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Hiwin Technologies Corporation

2049.TW
46
Industrial - Machinery · Industrials
Price
387.00 TWD
+25.00 (+6.91%)
Market Cap
136.92B TWD
Exchange
Taiwan Stock Exchange
Winston Score
46
Winston is serious
Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

5.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 344.9M (2021) → 327.2M (2025)

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.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+9.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+20.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$1.0B/ year

Rising (+6% vs prior year)

4.2% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

25.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$9.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth context

Hiwin Technologies Corporation is growing revenue at 9% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

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

Gross Margin
29.9%
Modest — 29.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
9.9%
Modest — 9.9% operating margin
ROCE
1.3%
Weak — 1.3% 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 YoY
+0.3%
Nearly flat sales (+0.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
-21.1%
Earnings shrinking (-21.1% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
284%
Turns 284% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
8.1%
Modest free cash flow (8.1%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.25
Conservative — low debt load (0.25)
Interest Cover
8.38x
Comfortably covers interest (8.4x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
84.3x
Expensive — P/E 84.3

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

P/E vs Forward
+45.5
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (84.3 → 38.8)

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
0.60%
Small dividend — 0.60% yield

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

Dividend Growth
-15.8%
Dividend cut (-15.8% YoY) — warning sign

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