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CIG Shanghai Co., Ltd. Class H6166.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Information Technology›Computer Communications

Makes ICT hardware — broadband terminals, wireless networking gear and industrial IoT/5G equipment — for telecom and enterprise customers.

≈ A Chinese networking-hardware maker akin to a small Sercomm/ArrisMomentum laggard 3
Mkt cap
$4.11B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
82%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$125M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
9.7×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+1.3 pp
WACC 5.3%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
167 days
22 Apr 2027
Close · HKDHK$52.05
1D-12.7%
1W-17.4%
1M-54.5%
3M-38.5%
6M-62.6%
YTD-44.3%
1Y-43.5%
ATR %15.7%
52w lowhigh69.9% off high

What CIG Shanghai does

Makes ICT hardware — broadband terminals, wireless networking gear and industrial IoT/5G equipment — for telecom and enterprise customers.

Builds to carriers' specifications, selling broadband terminals and wireless equipment in volume to telecom operators at thin margins. These are the Hong Kong-listed H shares; the same company also trades in Shanghai.

In one line: A Chinese networking-hardware maker akin to a small Sercomm/Arris.

Products and services

  • Telecom broadband terminals
  • Wireless networking equipment
  • Industrial IoT/5G edge computing gear

Customers

  • Telecom operators
  • Enterprise/industrial IoT customers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Information technology
  • Networking & telecom equipment
  • Broadband terminals, wireless…

What could go right

  • 5G/IoT infrastructure buildout demand

What could go wrong

  • Hardware price competition
  • Telecom capex cyclicality

Moat: none (scale). Hardware maker in a competitive, commoditized networking-equipment segment with limited differentiation.

Headquarters: Shanghai, China · Founded: 2005 · Employees: 1,354

Named competitors

CIG Shanghai at a glance

Size CIG Shanghai (6166.HK) is a Hong Kong Information Technology company (Computer Communications) with a market value of $4.11B, the 290th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$52.05 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 62.6%, against +8.6% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — lowest of 10 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 44.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.3%); the operating margin is 11.3% (peer median 4.1%).

Valuation It trades at 9.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 20.3× (cheapest of 7).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.3 points above its cost of capital (5.3% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 22 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

507510012511 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 1096166.HK 36
Six months, rebased to 100: CIG Shanghai against the median of its 9 peers (local-currency closes).

CIG Shanghai financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$6.14BHK$5.22BHK$3.95BHK$3.41BHK$4.40B
Revenue growth—+32%+16%-23%—
Gross profitHK$1.44BHK$966MHK$645MHK$553MHK$646M
EBITDAHK$1.06BHK$633MHK$480MHK$445MHK$559M
Net incomeHK$530MHK$286MHK$181MHK$105MHK$199M
Free cash flow-HK$3.08B-HK$1.55BHK$284M-HK$66.5M-HK$144M
Capital expenditureHK$1.49BHK$1.04BHK$332MHK$224MHK$209M
Total debtHK$1.87BHK$2.65BHK$1.45BHK$1.60BHK$1.66B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

CIG Shanghai 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%-40%-20%0%DOKA68838724420023966744002960178320RDWR3009516166.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. CIG Shanghai is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+20%+40%10×15×20×DOKA0023966744002960RDWR3009516166.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. CIG Shanghai is the large dot.

CIG Shanghai competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (6166.HK vs 5388.TW vs 0763.HK vs 3596.TW)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
CIG Shanghai 6166.HK$4.11B-63%+45%11%9.7×n/a
Sercomm 5388.TW$591M-19%+34%3%9.3×n/a
ZTE 0763.HK$19.0B-27%+20%1%14.6×17.5%
Arcadyan Technology 3596.TW$900M-17%+6%6%9.8×n/a
Fiberhome Telecommunication Technologies 600498.SS$5.50B-42%+16%1%21.5×12.8%
Eoptolink Technology 300502.SZ$36.0B-54%+101%44%12.3×21.7%
Zhongji Innolight 300308.SZ$79.4B-48%+162%41%15.4×23.2%
Accelink Technologies 002281.SZ$10.8B-37%+32%11%42.6×n/a

How CIG Shanghai 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.

CIG Shanghai against its 9 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure6166.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-54.5%+1.5%lowest of 10
6-month return-62.6%+8.6%lowest of 10
Distance from 52-week high-69.9%-45.3%lowest of 10
Revenue growth (TTM)+44.8%+6.3%highest of 10
Operating margin11.3%4.1%3rd highest of 10
Forward P/E9.7×20.3×cheapest of 7
ROIC minus cost of capital+1.3 pp-3.7 pp3rd highest of 10
EV / EBITDA28.5×9.2×2nd most expensive of 4
Net debt / EBITDA-2.0×-0.6×2nd least indebted of 5

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
CIG Shanghai 6166.HKHong Kong$4.11B-63%+45%11%9.7×n/an/a
dormakaba DOKA.SWSwitzerland$3.47B+28%-3%13%21.2×-9.3%+2.2%
CICT Mobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd.Class A 688387.SSChina$5.65B-44%-2%-7%n/an/an/a
Easy Smart 2442.HKHong Kong$2.72B+72%-33%-15%n/an/an/a
Fujian Star-Net Communication 002396.SZChina$2.61B+13%+18%4%19.3×n/an/a
Nohmi Bosai 6744.TJapan$1.58B0%+6%14%16.9×-4.4%+5.3%
Jade Bird Integrated Technologies 002960.SZChina$1.40B-12%-5%6%23.8×12.0%+13.2%
Seojin System 178320.KSSouth Korea$1.33B-52%+9%-5%n/an/an/a
Radware RDWRUnited States$1.26B+9%+11%4%22.0×32.4%+3.8%
Shenzhen BSC Technology 300951.SZChina$1.11B+33%+16%-5%19.3×n/an/a

Questions

Who are CIG Shanghai's main competitors?
Named competitors: Sercomm (5388.TW), ZTE (0763.HK), Arcadyan Technology (3596.TW), Wistron NeWeb (private or unlisted), FiberHome Telecommunication (600498.SS), Eoptolink Technology (300502.SZ). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes dormakaba (DOKA.SW), CICT Mobile Communication Technology Co., Ltd.Class A (688387.SS), Easy Smart (2442.HK), Fujian Star-Net Communication (002396.SZ), Nohmi Bosai (6744.T), Jade Bird Integrated Technologies (002960.SZ).
Is CIG Shanghai expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 9.7× against a peer median of 20.3×, cheapest of 7 in its peer set.
How has CIG Shanghai stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -62.6% against +8.6% for the median peer; over one year -43.5%.

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.