WeRide

WRD

Software - Infrastructure · Technology

Price

$5.98

-0.17 (-2.76%)

Market Cap

$1.82B

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+14.4% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 269.4M (2021) → 308.2M (2025)

WeRide, Inc. engages in the development of an autonomous driving technology platform. It offers Robotaxi, Robobus, Robovan, Robosweeper, and advanced driving solutions, providing smart services in online ride-hailing, on-demand transport, urban logistics, and environmental sanitation. The company was founded by Xu Han and Yan Li in February 2017 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+56.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+19.6% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$1.3B/ year

↑ Rising (+22% vs prior year)

200.4% of revenue

13.4x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

7.3%ownership

↑ Rising

Insiders increasing their stake — aligned with shareholders

Revenue accelerating

WeRide grew revenue 57% 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.

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

34.7%

Modest — 34.7% gross margin

Operating Margin

-387.8%

Losing money on operations — -387.8%

ROCE

-5.9%

Weak — -5.9% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

+99.0%

Fast-growing sales (99.0% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

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Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

FCF Margin

0.0%

—

Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.04

Conservative — low debt load (0.04)

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

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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