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Zotye Automobile Co vs Tesla: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Zotye Automobile Co (000980) and Tesla (TSLA) compare, as of Sep 14, 2026.

As of Sep 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Zotye Automobile Co as the less overvalued of the two: Zotye Automobile Co trades at ¥2.12 versus a fair value of ¥0.26 (-88%), while Tesla trades at $365 versus $42.25 (-88%).
Zotye Automobile Co
000980.SHE · CNY · Consumer Discretionary
-88%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥2.12
Fair Value¥0.26
Quality55/100
Tesla
TSLA · USD · Consumer Discretionary
-88%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$365
Fair Value$42.25
Quality40/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Zotye Automobile CoTesla
Valuation
P/E (TTM)358.8×
2.65×P/S (TTM)15.01×
11.48×P/B17.88×
PEG4.94×
−87.7%Fair value upside−88.4%
0.1%Dividend yield
Profitability
-83%Operating margin4%
EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.73×
-401%Return on equity5%
-5%Return on assets2%
Growth
-24%Revenue growth (YoY)16%
-12.7%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)5.2%
-17.2%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)24.6%
Value creation/yr−0.8%
Balance & size
Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)12.9×
1.53×Debt / equity0.08×
$1BMarket cap$1.5T
weakGrowth qualitymixed

Tesla leads: 3 to 6 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Zotye Automobile Coof which business quality 53 · market factors 15 Teslaof which business quality 44 · market factors 27
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
1
31
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
70
20
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
99
52
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
6
82
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
99
23
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
11
14
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
16
31
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
18
36
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
79
32

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyZotye Automobile CoPrice ¥2.12TeslaPrice $365
DCF Models-86%below the price¥0.30-87%below the price$48.33
Earnings-Basedn/a-90%below the price$35.36
Multiples-93%below the price¥0.14-95%below the price$19.97
Asset-Based-99%below the price¥0.02-96%below the price$14.65
Growth DCF-83%below the price¥0.36-87%below the price$47.03
Economic Profitn/a-96%below the price$14.42
Growth Earningsn/a-87%below the price$46.93
Minimum-99%below the price¥0.02-96%below the price$14.42
Maximum-83%below the price¥0.36-87%below the price$48.33
Median-90%below the price¥0.22-90%below the price$35.36
Geometric mean-94%below the price¥0.13-92%below the price$28.67

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Zotye Automobile Co: 7 of 7 models see the stock below the current price.

Tesla: 24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Zotye Automobile Co
Price ¥2.12
Fair Value ¥0.26
Bear ¥0.21Bull ¥0.32
Tesla
Price $365
Fair Value $42.25
Bear $23.42Bull $61.01

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Zotye Automobile Co · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score55 · above median
Fair value upside-88% · bottom 25%

Tesla · Consumer Discretionary

Quality score40 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-88% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 14, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Zotye Automobile Co as the less overvalued of the two: Zotye Automobile Co trades at ¥2.12 versus a fair value of ¥0.26 (-88%), while Tesla trades at $365 versus $42.25 (-88%).

Zotye Automobile Co has the higher quality score (55/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.