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Hiwin Technologies Corporation

2049.TW
58
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Exchange
Taiwan Stock Exchange
Winston Score
58
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Exceptional
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Hiwin Technologies Corporation is a Taiwanese company that makes precision motion components — the mechanical parts that help machines move accurately and smoothly. Its core products include linear guideways, ball screws, and linear motors, which are used inside factory robots, CNC machine tools, semiconductor equipment, and medical devices. Hiwin is one of the largest manufacturers of linear motion components in the world and competes directly with major Japanese and German rivals.

The company sells hardware to industrial equipment makers across Asia, Europe, and North America, with Taiwan and China making up the bulk of its revenue. Its competitive edge comes from deep engineering know-how and a broad product catalog that serves many industries at once. Hiwin stands to benefit from rising demand for factory automation and humanoid robots, which require large numbers of precision motion parts — but it faces ongoing pricing pressure from lower-cost Chinese competitors who have been aggressively expanding their own linear component businesses.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+26.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+531.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Insider Activity

25.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

NT$12.0B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Revenue accelerating

Hiwin Technologies Corporation grew revenue 27% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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
32.4%
Modest — 32.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.8%
Healthy — 13.8% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
4.9%
Weak — 4.9% 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
+7.8%
Steady sales growth (+7.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+45.3%
Earnings growing fast (+45.3% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

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
255%
Turns 255% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
13.4%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (13.4%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.24
Conservative — low debt load (0.24)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
10.48x
Comfortably covers interest (10.5x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
55.4x
no trend
Expensive — P/E 55.4

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

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+16.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (55.4 → 38.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.60%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.60% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-15.8%
no trend
Dividend cut (-15.8% YoY) — warning sign

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