Will Semiconductor (603501) Stock Price, Fundamentals & Analysis

Will Semiconductor (603501) is a stock listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange, headquartered in Shanghai, China, with about 6,160 employees. Operating in the Technology sector and the Semiconductors industry, the company — through OmniVision Integrated Circuits Group and its subsidiaries — designs, develops, and sells integrated circuits and computer software and hardware in China and internationally. It works in two segments, Semiconductor Design and Electronic Components Agency, offering image sensors, application-specific integrated circuits, camera cube chips, display solutions, and proprietary technologies such as Nyxel near-infrared sensing, PureCel pixel technology, and TheiaCel single-exposure HDR. Its products serve automotive, machine vision, medical, mobile, security, and computing applications. It trades alongside peers such as GigaDevice (603986) and StarPower Semiconductor (603290), and is part of the broader universe of Shanghai Stock Exchange stocks.

What 603501 does

Will Semiconductor is a chip designer focused on image sensors and related semiconductor solutions. Its technologies capture both visible and infrared light in a single sensor, enable high-dynamic-range imaging, and support specialized uses such as CMOS chip-on-tip endoscopy interfaces. Because its chips end up in cars, phones, security cameras, medical devices, and industrial machine-vision systems, demand tends to follow cycles in consumer electronics and automotive electronics rather than a single end market.

Key numbers explained

• The share price is 81.4 CNY, down -1.66% today, and the company's market capitalization is 102.38B CNY — the total market value of its shares.
• The trailing P/E ratio of 30.7 means the stock trades at about 30.7 times its last-twelve-months earnings per share of 2.65 CNY; the forward P/E of 20.6 is based on expected earnings, so a lower forward figure implies analysts expect earnings to grow.
• The dividend yield is 0.88%, with 27% of earnings paid out as dividends; the ex-dividend date is Jun 4, 2026.
• Over the last 52 weeks the price ranged between 75.85 and 153.13 CNY and fell -45.7% from a year ago — a reminder of how volatile semiconductor shares can be.
• Revenue over the trailing twelve months was 28.92B CNY, growing just 1.7% year over year, while the profit margin was 11.2% and the operating margin 11.4%.
• Return on equity was 10.9%, the debt-to-equity ratio was 35.5%, and the price-to-book ratio was 3.11.
• A beta of 0.87 suggests the stock has historically moved somewhat less than the overall market.

What to watch

As a semiconductor designer, Will Semiconductor is sensitive to global chip demand cycles, especially in smartphones, automotive electronics, and security systems. Revenue growth of only 1.7% year over year means investors often watch whether new sensor designs win adoption in cars and machine vision. Margins (11.2% profit, 11.4% operating) can shift with competition and product mix. Broader market sentiment toward Chinese technology names — visible in peers like Hundsun Technologies (600570) and 360 Security Technology (601360) — and the wide 52-week range of 75.85 – 153.13 CNY both illustrate how quickly sentiment can move this kind of stock. You can compare it with other companies in the stocks directory.