The Price Is Right For East Buy Holding Limited (HKG:1797) Even After Diving 29%
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Hong Kong (HSI) Food Retail Industry Analysis
UpdatedSep 26, 2025
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies12
- 7D-5.2%
- 3M51.7%
- 1Y13.6%
- YTDn/a
In the last week, the Food Retail industry is up 13%, with East Buy Holding up 19%. Meanwhile, Guoquan Food (Shanghai) actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.3% in the last week. This takes the industry's 12 month performance to a gain of 29%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 57% per annum.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Hong Kong Food Retail Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri, 26 Sep 2025 | HK$43.5b | HK$43.5b | -HK$678,675,467.62 | 23.7x | -64x | 1x |
| Sun, 24 Aug 2025 | HK$56.6b | HK$43.3b | -HK$745,752,568.73 | 14.2x | -75.9x | 1.3x |
| Tue, 22 Jul 2025 | HK$35.8b | HK$46.9b | -HK$414,305,050.56 | 11.9x | -86.3x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 19 Jun 2025 | HK$29.2b | HK$46.8b | -HK$419,864,163.53 | 12.1x | -69.4x | 0.6x |
| Sat, 17 May 2025 | HK$27.9b | HK$46.6b | -HK$420,869,088.65 | 11.5x | -66.2x | 0.6x |
| Mon, 14 Apr 2025 | HK$24.5b | HK$45.8b | -HK$410,123,665.36 | 10.2x | -59.6x | 0.5x |
| Wed, 12 Mar 2025 | HK$26.1b | HK$44.6b | HK$150.7m | 7.9x | 172.9x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 07 Feb 2025 | HK$26.2b | HK$44.4b | HK$151.2m | 8x | 173x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 05 Jan 2025 | HK$29.4b | HK$44.4b | HK$424.7m | 9.7x | 69.1x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 03 Dec 2024 | HK$28.5b | HK$44.7b | HK$455.3m | 9.6x | 62.6x | 0.6x |
| Thu, 31 Oct 2024 | HK$36.8b | HK$45.5b | HK$468.5m | 11.3x | 78.5x | 0.8x |
| Sat, 28 Sep 2024 | HK$38.8b | HK$46.1b | HK$472.5m | 15x | 82x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 26 Aug 2024 | HK$40.2b | HK$45.2b | HK$486.7m | 12.7x | 82.6x | 0.9x |
| Wed, 24 Jul 2024 | HK$38.5b | HK$43.9b | HK$1.1b | 8x | 33.9x | 0.9x |
| Fri, 21 Jun 2024 | HK$49.0b | HK$44.0b | HK$1.1b | 10x | 43.5x | 1.1x |
| Sun, 19 May 2024 | HK$54.5b | HK$44.2b | HK$1.1b | 11.6x | 48.3x | 1.2x |
| Tue, 16 Apr 2024 | HK$53.9b | HK$44.2b | HK$1.1b | 11.3x | 47.7x | 1.2x |
| Thu, 14 Mar 2024 | HK$35.3b | HK$39.4b | HK$433.5m | 10.8x | 81.5x | 0.9x |
| Sat, 10 Feb 2024 | HK$43.0b | HK$39.5b | HK$431.5m | 9.7x | 99.6x | 1.1x |
| Mon, 08 Jan 2024 | HK$46.3b | HK$39.6b | HK$434.5m | 10.3x | 106.5x | 1.2x |
| Wed, 06 Dec 2023 | HK$45.7b | HK$39.7b | HK$468.0m | 8.1x | 97.6x | 1.2x |
| Fri, 03 Nov 2023 | HK$37.2b | HK$38.8b | HK$447.9m | 8.8x | 83.1x | 1x |
| Sun, 01 Oct 2023 | HK$12.3b | HK$28.4b | HK$533.8m | 9x | 23x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 29 Aug 2023 | HK$12.2b | HK$28.4b | HK$534.5m | 8.9x | 22.8x | 0.4x |
| Thu, 27 Jul 2023 | HK$12.3b | HK$28.8b | HK$518.2m | 10x | 23.7x | 0.4x |
| Sat, 24 Jun 2023 | HK$12.7b | HK$28.8b | HK$516.7m | 10.1x | 24.6x | 0.4x |
| Mon, 22 May 2023 | HK$12.8b | HK$29.2b | HK$505.0m | 12.3x | 25.4x | 0.4x |
| Wed, 19 Apr 2023 | HK$13.3b | HK$30.3b | HK$511.2m | 12.2x | 26.1x | 0.4x |
| Fri, 17 Mar 2023 | HK$13.1b | HK$30.3b | HK$475.6m | 12.4x | 27.6x | 0.4x |
| Sun, 12 Feb 2023 | HK$13.0b | HK$30.6b | HK$479.5m | 13.2x | 27.2x | 0.4x |
| Tue, 10 Jan 2023 | HK$4.1b | HK$18.3b | HK$150.3m | 10.6x | 27.5x | 0.2x |
| Thu, 08 Dec 2022 | HK$4.3b | HK$17.9b | HK$140.0m | 10.5x | 30.8x | 0.2x |
| Sat, 05 Nov 2022 | HK$4.1b | HK$17.4b | HK$68.6m | 7.9x | 60.4x | 0.2x |
| Mon, 03 Oct 2022 | HK$4.4b | HK$18.1b | HK$82.5m | 8.6x | 53.3x | 0.2x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
53.3x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Hong Kong Food Retail industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
- The 3-year average PS ratio of 0.70x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 1.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
- Total earnings for the Food Retail industry have declined over the last three years, with the industry now making a loss overall.
- Meanwhile revenues have grown 34% per year.
- This means that although more sales are being generated, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.
Industry Comparison
How does Hong Kong Food Retail compare with similar industries?
| HK Market | -1.75% | |
| Consumer Staples | -3.77% | |
| Food and Staples Retail | -3.18% | |
| Food Retail | -5.16% | |
| Food Distributors | 2.11% | |
| Drug Retail | -2.93% | |
| Big Box Super Stores | -5.64% | |
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2411 Shenzhen Pagoda Industrial (Group) | HK$1.70 | 14.1% +HK$323.3m | -2.9% | PS0.3x | |
| 2625 Jiangsu Horizon Chain Supermarket | HK$4.71 | 18.0% +HK$154.3m | n/a | PE24.8x | |
| 2429 Beijing UBOX Online Technology | HK$3.10 | 5.1% +HK$124.7m | -71.9% | PS0.8x | |
| 2360 Best Mart 360 Holdings | HK$2.09 | 1.5% +HK$30.0m | 25.9% | PE8.5x | |
| 974 China Shun Ke Long Holdings | HK$1.14 | 9.6% +HK$29.0m | 20.0% | PS0.6x |
