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Sunlands Technology

STG
61
Education & Training Services · Consumer Defensive
Price
$3.05
+0.11 (+3.74%)
Market Cap
$41.0M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
61
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
Exceptional
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Mixed
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Good

Winston Score History

The full picture

Sunlands Technology Group is a Chinese online education company that helps adults learn new skills and prepare for professional certifications. Its main products are self-paced online courses covering areas like finance, accounting, healthcare, and other vocational fields. The company sells almost entirely to adult learners in China who want to advance their careers or pass licensing exams.

Sunlands makes money by charging students upfront fees for access to its course content and tutoring services. It operates almost entirely within China and is a relatively small company with a market cap around $100 million. Its high gross margin of 87% reflects the low cost of delivering digital content once it is created, which is a structural advantage. The main risk is China's regulatory environment — the government has previously imposed strict rules on the private education sector, and any new restrictions on adult vocational training could significantly hurt revenue.

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Share count broadly stable

+0.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.5M (2021) → 13.5M (2025)

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
85.9%
Premium pricing power — 85.9% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
20.5%
Excellent — 20.5% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
39.2%
Exceptional — 39.2% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-8.1%
Shrinking sales (-8.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-6.3%
Earnings shrinking (-6.3% YoY)

Slight earnings drop. Typical near a cyclical low.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
3/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
44%
Weak — only 44% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
7.8%
Modest free cash flow (7.8%)

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
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
2462.93x
Comfortably covers interest (2462.9x)

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

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.9

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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