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Hong Kong (HSI) Telecom Sector Analysis

UpdatedMay 29, 2024
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies136
  • 7D-0.004%
  • 3M22.5%
  • 1Y14.5%
  • YTD21.1%

Over the last 7 days, the Telecom industry has remained flat, although notably Tencent Holdings declined by 3.5%. As for the the longer term, the industry is up 14% over the past 12 months. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 13% per annum.

Sector Valuation and Performance

Has the Hong Kong Telecom Sector valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Thu, 30 May 2024HK$6.7tHK$3.2tHK$370.4b11.7x18.2x2.1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024HK$6.4tHK$3.2tHK$348.3b11.8x18.3x2x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024HK$5.7tHK$3.2tHK$346.0b12.8x16.4x1.8x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024HK$5.6tHK$3.2tHK$425.9b12.8x13.2x1.8x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024HK$5.4tHK$3.2tHK$423.1b12.3x12.7x1.7x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023HK$5.8tHK$3.2tHK$426.6b13.4x13.5x1.8x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023HK$5.7tHK$3.1tHK$408.5b12.2x14x1.8x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023HK$5.9tHK$3.1tHK$407.7b12.1x14.5x1.9x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023HK$6.0tHK$3.1tHK$406.0b11x14.8x1.9x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023HK$6.3tHK$3.1tHK$388.1b12.8x16.3x2.1x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023HK$6.2tHK$3.1tHK$386.3b14.2x16x2x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023HK$6.0tHK$3.1tHK$392.7b12x15.2x1.9x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023HK$6.4tHK$3.2tHK$395.7b14.5x16.3x2x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023HK$6.4tHK$3.1tHK$395.0b11.2x16.3x2.1x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023HK$6.2tHK$3.1tHK$387.3b11.8x16.1x2x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023HK$6.5tHK$3.1tHK$392.8b11.5x16.5x2.1x
Mon, 19 Dec 2022HK$5.5tHK$3.0tHK$380.5b10.6x14.4x1.8x
Wed, 16 Nov 2022HK$5.0tHK$3.0tHK$379.4b10.2x13.1x1.7x
Fri, 14 Oct 2022HK$4.6tHK$2.9tHK$371.9b10.5x12.3x1.6x
Sun, 11 Sep 2022HK$5.3tHK$3.0tHK$385.5b10.2x13.8x1.8x
Tue, 09 Aug 2022HK$5.4tHK$3.1tHK$402.0b9.1x13.3x1.8x
Thu, 07 Jul 2022HK$5.8tHK$3.1tHK$403.3b10.1x14.4x1.9x
Sat, 04 Jun 2022HK$5.9tHK$3.1tHK$406.9b10.7x14.6x1.9x
Mon, 02 May 2022HK$6.1tHK$3.1tHK$378.0b10.6x16.1x2x
Wed, 30 Mar 2022HK$6.2tHK$3.1tHK$370.3b9x16.8x2x
Fri, 25 Feb 2022HK$6.8tHK$3.1tHK$324.6b10.2x20.8x2.2x
Sun, 23 Jan 2022HK$7.2tHK$3.1tHK$322.6b10.3x22.3x2.3x
Tue, 21 Dec 2021HK$6.6tHK$3.1tHK$321.3b9.6x20.4x2.1x
Thu, 18 Nov 2021HK$7.5tHK$3.1tHK$293.3b11.4x25.5x2.4x
Sat, 16 Oct 2021HK$7.3tHK$3.0tHK$284.4b11.3x25.7x2.5x
Mon, 13 Sep 2021HK$7.2tHK$2.9tHK$281.3b12x25.6x2.4x
Wed, 11 Aug 2021HK$7.0tHK$2.9tHK$281.4b13.6x25x2.4x
Sun, 06 Jun 2021HK$8.7tHK$2.8tHK$218.7b13.5x39.9x3.1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

39.9x


Total Market Cap: HK$8.7tTotal Earnings: HK$218.7bTotal Revenue: HK$2.8tTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
Hong Kong Telecom Sector Price to Earnings3Y Average 17.8x202220232024
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the Hong Kong Communication Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 17.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.0x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communication Services industry have grown 19% per year over the last three years.
  • Revenues for these companies have grown 5.0% per year.
  • This means that more sales are being generated by these companies overall, and subsequently their profits are increasing too.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the Hong Kong Telecom sector?

HK Market-0.73%
Telecom-0.004%
Telecom Services and Carriers1.96%
Wireless Telecom0.93%
Entertainment0.46%
Interactive Media and Services-0.89%
Media-2.98%
Industry PE
  • Investors are most optimistic about the Entertainment industry which is trading above its 3-year average PE ratio of 32.7x.
    • Analysts are expecting annual earnings growth of 34.4%, which is higher than its past year's earnings growth of 15.9% per year.
  • Investors are most pessimistic about the Wireless Telecom industry, although it looks like investor sentiment has improved given that it's trading above its 3-year average of 8.7x.
Forecasted Growth
  • Analysts are most optimistic on the Entertainment industry, expecting annual earnings growth of 34% over the next 5 years.
  • This is better than its past earnings growth rate of 16% per year.
  • In contrast, the Wireless Telecom industry is expected to see its earnings grow by 5.1% per year over the next few years.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
941 China MobileHK$73.900.3%
+HK$4.3b
16.1%PE11x
762 China Unicom (Hong Kong)HK$6.341.8%
+HK$3.4b
10.5%PE9.4x
9890 ZXHK$27.9012.3%
+HK$1.6b
n/aPE56.8x
728 China TelecomHK$4.450.2%
+HK$915.1m
14.4%PE12.2x
302 CMGE Technology GroupHK$1.4922.1%
+HK$742.9m
-25.1%PS1.5x
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762

HK$6.34

China Unicom (Hong Kong)

7D

1.8%

1Y

10.5%

728

HK$4.45

China Telecom

7D

0.2%

1Y

14.4%

6823

HK$9.21

HKT Trust and HKT

7D

0.8%

1Y

-7.9%

700

HK$371.00

Tencent Holdings

7D

-3.5%

1Y

19.4%

3888

HK$24.70

Kingsoft

7D

-3.5%

1Y

-13.2%

1970

HK$8.71

IMAX China Holding

7D

6.0%

1Y

41.4%

9890

HK$27.90

ZX

7D

12.3%

1Y

n/a

941

HK$73.90

China Mobile

7D

0.3%

1Y

16.1%