Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited

SEHK:388 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$318.2b

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Valuation

Is 388 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

0/6

Valuation Score 0/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 388 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 388 (HK$251.6) is trading above our estimate of fair value (HK$182.85)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 388 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 388?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

388 key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue5.7x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA8.4x
PEG Ratio3.4x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does 388's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for 388 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average14.1x
6066 CSC Financial
8.9x28.3%HK$164.3b
3908 China International Capital
9.5x19.4%HK$123.4b
9636 JF Wealth Holdings
25.3x12.3%HK$5.2b
6608 Bairong
12.6x21.4%HK$4.6b
388 Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing
27.9x8.1%HK$318.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: 388 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.9x) compared to the peer average (14.1x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does 388's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the HK Capital Markets Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a17.3%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a17.3%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: 388 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.9x) compared to the Hong Kong Capital Markets industry average (9.6x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 388's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

388 PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio27.9x
Fair PE Ratio11.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: 388 is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (27.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (11.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst 388 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$251.60
HK$291.78
+16.0%
12.8%HK$356.00HK$220.00n/a17
Apr ’25HK$227.80
HK$304.62
+33.7%
13.0%HK$360.00HK$221.00n/a18
Mar ’25HK$240.00
HK$315.48
+31.5%
17.6%HK$481.80HK$225.00n/a19
Feb ’25HK$236.80
HK$342.20
+44.5%
15.9%HK$481.80HK$240.00n/a19
Jan ’25HK$268.00
HK$351.39
+31.1%
14.4%HK$481.80HK$240.00n/a19
Dec ’24HK$279.80
HK$352.49
+26.0%
14.1%HK$481.80HK$251.00n/a19
Nov ’24HK$273.80
HK$354.69
+29.5%
14.2%HK$487.00HK$251.00n/a20
Oct ’24HK$292.60
HK$368.20
+25.8%
13.5%HK$487.00HK$251.00n/a19
Sep ’24HK$304.00
HK$366.84
+20.7%
13.3%HK$487.00HK$251.00n/a20
Aug ’24HK$324.20
HK$384.24
+18.5%
13.5%HK$487.40HK$253.00n/a21
Jul ’24HK$295.20
HK$385.48
+30.6%
13.2%HK$487.40HK$253.00n/a21
Jun ’24HK$291.00
HK$387.08
+33.0%
13.2%HK$487.40HK$253.00n/a21
May ’24HK$324.00
HK$392.10
+21.0%
12.0%HK$482.80HK$253.00HK$251.6021
Apr ’24HK$348.20
HK$394.04
+13.2%
13.6%HK$482.80HK$253.00HK$227.8020
Mar ’24HK$330.80
HK$399.37
+20.7%
16.0%HK$525.50HK$220.00HK$240.0021
Feb ’24HK$352.40
HK$386.88
+9.8%
17.9%HK$525.50HK$220.00HK$236.8021
Jan ’24HK$337.20
HK$369.43
+9.6%
18.0%HK$525.50HK$220.00HK$268.0022
Dec ’23HK$317.20
HK$362.59
+14.3%
18.7%HK$525.50HK$220.00HK$279.8021
Nov ’23HK$226.40
HK$367.08
+62.1%
17.5%HK$525.50HK$240.00HK$273.8023
Oct ’23HK$269.60
HK$400.37
+48.5%
13.8%HK$525.50HK$295.00HK$292.6024
Sep ’23HK$311.40
HK$401.12
+28.8%
13.5%HK$525.50HK$295.00HK$304.0025
Aug ’23HK$362.40
HK$426.64
+17.7%
12.3%HK$525.50HK$315.00HK$324.2025
Jul ’23HK$386.00
HK$431.84
+11.9%
14.1%HK$586.50HK$315.00HK$295.2026
Jun ’23HK$344.00
HK$429.77
+24.9%
15.5%HK$586.50HK$310.00HK$291.0026
May ’23HK$337.80
HK$433.39
+28.3%
14.8%HK$586.50HK$310.00HK$324.0026

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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