First Pacific Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

First Pacific is forecast to grow earnings and revenue by 20.9% and 1.9% per annum respectively. EPS is expected to grow by 20.8% per annum. Return on equity is forecast to be 16% in 3 years.

Key information

20.9%

Earnings growth rate

20.8%

EPS growth rate

Food earnings growth	13.7%
Revenue growth rate	1.9%
Future return on equity	16.0%
Analyst coverage	Low
Last updated	11 Nov 2024

Recent future growth updates

Recent updates

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For First Pacific Company Limited's (HKG:142) CEO For Now

Jun 07

First Pacific Company Limited's (HKG:142) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

May 28

First Pacific (HKG:142) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.125

May 11

First Pacific (HKG:142) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.125

Apr 26

Here's Why We Think First Pacific (HKG:142) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Apr 16

Is First Pacific (HKG:142) Using Too Much Debt?

Mar 29

First Pacific (HKG:142) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.125

Mar 29

First Pacific Company Limited's (HKG:142) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Jan 23

Here's Why First Pacific (HKG:142) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Dec 14

Should You Think About Buying First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Now?

Nov 24

Does First Pacific (HKG:142) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 21

Should You Be Adding First Pacific (HKG:142) To Your Watchlist Today?

Aug 31

At HK$2.96, Is First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Worth Looking At Closely?

Aug 09

First Pacific (HKG:142) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

May 26

Here's Why We Think First Pacific (HKG:142) Is Well Worth Watching

May 08

Is First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Potentially Undervalued?

Apr 19

First Pacific (HKG:142) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Apr 02

Is Now The Time To Put First Pacific (HKG:142) On Your Watchlist?

Jan 27

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142)?

Jan 06

First Pacific (HKG:142) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Dec 11

Should You Investigate First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) At HK$2.55?

Sep 28

Does First Pacific (HKG:142) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Sep 02

With EPS Growth And More, First Pacific (HKG:142) Makes An Interesting Case

Aug 03

First Pacific (HKG:142) Is Increasing Its Dividend To HK$0.10

Jun 17

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142)?

Jun 11

Shareholders Can Be Confident That First Pacific's (HKG:142) Earnings Are High Quality

May 02

First Pacific (HKG:142) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To HK$0.10

Apr 20

News Flash: Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Forecasts

Apr 07

First Pacific's (HKG:142) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

Apr 06

Should You Investigate First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) At HK$2.80?

Nov 30

First Pacific (HKG:142) Seems To Be Using A Lot Of Debt

Aug 29

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142)?

Aug 03

Should First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Be Part Of Your Dividend Portfolio?

Apr 23

Have Insiders Been Buying First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Shares?

Mar 19

What Type Of Shareholders Own The Most Number of First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Shares?

Feb 21

What Type Of Returns Would First Pacific's(HKG:142) Shareholders Have Earned If They Purchased Their SharesThree Years Ago?

Jan 25

How Does First Pacific's (HKG:142) CEO Pay Compare With Company Performance?

Dec 30

Is First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) A Strong Dividend Stock?

Dec 05

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

SEHK:142 - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
Date	Revenue	Earnings	Free Cash Flow	Cash from Op	Avg. No. Analysts
12/31/2026	10,482	791	1,427	1,727	1
12/31/2025	10,080	721	1,427	1,727	1
12/31/2024	9,832	606	1,461	1,761	1
6/30/2024	10,095	433	556	1,880	N/A
3/31/2024	10,303	467	541	1,805	N/A
12/31/2023	10,511	501	527	1,730	N/A
9/30/2023	10,577	498	449	1,620	N/A
6/30/2023	10,644	496	372	1,510	N/A
3/31/2023	10,475	444	351	1,467	N/A
12/31/2022	10,305	392	331	1,424	N/A
9/30/2022	10,127	394	231	1,282	N/A
6/30/2022	9,949	396	130	1,139	N/A
3/31/2022	9,526	320	136	1,193	N/A
12/31/2021	9,103	245	142	1,246	N/A
9/30/2021	8,511	187	113	1,227	N/A
6/30/2021	7,919	129	85	1,209	N/A
3/31/2021	7,525	131	28	1,123	N/A
12/31/2020	7,131	133	-29	1,037	N/A
6/30/2020	6,932	-97	-14	1,251	N/A
3/31/2020	7,258	-218	33	1,353	N/A
12/31/2019	7,585	-339	79	1,456	N/A
9/30/2019	8,022	-202	-211	1,186	N/A
6/30/2019	7,989	-150	-502	917	N/A
3/31/2019	7,866	-9	-502	825	N/A
12/31/2018	7,742	132	-502	734	N/A
9/30/2018	7,656	127	-329	807	N/A
6/30/2018	7,569	122	-156	879	N/A
3/31/2018	7,433	121	N/A	828	N/A
12/31/2017	7,297	121	N/A	776	N/A
9/30/2017	7,106	114	N/A	864	N/A
6/30/2017	6,916	107	N/A	952	N/A
3/31/2017	6,847	102	N/A	842	N/A
12/31/2016	6,779	96	N/A	731	N/A
9/30/2016	6,661	71	N/A	530	N/A
6/30/2016	6,544	46	N/A	329	N/A
3/31/2016	6,490	58	N/A	489	N/A
12/31/2015	6,437	70	N/A	650	N/A
9/30/2015	6,608	50	N/A	762	N/A
6/30/2015	6,778	31	N/A	875	N/A
3/31/2015	6,810	43	N/A	855	N/A
12/31/2014	6,841	55	N/A	836	N/A
6/30/2014	6,274	237	N/A	915	N/A
3/31/2014	6,140	224	N/A	820	N/A
12/31/2013	6,006	210	N/A	724	N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: 142's forecast earnings growth (20.9% per year) is above the savings rate (2.3%).

Earnings vs Market: 142's earnings (20.9% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the Hong Kong market (11.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: 142's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: 142's revenue (1.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the Hong Kong market (7.8% per year).

High Growth Revenue: 142's revenue (1.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: 142's Return on Equity is forecast to be low in 3 years time (16%).

First Pacific Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Key information

Recent future growth updates

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 10%

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 65%

Consensus revenue estimates fall to US$7.46b

Recent updates

Non-Executive Director exercised options and sold HK$2.2m worth of stock

Sentiment Still Eluding First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142)

Non-Executive Director exercised options and sold HK$1.5m worth of stock

What Is First Pacific Company Limited's (HKG:142) Share Price Doing?

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.066 (vs US$0.082 in 1H 2023)

First Pacific (HKG:142) Is Looking To Continue Growing Its Returns On Capital

Independent Non-Executive Director exercised options and sold HK$690k worth of stock

First half dividend of announced

First half 2024 earnings released: EPS: US$0.066 (vs US$0.082 in 1H 2023)

First Pacific Company Limited Announces Interim Distribution for the Six Months Ended 30 June 2024, Payable on 30 September 2024

Why First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Could Be Worth Watching

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.13 per share

We Think Shareholders Are Less Likely To Approve A Large Pay Rise For First Pacific Company Limited's (HKG:142) CEO For Now

First Pacific Company Limited's (HKG:142) Prospects Need A Boost To Lift Shares

First Pacific (HKG:142) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.125

First Pacific Company Limited to Report Q1, 2024 Results on May 09, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

First Pacific Company Limited to Report First Half, 2024 Final Results on Sep 27, 2024

First Pacific (HKG:142) Will Pay A Larger Dividend Than Last Year At $0.125

Here's Why We Think First Pacific (HKG:142) Might Deserve Your Attention Today

Independent Non-Executive Director exercised options and sold HK$1.1m worth of stock

Is First Pacific (HKG:142) Using Too Much Debt?

First Pacific (HKG:142) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.125

Final dividend of HK$0.13 announced

First Pacific Company Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jun 14, 2024

Full year 2023 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

First Pacific Company Limited Proposes Ordinary Final Dividend for the Year Ended 31 December 2023, Payable on 04 July 2024

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 19%

First Pacific Company Limited's (HKG:142) Shares Lagging The Market But So Is The Business

Here's Why First Pacific (HKG:142) Has Caught The Eye Of Investors

Should You Think About Buying First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Now?

Does First Pacific (HKG:142) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Consensus EPS estimates increase by 10%

Should You Be Adding First Pacific (HKG:142) To Your Watchlist Today?

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.10 per share at 7.0% yield

First half 2023 earnings released: EPS: US$0.082 (vs US$0.057 in 1H 2022)

First Pacific Company Limited Declares an Interim Distribution, Payable on or About 27 September 2023

At HK$2.96, Is First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Worth Looking At Closely?

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.12 per share at 7.4% yield

First Pacific (HKG:142) Has A Somewhat Strained Balance Sheet

Here's Why We Think First Pacific (HKG:142) Is Well Worth Watching

Is First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Potentially Undervalued?

First Pacific (HKG:142) Is Paying Out A Larger Dividend Than Last Year

Insufficient new directors

Full year 2022 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

Is Now The Time To Put First Pacific (HKG:142) On Your Watchlist?

Is Now The Time To Look At Buying First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142)?

First Pacific (HKG:142) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Consensus revenue estimates fall by 65%

Should You Investigate First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) At HK$2.55?

First Pacific Company Limited to Report Q2, 2022 Results on Sep 23, 2022

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.10 per share

Does First Pacific (HKG:142) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

First half 2022 earnings released: EPS: US$0.057 (vs US$0.034 in 1H 2021)

First Pacific Company Limited Announces Interim Distribution for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2022, Payable on October 05, 2022

With EPS Growth And More, First Pacific (HKG:142) Makes An Interesting Case

First Pacific Company Limited Announces Change of Chief Financial Officer

First Pacific (HKG:142) Is Increasing Its Dividend To HK$0.10

First Pacific Company Limited Announces Executive Changes

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.10 per share

Is Now An Opportune Moment To Examine First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142)?

Shareholders Can Be Confident That First Pacific's (HKG:142) Earnings Are High Quality

First Pacific (HKG:142) Has Announced That It Will Be Increasing Its Dividend To HK$0.10

First Pacific Company Limited to Report Fiscal Year 2021 Results on Apr 29, 2022

First Pacific Company Limited to Report First Half, 2022 Results on Aug 26, 2022

News Flash: Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) Forecasts

First Pacific's (HKG:142) Upcoming Dividend Will Be Larger Than Last Year's

First Pacific Company Limited, Annual General Meeting, Jun 16, 2022

Full year 2021 earnings: Revenues exceed analysts expectations while EPS lags behind

First Pacific Company Limited Proposes Final Distribution for the Year Ended 31 December 2021, Payable 08 July 2022

Should You Investigate First Pacific Company Limited (HKG:142) At HK$2.80?

Upcoming dividend of HK$0.09 per share