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RLX Technology

RLX
68
Tobacco · Consumer Defensive
Price
$2.05
+0.02 (+0.99%)
Market Cap
$2.51B
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Winston Score
68
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Share count falling — buybacks

13.2% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.41B (2021) → 1.22B (2025)

RLX Technology is a Chinese company that makes electronic cigarettes and vaping products. Its main brand is RELX, which sells sleek, pod-based e-cigarettes to adult smokers in China who are looking for an alternative to traditional cigarettes. RLX is one of the largest e-cigarette brands in China by market share.

The company makes money by selling its vaping devices and replacement pods through retail stores, online channels, and a network of authorized shops across China. Nearly all of its revenue comes from mainland China, making it heavily dependent on one market. The biggest risk RLX faces is government regulation — Chinese authorities have tightened rules on e-cigarettes significantly, including requiring products to meet national standards and restricting flavors, which has pressured sales and profitability. How well RLX adapts to this stricter regulatory environment will largely determine its future growth.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+106.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+27.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$127M/ year

Rising (+44% vs prior year)

3.6% of revenue

1.8x the sector average (2%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

31.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

$14.5B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

RLX Technology grew revenue 106% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin
33.6%
Modest — 33.6% gross margin
Operating Margin
16.6%
Healthy — 16.6% operating margin
ROCE
1.5%
Weak — 1.5% 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
+62.3%
Fast-growing sales (62.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
+52.7%
Earnings growing fast (52.7% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

EPS Consistency
8/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
85%
Modest — 85% of profit becomes cash
FCF Margin
16.3%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (16.3%)

FCF margin between 10% and 20%. Every $100 in sales becomes $10 to $20 in real cash.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.01
Conservative — low debt load (0.01)
Interest Cover
100.00x
Comfortably covers interest (100.0x)

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

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
2.6x
Attractive valuation — P/E 2.6

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

P/E vs Forward
+0.3
GROWING
Earnings roughly flat

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Dividends

Dividend Yield
5.43%
Healthy income — 5.43% yield

Generous yield. Worth checking whether the payout is sustainable.

Dividend Growth
N/A
no trend
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