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Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech Co Ltd1396.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Real Estate›Real Estate Development

Hong Kong-listed operator of AI computing capacity and cloud services, formerly a Greater Bay Area property developer.

Momentum weak 20
Mkt cap
$1.70B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
54%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$5.16M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
15.6×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 8.1%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
146 days
1 Apr 2027
Close · HKDHK$8.42
1D-7.5%
1W-2.0%
1M-22.0%
3M-16.0%
6M-40.6%
YTD+72.9%
1Y+36.9%
ATR %9.3%
52w lowhigh57.6% off high

What Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech does

Hong Kong-listed operator of AI computing capacity and cloud services, formerly a Greater Bay Area property developer.

Earns by delivering and operating AI computing capacity under service contracts, a business it bought into in 2025 alongside its older infrastructure and property work. Results depend on how much capacity is delivered and kept in use, and on chip supply.

Products and services

  • AI computing capacity and compute-service contracts
  • Zhongkai AI computing cloud platform
  • Legacy real-estate and city-services business

Customers

  • Enterprises and AI developers buying compute servi

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Technology
  • AI computing infrastructure
  • Compute capacity and cloud services

What could go right

  • Demand for domestic AI compute
  • Zhongkai AI cloud platform ramp

What could go wrong

  • Recent shift from property with a short compute track record
  • Chip supply and compute pricing pressure

Moat: none. Early-stage compute operator; capacity is largely rentable hardware with limited differentiation.

Headquarters: Hong Kong, China · Employees: 243

Named competitors

Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech at a glance

Size Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech (1396.HK) is a Hong Kong Real Estate company (Real Estate Development) with a market value of $1.70B, the 458th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$8.42 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 40.6%, against -8.8% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 76.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.6%); the operating margin is -5.9% (peer median 26.2%).

Valuation It trades at 15.6× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.1× (5th most expensive of 14).

Next results Next results expected around 1 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

507510012511 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 921396.HK 55
Six months, rebased to 100: Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$3.76BHK$1.09BHK$2.82BHK$3.90BHK$3.68B
Revenue growth—-61%-28%+6%—
Gross profitHK$1.11BHK$150M-HK$675MHK$23.4M-HK$53.5M
EBITDAHK$500M-HK$948M-HK$1.28B-HK$589M-HK$734M
Net income-HK$667MHK$79.2M-HK$1.99B-HK$1.34B-HK$1.83B
Free cash flow-HK$2.13BHK$169MHK$474MHK$370M-HK$210M
Capital expenditureHK$2.15BHK$29.1MHK$1.06MHK$25,415HK$1.37M
Total debtn/aHK$5.89BHK$6.17BHK$7.39BHK$9.60B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%-25%0%+25%-20%0%+20%RLIA000656001728693900JDANF172923601512ALTRA0817600648ISNGRIIMC1396.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%20×40×RLIA28693900F17601512HIAGALTRA0817ISNDOMGRI01231396.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech is the large dot.

Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (1396.HK vs 9698.HK vs 3896.HK vs VNET)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech 1396.HK$1.70B-41%+76%-6%15.6×n/a
GDS 9698.HK$4.22B-52%+13%17%36.8×n/a
Kingsoft Cloud 3896.HK$2.54B-47%+35%-3%n/an/a
VNET Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR VNET$1.00B-64%+23%7%89.6×n/a
CoreWeave CRWV$25.6B-59%+115%-3%n/an/a

How Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure1396.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-22.0%-0.4%2nd lowest of 21
6-month return-40.6%-8.8%4th lowest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-57.6%-17.8%2nd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+76.4%+2.6%3rd highest of 20
Operating margin-5.9%26.2%3rd lowest of 21
Forward P/E15.6×12.1×5th most expensive of 14

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech 1396.HKHong Kong$1.70B-41%+76%-6%15.6×n/an/a
Realia Business RLIA.MCSpain$1.68B-3%+82%41%13.7×n/an/a
Jinke Property 000656.SZChina$1.68B-24%-87%-1,642%n/an/an/a
New World Development 0017.HKHong Kong$1.68B-46%+10%-8%n/an/an/a
Greentown Service 2869.HKHong Kong$1.74B-9%+13%7%11.2×n/an/a
Greentown China 3900.HKHong Kong$1.74B-48%+1%3%43.6×n/an/a
Jeudan A/S JDAN.CODenmark$1.66B0%+3%62%n/an/an/a
GuocoLand F17.SISingapore$1.75B-16%-24%7%11.5×n/an/a
Sino Horizon 2923.TWTaiwan$1.65B+40%+63%47%n/an/an/a
China-Singapore Suzhou Industrial Park Development 601512.SSChina$1.75B-23%-32%22%10.8×n/an/a
HIAG Immobilien HIAG.SWSwitzerland$1.64B-2%+96%50%15.4×n/an/a
Altra Fastigheter ALTRA.STSweden$1.64B+18%-2%64%11.8×n/an/a
China Jinmao 0817.HKHong Kong$1.77B-45%-8%5%9.9×n/an/a
PPI Public Property Invest PUBLI.STSweden$1.78Bn/an/a70%n/an/an/a
Shanghai Waigaoqiao Free Trade Zone 600648.SSChina$1.60B-15%-3%8%12.1×n/an/a
Intershop ISN.SWSwitzerland$1.82B-9%+5%79%18.5×n/an/a
Dom Development DOM.WAPoland$1.59B-6%+14%24%9.1×n/an/a
Grainger GRI.LUnited Kingdom$1.83B+19%-23%49%19.8×n/an/a
Castellana Properties Socimi YCPS.MCSpain$1.57B-4%+59%63%n/an/an/a
Yuexiu Property 0123.HKHong Kong$1.55B-30%-21%0%52.6×n/an/a
Inmocemento IMC.MCSpain$1.88B-4%+10%29%n/an/an/a

Questions

Who are Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech's main competitors?
Named competitors: GDS Holdings (9698.HK), Kingsoft Cloud (3896.HK), VNET Group (VNET), CoreWeave (CRWV). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Realia Business (RLIA.MC), Jinke Property (000656.SZ), New World Development (0017.HK), Greentown Service (2869.HK), Greentown China (3900.HK), Jeudan A/S (JDAN.CO).
Is Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 15.6× against a peer median of 12.1×, 5th most expensive of 14 in its peer set.
How has Greater Bay Area AI Computing Tech stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -40.6% against -8.8% for the median peer; over one year +36.9%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.