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Sany Heavy Industry Co.

600031.SS
66
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
¥19.97
+0.08 (+0.40%)
Market Cap
¥167.78B
Exchange
Shanghai Stock Exchange
Winston Score
66
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Sep 8, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

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

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Sany Heavy Industry is one of China's largest makers of construction and mining equipment. It builds excavators, concrete machinery, cranes, and road-building equipment used by construction companies, miners, and infrastructure developers. Sany is the world's top-selling excavator brand by unit volume and a leading concrete machinery producer.

The company earns revenue mainly by selling heavy equipment, along with spare parts and after-sales services. It is headquartered in Changsha, China, and has expanded into markets across Southeast Asia, India, Europe, and the Americas. Sany's scale gives it cost advantages and a wide dealer network that smaller rivals struggle to match. Key growth drivers include global infrastructure spending and the shift toward electric and autonomous construction equipment, though the business is cyclical and sensitive to slowdowns in China's property and construction sectors.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+24.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+6.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

¥5.0B/ year

Declining (-6% vs prior year)

5.6% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

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

Insider Activity

21.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

¥67.3B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

Sany Heavy Industry Co. is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 24%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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.

Share count broadly stable

+0.3% over 4y

The share count has stayed roughly flat over this period — little dilution or buyback activity.

Diluted shares outstanding: 8.45B (2021) → 8.47B (2025)

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
28.2%
Modest — 28.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
13.0%
Healthy — 13.0% 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
+17.0%
Fast-growing sales (+17.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+11.1%
Earnings growing (+11.1% YoY)

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

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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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
20.0%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (20.0%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.32
Conservative — low debt load (0.32)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
28.87x
Comfortably covers interest (28.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
20.0x
Fair value — P/E 20.0

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+3.0
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (20.0 → 16.9)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.90%
Small dividend — 0.90% yield

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

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-34.4%
Dividend cut (-34.4% YoY) — warning sign

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