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ACM Research (Shanghai)

688082.SS
57
Semiconductors · Technology
Price
¥270.20
-11.41 (-4.05%)
Market Cap
¥130.40B
Exchange
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Winston Score
57
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Sep 5, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Good
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Mixed
Dividends
Weak

Share count rising — dilution

+5.0% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 433.6M (2021) → 455.2M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. engages in the research, development, production, and sale of semiconductor equipment in China. The company offers cleaning equipment; plating system and panel level packaging; furnace system; track systems; PECVD systems; and stress free polishing systems. It serves IC and compound semi manufacturing, wafer-level and panel level packaging, and wafer manufacturing and reclaim industries. ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Shanghai, China. ACM Research (Shanghai), Inc. operates as a subsidiary of ACM Research, Inc.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+14.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+80.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

¥943M/ year

Rising (+29% vs prior year)

13.9% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Cash Runway

~6 years

¥5.9B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

¥5.9B cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

ACM Research (Shanghai) is growing revenue at 14% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
47.7%
Healthy — 47.7% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
44.5%
Excellent — 44.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
9.7%
Below par — 9.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+11.7%
Steady sales growth (+11.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+13.1%
Earnings growing (+13.1% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
29%
Weak — only 29% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-6.0%
Burning cash (-6.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.14
Conservative — low debt load (0.14)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
46.87x
Comfortably covers interest (46.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
74.6x
Expensive — P/E 74.6

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+2.7
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.23%
Small dividend — 0.23% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
N/A
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