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Hong Kong (HSI) Packaging Industry Analysis
UpdatedJan 19, 2022
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies20
- 7D-0.2%
- 3M7.1%
- 1Y-5.6%
- YTD-3.0%
Over the last 7 days, the Packaging industry has remained flat, although notably CPMC Holdings gained 4.8%. Unfortunately though, the industry is down 5.6% over the past 12 months.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Hong Kong Packaging Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, 20 Jan 2022 | HK$21.8b | HK$40.3b | HK$2.5b | 9x |
| Sat, 18 Dec 2021 | HK$22.2b | HK$40.3b | HK$2.5b | 8.2x |
| Mon, 15 Nov 2021 | HK$21.1b | HK$40.1b | HK$2.0b | 8.4x |
| Wed, 13 Oct 2021 | HK$20.3b | HK$39.7b | HK$2.0b | 8.3x |
| Fri, 10 Sep 2021 | HK$22.6b | HK$39.6b | HK$2.0b | 9.1x |
| Sun, 08 Aug 2021 | HK$23.1b | HK$40.6b | HK$1.6b | 9.3x |
| Sat, 01 May 2021 | HK$24.7b | HK$37.9b | HK$1.4b | 12.8x |
| Tue, 02 Feb 2021 | HK$24.4b | HK$40.1b | HK$1.9b | 9.1x |
| Fri, 06 Nov 2020 | HK$19.5b | HK$38.5b | HK$1.5b | 9.7x |
| Mon, 10 Aug 2020 | HK$18.2b | HK$36.9b | HK$1.4b | 11.3x |
| Sun, 03 May 2020 | HK$18.1b | HK$37.4b | HK$1.4b | 12.1x |
| Wed, 05 Feb 2020 | HK$18.7b | HK$38.4b | HK$1.5b | 12.2x |
| Sat, 09 Nov 2019 | HK$21.4b | HK$38.4b | HK$1.4b | 14.7x |
| Fri, 02 Aug 2019 | HK$26.1b | HK$40.2b | HK$949.5m | 15.2x |
| Mon, 06 May 2019 | HK$29.4b | HK$41.2b | HK$1.1b | 15.1x |
| Thu, 07 Feb 2019 | HK$28.5b | HK$40.9b | HK$1.2b | 15.1x |
PE Ratio
15.1x
Current Industry PE: Investors are relatively neutral on the industry at the moment, considering it's trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.8x. It appears they believe that earnings will grow in-line with historical growth rates.
Past Earnings Growth: The earnings for companies in the Packaging industry have grown 30% per year over the last three years, while revenues have remained mostly flat. This means that companies overall are more efficiently conducting business since profits are increasing while sales have been flat.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Hong Kong Packaging industry?
| Metal and Glass Containers | 2.48% | |
| Paper Packaging | -1.34% | |
Industry PE: Investors are most optimistic about the Metal and Glass Containers industry even though it's trading below its 3-year average PE ratio of 11.8x. However analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 4.4%, which is lower than the prior year's growth of 32% per year. So the market might believe that analysts are underestimating future growth. Meanwhile, investors are most pessimistic about the Paper Packaging industry, which is trading below its 3-year average of 12.6x.
Forecasted Growth: Analysts are most optimistic on the Paper Packaging industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 12% over the next 5 years. However this is lower than its past earnings growth rate of 44% per year. Meanwhile, the Metal and Glass Containers industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 4.4% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 906 CPMC Holdings | HK$4.57 | 4.8% +HK$233.8m | 18.7% | PE9.1x | |
| 450 Hung Hing Printing Group | HK$1.31 | 1.6% +HK$18.0m | 23.6% | PE8.4x | |
| 2320 Hop Fung Group Holdings | HK$0.27 | 6.0% +HK$12.3m | -1.9% | PE7.2x | |
| 1239 Teamway International Group Holdings | HK$0.095 | 20.3% +HK$10.5m | -73.6% | PS0.1x | |
| 1689 Huaxi Holdings | HK$2.00 | 0.5% +HK$7.0m | -10.7% | PE15.3x |
