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Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class A vs Linde plc Ordinary Shares: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class A (300741) and Linde plc Ordinary Shares (LIN) compare, as of Sep 10, 2026.

As of Sep 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde plc Ordinary Shares as the less overvalued of the two: Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class A trades at ¥19.40 versus a fair value of ¥4.62 (-76%), while Linde plc Ordinary Shares trades at $467 versus $222 (-52%).
Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class A
300741.SHE · CNY · Materials
-76%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥19.40
Fair Value¥4.62
Quality60/100
Linde plc Ordinary Shares
LIN · USD · Materials
-52%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$467
Fair Value$222
Quality70/100
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Head-to-head numbers

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

Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class ALinde plc Ordinary Shares
Valuation
129.8×P/E (TTM)32.1×
6.39×P/S (TTM)6.95×
1.30×P/B6.30×
EV/EBITDA18.9×
PEG2.18×
−76.2%Fair value upside−52.4%
0.5%Dividend yield1.3%
¥0.08Dividend per share$6.10
Profitability
10%Operating margin28%
0.00×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.84×
1%Return on equity18%
-0%Return on assets7%
Growth
14%Revenue growth (YoY)8%
-11.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)0.6%
-8.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)4.5%
−40.6%Value creation/yr+24.2%
Balance & size
0.4×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)42.1×
0.01×Debt / equity0.54×
$1BMarket cap$241B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy

Linde plc Ordinary Shares leads: 3 to 11 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.

Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class Aof which business quality 60 · market factors 58 Linde plc Ordinary Sharesof which business quality 66 · market factors 53
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
19
51
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
32
51
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
72
64
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
72
69
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
97
70
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
80
87
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
45
37
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
55
41
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
83
100

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 familyHuabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class APrice ¥19.40Linde plc Ordinary SharesPrice $467
DCF Models-77%below the price¥4.43-55%below the price$211
Earnings-Based-92%below the price¥1.62-72%below the price$132
Dividend Discount-95%below the price¥1.03-75%below the price$116
Multiples-88%below the price¥2.31-49%below the price$239
Asset-Based-62%below the price¥7.38-88%below the price$55.42
Growth DCF-78%below the price¥4.33-67%below the price$155
Economic Profit-76%below the price¥4.59-67%below the price$156
Growth Earnings-91%below the price¥1.77-56%below the price$204
Minimum-95%below the price¥1.03-88%below the price$55.42
Maximum-62%below the price¥7.38-49%below the price$239
Median-83%below the price¥3.32-67%below the price$156
Geometric mean-85%below the price¥2.85-69%below the price$146

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%.

Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class A: 24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Linde plc Ordinary Shares: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class A
Bear ¥3.46Fair Value ¥4.62Bull ¥5.78
¥19.40 = current price (white tick)
Linde plc Ordinary Shares
Bear $121Fair Value $222Bull $291
$467 = current price (white tick)

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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.

Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class A · Materials

Quality score60 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-76% · bottom 25%

Linde plc Ordinary Shares · Materials

Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-52% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 10, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Linde plc Ordinary Shares as the less overvalued of the two: Huabao Flavours & Fragrances Co Ltd Class A trades at ¥19.40 versus a fair value of ¥4.62 (-76%), while Linde plc Ordinary Shares trades at $467 versus $222 (-52%).

Linde plc Ordinary Shares has the higher quality score (70/100).

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