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HPC Holdings Limited

HK$0.13+HK$0.00+0.78%

HKSE / HKD

Market cap

HK$208M

P/E

2.4

EPS (TTM)

HK$0.01

Dividend yield

0.00%

Beta

0.33

1Y return

+53.57%

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Financials

The numbers behind the company

Revenue vs net income

RevenueNet income

$140M2021

$143M2022

$211M2023

$129M2024

$216M2025

Financial health

Gross margin

Operating margin

ROE

ROA

Debt to equity0.10Low
Current ratio1.14
Cash ratio0.47
Net margin3.4%
Free cash flow—

Valuation

Is it expensive right now

P/E vs the market

scale 0–50

0153050

1742.HK2.4
Industrials sector median15.5
S&P 50022.0

Trades about 84% below its sector, cheaper than its peers on earnings.

Ratios

PEG-0.07
Price to book0.28
EPS (TTM)HK$0.01
Payout ratio0%
FCF yield91.38%

Range & risk

HK$0.08HK$0.27

Trading in the lower third of its 52-week band

Beta0.33

Profile

What HPC Holdings Limited actually does

HPC Holdings Limited, an investment holding company, engages in civil engineering, general building construction, and upgrading works in Singapore. The company provides construction services as a contractor and subcontractor services for public and private sectors, as well as industrial, logistics and warehouse, infrastructure, and residential and commercial construction projects. It also offers contractor services to design and build projects for commercial and industrial buildings, such as logistics and warehouse facilities, factories, offices, workshops and car parks, and nursing homes. In addition, the company provides subcontractor services comprising upgrading of housing development board (HDB) flats and construction of MRT and train stations, schools, factories, tunnels, railways, expressways, and highways. Further, it offers engineering design and consultancy services; and is involved in the retail sale of aquarium fish. HPC Holdings Limited was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Singapore.

CEO

Ying De Wang

Employees

1,332

Headquarters

Singapore, CE

Founded

2018-05-11

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1742.HK has a beta of 0.33, which indicates how sensitive it has historically been to movements in its broader market. A beta below 1 indicates lower relative volatility than the market. Beta is based on historical data and does not predict future performance.

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