Narrative Update • Aug 13
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- 7D-1.0%
- 3M-25.5%
- 1Y-45.4%
- YTD-39.3%
In the last week, the Software industry is flat overall, with Beijing Haizhi Technology Group standing out by going down 14%. As for the longer term, the industry has declined 45% in the last year. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 83% per annum.
Industry Valuation and Performance
Has the Hong Kong Software Industry valuation changed over the past few years?
| Date | Market Cap | Revenue | Earnings | PE | Absolute PE | PS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, 15 Aug 2026 | HK$381.1b | HK$91.5b | -HK$26,321,862,966.64 | 23.9x | -14.5x | 4.2x |
| Mon, 13 Jul 2026 | HK$354.7b | HK$87.2b | -HK$25,921,856,987.18 | 27.5x | -13.7x | 4.1x |
| Wed, 10 Jun 2026 | HK$460.2b | HK$87.2b | -HK$25,726,710,602.68 | 30.1x | -17.9x | 5.3x |
| Fri, 08 May 2026 | HK$461.3b | HK$82.8b | -HK$25,707,991,904.33 | 29x | -17.9x | 5.6x |
| Sun, 05 Apr 2026 | HK$395.9b | HK$81.1b | -HK$24,945,637,937.38 | 27.6x | -15.9x | 4.9x |
| Tue, 03 Mar 2026 | HK$437.8b | HK$69.0b | -HK$8,462,858,791.67 | 13.2x | -51.7x | 6.3x |
| Thu, 29 Jan 2026 | HK$473.4b | HK$67.9b | -HK$8,071,970,304.27 | 20.7x | -58.7x | 7x |
| Sat, 27 Dec 2025 | HK$397.0b | HK$66.8b | -HK$7,831,699,806.94 | 20.9x | -50.7x | 5.9x |
| Mon, 24 Nov 2025 | HK$378.7b | HK$67.3b | -HK$8,602,374,118.15 | 16.4x | -44x | 5.6x |
| Wed, 22 Oct 2025 | HK$436.4b | HK$67.1b | -HK$8,585,579,494.66 | 18.6x | -50.8x | 6.5x |
| Fri, 19 Sep 2025 | HK$491.6b | HK$67.3b | -HK$8,650,561,395.87 | 24.3x | -56.8x | 7.3x |
| Sun, 17 Aug 2025 | HK$369.4b | HK$62.4b | -HK$9,893,568,975.39 | 27.7x | -37.3x | 5.9x |
| Tue, 15 Jul 2025 | HK$334.1b | HK$63.6b | -HK$10,553,567,588.28 | 24.9x | -31.7x | 5.3x |
| Thu, 12 Jun 2025 | HK$318.8b | HK$62.5b | -HK$10,646,139,856.35 | 27.1x | -29.9x | 5.1x |
| Sat, 10 May 2025 | HK$300.6b | HK$62.0b | -HK$10,495,121,193.15 | 27.9x | -28.6x | 4.8x |
| Mon, 07 Apr 2025 | HK$298.0b | HK$61.6b | -HK$10,432,460,540.49 | 25.4x | -28.6x | 4.8x |
| Wed, 05 Mar 2025 | HK$232.7b | HK$59.0b | -HK$11,871,678,164.27 | 30.9x | -19.6x | 3.9x |
| Fri, 31 Jan 2025 | HK$212.2b | HK$59.3b | -HK$11,954,829,281.44 | 22.9x | -17.7x | 3.6x |
| Sun, 29 Dec 2024 | HK$232.6b | HK$63.0b | -HK$11,302,814,712.91 | 20.4x | -20.6x | 3.7x |
| Tue, 26 Nov 2024 | HK$201.0b | HK$63.6b | -HK$11,399,054,388.92 | 17.7x | -17.6x | 3.2x |
| Thu, 24 Oct 2024 | HK$183.8b | HK$64.1b | -HK$14,723,260,955.99 | 17.4x | -12.5x | 2.9x |
| Sat, 21 Sep 2024 | HK$146.2b | HK$63.4b | -HK$14,510,200,368.67 | 11.2x | -10.1x | 2.3x |
| Mon, 19 Aug 2024 | HK$121.4b | HK$59.2b | -HK$13,637,814,201.31 | 14.1x | -8.9x | 2.1x |
| Wed, 17 Jul 2024 | HK$138.2b | HK$58.4b | -HK$13,784,558,791.43 | 13.2x | -10x | 2.4x |
| Fri, 14 Jun 2024 | HK$148.0b | HK$58.6b | -HK$16,298,111,118.29 | 14.8x | -9.1x | 2.5x |
| Sun, 12 May 2024 | HK$156.6b | HK$58.5b | -HK$15,516,726,974.91 | 13.5x | -10.1x | 2.7x |
| Tue, 09 Apr 2024 | HK$125.0b | HK$58.5b | -HK$15,538,686,910.95 | 14.6x | -8x | 2.1x |
| Thu, 07 Mar 2024 | HK$107.8b | HK$54.8b | -HK$15,404,603,404.45 | 11.4x | -7x | 2x |
| Sat, 03 Feb 2024 | HK$96.2b | HK$56.0b | -HK$15,840,302,828.00 | 9.8x | -6.1x | 1.7x |
| Mon, 01 Jan 2024 | HK$158.6b | HK$63.7b | -HK$15,421,384,248.00 | 9.5x | -10.3x | 2.5x |
| Wed, 29 Nov 2023 | HK$157.2b | HK$63.1b | -HK$15,283,198,531.00 | 14.9x | -10.3x | 2.5x |
| Fri, 27 Oct 2023 | HK$134.8b | HK$61.4b | -HK$9,151,166,182.00 | 11.3x | -14.7x | 2.2x |
| Sun, 24 Sep 2023 | HK$139.1b | HK$53.3b | -HK$9,661,380,230.00 | 15x | -14.4x | 2.6x |
| Tue, 22 Aug 2023 | HK$158.1b | HK$50.6b | -HK$9,890,825,524.00 | 21.1x | -16x | 3.1x |
Price to Earnings Ratio
-16x
Current Industry PE
- Investors are relatively neutral on the Hong Kong Software industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
- The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 4.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
- The earnings for companies in the Software industry have deteriorated over the last three years.
- Meanwhile revenues for these companies have grown 22% 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 caused losses to expand.
Industry Trends
Which industries have driven the changes within the Hong Kong Tech industry?
| HK Market | -1.30% | |
| Tech | 1.33% | |
| Software | -0.97% | |
| Systems Software | 0.93% | |
| Application Software | -1.30% | |
Industry PE
Forecasted Growth
- Analysts are most optimistic on the Systems Software industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 98% over the next 5 years.
- This is roughly in line with its past earnings growth rate.
- In contrast, the Application Software industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 81% 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2513 Z.AI | HK$1.27k | 1.9% +HK$10.7b | n/a | PS671.7x | |
| 2556 Marketingforce Management | HK$56.00 | 27.5% +HK$3.2b | 5.2% | PE50x | |
| 1956 Beijing Zhongke WengeAI Science and Technology | HK$92.80 | 24.0% +HK$3.1b | n/a | PS34.1x | |
| 100 MiniMax Group | HK$329.00 | 0.8% +HK$815.5m | n/a | PS166.4x | |
| 6608 Bairong | HK$5.38 | 14.8% +HK$312.7m | -46.7% | PE31.1x |