SenseTime Group

0020.HK

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

SenseTime Group is a Chinese artificial intelligence company that builds software to help computers understand images and video. Its main products include facial recognition systems, autonomous driving tools, and AI platforms used by businesses, governments, and hospitals across China. It is one of the largest AI software companies in Asia by revenue.

The company makes money by selling software licenses and AI services to large organizations, including city governments, banks, and car manufacturers. SenseTime operates almost entirely in China, though it has some international partnerships. Its competitive edge comes from years of research and one of the largest AI training computing clusters in Asia. However, SenseTime faces serious risks: it has been placed on a U.S. government trade blacklist, which limits its access to American technology and chips, and it has reported significant losses as it spends heavily to grow its AI infrastructure business amid rising competition.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+30.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+85.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

Cash Runway

~4 years

$25.8B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$25.8B cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

SenseTime Group grew revenue 31% 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

43.2%

Healthy — 43.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

0.1%

Thin — 0.1% operating margin

ROCE

0.0%

Weak — 0.0% 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

+32.9%

Fast-growing sales (+32.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS Consistency

7/8 quarters

Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

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Data not available

FCF Margin

-73.8%

Burning cash (-73.8%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.21

Conservative — low debt load (0.21)

Interest Cover

N/A

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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