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Estun Automation Co.

002747.SZ
49
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
¥29.88
-0.93 (-3.02%)
Market Cap
¥26.03B
Exchange
Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Winston Score
49
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Sep 7, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Good
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak
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Share count rising — dilution

+3.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 868.6M (2021) → 899.4M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Estun Automation is a Chinese company that makes industrial robots and the motion control systems that power them. Its products include servo drives, controllers, and six-axis robots used in factories for welding, cutting, packaging, and assembly. It is one of China's largest domestic industrial robot makers, competing against global players like Fanuc and ABB.

Estun earns revenue by selling automation hardware and complete robotic work-cell solutions to manufacturers across industries like automotive, electronics, and metal fabrication. The company operates primarily in China but has expanded internationally through acquisitions, including Germany-based Cloos, a welding automation specialist. Its vertical integration — making both core components and finished robots — gives it a cost advantage in the fast-growing Chinese automation market. Key growth depends on continued factory automation adoption in China, though thin operating margins and intense competition from both domestic and foreign rivals remain notable risks.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+4.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

¥419M/ year

↓ Declining (-5% vs prior year)

8.6% of revenue

2.1x the sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

10.2%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

¥4.9B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Growth context

Estun Automation Co. is growing revenue at 4% 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.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
30.8%
Modest — 30.8% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
6.1%
Modest — 6.1% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
3.6%
Weak — 3.6% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+12.0%
Fast-growing sales (+12.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
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
337%
Turns 337% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
8.7%
Modest free cash flow (8.7%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.56
Conservative — low debt load (0.56)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
1.45x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (1.4x)

Interest coverage between 1 and 3. Profits cover interest, but with little room to spare.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
142.9x
Expensive — P/E 142.9

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+81.8
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (142.9 → 61.1)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.20%
Small dividend — 0.20% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-77.8%
Dividend cut (-77.8% YoY) — warning sign

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