Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (H78.SI) stock analysis
In our weekly check, Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 7.
About Hongkong Land Holdings Limited
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is a Real Estate company (Real Estate - Development) based in Bermuda, listed on SES as H78.SI.
What our checks show for H78.SI
Red flags
- Operating profit covers interest only 1.4 times: a weak year could make the payments hard.
- The gross margin fell by 11.2 points, to 34.9%: costs are rising faster than prices.
- Operating cash flow is only 0.46x net profit: part of the reported profit does not arrive as cash.
- Analysts expect the net margin to shrink by 39.9 points from today's 85%.
- Revenue fell 12.8% a year over the last 3 years.
- The stock has fallen as much as 68% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
- Return on capital (ROCE) is only 0.8%.
Warning signs
- Analysts expect earnings per share to shrink about 17.4% a year.
- Analysts expect only about 0.9% a year of growth in revenue.
- Free cash flow covers the dividend only 0.8 times.
- Recovering from its deepest fall took about 1.8 years.
Strengths
- The net margin rose by 99.6 points over 5 years, to 85%.
- Earnings per share grew 86.2% a year over the last 3 years.
- Net profit grew 84% a year over the last 3 years.
- The company keeps 85% of its revenue as net profit.
- Free cash flow is 28.3% of revenue: cash for dividends, buybacks or growth.
- The price is 7.8 times earnings (P/E), reasonable for its growth.
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Questions
What grade does Hongkong Land Holdings Limited (H78.SI) have?
In our weekly check, Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 4, red flags: 7. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.
What are the main risks of H78.SI stock?
This week's biggest flags for Hongkong Land Holdings Limited: Weak interest cover, Gross margin falling, Profits not backed by cash. In total 11 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.
What does Hongkong Land Holdings Limited do?
Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is a Real Estate company (Real Estate - Development) based in Bermuda, listed on SES as H78.SI.
The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.
Updated 2026-10-31
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