Chinese maker of CNC machining equipment for precision manufacturing customers.
Chinese maker of CNC machining equipment for precision manufacturing customers.
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Headquarters: Suzhou, China · Employees: 1,734
Size Neway CNC Equipment (Suzhou) (688697.SS) is a China Industrials company (Industrial Machinery) with a market value of $1.11B, the 2097th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥11.59 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 6.8%, against -24.8% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 30.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +12.1%); the operating margin is 9.5% (peer median 5.0%).
Valuation It trades at 18.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 31.8× (4th cheapest of 17).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 20% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +20%, so the hurdle is -0 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.8 points above its cost of capital (9.9% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 30 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥3.52B | CN¥2.89B | CN¥2.45B | CN¥2.31B | CN¥1.84B |
| Revenue growth | — | +18% | +6% | +26% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥809M | CN¥582M | CN¥562M | CN¥550M | CN¥498M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥354M | CN¥363M | CN¥357M | CN¥284M |
| Net income | CN¥374M | CN¥304M | CN¥325M | CN¥318M | CN¥262M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥10.2M | CN¥25.8M | CN¥88.3M | CN¥264M | CN¥126M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥276M | CN¥248M | CN¥210M | CN¥118M | CN¥144M |
| Total debt | CN¥1.51B | CN¥1.30B | CN¥1.04B | CN¥1.05B | CN¥736M |
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| Measure | 688697.SS | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -17.7% | -13.6% | 10th lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -6.8% | -24.8% | 2nd highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -37.5% | -44.1% | 5th highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +30.6% | +12.1% | 6th highest of 20 |
| Operating margin | 9.5% | 5.0% | 6th highest of 20 |
| Forward P/E | 18.6× | 31.8× | 4th cheapest of 17 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 19.5% | 28.8% | 6th least demanding of 12 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | +19.9% | +7.9% | highest of 12 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | -0.4 pp | +17.5 pp | 4th least demanding of 12 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | +1.8 pp | -2.5 pp | 5th highest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neway CNC Equipment (Suzhou) 688697.SS | China | $1.11B | -7% | +31% | 10% | 18.6× | 19.5% | +19.9% |
| Gudeng Precision Industrial 3680.TWO | Taiwan | $1.11B | -34% | +19% | 15% | 21.0× | n/a | n/a |
| AA Industrial Belting (Shanghai) 603580.SS | China | $1.12B | +193% | +98% | 0% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Nanfang Pump Industry 300145.SZ | China | $1.12B | -19% | +9% | 4% | 21.8× | 12.7% | +4.6% |
| Zhejiang Dayuan Pumps Industry 603757.SS | China | $1.12B | -19% | -8% | 3% | 30.0× | 45.8% | +6.5% |
| Tanac Automation 300461.SZ | China | $1.11B | -18% | +126% | 6% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guangzhou Risong Intelligent Technology 688090.SS | China | $1.10B | -19% | +61% | 4% | 132.3× | 43.8% | +3.4% |
| Hunan Meihu Intelligent Manufacturing 603319.SS | China | $1.13B | -42% | +13% | 3% | 40.4× | n/a | n/a |
| PNC Process Systems 603690.SS | China | $1.10B | -23% | -36% | -48% | 19.6× | 32.9% | +15.4% |
| Longhua Technology Group (Luoyang) Co 300263.SZ | China | $1.10B | -29% | +12% | 5% | 36.4× | 28.8% | +11.1% |
| Jingjin Equipment 603279.SS | China | $1.13B | -28% | +6% | 9% | 14.0× | -8.4% | +11.9% |
| Lanzhou LS Heavy Equipment 603169.SS | China | $1.09B | -34% | -29% | -19% | 34.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Sunonwealth Electric Machine Industry 2421.TW | Taiwan | $1.08B | -16% | +21% | 16% | 9.6× | -2.5% | +7.9% |
| Linco Technology 3644.TWO | Taiwan | $1.08B | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Rongtai Industry 605133.SS | China | $1.15B | -17% | +51% | 6% | 33.5× | n/a | n/a |
| MACHVISION 3563.TW | Taiwan | $1.08B | -36% | +17% | 37% | 26.2× | 7.5% | +5.9% |
| YAPP Automotive Systems 603013.SS | China | $1.16B | -25% | -1% | 7% | 12.0× | -9.1% | +0.7% |
| KSB KSB.NS | India | $1.16B | -30% | +8% | 10% | 38.8× | 35.3% | +17.5% |
| Shenzhen Xinyichang Technology 688383.SS | China | $1.16B | -25% | +34% | -9% | 56.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Shanghai Step Electric 002527.SZ | China | $1.16B | -21% | 0% | -2% | 78.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Jiangsu Bide Science & Technology 605298.SS | China | $1.16B | -30% | -4% | 15% | n/a | 40.4% | +10.1% |