.5%); the operating margin is 17.1% (peer median 6.9%).
Valuation It trades at 17.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 18.7× (8th cheapest of 18).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +14%, so the hurdle is -18 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 15.7 points above its cost of capital (5.5% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 5 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥1.85B | CN¥1.85B | CN¥1.66B | CN¥1.62B | CN¥1.52B |
| Revenue growth | — | +11% | +3% | +7% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥587M | CN¥485M | CN¥413M | CN¥388M | CN¥389M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥381M | CN¥297M | CN¥262M | CN¥261M |
| Net income | CN¥283M | CN¥273M | CN¥277M | CN¥214M | CN¥222M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥193M | CN¥274M | CN¥38.5M | CN¥99.7M | CN¥103M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥44.3M | CN¥107M | CN¥202M | CN¥166M | CN¥126M |
| Total debt | CN¥51.9M | CN¥65.2M | CN¥57.6M | CN¥83.4M | CN¥80.1M |
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| Measure | 605338.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +11.6% | -0.4% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -9.7% | -7.8% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -38.6% | -25.1% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +2.2% | +6.5% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 17.1% | 6.9% | highest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 17.3× | 18.7× | 8th cheapest of 18 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | -4.5% | 8.4% | 5th least demanding of 14 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +13.8% | +7.2% | 4th highest of 14 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -18.3 pp | -5.3 pp | least demanding of 14 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +15.7 pp | +0.5 pp | highest of 21 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zhongyin Babi Food 605338.SS | China | $753M | -10% | +2% | 17% | 17.3× | -4.5% | +13.8% |
| Gujarat Ambuja Exports GAEL.NS | India | $729M | -8% | +16% | 10% | 11.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Lotte Wellfood 280360.KS | South Korea | $796M | +2% | +7% | 4% | 8.8× | 0.4% | +15.2% |
| Yan Tai Shuang Ta Food 002481.SZ | China | $803M | -4% | +5% | 2% | n/a | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| Hindustan Foods HNDFDS.NS | India | $704M | 0% | +18% | 6% | 32.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Takasago International 4914.T | Japan | $809M | +9% | +1% | 3% | 13.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Jinzai Food 003000.SZ | China | $810M | -17% | +14% | 8% | 17.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Laiyifen 603777.SS | China | $693M | -15% | +5% | -6% | n/a | 27.2% | -0.9% |
| Guilin Layn Natural Ingredients 002166.SZ | China | $691M | -29% | +7% | 10% | 24.8× | 8.4% | +21.1% |
| Orkla India ORKLAINDIA.NS | India | $826M | -12% | +6% | 14% | 22.8× | 13.4% | +5.3% |
| Mrs. Bector's Food Specialities BECTORFOOD.NS | India | $681M | +3% | +12% | 8% | 36.0× | 38.4% | +18.5% |
| Nissin Foods 1475.HK | Hong Kong | $834M | -14% | +1% | 13% | 19.0× | -13.0% | +2.6% |
| T. Hasegawa 4958.T | Japan | $847M | +12% | +7% | 12% | 17.1× | -4.8% | +7.9% |
| Wellhope Foods 603609.SS | China | $870M | -8% | +7% | 0% | 53.8× | 54.2% | +8.5% |
| Westrock Coffee WEST | United States | $878M | +9% | +39% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Otoki 007310.KS | South Korea | $879M | -13% | +4% | 5% | 9.4× | -6.5% | +7.2% |
| John B. Sanfilippo & Son JBSS | United States | $643M | -29% | +3% | 7% | 11.4× | -8.2% | +6.5% |
| Gift 9279.T | Japan | $635M | +31% | +24% | 11% | 31.2× | n/a | n/a |
| YouYou Foods 603697.SS | China | $627M | -7% | +30% | 11% | 18.7× | 2.5% | +7.8% |
| Jiahe Foods Industry 605300.SS | China | $623M | -17% | -7% | 1% | 25.0× | 18.9% | +3.7% |
| Ligao Foods 300973.SZ | China | $604M | -19% | +5% | 7% | 17.1× | n/a | n/a |