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Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited

600875.SS
51
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Exchange
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Winston Score
51
Winston is curious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited is a large Chinese company that makes power generation equipment. Its main products include turbines, generators, and boilers used in coal, nuclear, hydro, and wind power plants. It sells mostly to electric utilities and large energy companies across China, making it one of the country's biggest suppliers of equipment that keeps the lights on.

The company earns money by selling heavy industrial equipment and providing related engineering services and maintenance. It operates primarily in China but also exports to markets in Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Its close ties to state-owned energy companies and its scale in a heavily regulated industry give it a degree of stability, though its thin operating margin of around 5.7% leaves little room for error. The key growth driver is China's push to expand clean energy capacity, especially nuclear and wind power, but rising competition from domestic rivals and potential slowdowns in government infrastructure spending remain meaningful risks.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+7.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+24.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

Insider Activity

87.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~5 years

¥59.6B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

¥59.6B cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Dongfang Electric Corporation Limited is growing revenue at 7% 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
18.3%
Thin — 18.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.8%
Modest — 7.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
6.3%
Weak — 6.3% 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
+13.5%
Fast-growing sales (+13.5% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+23.1%
Earnings growing fast (+23.1% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
63%
Modest — 63% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-2.4%
Burning cash (-2.4%)

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
0.53
Conservative — low debt load (0.53)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
79.82x
Comfortably covers interest (79.8x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
21.0x
no trend
Growth-priced — P/E 21.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+1.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow — slightly cheaper on forward P/E

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
1.98%
no trend
Small dividend — 1.98% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+140.4%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (140.4% YoY)

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