Employees: 2,426
Size JS Global Lifestyle (1691.HK) is a Hong Kong Consumer Discretionary company (Electronics/Appliances) with a market value of $808M, the 644th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$1.85 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares gained 9.5%, against -21.4% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 3rd highest of 20 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 0.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +4.7%); the operating margin is 0.5% (peer median 7.6%).
Valuation It trades at 18.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.5× (5th cheapest of 11).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 23% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -17%, so the hurdle is +40 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 6.1 points below its cost of capital (8.0% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 1 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | HK$12.7B | HK$12.9B | HK$12.4B | HK$11.2B | HK$11.6B |
| Revenue growth | — | +4% | +11% | -3% | — |
| Gross profit | HK$3.90B | HK$4.06B | HK$3.90B | HK$3.75B | HK$4.14B |
| EBITDA | HK$256M | -HK$19.3M | -HK$500M | HK$793M | HK$2.10B |
| Net income | HK$347M | -HK$188M | HK$48.4M | HK$1.03B | HK$2.60B |
| Free cash flow | HK$261M | HK$766M | HK$247M | HK$1.50B | HK$2.84B |
| Capital expenditure | HK$115M | HK$130M | HK$68.8M | HK$744M | HK$1.18B |
| Total debt | n/a | HK$2.96B | HK$255M | HK$44.6M | HK$7.35B |
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| Measure | 1691.HK | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +11.8% | -7.9% | 4th highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | +9.5% | -21.4% | 3rd highest of 20 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -15.1% | -40.1% | 2nd highest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.4% | +4.7% | 9th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | 0.5% | 7.6% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Forward P/E | 18.1× | 20.5× | 5th cheapest of 11 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 23.1% | 7.8% | 3rd most demanding of 13 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -16.8% | +4.7% | lowest of 13 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +39.9 pp | -1.1 pp | 3rd most demanding of 13 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -6.1 pp | -1.1 pp | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | -14.8× | -1.1× | least indebted of 6 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JS Global Lifestyle 1691.HK | Hong Kong | $808M | +9% | 0% | 0% | 18.1× | 23.1% | -16.8% |
| Guoguang Electric 002045.SZ | China | $807M | -13% | -17% | -4% | 10.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Hongjing Optoelectronic Technology 301479.SZ | China | $810M | -46% | +19% | 8% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Dechang Electrical Machinery Made 605555.SS | China | $794M | -29% | +11% | 2% | 42.1× | 11.9% | +16.8% |
| Bear Electric Appliance 002959.SZ | China | $794M | -18% | -7% | 7% | 19.3× | -6.6% | +7.5% |
| Harvia HARVIA.HE | Finland | $858M | +7% | +12% | 19% | 24.7× | 14.0% | +12.8% |
| Alliance Material 3595.TWO | Taiwan | $760M | -71% | +200% | 35% | n/a | 45.5% | -2.5% |
| Cosonic Intelligent Technologies 300793.SZ | China | $747M | -7% | +15% | -5% | n/a | 50.0% | -4.4% |
| Guangdong Hotata Technology 603848.SS | China | $736M | -24% | +7% | 13% | 21.6× | 17.0% | +5.9% |
| Whirlpool China 600983.SS | China | $936M | -13% | -2% | 11% | 14.0× | -7.2% | -1.9% |
| Tonze New Energy Technology 002759.SZ | China | $694M | -68% | +106% | 16% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Aucma 600336.SS | China | $675M | -24% | -15% | -7% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ningbo Hicon Industry Technology 001237.SZ | China | $969M | n/a | -10% | 14% | n/a | 9.9% | -10.3% |
| Woori Technology 032820.KS | South Korea | $984M | -64% | -2% | -12% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Appotronics 688007.SS | China | $662M | -35% | -47% | -20% | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Doshisha 7483.T | Japan | $660M | -12% | +3% | 9% | 11.9× | -19.9% | +3.5% |
| Kyung Dong Navien 009450.KS | South Korea | $650M | -21% | +5% | 13% | 7.6× | -17.8% | +11.5% |
| Hefei I-TEK OptoElectronics 688610.SS | China | $1.01B | +18% | +72% | 14% | 45.9× | n/a | n/a |
| XGimi Technology 688696.SS | China | $1.01B | +7% | +4% | 2% | 27.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Shenzhen Textile (Holdings) 000045.SZ | China | $646M | -25% | -4% | 3% | n/a | 5.7% | +9.0% |
| Xiamen Comfort Science & Technology 002614.SZ | China | $640M | +19% | +12% | 0% | n/a | 3.9% | -6.3% |