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First Hi-tec Enterprise Co., Ltd.5439.TWOCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Taiwan · TWD·Information Technology›Electronic Components
Momentum laggard 4
Mkt cap
$458M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
73%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$9.25M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
8.3×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+23.8 pp
WACC 7.0%
Hurdle
-36 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
131 days
17 Mar 2027
Close · TWDNT$163.00
1D-6.9%
1W-17.3%
1M-37.5%
3M-27.2%
6M-59.5%
YTD-48.6%
1Y-44.0%
ATR %7.8%
52w lowhigh64.8% off high

What First Hi-tec Enterprise does

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First Hi-tec Enterprise at a glance

Size First Hi-tec Enterprise (5439.TWO) is a Taiwan Information Technology company (Electronic Components) with a market value of $458M, the 473rd largest of 687 Taiwan companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at NT$163.00 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 59.5%, against -32.0% for the median peer and -3.4% for the Taiwan market (cap-weighted) — 2nd lowest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 93.2% over the last twelve months (peer median +19.1%); the operating margin is 17.1% (peer median 1.3%).

Valuation It trades at 8.3× forward earnings against a peer median of 14.6× (2nd cheapest of 11).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +31%, so the hurdle is -36 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 23.8 points above its cost of capital (7.0% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 17 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

40608010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 685439.TWO 40
Six months, rebased to 100: First Hi-tec Enterprise against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

First Hi-tec Enterprise financials

Reported figures in TWD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueNT$11.5BNT$9.64BNT$4.18BNT$4.35BNT$3.22B
Revenue growth—+131%-4%+35%—
Gross profitNT$2.63BNT$2.16BNT$629MNT$823MNT$569M
EBITDANT$2.33BNT$1.91BNT$601MNT$768MNT$556M
Net incomeNT$1.68BNT$1.28BNT$327MNT$471MNT$370M
Free cash flowNT$552M-NT$1,000M-NT$156MNT$248MNT$503M
Capital expenditureNT$1.12BNT$1.52BNT$446MNT$183MNT$158M
Total debtNT$3.59BNT$3.40BNT$946MNT$508MNT$350M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

First Hi-tec Enterprise competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-50%0%+50%-40%-20%0%356860SENS6882914172006052583010413526LPTH085660TTG6883918155644930003233620006706880106782SMOP1263405439.TWO6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. First Hi-tec Enterprise is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+25%+50%+75%+100%20×40×3568606882914172003526TTG8155644933626782SMOP5439.TWORevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. First Hi-tec Enterprise is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+20%0%20%6052583010413526TTG688391300032000670SMOP5439.TWOGrowth 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. First Hi-tec Enterprise is the large dot.

First Hi-tec Enterprise competitors and peer comparison

How First Hi-tec Enterprise 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.

First Hi-tec Enterprise against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure5439.TWOPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-37.5%-19.4%4th lowest of 21
6-month return-59.5%-32.0%2nd lowest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-64.8%-50.5%4th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+93.2%+19.1%highest of 21
Operating margin17.1%1.3%4th highest of 21
Forward P/E8.3×14.6×2nd cheapest of 11
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-5.0%9.2%3rd least demanding of 9
Growth delivered (Del g)+31.1%+5.6%highest of 9
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-36.1 pp-1.8 ppleast demanding of 9
ROIC minus cost of capital+23.8 pp-6.5 pp3rd highest of 20
EV / EBITDA7.0×12.6×cheapest of 10
Net debt / EBITDA0.5×0.8×5th least indebted of 13

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
First Hi-tec Enterprise 5439.TWOTaiwan$458M-60%+93%17%8.3×-5.0%+31.1%
TLB 356860.KSSouth Korea$460M-34%+43%13%14.0×n/an/a
Senseonics SENSUnited States$454M+71%+91%-223%n/an/an/a
Beijing JCZ Technology 688291.SSChina$452M-30%+12%1%29.5×n/an/a
LS Materials 417200.KSSouth Korea$442M-70%+20%0%45.5×n/an/a
Jiangsu Xiehe Electronic 605258.SSChina$476M-2%+1%7%n/a8.6%+9.7%
Shenzhen King Brother Electronics Technology 301041.SZChina$430M-10%+18%5%n/a22.5%+3.9%
Alltop Technology 3526.TWOTaiwan$428M-40%+19%31%8.3×-7.5%+12.9%
LightPath Technologies LPTHUnited States$495M-39%+93%-2%n/an/an/a
CHA Biotech 085660.KSSouth Korea$499M-57%+14%-6%n/an/an/a
TT Electronics TTG.LUnited Kingdom$419M+50%-3%7%14.6×9.9%+2.2%
Hi-Trend Technology (Shanghai) 688391.SSChina$418M-23%+4%-4%n/a4.9%+7.3%
Allied Circuit 8155.TWOTaiwan$416M-52%+33%14%12.2×n/an/a
APAQ Technology 6449.TWTaiwan$414M-13%+23%18%14.7×n/an/a
Jinlong Machinery & Electronic 300032.SZChina$411M-35%-18%-4%n/a12.4%-2.0%
Ability Opto-Electronics Technology 3362.TWOTaiwan$513M+6%-3%-8%31.7×n/an/a
Youngpoong 000670.KSSouth Korea$406M-54%+40%-2%n/a-14.5%-1.8%
Fujian Forecam Optics 688010.SSChina$518M-35%-2%-15%n/an/an/a
Visco Vision 6782.TWTaiwan$523M+23%+23%29%13.1×n/an/a
Smartoptics SMOP.OLNorway$530M-8%+45%14%42.5×15.2%+19.1%
Vinatech Co 126340.KSSouth Korea$395M-56%+66%2%n/an/an/a

Questions

Which companies are First Hi-tec Enterprise's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: TLB (356860.KS), Senseonics (SENS), Beijing JCZ Technology (688291.SS), LS Materials (417200.KS), Jiangsu Xiehe Electronic (605258.SS), Shenzhen King Brother Electronics Technology (301041.SZ), Alltop Technology (3526.TWO), LightPath Technologies (LPTH).
Is First Hi-tec Enterprise expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 8.3× against a peer median of 14.6×, 2nd cheapest of 11 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -5% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +31%, so the hurdle is -36 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has First Hi-tec Enterprise stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -59.5% against -32.0% for the median peer; over one year -44.0%.

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.