Hongkong Land (SGX:H78): Reassessing Valuation After Buybacks, Asset Sales and a Sharper Focus on Premium Mixed-Use Assets

Hongkong Land Holdings (SGX:H78) is back on traders radar after stepping up share buybacks and recycling capital from asset sales, all while its share price still trades at a steep discount to underlying assets.

See our latest analysis for Hongkong Land Holdings.

The combination of stepped up buybacks, capital recycling and a still wide discount to asset value is now clearly feeding into the price action. A roughly 9.5% one month share price return, a near 51% year to date share price gain and a powerful five year total shareholder return of about 103% suggest that momentum is rebuilding as investors reassess both risk and upside.

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So after this powerful rerating and management’s clear push to unlock value, is Hongkong Land still trading at an attractive discount for new buyers, or are markets already pricing in most of the future upside?

Most Popular Narrative: 2.6% Undervalued

With Hongkong Land’s fair value estimate sitting just above the last close, the prevailing narrative implies modest upside still anchored in improving economics.

Substantial investment and repositioning of marquee assets, such as "Tomorrow's CENTRAL" and the West Bund Central development, positions the company to benefit from strong demand for premium, high-quality, ESG-compliant integrated developments among blue-chip tenants and global luxury brands, supporting future rental income and net margin expansion.

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Want to see how capital recycling, richer margins and shrinking share count combine into that valuation call? The narrative stitches together an aggressive profit rebound with a future earnings multiple usually reserved for sector standouts. Curious which assumptions make that price target add up, and how sensitive it is to even small changes in those levers? Dive in to unpack the full playbook behind this fair value story.

Result: Fair Value of $6.86 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, that bullish script could quickly fray if China exits crystallize larger losses or hybrid work keeps central office vacancies and rents under sustained pressure.

Find out about the key risks to this Hongkong Land Holdings narrative.

Another Lens on Value

Look past the upbeat narrative and the picture turns trickier. On a simple price to sales basis, Hongkong Land trades at about 8.1 times sales, far richer than both the Singapore real estate average of 3.2 times and peers at 5 times, while its fair ratio sits nearer 4.2 times. That premium could compress quickly if sentiment cools.

See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown.

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