China Yuchai International Limited Common Stock (CYD)

FairStock Score: 34/100 — RISKY

Key Financials

Current Price$23.23
Market Cap$1.6B
P/E Ratio8.04
ROE6.43%
Dividend Yield2.46%
SectorConsumer Cyclical

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I approach China Yuchai as a cyclical engine maker, not a predictable consumer franchise. It sells diesel and natural gas engines for trucks, buses, off-road equipment, marine and power generation, and also runs an HLGE hospitality and property segment. The data show a low FairStock P/E of 9.62 and P/B of 0.73 at the 2026-10-13 close, with a 2.46% dividend yield. FairStock's Graham Number is $128.86, giving a 78.43% margin of safety, which is eye-catching. But Graham would immediately ask about the quality behind those numbers: ROE is only 6.43% and ROCE is 2.23%, so the business does not earn much on capital. The Piotroski F-Score is 2/9 and Altman Z-Score is 0.62, both calculated by FairStock; those are weak signs, not comforting for a cyclical manufacturer. Debt is modest at D/E 0.16, but the beta of 1.42 and 52-week range of $27.47-$61.48 show volatility. Growth is not assessable here: revenue and profit growth are N/A, and FairStock gives no Lynch category because there are only 0 years of filed results, needing 3. FairStock Score 34/100 summarizes the mixed picture. At $27.79, the price is close to the low end of its range. If earnings and book value are real and stable, this could be statistically cheap. If the low returns and distress scores are telling the truth, the discount is deserved. I would need filed multi-year results and improving returns before trusting the apparent margin of safety.

In plain English: China Yuchai makes diesel and natural gas engines for trucks, buses, off-road equipment, marine and power uses, and also has a hospitality and property segment. The business looks mixed: it is cheap compared with its profits and accounting value, but the quality and financial-health signs are weak. There is not enough filed history here to judge growth.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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