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Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd Ordinary Shares

LHSW
13
Information Technology Services · Technology
Price
$2.50
-0.05 (-1.96%)
Market Cap
$8.1M
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select
Winston Score
13
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2025
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count falling — buybacks

93.5% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.1M (2022) → 205K (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Lianhe Sowell International Group is a technology services company based in China that provides information technology solutions to businesses. Its core offerings include software development, system integration, and IT consulting services, primarily serving corporate clients across industries such as finance, government, and retail. The company operates in China's fragmented but fast-growing IT services market.

The company earns revenue by charging clients for project-based IT work, software licenses, and ongoing technical support contracts. It is a small-cap firm with a market capitalization that is negligible by global standards, meaning it competes in a crowded field against both large domestic players and international technology firms. With a gross margin around 26% and a relatively healthy return on invested capital, the business shows some operational discipline, but its small size and limited public disclosure make it difficult to assess the durability of its competitive position. The key risk is its heavy dependence on the Chinese market, which exposes it to regulatory changes and slowing domestic technology spending.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$8M/ year

Rising (+126% vs prior year)

18.1% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

68.4%ownership

Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Heavy R&D investment

Lianhe Sowell International Group Ltd Ordinary Shares is putting 18% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
21.4%
Thin — 21.4% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-15.8%
Losing money on operations — -15.8%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-32.6%
Weak — -32.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+18.4%
Fast-growing sales (+18.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-20.9%
Burning cash (-20.9%)

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
0.51
Conservative — low debt load (0.51)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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