Executive Summary
Anacle Systems Limited engages in the software development, and provision of enterprise application software and energy management solutions in Singapore, Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, and internationally. More Details
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Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and fair value.
Share Price & News
How has Anacle Systems's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: 8353 is more volatile than 90% of Hong Kong stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 19% a week.
Volatility Over Time: 8353's weekly volatility (19%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Hong Kong stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
6.4%
8353
4.1%
HK Software
2.2%
HK Market
1 Year Return
13.7%
8353
167.4%
HK Software
7.2%
HK Market
Return vs Industry: 8353 underperformed the Hong Kong Software industry which returned 167.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: 8353 exceeded the Hong Kong Market which returned 7.2% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
8353 | Industry | Market | |
---|---|---|---|
7 Day | 6.4% | 4.1% | 2.2% |
30 Day | 66.0% | 17.8% | 8.4% |
90 Day | 59.6% | 43.7% | 15.6% |
1 Year | 13.7%13.7% | 168.6%167.4% | 11.4%7.2% |
3 Year | -36.2%-36.2% | 224.9%221.3% | -3.4%-13.5% |
5 Year | n/a | 366.2%355.5% | 65.4%37.4% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Anacle Systems's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Can Anacle Systems Limited (HKG:8353) Performance Keep Up Given Its Mixed Bag Of Fundamentals?3 months ago | Simply Wall St
What Can We Learn About Anacle Systems' (HKG:8353) CEO Compensation?Valuation
Is Anacle Systems undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: 8353 (HK$0.42) is trading below our estimate of fair value (HK$10.52)
Significantly Below Fair Value: 8353 is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: 8353 is good value based on its PE Ratio (11.8x) compared to the HK Software industry average (22.2x).
PE vs Market: 8353 is poor value based on its PE Ratio (11.8x) compared to the Hong Kong market (11.5x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate 8353's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: 8353 is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (2.1x) compared to the HK Software industry average (0.9x).
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Future Growth
How is Anacle Systems forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
30.1%
Forecasted Software industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Anacle Systems has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine whether Anacle Systems is trading at an attractive price based on how much it is expected to earn in the future, and relative to its industry peers and the wider market.
- Anacle Systems competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Software industry.
Past Performance
How has Anacle Systems performed over the past 5 years?
-34.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: 8353 has a large one-off loss of SGD993.3K impacting its November 30 2020 financial results.
Growing Profit Margin: 8353 became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: 8353 has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -34.7% per year.
Accelerating Growth: 8353 has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: 8353 has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (-7.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: 8353's Return on Equity (16.8%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Anacle Systems's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: 8353's short term assets (SGD14.8M) exceed its short term liabilities (SGD3.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: 8353's short term assets (SGD14.8M) exceed its long term liabilities (SGD1.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: 8353 is debt free.
Reducing Debt: 8353 has no debt compared to 5 years ago when its debt to equity ratio was 0.9%.
Debt Coverage: 8353 has no debt, therefore it does not need to be covered by operating cash flow.
Interest Coverage: 8353 has no debt, therefore coverage of interest payments is not a concern.
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Anacle Systems's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate 8353's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate 8353's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 8353's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if 8353's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of 8353's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Hong Kong market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
5.4yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Alex Lau (47 yo)
14.92yrs
Tenure
S$312,148
Compensation
Mr. E. Choon Lau, also known as Alex, is Co-founder of Anacle Systems Limited. Mr. Lau has been Chief Executive Officer of Anacle Systems Limited since February 21, 2006 and served as its Chief Technology ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Alex's total compensation ($USD234.84K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Hong Kong market ($USD229.46K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Alex's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Board Members
Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
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Co-Founder | 14.92yrs | S$312.15k | 11.42% SGD 18.9m | |
Co-Founder | 14.92yrs | S$271.51k | 5.7% SGD 9.4m | |
Non-Executive Director | 0.25yr | no data | no data | |
Chairman | 6.58yrs | S$25.00k | no data | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.17yrs | S$25.00k | no data | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.17yrs | S$25.00k | no data | |
Non-Executive Director | 13.25yrs | S$25.00k | no data | |
Independent Non-Executive Director | 4.17yrs | S$25.00k | no data |
5.4yrs
Average Tenure
60.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: 8353's board of directors are considered experienced (5.4 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Anacle Systems Limited's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Anacle Systems Limited
- Ticker: 8353
- Exchange: SEHK
- Founded: 2006
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: HK$165.651m
- Shares outstanding: 399.16m
- Website: https://www.anacle.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Anacle Systems Limited
- 3 Fusionopolis Way
- No. 14-21 Symbiosis
- Singapore
- 138633
- Singapore
Listings
Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
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8353 | SEHK (The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Ltd.) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | HK | HKD | Dec 2016 |
Biography
Anacle Systems Limited engages in the software development, and provision of enterprise application software and energy management solutions in Singapore, Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, and inte...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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Company Analysis | 2021/01/17 10:11 |
End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
Earnings | 2020/11/30 |
Annual Earnings | 2020/05/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.