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China Gingko Education Group Co., Ltd.1851.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Consumer Discretionary›Other Consumer Services
Momentum leader 98
Mkt cap
$629M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
25%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$669,114
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
+4.5 pp
WACC 5.3%
Hurdle
-11 pp
Req g minus delivered
Close · HKDHK$9.86
1D-1.4%
1W-8.9%
1M+9.2%
3M+112.3%
6M+56.0%
YTD+210.1%
1Y+575.3%
ATR %8.2%
52w lowhigh15.2% off high

What China Gingko Education does

Employees: 1,139

China Gingko Education at a glance

Size China Gingko Education (1851.HK) is a Hong Kong Consumer Discretionary company (Other Consumer Services) with a market value of $629M, the 701st largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$9.86 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 56.0%, against -13.4% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 2nd highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 14.4% over the last twelve months (peer median +2.4%); the operating margin is 38.2% (peer median 10.8%).

Valuation It trades at 10.9× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.8× (3rd most expensive of 21).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +17%, so the hurdle is -11 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.5 points above its cost of capital (5.3% WACC).

Relative performance

10015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20261851.HK 145Peer median 89
Six months, rebased to 100: China Gingko Education against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

China Gingko Education financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$468MHK$435MHK$404MHK$392MHK$333M
Revenue growth—+8%+3%+18%—
Gross profitHK$238MHK$232MHK$221MHK$230MHK$185M
EBITDAHK$238MHK$237MHK$214MHK$223MHK$167M
Net incomeHK$175MHK$176MHK$166MHK$164MHK$98.9M
Free cash flowHK$43.5MHK$124MHK$95.2MHK$85.4MHK$32.0M
Capital expenditureHK$141MHK$102MHK$117MHK$156MHK$178M
Total debtn/aHK$201MHK$331MHK$374MHK$451M

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China Gingko Education competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-25%0%+25%+50%-20%0%EDR00205970852373APEI0020335530600138002707000888600593THOMASCOOK9603000796MAD0308002786TRIP6034021851.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. China Gingko Education is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%0×5×10×EDR00205970852373APEI0020335530600138002707000888600593THOMASCOOK9603000796MAD0308WJPTRIP6034021851.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. China Gingko Education is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-20%0%+20%+40%+60%0%25%50%EDR70852373APEI002707000888THOMASCOOK9603MAD002786TRIP6034021851.HKGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. China Gingko Education is the large dot.

China Gingko Education competitors and peer comparison

How China Gingko Education 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.

China Gingko Education against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure1851.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+9.2%-1.9%5th highest of 21
6-month return+56.0%-13.4%2nd highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-15.2%-39.0%3rd highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+14.4%+2.4%7th highest of 21
Operating margin38.2%10.8%2nd highest of 21
EV / Sales10.9×1.8×3rd most expensive of 21
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)5.9%1.1%4th most demanding of 17
Growth delivered (Del g)+16.9%+15.1%7th highest of 17
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-11.1 pp-18.2 pp5th most demanding of 17
ROIC minus cost of capital+4.5 pp+2.6 pp9th highest of 20
EV / EBITDA21.3×7.3×2nd most expensive of 13
Net debt / EBITDA0.6×-0.5×4th most indebted of 14

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
China Gingko Education 1851.HKHong Kong$629M+56%+14%38%10.9×5.9%+16.9%
eDreams ODIGEO EDR.MCSpain$637M+59%-3%12%1.3×2.9%+44.2%
Yunnan Tourism 002059.SZChina$606M-19%-24%-62%12.4×n/an/a
Curves 7085.TJapan$601M+27%+16%18%2.1×-0.7%+11.9%
Beauty Farm Medical & Health Industry 2373.HKHong Kong$585M-9%+23%16%0.9×-16.4%+14.0%
American Public Education APEIUnited States$682M-34%+4%10%0.9×0.4%+15.1%
Lijiang Yulong Tourism 002033.SZChina$687M-12%+8%37%4.7×0.8%+14.8%
Lungyen Life Service 5530.TWOTaiwan$565M+1%-17%20%2.5×n/an/a
China CYTS Tours 600138.SSChina$737M-25%+15%3%1.0×1.5%+9.7%
UTour 002707.SZChina$740M-15%-9%2%0.6×9.7%+33.8%
Emei Shan Tourism 000888.SZChina$789M-16%-8%15%3.9×3.2%+15.1%
Dalian Sunasia Tourism 600593.SSChina$793M+19%+5%32%12.0×n/an/a
Thomas Cook (India) THOMASCOOK.NSIndia$499M+1%-7%3%0.5×13.8%+60.2%
H.I.S.Co 9603.TJapan$492M0%+4%3%0.4×-1.9%-2.8%
Caissa Tourism 000796.SZChina$805M-36%+42%-10%5.5×n/an/a
Mader MAD.AXAustralia$806M-29%+15%9%1.1×5.2%+26.9%
China Travel International Investment Hong Kong 0308.HKHong Kong$809M0%-7%11%1.9×5.4%+15.7%
Vicom WJP.SISingapore$489M-1%+29%34%3.5×-8.4%+14.1%
Shenzhen Silver Basis Technology 002786.SZChina$483M-17%+1%1%1.6×29.9%-6.6%
TripAdvisor TRIPUnited States$820M-38%-4%5%0.5×-6.6%+25.6%
Shaanxi Tourism Culture Industry 603402.SSChina$832M-36%-18%54%3.1×-15.9%+27.6%

Questions

Which companies are China Gingko Education's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: eDreams ODIGEO (EDR.MC), Yunnan Tourism (002059.SZ), Curves (7085.T), Beauty Farm Medical & Health Industry (2373.HK), American Public Education (APEI), Lijiang Yulong Tourism (002033.SZ), Lungyen Life Service (5530.TWO), China CYTS Tours (600138.SS).
Is China Gingko Education expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 10.9× against a peer median of 1.8×, 3rd most expensive of 21 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +17%, so the hurdle is -11 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has China Gingko Education stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +56.0% against -13.4% for the median peer; over one year +575.3%.

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.