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CaoCao Inc.2643.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Information Technology›Packaged Software
Momentum laggard 8
Mkt cap
$725M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
22%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$2.12M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-35.1 pp
WACC 5.7%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
143 days
29 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$9.69
1D-2.6%
1W-2.6%
1M-23.5%
3M-37.7%
6M-58.7%
YTD-67.7%
1Y-80.5%
ATR %6.5%
52w lowhigh82.6% off high

What CaoCao does

Employees: 1,091

CaoCao at a glance

Size CaoCao (2643.HK) is a Hong Kong Information Technology company (Packaged Software) with a market value of $725M, the 668th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$9.69 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 58.7%, against -6.1% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 37.8% over the last twelve months (peer median -1.7%); the operating margin is -2.5% (peer median 5.3%).

Valuation It trades at 0.5× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 3.1× (cheapest of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 35.1 points below its cost of capital (5.7% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 29 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

5010015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 952643.HK 41
Six months, rebased to 100: CaoCao against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

CaoCao financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$23.5BHK$21.9BHK$15.9BHK$11.8BHK$8.87B
Revenue growth—+38%+35%+33%—
Gross profitHK$2.26BHK$2.03BHK$1.26BHK$646M-HK$436M
EBITDAHK$155M-HK$75.4M-HK$315M-HK$1.13B-HK$1.39B
Net income-HK$588M-HK$689M-HK$1.36B-HK$2.12B-HK$2.29B
Free cash flow-HK$534M-HK$390M-HK$452M-HK$2.23B-HK$2.48B
Capital expenditureHK$402MHK$516MHK$322MHK$2.11BHK$865M
Total debtn/aHK$8.25BHK$7.81BHK$8.46BHK$6.83B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

CaoCao 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%0%+50%-20%0%+20%SMWBABS300532PEXIPDCBOIRE300047300036002777300561TRUE-BLSS6036364432053800ENGHUBI3005336884182643.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. CaoCao is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%+40%0×5×10×SMWBABS300532PEXIPDCBOIRE300047300036002777300561TRUE-BLSS603636ENGHUBI6005716884182643.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. CaoCao is the large dot.

CaoCao competitors and peer comparison

How CaoCao 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.

CaoCao against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure2643.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-23.5%+2.0%lowest of 21
6-month return-58.7%-6.1%lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-82.6%-35.2%lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+37.8%-1.7%2nd highest of 21
Operating margin-2.5%5.3%7th lowest of 21
EV / Sales0.5×3.1×cheapest of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-35.1 pp-3.7 pp2nd lowest of 18
Net debt / EBITDA43.2×-0.2×most indebted of 11

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
CaoCao 2643.HKHong Kong$725M-59%+38%-3%0.5×n/an/a
Similarweb SMWBUnited States$724M+141%+10%-2%2.3×28.2%+24.8%
Asseco Business Solutions ABS.WAPoland$728M-6%+15%33%5.5×3.8%+11.1%
New Trend International Logis-Tech 300532.SZChina$728M-7%+56%7%1.4×n/an/a
Pexip PEXIP.OLNorway$722M-18%+9%26%5.0×-0.3%+12.6%
Docebo DCBO.TOCanada$732M+44%+11%9%3.1×14.1%+32.1%
IRESS IRE.AXAustralia$739M-4%-14%17%2.4×10.2%+0.5%
Shenzhen Tianyuan DIC Information Technology 300047.SZChina$743M-32%+14%1%0.7×n/an/a
Beijing Supermap Software 300036.SZChina$744M-33%-24%-21%3.4×30.5%-1.2%
Sichuan Jiuyuan Yinhai Software 002777.SZChina$746M-22%-13%4%4.1×31.2%+1.3%
SGSG Science & Technology Co., Ltd. Zhuhai 300561.SZChina$749M-14%+13%-40%45.5×n/an/a
Truecaller TRUE-B.STSweden$750M+69%-16%19%3.7×11.3%+31.2%
Lectra LSS.PAFrance$754M+10%-6%6%1.6×12.6%+16.5%
Linewell Software 603636.SSChina$755M-2%-42%-111%11.1×16.4%-11.5%
WingArc1st 4432.TJapan$755M+29%+15%30%3.3×-7.6%+11.1%
AhnLab 053800.KSSouth Korea$696M+57%+10%13%3.2×4.5%+8.5%
Enghouse Systems ENGH.TOCanada$695M+1%-5%19%1.5×-14.5%-0.2%
UBISOFT Entertainment UBI.PAFrance$692M-15%-27%-87%0.7×n/an/a
Sunyard Technology 600571.SSChina$690M-22%+1%-1%2.1×n/an/a
Shenzhen Bingchuan Network 300533.SZChina$763M-18%-5%-10%1.3×4.7%+46.0%
Genew Technologies 688418.SSChina$688M-49%-12%-22%6.5×n/an/a

Questions

Which companies are CaoCao's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Similarweb (SMWB), Asseco Business Solutions (ABS.WA), New Trend International Logis-Tech (300532.SZ), Pexip (PEXIP.OL), Docebo (DCBO.TO), IRESS (IRE.AX), Shenzhen Tianyuan DIC Information Technology (300047.SZ), Beijing Supermap Software (300036.SZ).
Is CaoCao expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 0.5× against a peer median of 3.1×, cheapest of 21 in its peer set.
How has CaoCao stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -58.7% against -6.1% for the median peer; over one year -80.5%.

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.