China XD Electric: A Real UHV Upcycle, Priced Like It's Already Proven
China XD Electric is a central-SOE-controlled maker of UHV transmission and substation equipment, spanning switchgear, transformers and power-electronics devices, whose 2025 revenue grew 7.1% to RMB 23.76 billion and attributable net profit grew 20.5% to RMB 1.27 billion as gross margin improved 1.86 percentage points to 22.57% on a richer transformer mix. Rating Hold: order flow and margin gains are real and the balance sheet is safe, but at RMB 13.42 the stock already trades near 54 times trailing earnings on a 2025 ROE of just 5.64%, pricing in continued execution well ahead of the report's own ideal buy zone of RMB 8.0 to 9.0.