# Founder Securities (601901.SHG)

Canonical: https://gigainvestors.com/s/601901.SHG

Analysis as of: 2026-10-16T07:36:18.362Z. Financial observations: FY2015–FY2025.

Listing currency: CNY. Reporting currency: CNY.

## Verdict

Not a wonderful business

Quality tests for Buy: not passed (profit record: pass; earnings resilience is evidence only). Published buy qualification: no.

Share price: CNY 6.75 per share; close as of 2026-10-15.

Estimated value: low CNY 2.50 per share, central CNY 2.77 per share, high CNY 3.09 per share. Buy at or below the central value CNY 2.77 per share. Valuation as of 2026-10-16T07:36:18.362Z; scenarios are not confidence intervals.

Expected annual return: 4.4% at the stated quote. About 4.4% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%). required return 10.0% a year (10% floor; CN 10-year bond 1.7% + 4 points).

## Checklist

### understandable: pass

- Financial history: 10 years

- Profitable years in the last ten: 10

- Required profitable years: 9

- Return on common equity variation (informational): 0.41×

Chart: Net income; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: CNY 2.6B

- FY2017: CNY 1.5B

- FY2018: CNY 661M

- FY2019: CNY 1.0B

- FY2020: CNY 1.1B

- FY2021: CNY 1.8B

- FY2022: CNY 2.1B

- FY2023: CNY 2.2B

- FY2024: CNY 2.2B

- FY2025: CNY 4.0B

### moat: fail

- Tangible common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- median return on common equity below threshold

- return on tangible common equity below 5% in more than one year

- Bank / P&C ROTE, median of available years: 5.0%

- Required median return: 12.0%

- Return uses tangible common equity: Yes

- Bank ROTE, second-lowest year: 3.0%

- Years with reported combined ratio: 0

Chart: Return on tangible common equity; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 8.4%

- FY2017: 4.4%

- FY2018: 2.0%

- FY2019: 3.0%

- FY2020: 3.1%

- FY2021: 5.0%

- FY2022: 5.6%

- FY2023: 5.3%

- FY2024: 5.1%

- FY2025: 8.6%

### economics: pass

- Tangible common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- Book value per share + reinvested dividends, annualized return: 9.4%

- Book return interval: 10 years

- Starting book value per share: CNY 3.63

- Ending book value per share: CNY 5.57

Chart: Annual book + dividend return; fiscal year observations.

- FY2016: 9.2%

- FY2017: 15.1%

- FY2018: 7.2%

- FY2019: 17.5%

- FY2020: -1.2%

- FY2021: 14.1%

- FY2022: 2.7%

- FY2023: 7.8%

- FY2024: 13.0%

- FY2025: 10.3%

### management: pass

- Tangible common book per share

- Parent-total proxy for preferred equity and common earnings

- Diluted shares, 10-year annual growth: -0.1%

- Diluted shares, 5-year annual growth: -0.3%

- Share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: -0.1%

- Five-year share growth excluding flagged crisis recapitalisations: -0.3%

- Flagged crisis recapitalisations: 0

- Book created / earnings retained after dividends and buybacks: 10.04×

- Book value created per share: CNY 1.94

- Earnings retained per share after dividends and buybacks: CNY 0.19

Chart: Shares (first year = 100); fiscal year observations.

- FY2015: 100

- FY2016: 102

- FY2017: 101

- FY2018: 99

- FY2019: 93

- FY2020: 101

- FY2021: 95

- FY2022: 99

- FY2023: 99

- FY2024: 98

- FY2025: 99

### accounting: pass

- Financial accounting warning count: 0

- Known restatement years: 0

## Holders

## Price story

Down 28% since Sep 2024 · net income +79.9%

Story as of 2026-10-16T10:00:07.192Z; price observation 2026-10-15.

The price assumes profits grow 6.1% a year forever

### Net income · FY2025

net income +79.9%; source https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/; observed 2026-10-16.

- FY2016: CNY 2.6B 

- FY2017: CNY 1.5B 

- FY2018: CNY 661M 

- FY2019: CNY 1.0B 

- FY2020: CNY 1.1B 

- FY2021: CNY 1.8B 

- FY2022: CNY 2.1B 

- FY2023: CNY 2.2B 

- FY2024: CNY 2.2B 

- FY2025: CNY 4.0B 

## Owner memo

Memo as of 2026-10-16T08:06:05.509Z.

### How it makes money

Operates in capital markets; annual sales are CNY 10.5 billion.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:18.362Z); FY2025: revenue 10515357096.99.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 601901.SHG: Founder Securities Co., Ltd. engages in the securities business in the People's Republic of China. The company offers wealth management services, including securities brokerage, institutional business, credit business, distribution of financial products, futures brokerage, and other businesses. It also provides investment banking services, such as equity and bond financing, mergers and acquisitions, recommendation and listing, and financial consultancy and other services. In addition, the company offers asset management services comprising securities assets and public fund management, private equity investment management, futures asset management, and other businesses. Further, it offers investment and trading services; and research and consulting services for institutional clients. Founder Securities Co., Ltd. was incorporated in 1988 and is headquartered in Changsha, the People's Republic of China.

### Why customers stay

It earns 5% on shareholders’ money, excluding intangible assets.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:18.362Z); 10-year return on tangible equity observations [[2016,0.08356821351221727],[2017,0.04437963723885399],[2018,0.020142782205698102],[2019,0.029839999346902762],[2020,0.031495862654632605],[2021,0.04963678077924826],[2022,0.05609358704938696],[2023,0.05318333090124504],[2024,0.05084319489114863],[2025,0.08622968342602615]]; median 0.050239987835198445. ROIC follows the displayed moat series; financial companies use return on tangible equity.

### Where the cash goes

Paid dividends in 10 of 10 years.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:18.362Z); Dividend observations: [[2016,3138164514.67],[2017,2205011491.71],[2018,1637117102.35],[2019,2483620996.02],[2020,1199496014.55],[2021,863009493.54],[2022,900189126.56],[2023,898272445],[2024,1760110164.46],[2025,2397176576.88]]. Zero only counted when supported by a complete cash-flow statement.

### Are managers owners

Insiders own 32.8% of the company.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16); 601901.SHG SharesStats.PercentInsiders = 32.773 percentage points; cache date 2026-10-16.

### What the price says

The price assumes profits grow 6.1% a year forever.

- Source: https://eodhd.com/financial-apis/stock-etfs-fundamental-data-feeds/ (filed 2026-10-16T07:36:18.362Z); Price 6.75; FX 1; original perpetual distributable cash 0.2625837703569752; discount 0.1; growth 0.06109870068785553. Same book-value model and 4× ceiling; no ten-year operating fade applies. Closing-price date 2026-10-15.

## Monthly share-price history (CNY per share)

- 2016-10: CNY 7.49 per share

- 2016-11: CNY 8.53 per share

- 2016-12: CNY 7.60 per share

- 2017-01: CNY 7.75 per share

- 2017-02: CNY 8.48 per share

- 2017-03: CNY 8.11 per share

- 2017-04: CNY 8.44 per share

- 2017-05: CNY 9.01 per share

- 2017-06: CNY 9.93 per share

- 2017-07: CNY 8.91 per share

- 2017-08: CNY 9.12 per share

- 2017-09: CNY 8.60 per share

- 2017-10: CNY 7.85 per share

- 2017-11: CNY 7.62 per share

- 2017-12: CNY 6.89 per share

- 2018-01: CNY 7.04 per share

- 2018-02: CNY 6.49 per share

- 2018-03: CNY 6.20 per share

- 2018-04: CNY 5.92 per share

- 2018-05: CNY 5.87 per share

- 2018-06: CNY 6.69 per share

- 2018-07: CNY 6.79 per share

- 2018-08: CNY 5.96 per share

- 2018-09: CNY 5.52 per share

- 2018-10: CNY 5.44 per share

- 2018-11: CNY 5.47 per share

- 2018-12: CNY 5.31 per share

- 2019-01: CNY 6.12 per share

- 2019-02: CNY 7.44 per share

- 2019-03: CNY 7.68 per share

- 2019-04: CNY 7.43 per share

- 2019-05: CNY 7.17 per share

- 2019-06: CNY 7.11 per share

- 2019-07: CNY 6.94 per share

- 2019-08: CNY 6.63 per share

- 2019-09: CNY 6.89 per share

- 2019-10: CNY 6.73 per share

- 2019-11: CNY 6.69 per share

- 2019-12: CNY 8.67 per share

- 2020-01: CNY 8.04 per share

- 2020-02: CNY 7.32 per share

- 2020-03: CNY 7.18 per share

- 2020-04: CNY 7.12 per share

- 2020-05: CNY 6.92 per share

- 2020-06: CNY 7.08 per share

- 2020-07: CNY 8.58 per share

- 2020-08: CNY 8.77 per share

- 2020-09: CNY 8.40 per share

- 2020-10: CNY 9.29 per share

- 2020-11: CNY 9.02 per share

- 2020-12: CNY 10.37 per share

- 2021-01: CNY 9.71 per share

- 2021-02: CNY 8.60 per share

- 2021-03: CNY 8.70 per share

- 2021-04: CNY 9.21 per share

- 2021-05: CNY 10.15 per share

- 2021-06: CNY 9.36 per share

- 2021-07: CNY 8.78 per share

- 2021-08: CNY 8.53 per share

- 2021-09: CNY 8.18 per share

- 2021-10: CNY 8.16 per share

- 2021-11: CNY 7.75 per share

- 2021-12: CNY 7.84 per share

- 2022-01: CNY 7.35 per share

- 2022-02: CNY 7.18 per share

- 2022-03: CNY 6.74 per share

- 2022-04: CNY 6.12 per share

- 2022-05: CNY 6.26 per share

- 2022-06: CNY 6.71 per share

- 2022-07: CNY 6.57 per share

- 2022-08: CNY 6.95 per share

- 2022-09: CNY 6.55 per share

- 2022-10: CNY 6.33 per share

- 2022-11: CNY 6.78 per share

- 2022-12: CNY 6.38 per share

- 2023-01: CNY 6.94 per share

- 2023-02: CNY 6.97 per share

- 2023-03: CNY 6.97 per share

- 2023-04: CNY 7.00 per share

- 2023-05: CNY 6.98 per share

- 2023-06: CNY 6.54 per share

- 2023-07: CNY 7.24 per share

- 2023-08: CNY 7.22 per share

- 2023-09: CNY 7.40 per share

- 2023-10: CNY 7.58 per share

- 2023-11: CNY 8.68 per share

- 2023-12: CNY 8.06 per share

- 2024-01: CNY 6.92 per share

- 2024-02: CNY 7.62 per share

- 2024-03: CNY 8.18 per share

- 2024-04: CNY 8.99 per share

- 2024-05: CNY 8.24 per share

- 2024-06: CNY 7.73 per share

- 2024-07: CNY 7.77 per share

- 2024-08: CNY 6.95 per share

- 2024-09: CNY 9.34 per share

- 2024-10: CNY 8.68 per share

- 2024-11: CNY 8.57 per share

- 2024-12: CNY 8.33 per share

- 2025-01: CNY 7.78 per share

- 2025-02: CNY 7.90 per share

- 2025-03: CNY 7.79 per share

- 2025-04: CNY 7.45 per share

- 2025-05: CNY 7.61 per share

- 2025-06: CNY 7.91 per share

- 2025-07: CNY 8.12 per share

- 2025-08: CNY 8.64 per share

- 2025-09: CNY 8.14 per share

- 2025-10: CNY 8.23 per share

- 2025-11: CNY 7.75 per share

- 2025-12: CNY 7.80 per share

- 2026-01: CNY 7.86 per share

- 2026-02: CNY 7.68 per share

- 2026-03: CNY 6.79 per share

- 2026-04: CNY 7.18 per share

- 2026-05: CNY 6.89 per share

- 2026-06: CNY 7.20 per share

- 2026-07: CNY 7.10 per share

- 2026-08: CNY 6.88 per share

- 2026-09: CNY 6.71 per share

- 2026-10: CNY 6.74 per share

## Annual estimated value (CNY per share)

- FY2016: low CNY 1.70 per share, central CNY 2.12 per share, high CNY 2.83 per share

- FY2017: low CNY 1.43 per share, central CNY 1.79 per share, high CNY 2.39 per share

- FY2018: low CNY 2.40 per share, central CNY 2.64 per share, high CNY 2.93 per share

- FY2019: low CNY 1.73 per share, central CNY 1.94 per share, high CNY 2.19 per share

- FY2020: low CNY 1.44 per share, central CNY 1.59 per share, high CNY 1.78 per share

- FY2021: low CNY 1.82 per share, central CNY 2.01 per share, high CNY 2.25 per share

- FY2022: low CNY 1.88 per share, central CNY 2.10 per share, high CNY 2.37 per share

- FY2023: low CNY 1.92 per share, central CNY 2.14 per share, high CNY 2.42 per share

- FY2024: low CNY 2.29 per share, central CNY 2.53 per share, high CNY 2.82 per share

- FY2025: low CNY 2.40 per share, central CNY 2.65 per share, high CNY 2.96 per share

Historical values use today's bond yield for every fiscal year

Historical values use today's FX rate into trading currency for every fiscal year

Historical values use current restated fundamentals and current commodity classification; they are not point-in-time estimates

## Sources

Estimates depend on assumptions and are not guarantees or investment advice. Underlying data remains subject to its source licenses; public reading does not grant bulk redistribution rights.
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Founder Securities

601901 · SHG

CSI 300

Not a wonderful business

1 quality test fails. A lower price would not fix the business.

Share price
CNY 6.75
Buy up to
CNY 2.77
Expected / yr
4.4% at today's price (10.0% at central value)

The business

How it makes money
Why customers stay
Where the cash goes
Are managers owners
What the price says

1. Is this a good business?

Evidence only; not required for Buy

Profits were positive in 10 years (at least 9 needed).

10y median
CNY 2.0B
Worst year
CNY 661M
Latest · 2025
CNY 4.0B

Earned a median 5% on tangible equity (minimum 12%), and the second-worst year 3% (minimum 5%).

10y median
5.0%
Worst year
2.0%
Latest · 2025
8.6%

Book value plus dividends grew 9.4% a year (minimum 7%).

10y median
9.7%
Worst year
-1.2%
Latest · 2025
10.3%

Ordinary share growth was -0.1% over the full period and -0.3% over five years (either must be at most 2% a year).

11y median
99
Worst year
102
Latest · 2025
99

0 accounting warnings were found (none allowed).

accounting warnings
0
Passing bar
≤ 0

Profit record · pass 0 loss years in 10 (at most 2), three-year average earnings per share 0.34 CNY.

2. Is the price low enough?

Price & return math
Value rangeCNY 2.50 – CNY 3.09
Buy at or belowCentral value CNY 2.77
Discount to value1 − 6.75 / 2.77 = -144.0%
Return / yearAbout 4.4% a year at today's price (required return 10.0%)
Cash-flow inputsBook CNY 5.82/share; ROE 5.0%; first payout CNY 0.26/share, growing 0.5% perpetually (4× book payout cap applied).
Required return10.0% / year, earned by construction at the central value
Net incomeCNY 4.0B
4.0B020162025
FY2016 · Net income: CNY 2.6B; FY2017 · Net income: CNY 1.5B; FY2018 · Net income: CNY 661M; FY2019 · Net income: CNY 1.0B; FY2020 · Net income: CNY 1.1B; FY2021 · Net income: CNY 1.8B; FY2022 · Net income: CNY 2.1B; FY2023 · Net income: CNY 2.2B; FY2024 · Net income: CNY 2.2B; FY2025 · Net income: CNY 4.0B
Net income
Book / shareCNY 5.57
5.57020162025
FY2016 · Book / share: CNY 3.60; FY2017 · Book / share: CNY 3.88; FY2018 · Book / share: CNY 3.96; FY2019 · Book / share: CNY 4.34; FY2020 · Book / share: CNY 4.14; FY2021 · Book / share: CNY 4.62; FY2022 · Book / share: CNY 4.64; FY2023 · Book / share: CNY 4.89; FY2024 · Book / share: CNY 5.31; FY2025 · Book / share: CNY 5.57
Book / share
Dividend / shareCNY 0.29
1.00020162025
FY2016 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.37; FY2017 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.26; FY2018 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.20; FY2019 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.32; FY2020 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.14; FY2021 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.11; FY2022 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.11; FY2023 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.11; FY2024 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.22; FY2025 · Dividend / share: CNY 0.29
Dividend / share
Return on tangible equity8.6%
10.0%0.0%20162025
FY2016 · Return on tangible equity: 8.4%; FY2017 · Return on tangible equity: 4.4%; FY2018 · Return on tangible equity: 2.0%; FY2019 · Return on tangible equity: 3.0%; FY2020 · Return on tangible equity: 3.1%; FY2021 · Return on tangible equity: 5.0%; FY2022 · Return on tangible equity: 5.6%; FY2023 · Return on tangible equity: 5.3%; FY2024 · Return on tangible equity: 5.1%; FY2025 · Return on tangible equity: 8.6%
Return on tangible equity
Diluted shares8.3B
8.5B020162025
FY2016 · Diluted shares: 8.5B; FY2017 · Diluted shares: 8.4B; FY2018 · Diluted shares: 8.3B; FY2019 · Diluted shares: 7.8B; FY2020 · Diluted shares: 8.4B; FY2021 · Diluted shares: 8.0B; FY2022 · Diluted shares: 8.3B; FY2023 · Diluted shares: 8.3B; FY2024 · Diluted shares: 8.2B; FY2025 · Diluted shares: 8.3B
Diluted shares
Prices 15 Oct 2026 · FY2025