Hong Kong (HSI) Professional Services Industry Analysis
UpdatedNov 30, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
- 7D1.7%
- 3M-12.8%
- 1Y-25.5%
- YTD-25.6%
The Professional Services industry is up 1.1% in the last week, with Semk Holdings International up 10%. Meanwhile, Jinhai International Group Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.9% in the last week. In the past year, the industry is down 23%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 62% annually.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Hong Kong Professional Services Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed, 30 Nov 2022 | HK$7.9b | HK$12.0b | -HK$577,012.00 | 36.5x | -13668.4x | 0.7x |
| Fri, 28 Oct 2022 | HK$7.2b | HK$12.1b | HK$11.0m | 49.7x | 653.1x | 0.6x |
| Sun, 25 Sep 2022 | HK$8.1b | HK$12.2b | HK$13.3m | 62.3x | 612.4x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 23 Aug 2022 | HK$9.2b | HK$12.8b | HK$179.9m | 9.9x | 51.2x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 21 Jul 2022 | HK$9.5b | HK$12.8b | HK$221.9m | 7.7x | 42.7x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 18 Jun 2022 | HK$9.3b | HK$12.9b | HK$225.1m | 8.5x | 41.3x | 0.7x |
| Mon, 16 May 2022 | HK$7.8b | HK$12.5b | HK$144.8m | 8.6x | 54.2x | 0.6x |
| Wed, 13 Apr 2022 | HK$8.4b | HK$13.1b | HK$154.9m | 9.2x | 54.1x | 0.6x |
| Fri, 11 Mar 2022 | HK$8.1b | HK$11.2b | HK$242.1m | 14.9x | 33.4x | 0.7x |
| Sun, 06 Feb 2022 | HK$8.2b | HK$11.1b | HK$238.6m | 18.9x | 34.3x | 0.7x |
| Tue, 04 Jan 2022 | HK$8.1b | HK$11.2b | HK$239.4m | 19.3x | 33.7x | 0.7x |
| Thu, 02 Dec 2021 | HK$8.2b | HK$11.1b | HK$239.7m | 19.1x | 34.4x | 0.7x |
| Sat, 30 Oct 2021 | HK$8.5b | HK$11.1b | -HK$626,106,034.00 | 33.6x | -13.7x | 0.8x |
| Mon, 27 Sep 2021 | HK$8.2b | HK$11.0b | -HK$628,420,781.00 | 18.5x | -13.1x | 0.7x |
| Wed, 25 Aug 2021 | HK$8.6b | HK$11.0b | -HK$628,977,545.30 | 18.1x | -13.7x | 0.8x |
| Thu, 01 Jul 2021 | HK$9.5b | HK$11.0b | -HK$628,977,545.30 | 17.2x | -15x | 0.9x |
| Sun, 04 Apr 2021 | HK$10.5b | HK$10.1b | -HK$629,882,203.48 | 34x | -16.7x | 1x |
| Wed, 06 Jan 2021 | HK$10.5b | HK$9.3b | -HK$781,093,661.12 | 66x | -13.4x | 1.1x |
| Sat, 10 Oct 2020 | HK$12.2b | HK$8.8b | -HK$1,210,964,740.08 | 642.4x | -10.1x | 1.4x |
| Fri, 03 Jul 2020 | HK$13.9b | HK$8.3b | -HK$1,584,009,416.94 | 16.5x | -8.8x | 1.7x |
| Mon, 06 Apr 2020 | HK$17.5b | HK$8.1b | -HK$1,761,530,648.79 | 13.7x | -10x | 2.2x |
| Thu, 09 Jan 2020 | HK$16.2b | HK$8.3b | -HK$945,191,052.88 | 16.3x | -17.1x | 1.9x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
-133x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are optimistic on the Hong Kong Professional Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
- The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 74kx which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 264x.
- The 3-year average PS ratio of 1.2x is higher than the industry's current PS ratio of 0.65x.
Past Earnings Growth
- Total earnings for the Professional Services industry have gone up over the last three years, and the industry is now profitable. Revenues have grown 30% per year.
- This means that more sales are being generated by the industry overall, and subsequently profits are increasing too.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Hong Kong Industrials industry?
| HK Market | 3.42% | |
| Industrials | 0.66% | |
| Professional Services | 1.71% | |
| Research and Consulting Services | 4.44% | |
| HR Services | 0.34% | |
Industry PE
- Investors are most optimistic about the HR Services industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 0.18x.
- It looks like they are confident that earnings will grow faster in the future than they have historically.
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Research and Consulting Services industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 62% over the next 5 years.
- This is better than its past earnings decline of 53% per year.
- In contrast, the Research and Consulting Services industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 62% per year over the next few years.
Top Stock Gainers and Losers
Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?
| Company | Last Price | 7D | 1Y | Valuation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2250 Semk Holdings International | HK$1.70 | 9.7% +HK$150.0m | n/a | PE63.1x | |
| 6128 Graphex Group | HK$0.54 | 17.4% +HK$52.0m | -23.9% | PS0.9x | |
| 6919 Renrui Human Resources Technology Holdings | HK$5.16 | 3.4% +HK$26.6m | -41.2% | PE546.1x | |
| 8072 Roma (meta) Group | HK$0.057 | 29.5% +HK$9.1m | -85.6% | PS0.5x | |
| 1486 C Cheng Holdings | HK$0.69 | 4.5% +HK$8.6m | -31.0% | PS0.3x |