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Elite Color Environmental Resources  vs Linde: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Elite Color Environmental Resources  (002998) and Linde (LIN) compare, as of Sep 25, 2026.

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde as the less overvalued of the two: Elite Color Environmental Resources  trades at ¥8.26 versus a fair value of ¥4.26 (-48%), while Linde trades at $468 versus $442 (-6%).
Elite Color Environmental Resources 
002998.SHE · CNY · Materials
-48%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥8.26
Fair Value¥4.26
Quality58/100
Linde
LIN · USD · Materials
-6%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
Price$468
Fair Value$442
Quality69/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Elite Color Environmental Resources Linde
Valuation
41.3×P/E (TTM)30.8×
1.07×P/S (TTM)6.95×
1.65×P/B6.30× · book value is mostly goodwill
11.6×EV/EBITDA18.9×
n/aPEG2.18×
−48.5%Fair value upside−5.6%
3.5%Dividend yield1.3%
¥0.29Dividend per share$6.20
Profitability
8%Operating margin28%
0.29×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.84×
4%Return on equity18%
3%Return on assets7%
Growth
1%Revenue growth (YoY)8%
6.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.6%
14.8%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)4.5%
−5.7%Value creation/yr+24.2%
Balance & size
2.5×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)42.1×
0.24×Debt / equity0.54×
$434MMarket cap$241B
mixedGrowth qualityhealthy

Linde leads: 6 to 8 metric wins.

n/a = 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.

Elite Color Environmental Resources of which business quality 58 · market factors 47 Lindeof which business quality 66 · market factors 52
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
34
51
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
53
51
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
66
64
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
71
69
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
96
70
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
58
87
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
42
35
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
42
42
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
42
95

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 familyElite Color Environmental Resources Price ¥8.26LindePrice $468
DCF Models+2%close to the price¥8.45-54%below the price$217
Earnings-Based-74%below the price¥2.12-72%below the price$132
Dividend Discount+2%close to the price¥8.42-75%below the price$116
Multiples-67%below the price¥2.69-49%below the price$240
Asset-Based-60%below the price¥3.34-88%below the price$55.59
Growth DCF+11%close to the price¥9.17-66%below the price$160
Economic Profit-70%below the price¥2.48-67%below the price$157
Growth Earnings-66%below the price¥2.82-56%below the price$205
Minimum-74%below the price¥2.12-88%below the price$55.59
Maximum+11%close to the price¥9.17-49%below the price$240
Median-63%below the price¥3.08-66%below the price$158
Geometric mean-50%below the price¥4.14-68%below the price$148

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%.

Elite Color Environmental Resources : 20 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Linde: 26 of 26 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.

Elite Color Environmental Resources 
Price ¥8.26
Fair Value ¥4.26
Bear ¥4.26Bull ¥4.69
Linde
Price $468
Fair Value $442
Bear $247Bull $739

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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.

Elite Color Environmental Resources  · Materials

Quality score58 · above median
Fair value upside-48% · below median

Linde · Materials

Quality score69 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-6% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 25, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde as the less overvalued of the two: Elite Color Environmental Resources  trades at ¥8.26 versus a fair value of ¥4.26 (-48%), while Linde trades at $468 versus $442 (-6%).

Linde has the higher quality score (69/100).

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