Which companies are Guan Chao's closest peers?

The cockpit's peer set: Sichuan Haowu Electromechanical (000757.SZ), Orell Fussli (OFN.SW), Monro (MNRO), Daikokuya (6993.T), Vertu Motors (VTU.L), Mie Kotsu (3232.T), VT Holdings Co., Ltd. (7593.T), Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW).

Is Guan Chao expensive compared with its peers?

On ev / sales it trades at 1.0× against a peer median of 0.8×, 7th most expensive of 20 in its peer set.

How has Guan Chao stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -52.2% against +5.1% for the median peer; over one year -47.3%.

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Guan Chao Holdings Limited1872.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Consumer Discretionary›Specialty Stores

Momentum laggard 19

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Mkt cap

$278M

US dollars, full cap

Free float

81%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$223,478

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

n/m

no positive forecast

ROIC−WACC

-11.1 pp

WACC 7.9%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Close · HKDHK$3.35

1D-5.2%

1W-12.7%

1M-15.4%

3M-13.2%

6M-52.2%

YTD-54.1%

1Y-47.3%

ATR %7.0%

52w lowhigh63.7% off high

What Guan Chao does

Employees: 230

Guan Chao at a glance

Size Guan Chao (1872.HK) is a Hong Kong Consumer Discretionary company (Specialty Stores) with a market value of $278M, the 890th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$3.35 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 52.2%, against +5.1% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 73.5% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.0%); the operating margin is -1.8% (peer median 3.1%).

Valuation It trades at 1.0× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 0.8× (7th most expensive of 20).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 11.1 points below its cost of capital (7.9% WACC).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: Guan Chao against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Guan Chao financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	HK$2.56B	HK$1.96B	HK$1.11B	HK$1.05B	HK$1.02B
Revenue growth	—	+76%	+6%	+4%	—
Gross profit	HK$234M	HK$176M	HK$113M	HK$123M	HK$127M
EBITDA	-HK$2.72M	-HK$1.55M	HK$22.4M	HK$77.0M	HK$61.5M
Net income	-HK$112M	-HK$48.8M	-HK$18.9M	HK$45.2M	HK$28.5M
Free cash flow	-HK$70.8M	-HK$413M	HK$51.0M	HK$8.71M	-HK$206M
Capital expenditure	HK$89.6M	HK$97.6M	HK$28.5M	HK$68.5M	HK$118M
Total debt	n/a	HK$435M	HK$315M	HK$424M	HK$437M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Guan Chao competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Guan Chao is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Guan Chao is the large dot.

Guan Chao competitors and peer comparison

How Guan Chao 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.

Guan Chao against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	1872.HK	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	-15.4%	-0.9%	3rd lowest of 21
6-month return	-52.2%	+5.1%	lowest of 20
Distance from 52-week high	-63.7%	-24.5%	2nd lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+73.5%	+5.0%	highest of 20
Operating margin	-1.8%	3.1%	4th lowest of 20
EV / Sales	1.0×	0.8×	7th most expensive of 20
ROIC minus cost of capital	-11.1 pp	-1.0 pp	3rd lowest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	EV / Sales	Req g	Delivered g
Guan Chao 1872.HK	Hong Kong	$278M	-52%	+74%	-2%	1.0×	n/a	n/a
Sichuan Haowu Electromechanical 000757.SZ	China	$298M	-22%	-33%	2%	0.7×	-0.8%	-7.3%
Orell Fussli OFN.SW	Switzerland	$338M	-17%	+3%	9%	0.8×	-10.0%	+4.5%
Monro MNRO	United States	$343M	-38%	-4%	2%	0.7×	19.4%	+0.6%
Daikokuya 6993.T	Japan	$344M	-32%	+26%	-2%	4.4×	n/a	n/a
Vertu Motors VTU.L	United Kingdom	$362M	+36%	+3%	1%	0.1×	-4.0%	+13.7%
Mie Kotsu 3232.T	Japan	$364M	+9%	+10%	9%	1.2×	n/a	n/a
VT Holdings Co., Ltd. 7593.T	Japan	$365M	+1%	+14%	3%	0.3×	-4.6%	+14.3%
Build-A-Bear Workshop BBW	United States	$366M	-23%	-1%	12%	0.9×	-4.1%	+15.7%
G-7 7508.T	Japan	$389M	+8%	+8%	3%	0.3×	-6.9%	+7.3%
Card Factory CARD.L	United Kingdom	$389M	+35%	+7%	11%	0.8×	-1.6%	+15.4%
Haverty Furniture Companies HVT	United States	$391M	+13%	+6%	4%	0.6×	9.8%	+0.3%
MCLON Jewellery 300945.SZ	China	$395M	-35%	-19%	6%	0.9×	n/a	n/a
ZXZN Qi-House 8395.HK	Hong Kong	$408M	+169%	+41%	-7%	23.0×	57.6%	+3.0%
Beijing Bashi Media 600386.SS	China	$415M	-17%	-27%	1%	1.2×	-2.9%	-2.9%
Bohus BOHUS.OL	Norway	$426M	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Tokmanni TOKMAN.HE	Finland	$431M	+5%	+4%	3%	0.7×	4.7%	+10.0%
Barnes & Noble Education BNED	United States	$436M	+20%	+5%	3%	0.4×	7.6%	+3.6%
BHG BHG.ST	Sweden	$450M	+8%	+7%	3%	0.6×	7.6%	+3.4%
Star Plus Legend 6683.HK	Hong Kong	$460M	-30%	-48%	-52%	8.0×	n/a	n/a
D. P. Abhushan DPABHUSHAN.NS	India	$468M	+79%	+31%	8%	1.0×	n/a	n/a

Questions

Which companies are Guan Chao's closest peers?: The cockpit's peer set: Sichuan Haowu Electromechanical (000757.SZ), Orell Fussli (OFN.SW), Monro (MNRO), Daikokuya (6993.T), Vertu Motors (VTU.L), Mie Kotsu (3232.T), VT Holdings Co., Ltd. (7593.T), Build-A-Bear Workshop (BBW).
Is Guan Chao expensive compared with its peers?: On ev / sales it trades at 1.0× against a peer median of 0.8×, 7th most expensive of 20 in its peer set.
How has Guan Chao stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -52.2% against +5.1% for the median peer; over one year -47.3%.