Tungray Technologies Inc Overview
Tungray is a micro-cap engineer-to-order (ETO) industrial automation group. It is headquartered in Singapore and does most of its manufacturing in China. It designs and builds customized test, tooling and automated assembly equipment for OEMs in printers, electronics, semiconductors and home appliances. Its Qingdao subsidiaries also sell a smaller catalogue of standardized products: high-frequency induction welding and brazing machines used in HVAC and refrigeration production, and direct-drive and linear DC motors. Revenue was USD 15.6M in FY2025 (+22.0%). That is still below the FY2021 peak of USD 17.5M. The company has moved from a mid-20s net margin in FY2021 to roughly breakeven. Its defining traits are extreme customer concentration (the HP group was 48.8% of FY2025 revenue), founder-family control through 20-vote Class B shares, heavy related-party dealings, and a 2024 restatement with an associated IPO class action. In September and October 2026 the founder-CEO, CFO and CTO all departed within six weeks. The founder's spouse now leads as interim CEO.
The company's own description
In its FY2024 and FY2025 filings and releases, Tungray describes itself as an ETO company. It says it provides customized industrial manufacturing solutions to OEMs in the semiconductor, printer, electronics and home appliance industries, from R&D and manufacturing bases in Singapore and China. Its stated range runs from customized manufacturing machinery to direct-drive and linear DC motors and induction welding equipment, and it cites more than two decades of experience (FY2024 results release, May 14, 2025). The FY2025 20-F simplifies revenue into two categories:
Standard products: welding equipment, and direct-drive and linear DC motors.
Customized solutions: customized industrial test and tooling solutions.
Business model and revenue model
| Dimension | Characterization |
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| Revenue model | Almost entirely product sales: project-based, one-off equipment builds plus catalogue products. There is no disclosed subscription, licensing or recurring service revenue. Related-party revenue is immaterial (USD 4,849 in FY2025). |
| Contracting | Purchase-order basis; no written long-term agreements with major customers (20-F FY2025). Many projects are fixed-price, which exposes the company to cost overruns. |
| Billing pattern | Large customer advances, booked as contract liabilities: USD 6.12M at end-FY2024, down to USD 3.15M at end-FY2025. Swings in these advances drive operating cash flow volatility. |
| Mix FY2025 | Customized 66.1% (USD 10.32M); standardized 33.9% (USD 5.30M) (20-F FY2025) |
| Mix FY2021 (IPO-era classification) | Customized solutions 75.9%; induction welding 14.0%; DD/linear motors 10.1% (IPO prospectus) |
Value-chain position
Tungray sits in the capital-equipment tier of electronics and appliance supply chains. It designs and integrates production-line equipment (fixtures, testers, assembly cells) that OEMs use to make their end products. It also supplies precision motion components (DD/linear motors) and process equipment (induction welders) to other machine builders and to appliance makers. Prototyping and design happen in Singapore. Component fabrication and higher-volume builds happen in Shenzhen and Qingdao (IPO prospectus; MarketScreener profile).
Customer types and end-markets
Printer and electronics OEMs (Singapore-centric): the HP group was 66.6% of FY2024 revenue and 48.8% of FY2025 revenue. Goertek Inc. was 5.0% of FY2025 revenue (20-F FY2025). The company website cites historical relationships with HP, Dell and ABB.
Chinese home-appliance OEMs: induction welding units for refrigerators, air conditioners and heat-pump clothes dryers (IPO prospectus).
Automotive / NEV: H1 2025 standardized revenue rose 130.6%, driven by orders linked to automotive refrigerators in new-energy vehicles (6-K, Sep 30, 2025).
Semiconductor: cited as a target sector in the SEA sales push (FY2024 release).
Customer count: 162 (FY2021) and 132 (FY2022) per the prospectus. About 142 (FY2023) and about 183 (FY2024) are derived from the disclosed average revenue per customer of ~USD 101K and ~USD 70K.
Independent characterization
Tungray is best understood as a small Singapore–China automation job shop attached to one anchor customer, with a modest catalogue products business alongside it. The customized business historically earned 50%+ gross margins. Those margins look less like proprietary technology and more like the economics of a long-tenured, embedded supplier to HP's printer manufacturing. They have compressed as printer demand normalized after COVID: customized gross margin fell from 54.1% in FY2023 to 44.6% in FY2025. The standardized line (welding and motors) is commoditized and price-competitive in China. Its reported FY2025 margin jump, from 12.0% to 48.4%, is unusual and conflicts with interim disclosures. The group is transitioning away from printer dependence toward NEV-related and SEA semiconductor and automotive work. That transition is now happening without the founder, CFO or CTO.
Strategy
Stated strategic themes (FY2024–FY2025 releases and 20-F)
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Cost control and supplier renegotiation: concentrate purchasing with high-volume suppliers and use volume for better rates on common components (FY2024 release). The CFO repeated this in H1 2025, describing aggressive cost-cutting to stay competitive under pricing pressure (6-K, Sep 30, 2025).
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Revenue enhancement through horizontal partnerships: add new business lines via partnerships with existing companies, using a "market-for-tech" model built on Singapore's regional hub role.
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New technology bets:
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metal 3D printing for precision engineering, aimed at commercial aviation, offshore marine and oil & gas;
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standardized manufacturing of medical components;
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contract repair of aviation components such as fan blades and turbines.
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Market diversification: hire a dedicated market and sales manager to push into SEA non-printer markets, mainly semiconductor, automotive and non-printer consumer products.
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R&D-led product expansion:
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FY2024: R&D +34.3%, with over a dozen new projects launched.
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H1 2025: target areas named as automation equipment, semiconductor-related solutions and mechatronics.
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Higher-margin product development to expand the revenue base.
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Customer retention: strengthen retention and service offerings and expand high-value relationships, in response to average revenue per customer falling from ~USD 124K (FY2022) to ~USD 70K (FY2024).
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Equity incentives: the 2025 Equity Incentive Plan (1.18M Class A shares) to attract and retain talent.
Initiative register (last 24 months)
| Date | Initiative | Type | Status / evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2024 | IPO proceeds (~USD 5.4M gross incl. over-allotment) | Capital raise | Completed; cash has since declined |
| 2,024 | Land-use-right prepayment (~USD 2.0M) | Capacity investment | Location and purpose undisclosed |
| 2,024 | Workforce reduction | Cost program | Salaries −USD 173K (FY2024) |
| 2,024 | 12+ new R&D projects; R&D +34% | Innovation | R&D fell 8% in FY2025 to USD 0.98M |
| May 2025 | Supplier consolidation and renegotiation | Cost program | No quantified savings target disclosed |
| May 2025 | Metal 3D printing, medical components, aviation repair exploration | New business | No partner, investment or revenue disclosed |
| 2,025 | SEA non-printer sales push and dedicated sales hire | Commercial | Selling expense +61% in FY2025 |
| H1 2025 | NEV automotive-refrigerator product orders | Market entry | Standardized revenue +97.6% in FY2025 |
| Aug–Sep 2025 | 2025 Equity Incentive Plan | HR/governance | Approved Sep 20, 2025 |
| Sep 2026 | Leadership transition (interim CEO) | Governance | Strategy continuity unclear |
Medium-term targets and ESG commitments
Medium-term financial targets or guidance: none publicly disclosed. The company does not hold earnings calls or investor days, and no transcripts were found.
Sustainability / ESG commitments: none publicly disclosed beyond generic risk-factor language.
Products & Services
Tungray does not publish a priced catalogue. Launch dates and pricing are not publicly disclosed for any line. Pricing is project-specific and set by purchase order (20-F FY2025).
Customized products segment
| Offering | Description / capabilities | Target customer | Entities | Notes |
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| Customized industrial test solutions | Bespoke functional and quality-inspection testers for production lines | Printer and electronics OEMs (anchor: HP group) | Tungray Singapore, Tung Resource, Tungray Industrial (Shenzhen) | Historically supplied tooling and quality inspection equipment to HP, Dell and ABB (company website) |
| Tooling and fixtures | Custom jigs and fixtures for assembly and test | Same | Same | Fixed-price, PO-based |
| Automated assembly equipment | Non-standard automated assembly cells and lines | Electronics, semiconductor, appliance OEMs | Shenzhen subsidiaries (Tongsheng Intelligent / Development) | Prototypes in Singapore; volume builds in China (MarketScreener profile) |
| Precision testing equipment | High-precision measurement and test machines | Semiconductor, electronics | Same | Named in aggregator descriptions (WallStreetZen, Simply Wall St) |
| ETO high-precision motion platforms | Custom motion stages built on in-house DD/linear motors | Machine builders, semiconductor | Qingdao Tungray Intelligent | Bridges both categories (IPO prospectus) |
| Intelligent robots and storage equipment; machinery installation | R&D and sale of intelligent robots and storage equipment; installation of industrial machinery and mechanical engineering works | Industrial | PRC subsidiaries | Aggregator description (Simply Wall St); scale not disclosed |
Standardized products segment
| Offering | Description / capabilities | Target customer | Entity | Notes |
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| Manual induction welding equipment | Self-contained, high-frequency induction brazing and welding units | Chinese HVAC, refrigerator and heat-pump-dryer OEMs | Qingdao Tongri Electric; Qingdao Tungray Intelligent | Core patent: High Frequency Induction Soldering Machine (CN201510742699.3; granted Oct 3, 2017; expires Nov 4, 2035) |
| Automatic induction welding equipment | Automated brazing stations for copper and aluminium tube joints | Same | Same | Patent: Al-Al Tube Induction Welding Tip (CN201510176398.9; granted Mar 1, 2017; expires Apr 14, 2035) |
| Induction hardening equipment | Surface hardening systems | Industrial | Tongri Electric | Listed in Tongri Electric's scope (IPO F-1) |
| TDB (Tungray Drive B) Series | Direct-drive rotary motors (gearless; direct speed and torque control) | Automation machine builders | Qingdao Tungray Intelligent | Product line named in IPO prospectus |
| TC (Tungray Core) Series | Iron-core linear motors (likely, per naming) | Same | Same | Specifications not disclosed |
| TU (Tungray "U" Type) Series | U-channel linear motors | Same | Same | Specifications not disclosed |
| TLS (Tungray Linear Series) | Standard linear modules | Same | Same | Specifications not disclosed |
| Motor control modules | Compatible drive and control modules to maximize motor performance | Same | Same | IPO prospectus |
| Automotive-refrigerator-related products (NEV) | Sold under the "mechatronics" heading; product type not specified | Automotive / NEV supply chain | PRC subsidiaries | Driver of H1 2025 standardized growth (+130.6%) |
Exploratory (not yet commercialized per disclosures)
| Initiative | Description | Status |
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| Metal 3D printing | Precision engineering parts; value-added solutions for commercial aviation, offshore marine and oil & gas | "Exploring" (FY2024 release, May 2025) |
| Standardized medical component manufacturing | Contract manufacturing of medical components | "Exploring" |
| Aviation component contract repair | Repair of aircraft engine fan blades and turbines | "Exploring" via potential partnerships |
| "Market-for-tech" model | Using Singapore's hub position to bring partner technologies into regional markets | Strategic concept; no named partner disclosed |
Financial Narrative
All figures are in USD. FY2021–FY2023 are on the restated basis. Standardized data is from S&P Global Market Intelligence via StockAnalysis (updated Apr 23, 2026) and cross-checked to company filings for FY2023–FY2025.
Income statement
Notes:
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FY2025 company figures: revenue 15,623,708; cost 8,450,553; gross profit 7,173,156; selling 957,572; R&D 975,055; tax 131,119; net loss 170,277; attributable loss 13,416; NCI loss 156,861 (20-F FY2025).
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FY2024 company figures: revenue 12,810,249; operating loss 656,100; net loss 571,717; attributable loss 480,019 (FY2024 release).
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Dividends per share by the listed parent: none declared. Distributions in FY2022–FY2024 were subsidiary-level dividends to pre-IPO owners (see 6.4).
Margin profile
Revenue CAGR: FY2021–FY2025 is −2.8% a year (17.47 → 15.62). FY2020–FY2025 is +10.4% a year (9.51 → 15.62).
Commentary. The five-year arc has three phases:
Boom (FY2021): revenue nearly doubled on COVID-era work-from-home printer demand, delivering a 27.9% operating margin.
Normalization (FY2022–FY2024): revenue fell for three straight years. The 20-F attributes this to the end of pandemic home-printer demand and the US–China trade war; HP revenue fell USD 0.7M in FY2024 alone. Gross margin compressed by 13 points. Meanwhile SG&A rose in absolute terms (USD 3.7M → 5.2M), lifted by public-company costs: IPO professional fees of ~USD 244K, D&O insurance of ~USD 89K, and higher depreciation (FY2024 release). Operating leverage turned sharply negative.
Partial recovery (FY2025): revenue grew 22.0%, but SG&A rose a further 24% to USD 6.44M. The company stayed loss-making at the operating line (−USD 0.24M). Selling expense rose 61% to USD 0.96M, reflecting the sales-hire and SEA expansion strategy. Director cash compensation rose from USD 30K to USD 322K (2026 proxy).
The structural issue is a fixed-cost base (~USD 7.4M opex) that requires roughly USD 16–17M of revenue at a ~45% gross margin just to break even. That is above any year except the FY2021 peak.
Half-year trajectory
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Group Structure
| Layer | Entity | Jurisdiction | Role |
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Listing vehicle | Tungray Technologies Inc | Cayman Islands | Holding company |
Intermediate holdcos | Tungray Motion Ltd; Tungray Electronics Ltd; Tungray Intelligent Technology Ltd | BVI | Reorganization holding entities (formed June 21, 2022) |
Singapore subsidiaries | Tungray Singapore Pte Ltd; Tung Resource Pte Ltd; Tungray Technology Pte Ltd | Singapore | ETO design, prototyping and assembly. Tung Resource and Tungray Singapore have 10–20 years of operations. |
PRC subsidiaries | Tungray Industrial Automation (Shenzhen); Tongsheng Intelligent Equipment (Shenzhen); Tongsheng Intelligence Technology Development (Shenzhen); Qingdao Tongri Electric Machines; Qingdao Tungray Intelligent Technology; Xi'an Tongri Intelligent Industrial Technology | PRC | Manufacturing (Shenzhen ETO base; Qingdao welding and motors). Xi'an Tongri had not begun substantive operations as of the prospectus. |
Other named entities | Shenzhen Shengrui Enterprise Management Centre (LP); Suzhou Shuokun Zhilian Technology Co., Ltd | PRC | Named in FY2025 20-F definitions. |
Minority investee | Hefei CAS Dihuge Automation Co. Ltd | PRC | 9.7% ownership interest (2026 proxy) |
Revenue by Segment and Segment Margins & Growth (%)
| Metric | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Customized revenue (USD Mn) | 11.72 | 10.13 | 10.32 |
Standardized revenue (USD Mn) | 2.64 | 2.68 | 5.30 |
Total revenue (USD Mn) | 14.36 | 12.81 | 15.62 |
Customized cost of revenue (USD Mn) | 5.38 | 4.85 | 5.72 |
Standardized cost of revenue (USD Mn) | 2.27 | 2.36 | 2.73 |
Customized gross profit (USD Mn) | 6.34 | 5.27 | 4.61 |
Standardized gross profit (USD Mn) | 0.38 | 0.32 | 2.57 |
Customized gross margin (%) | 54.1 | 52.1 | 44.6 |
Standardized gross margin (%) | 14.2 | 12.0 | 48.4 |
Customized share of revenue (%) | 81.6 | 79.1 | 66.1 |
Standardized share of revenue (%) | 18.4 | 20.9 | 33.9 |
Segment Margins & Growth (%)
| Metric | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Customized revenue YoY growth (%) | -13.6 | 1.9 |
Standardized revenue YoY growth (%) | 1.6 | 97.6 |
Total revenue YoY growth (%) | -10.8 | 22.0 |
Business Lines
| Business line | FY2021 revenue share (%) | FY2021 revenue (USD Mn, derived) |
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Customized industrial manufacturing solutions | 75.9 | 13.26 |
Induction welding equipment | 14.0 | 2.45 |
Direct drive and linear DC motors | 10.1 | 1.76 |
Income Statement and Margin Analysis (%)
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Revenue (USD Mn) | 17.47 | 16.33 | 14.36 | 12.81 | 15.62 |
Revenue growth (%) | 83.7 | -6.5 | -12.1 | -10.8 | 22.0 |
Cost of revenue (USD Mn) | 8.21 | 7.07 | 7.65 | 7.21 | 8.45 |
Gross profit (USD Mn) | 9.26 | 9.27 | 6.71 | 5.60 | 7.17 |
SG&A (USD Mn) | 3.71 | 5.15 | 4.82 | 5.19 | 6.44 |
R&D expense (USD Mn) | 0.67 | 0.83 | 0.79 | 1.06 | 0.98 |
Total operating expenses (USD Mn) | 4.38 | 5.98 | 5.61 | 6.25 | 7.41 |
Operating income (USD Mn) | 4.88 | 3.28 | 1.10 | -0.66 | -0.24 |
EBITDA (USD Mn) | 5.12 | 3.48 | 1.36 | -0.27 | 0.20 |
Pre-tax income (USD Mn) | 5.01 | 3.47 | 1.29 | -0.29 | -0.04 |
Income tax expense (USD Mn) | 0.71 | 0.63 | 0.54 | 0.28 | 0.13 |
Net income incl. NCI (USD Mn) | 4.30 | 2.84 | 0.76 | -0.57 | -0.17 |
Net income attributable to Tungray (USD Mn) | 4.30 | 2.85 | 0.86 | -0.48 | -0.01 |
EPS basic and diluted (USD) | 0.29 | 0.19 | 0.06 | -0.03 | -0.001 |
Weighted avg shares (M) | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.00 | 15.95 | 16.35 |
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| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Gross margin (%) | 53.0 | 56.7 | 46.7 | 43.7 | 45.9 |
Operating margin (%) | 27.9 | 20.1 | 7.7 | -5.1 | -1.6 |
EBITDA margin (%) | 29.3 | 21.3 | 9.5 | -2.1 | 1.3 |
Net margin attributable (%) | 24.6 | 17.5 | 6.0 | -3.7 | -0.1 |
SG&A as % of revenue (%) | 21.2 | 31.5 | 33.6 | 40.5 | 41.2 |
R&D as % of revenue (%) | 3.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 8.3 | 6.2 |
Income Statement and Margin Analysis (%) (Half-Yearly)
| Metric | H1 2024 | H2 2024 | H1 2025 | H2 2025 |
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Revenue (USD Mn) | 5.44 | 7.37 | 7.44 | 8.18 |
Gross margin (%) | 46.7 | 41.6 | 48.6 | 43.6 |
Net income incl. NCI (USD Mn) | -0.80 | 0.23 | 0.50 | -0.67 |
Balance Sheet and Per-Share Data
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Total assets (USD Mn) | 25.79 | 26.03 | 27.05 | 29.91 | 29.51 |
Cash and equivalents (USD Mn) | 11.34 | 13.13 | 10.80 | 8.97 | 6.62 |
Restricted cash (USD Mn) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.50 | 0.02 |
Accounts receivable (USD Mn) | 3.42 | 2.22 | 3.81 | 2.40 | 3.23 |
Inventory (USD Mn) | 1.84 | 1.40 | 2.28 | 2.21 | 3.35 |
Property plant and equipment (USD Mn) | 7.03 | 7.12 | 7.04 | 7.81 | 8.27 |
Short-term debt incl. current leases (USD Mn) | 1.37 | 0.90 | 0.31 | 0.56 | 1.14 |
Long-term debt incl. leases (USD Mn) | 3.72 | 2.86 | 2.30 | 2.04 | 1.77 |
Total debt incl. leases (USD Mn) | 5.09 | 3.77 | 2.61 | 2.60 | 2.92 |
Net debt (USD Mn, negative = net cash) | -6.25 | -9.36 | -8.19 | -6.37 | -3.71 |
Contract liabilities (customer advances, USD Mn) | 2.60 | 1.85 | 4.01 | 6.12 | 3.15 |
Total liabilities (USD Mn) | 13.20 | 11.19 | 11.34 | 12.65 | 11.48 |
Total shareholders equity incl. NCI (USD Mn) | 12.59 | 14.84 | 15.71 | 17.26 | 18.03 |
Equity attributable to Tungray (USD Mn) | 12.59 | 14.86 | 15.83 | 17.42 | 18.37 |
Goodwill and intangibles (USD Mn) | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.24 |
Working capital (USD Mn) | 9.16 | 9.53 | 9.49 | 9.17 | 9.05 |
Book value per share (USD) | 0.84 | 0.99 | 1.06 | 1.07 | 1.12 |
Cash Flow and Margin Analysis (%)
| Metric | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Operating cash flow (USD Mn) | 5.99 | 3.64 | 0.45 | -0.81 | -3.05 |
Capital expenditure (USD Mn) | -0.21 | -0.15 | -0.04 | -0.45 | -0.80 |
Free cash flow (USD Mn) | 5.78 | 3.49 | 0.41 | -1.26 | -3.85 |
Free cash flow margin (%) | 33.1 | 21.4 | 2.8 | -9.9 | -24.6 |
Dividends paid (USD Mn) | 0.00 | -1.65 | -1.28 | -0.52 | 0.00 |
Share buybacks (USD Mn) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Equity issuance gross (USD Mn) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 5.41 | 0.00 |
Net debt issued or repaid (USD Mn) | -0.01 | 0.94 | -1.05 | -0.74 | 1.31 |
Change in contract liabilities (USD Mn) | 1.61 | -0.70 | 2.15 | 2.24 | -3.50 |
Returns & Leverage Ratios (%) and Financial Ratios (x)
| Ratio | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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ROE on ending attributable equity (%) | 34.2 | 19.2 | 5.4 | -2.8 | -0.1 |
ROA on ending total assets (%) | 16.7 | 10.9 | 3.2 | -1.6 | -0.05 |
ROIC after-tax EBIT over debt plus equity less cash (%) | 66.1 | 49.0 | 8.5 | -6.1 | -1.7 |
Current ratio (x) | 1.97 | 2.14 | 2.05 | 1.87 | 1.94 |
Debt to equity incl. leases (x) | 0.40 | 0.25 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
Interest coverage EBIT over cash interest paid (x) | 25.7 | 20.5 | 12.2 | -9.4 | -3.4 |
Asset turnover revenue over ending assets (x) | 0.68 | 0.63 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.53 |
Days sales outstanding | 71.5 | 49.6 | 96.8 | 68.4 | 75.5 |
Days inventory outstanding | 81.8 | 72.3 | 108.8 | 111.9 | 144.7 |
Days payables outstanding | 72.9 | 62.5 | 74.0 | 72.9 | 90.3 |
Cash conversion cycle (days) | 80.4 | 59.4 | 131.6 | 107.4 | 129.9 |
Revenue by Region (%) and Revenue by Region
| Region | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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Singapore revenue share (%) | 54.0 | 31.8 |
Mainland China revenue share (%) | 46.0 | 68.2 |
Singapore revenue (USD Mn, derived) | 6.92 | 4.97 |
Mainland China revenue (USD Mn, derived) | 5.89 | 10.66 |
Revenue by Region and Revenue by Region (%)
| Metric | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
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HP group revenue (USD Mn) | 9.23 | 8.53 | 7.62 |
HP group share of revenue (%) | 64.3 | 66.6 | 48.8 |
Goertek share of revenue (%) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 |
Average revenue per customer (USD K) | 101 | 70 | 0 |
Valuation Snapshot
| Metric | Value | Source |
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IPO price (Apr 2024) | USD 4.00 | 6-K Apr 2024 |
Peak (52-week high, 2024) | USD 11.78 | Yahoo Finance |
Price (May 17, 2024) | USD 5.71 | StockAnalysis |
Price (June 17, 2026) | USD 1.57 | WallStreetZen |
Price (Oct 12, 2026) | USD 1.14 | MarketScreener/StockAnalysis |
Since-IPO return | −71.5% (analyst computation) | — |
1-year return (to Oct 6, 2026) | −15.8% | StockTitan |
YTD 2026 (to Oct 12, 2026) | +2.1% | MarketScreener |
3-year and 5-year return | Not applicable (listed April 2024) | — |
52-week range (as of June 2026) | USD 1.02–1.98 | WallStreetZen |
Liquidity | Very thin; ~939 shares traded on one May 2026 day; ~4.2K average daily volume | Public.com |
Valuation Multiples
| Multiple | Tungray | Peer reference |
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Market capitalization | USD 18.6M | — |
Enterprise value (market cap − net cash of USD 3.71M) | ~USD 14.9M | — |
P/E | Not meaningful (FY2025 net loss) | — |
EV/EBITDA | ~75x on EBITDA of USD 0.20M (not meaningful) | — |
EV/Sales | ~0.96x | — |
P/Sales | ~1.19x | — |
P/B (attributable equity USD 18.37M) | ~1.01x | WallStreetZen showed 1.4x at USD 1.57 (June 2026) |
Price / net cash per share | ~5.0x (net cash/share USD 0.23) | — |
Capital Markets
| Item (end-FY2025, USD Mn) | Amount |
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Short-term borrowings | 0.71 |
Current portion of long-term bank debt | 0.09 |
Long-term bank debt | 1.18 |
Lease liabilities, current | 0.34 |
Lease liabilities, non-current | 0.59 |
Total debt incl. leases | 2.92 |
Analyst Conclusions
Management guidance and consensus
Management guidance: none quantitative. The latest qualitative messaging, from the H1 2025 release (Sep 2025), emphasized aggressive cost-cutting, operational efficiency, higher-margin product development and partnerships. No outlook has been issued since the September 2026 leadership changes.
Consensus growth expectations: none; there is no analyst coverage.
Bull case
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The standardized business is a genuine second engine. It grew from USD 2.7M to USD 5.3M in FY2025 (+97.6%) on NEV-related demand. If the 48.4% FY2025 margin is sustainable, it can absorb the fixed-cost base as HP work declines.
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The balance sheet provides optionality at a low valuation. EV is ~USD 15M against USD 15.6M of revenue (~1x sales), with net cash of USD 3.7M and book value of USD 18.4M (P/B ~1.0x). Any return to FY2023-level margins (7.7% operating) would re-rate the shares.
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The customer base is diversifying. HP's share fell from 66.6% to 48.8% in one year, Goertek appeared at 5%, and customer counts rose to ~183 in FY2024. An SEA semiconductor and automotive push with a dedicated sales lead could extend this.
Bear case
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Profitability has not followed growth. FY2025 revenue rose 22% yet operating and net results stayed negative. Opex (USD 7.41M) grew faster than gross profit. H2 2025 swung back to an estimated ~USD 0.67M loss.
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Cash is being consumed and partly channelled to affiliates. FY2025 free cash flow was −USD 3.85M. Related-party advances of USD 2.67M and prepayments of USD 3.0M together approach the year-end cash balance of USD 6.6M. Inventory days of 145 point to further working-capital risk.
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Governance and leadership risk is acute. Restated financials, a pending IPO class action, 20-vote founder control, and the exit of the CEO/Chair, CFO and CTO within six weeks leave a founder-family interim CEO in charge with no named finance or technology head. H1 2026 results had not been located as of mid-October 2026.
Key catalysts and monitorables (next 12 months)
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H1 2026 results timing and content. The prior-year release came Sep 30. Watch for any delay or Nasdaq late-filing notice.
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Permanent appointments of a CEO, CFO, CTO and Board Chair, and whether any come from outside the founder family.
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Class action developments (motions to dismiss, settlement, insurance coverage), including any D&O insurance offset.
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HP group revenue trajectory and the pace of non-printer customer additions (Goertek, SEA semiconductor and automotive).
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Standardized-product margin durability, given the H1 2024 vs FY2024 margin inconsistency.
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Related-party balances: collection or unwinding of USD 1.2M of other receivables and USD 3.0M of prepayments; any new advances.
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Cash runway and financing: bank borrowings, any equity raise (dilution), and the use of the land-use right.
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Nasdaq compliance: the share price is ~14% above the USD 1.00 minimum bid; float and market-value requirements also apply.
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2025 Equity Incentive Plan grants and their dilutive effect.
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Concrete partnership announcements in metal 3D printing, aviation repair or medical components.
Analyst verdict
Tungray is a legitimate but sub-scale industrial automation business. Its listed-company profile has deteriorated faster than its operations. Underneath, the operating group is a 25-plus-year Singapore–China ETO supplier with defensible engineering relationships, above-peer gross margins (45.9% in FY2025) and a net cash balance sheet. The FY2025 numbers show the core can still win orders: revenue grew 22% and standardized products doubled on new-energy-vehicle demand.
The investment case, however, is dominated by factors outside the factory. First, profitability has decoupled from growth. Public-company overhead, selling expansion and a tenfold rise in director pay pushed opex above gross profit, so a growing top line still produced an operating loss and a USD 3.9M free-cash outflow. Second, capital stewardship is a concern. Advances and prepayments to founder-controlled affiliates are large relative to remaining cash, and the 2024 restatement shows that basic financial controls failed recently. Third, control and leadership are in flux. The founder retains 92.5% of votes through Class B shares, yet he, the CFO and the CTO left within six weeks. The founder's spouse, a long-serving internal finance executive, is now interim CEO, and no outside appointments have been announced.
At ~1.0x book value and ~1x EV/sales, the shares price in a good deal of this risk. Upside requires three things: evidence that standardized-product margins are durable, a credible permanent management team, and a halt to related-party cash outflows. Without them, the more likely path is continued cash erosion, litigation overhang and listing-maintenance risk near the USD 1 threshold.
The key near-term tests are the H1 2026 report and permanent leadership appointments.
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Executive Leadership Team
| Name | Title | Tenure | Age | Background | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Liling Du | Interim Chief Executive Officer | From Sep 18, 2026 | — | Deputy GM, Finance & Administration of Tungray Singapore and Tung Resource since June 2000 (finance, HR, administration). B.Eng. Grain Machinery Engineering, Zhengzhou Institute of Grain Studies (1988). Spouse of founder Wanjun Yao. | Current |
Wanjun Yao | Founder; former Chairman, CEO and Director | Group founder 1997; listed-company roles from 2022 to Sep 14, 2026 | 61 | Food-processing industry career in Shandong; moved to Singapore 1997; founded Tungray Singapore, Tongri Electric (2001/02), Tungray Industrial (2010) and Qingdao Tungray Intelligent (2017). B.Sc. mechanics, Zhengzhou Institute of Food Sciences (1988); EMBA, Peking University (2014). | Resigned Sep 14, 2026 (personal reasons; no disagreement) |
Qi (Henry) Guo, CFA | Former Chief Financial Officer | Aug 14, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026 | ~52 (born 1974 per Yahoo) | U.S. national resident in the U.S. (20-F FY2025) | Resigned effective Sep 4, 2026 |
Lei Yao | Former Chief Technology Officer | CTO of Tungray Singapore from July 2022 to Oct 9, 2026 | 37 | Robotic engineer, Changi General Hospital (2017–2022); executive engineer, SMRT Trains (2015–2017). B.Eng. Mechanical, National University of Singapore (2015). | Resigned effective Oct 9, 2026 |
Wee Thuang Lee | Former Chief Marketing Officer | To June 23, 2025 | 57 | Singapore citizen | Resigned June 2025 |
Alex Gong | Former CFO (IPO era) | Through 2024 | — | Named defendant in the IPO class action | Departed 2024 |
“—” = not publicly disclosed.
Board of Directors
| Name | Role | Since | Age | Independence | Committees | Background |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jingan Tang | Director | Feb 1, 2023 | 48 | Non-independent | — | Vice Chair and CEO of Tungray Industrial since 2010; CEO of Tongsheng Intelligent (2021) and Tongsheng Development (2022); joined Tung Resource 2004. Diploma, Singapore Institute of Management. Holds 21.37% of Class A. Lessor and lender to the company. |
Kevin D. Vassily | Independent Director | Mar 28, 2024 | 59 | Independent | Audit (Chair; financial expert); Compensation; Nominating | Former CFO of iPower; boards of Thunder Power, Denali Capital Acquisition, Zhongchao, Aimfinity. Former semiconductor equity analyst (KeyBanc, Pacific Crest, Susquehanna, Thomas Weisel, Lehman). MBA, Tuck. |
David Ping Li | Independent Director | Mar 28, 2024 | 61 | Independent | Compensation (Chair); Audit; Nominating | VP Finance, Perfect Storm (Justin Lin). Formerly Anthem & Song, AGBO, Philips (strategic investment), Intel Capital, ChinaVest. Former audit chair of Highpower International. MBA, Wharton. |
Weston Twigg | Independent Director | Mar 28, 2024 | 52 | Independent | Nominating (Chair); Audit; Compensation | CEO of Good Distillations. Former MD/equity analyst (Piper Sandler, KeyBanc, Pacific Crest). Ex-Intel and Samsung engineer. MBA, University of Washington. |
Vacant | Chair | Since Sep 14, 2026 | — | — | — | Wanjun Yao resigned |
Directors' Remuneration
| Metric | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|
Aggregate executive officer cash compensation (USD K) | 567 | 331 |
Aggregate director cash compensation (USD K) | 30 | 322 |
Major Shareholders
| Holder | Class A shares | % of Class A | Class B shares | % total voting power |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wanjun Yao (aggregate, see entities below) | 4,092,000 | 34.70 | 4,560,000 | 92.52 |
— Pegasus Automation Ltd (BVI; Yao) | 0 | 0.00 | 4,560,000 | 88.55 |
— Enolios Ltd (BVI; Yao) | 2,250,000 | 19.08 | 0 | 2.18 |
— Pegasus Automation Global Ltd (BVI; Yao) | 720,000 | 6.11 | 0 | <1 |
— Pegasus Technologies Holding Ltd (BVI; Yao) | 690,000 | 5.85 | 0 | <1 |
— Aurora International Development Ltd (BVI; controlled by Liling Du) | 432,000 | 3.66 | 0 | <1 |
Jingan Tang via ChangYuan International (1,782,000) and YuChang Global (738,000) | 2,520,000 | 21.37 | 0 | 2.45 |
UXY Technology Ltd (Demin Han) | 1,539,000 | 13.05 | 0 | 1.49 |
WG5 Group Ltd (Mingxing Gao) | 999,000 | 8.47 | 0 | <1 |
HuiTec. Ltd (Gang Wang) | 540,000 | 4.58 | 0 | <1 |
All directors and officers as a group (7 persons) | 6,612,000 | 56.07 | 4,560,000 | 95.00 |
Competitive Landscape
Key Competitors
| Competitor | HQ | Segment overlap | Latest revenue (verified) | Relative positioning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sigma Design & Engineering Pte Ltd | Singapore | ETO customized automation | Not publicly disclosed (private) | Named by Tungray as a direct ETO competitor (20-F FY2025) |
Xiamen Inker Induction Co., Ltd | PRC | Induction welding and brazing | — | Named PRC competitor in induction equipment (20-F FY2025) |
Xinchang Kechuang Automation Equipment Co., Ltd | PRC | Automation equipment | — | Named PRC competitor (20-F FY2025) |
Frencken Group Ltd (SGX: E28) | Singapore | Mechatronics, semiconductor and industrial automation equipment | S$865.1M FY2025 (+8.9%); net profit S$39.1M | Far larger scale; semiconductor ~49% of revenue (The Edge Singapore) |
Pentamaster Corporation Bhd (Bursa: PENTA) | Malaysia | Factory automation solutions; automated test equipment | RM583.7M FY2025 (−6.3%); PAT RM90.7M | Regional automation leader; much larger R&D program (FY2025 annual report summary) |
Akribis Systems | Singapore | Direct-drive and linear motors; motion stages | Not publicly disclosed (private) | Singapore DD/linear motor specialist; direct overlap with TDB/TC/TU/TLS (analyst identification) |
HIWIN Technologies | Taiwan | Linear motion, linear and DD motors | — | Global scale in linear motion (analyst identification) |
Yaskawa Electric | Japan | Servo, linear and DD motors | — | Global motion-control leader (analyst identification) |
Ambrell (inTEST Corp.) | USA | Induction heating systems | — | Global induction heating brand (analyst identification) |
EFD Induction | Norway | Induction heating and brazing | — | Global induction specialist (analyst identification) |
“—” = not publicly disclosed.
Peer Comparison FY2025
| Metric | Tungray (FY2025) | Frencken (FY2025) | Pentamaster (FY2025) |
|---|---|---|---|
Revenue | USD 15.6M | S$865.1M | RM583.7M |
Revenue growth | +22.0% | +8.9% | −6.3% |
Gross margin | 45.9% | — | — |
Net margin | −1.1% (incl. NCI) | ~4.5% (computed) | ~15.5% (PAT/revenue, computed) |
R&D intensity | 6.2% | — | — |
