Cathay Group Holdings Inc.

SEHK:1981 Stock Report

Market Cap: HK$2.1b

Cathay Group Holdings Valuation

Is 1981 undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Sales vs Peers

  • Price-To-Sales vs Industry

  • Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of 1981 when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: 1981 (HK$1.28) is trading above our estimate of fair value (HK$0.61)

Significantly Below Fair Value: 1981 is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for 1981?

Key metric: As 1981 is unprofitable we use its Price-To-Sales Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Sales ratio for 1981. This is calculated by dividing 1981's market cap by their current revenue.
What is 1981's PS Ratio?
PS Ratio2.5x
SalesCN¥768.82m
Market CapCN¥1.93b

Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers

How does 1981's PS Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PS ratio for 1981 vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PSEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average4.1x
2309 ZO Future Group
7.8xn/aHK$2.1b
3611 Huafang Group
0.4xn/aHK$2.3b
6698 Star CM Holdings
4.7xn/aHK$1.8b
1970 IMAX China Holding
3.6x12.1%HK$2.4b
1981 Cathay Group Holdings
2.5x13.4%HK$2.1b

Price-To-Sales vs Peers: 1981 is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x) compared to the peer average (5.4x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Industry

How does 1981's PS Ratio compare vs other companies in the HK Entertainment Industry?

5 CompaniesPrice / SalesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
6860 FingerTango
0.3xn/aUS$24.65m
1132 Orange Sky Golden Harvest Entertainment (Holdings)
0.1xn/aUS$14.39m
571 eSun Holdings
0.07xn/aUS$10.15m
8280 China Digital Video Holdings
0.1xn/aUS$2.62m
1981 2.5xIndustry Avg. 1.5xNo. of Companies10PS01.22.43.64.86+
5 CompaniesEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Sales vs Industry: 1981 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x) compared to the Hong Kong Entertainment industry average (1.5x).


Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is 1981's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

1981 PS Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PS Ratio2.5x
Fair PS Ratio0.8x

Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: 1981 is expensive based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (2.5x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x).


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 1981 forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentHK$1.28
HK$1.36
+6.5%
18.4%HK$1.70HK$1.10n/a3
Nov ’25HK$0.91
HK$1.36
+49.8%
18.4%HK$1.70HK$1.10n/a3
Oct ’25HK$0.72
HK$1.36
+89.4%
18.4%HK$1.70HK$1.10n/a3
Sep ’25HK$0.65
HK$1.36
+109.7%
18.4%HK$1.70HK$1.10n/a3
Aug ’25HK$0.84
HK$1.36
+62.3%
18.4%HK$1.70HK$1.10n/a3
Jul ’25HK$0.98
HK$1.36
+39.1%
18.4%HK$1.70HK$1.10n/a3
Jun ’25HK$0.98
HK$1.36
+39.1%
18.4%HK$1.70HK$1.10n/a3
May ’25HK$0.91
HK$1.36
+49.8%
18.4%HK$1.70HK$1.10n/a3
Apr ’25HK$0.79
HK$1.53
+93.7%
31.4%HK$2.20HK$1.10n/a3
Mar ’25HK$0.75
HK$2.00
+166.7%
33.4%HK$2.70HK$1.10n/a3
Feb ’25HK$0.69
HK$2.00
+189.9%
33.4%HK$2.70HK$1.10n/a3
Jan ’25HK$0.78
HK$2.00
+156.4%
33.4%HK$2.70HK$1.10n/a3
Dec ’24HK$0.82
HK$2.00
+143.9%
33.4%HK$2.70HK$1.10n/a3
Nov ’24HK$0.76
HK$2.00
+163.2%
33.4%HK$2.70HK$1.10HK$0.913
Oct ’24HK$0.78
HK$2.00
+156.4%
33.4%HK$2.70HK$1.10HK$0.723
Sep ’24HK$0.93
HK$2.13
+129.4%
23.1%HK$2.70HK$1.50HK$0.653
Aug ’24HK$1.15
HK$2.12
+84.6%
22.6%HK$2.67HK$1.50HK$0.843
Jul ’24HK$1.25
HK$2.09
+66.8%
28.1%HK$2.67HK$1.50HK$0.982
Jun ’24HK$1.32
HK$2.09
+58.0%
28.1%HK$2.67HK$1.50HK$0.982
May ’24HK$1.56
HK$2.09
+33.7%
28.1%HK$2.67HK$1.50HK$0.912
Apr ’24HK$1.05
HK$1.47
+39.7%
3.2%HK$1.50HK$1.40HK$0.793
Mar ’24HK$1.21
HK$1.44
+18.6%
4.8%HK$1.50HK$1.34HK$0.754
Feb ’24HK$1.33
HK$1.45
+8.8%
5.2%HK$1.50HK$1.34HK$0.693
Jan ’24HK$1.30
HK$2.49
+91.2%
72.4%HK$5.60HK$1.34HK$0.784
Dec ’23HK$1.10
HK$2.49
+125.9%
72.4%HK$5.60HK$1.34HK$0.824
Nov ’23HK$1.03
HK$2.49
+141.3%
72.4%HK$5.60HK$1.34HK$0.764

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


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