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Newborn Town Inc.9911.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Information Technology›Packaged Software

Chinese company operating social-networking apps (MICO, Yo) and mobile game publishing (Ohayoo) targeted mainly at overseas emerging markets.

≈ A China-based overseas social app and game publisherMomentum leader 80
Mkt cap
$1.63B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
48%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$6.35M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
8.8×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
n/a
WACC 9.8%
Hurdle
-45 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
140 days
26 Mar 2027
Close · HKDHK$9.15
1D-3.6%
1W+2.2%
1M-0.4%
3M+10.2%
6M-4.7%
YTD-18.2%
1Y-16.8%
ATR %5.2%
52w lowhigh35.1% off high

What Newborn Town does

Chinese company operating social-networking apps (MICO, Yo) and mobile game publishing (Ohayoo) targeted mainly at overseas emerging markets.

In one line: A China-based overseas social app and game publisher.

Products and services

  • Social networking apps (MICO, Yo)
  • Mobile game publishing (Ohayoo)
  • Live-streaming/social features

Customers

  • Users in the Middle East, Southeast Asia and other

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Information Technology
  • Social/gaming apps
  • Overseas social networking & casual…

What could go right

  • Emerging-market social/mobile internet penetration growth

What could go wrong

  • User-acquisition cost inflation
  • Regulatory risk in overseas markets

Moat: narrow (network effects, brand, distribution). Established social-app user bases in underserved overseas emerging markets, though competition from global social platforms is intense.

Headquarters: Guangzhou, China · Founded: 2014 · Employees: 1,785

Named competitors

Newborn Town at a glance

Size Newborn Town (9911.HK) is a Hong Kong Information Technology company (Packaged Software) with a market value of $1.63B, the 469th largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$9.15 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 4.7%, against -2.2% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 10th lowest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 36.0% over the last twelve months (peer median +9.5%); the operating margin is 11.6% (peer median 8.9%).

Valuation It trades at 8.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 26.3× (2nd cheapest of 18).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +41%, so the hurdle is -45 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Next results Next results expected around 26 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20269911.HK 94Peer median 93
Six months, rebased to 100: Newborn Town against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Newborn Town financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$8.81BHK$7.47BHK$5.52BHK$3.66BHK$3.26B
Revenue growth—+35%+51%+12%—
Gross profitHK$4.99BHK$4.15BHK$2.80BHK$1.88BHK$1.22B
EBITDAHK$1.17BHK$1.11BHK$889MHK$690MHK$358M
Net incomeHK$1.26BHK$1.01BHK$521MHK$567MHK$151M
Free cash flowHK$1.74BHK$1.56BHK$1.14BHK$816MHK$351M
Capital expenditureHK$59.2MHK$41.0MHK$10.2MHK$11.0MHK$12.7M
Total debtn/aHK$95.8MHK$88.7MHK$119MHK$126M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Newborn Town 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%+100%-25%0%+25%DFINNAZARA002174WLTH6030394443KFINTECHKPITTECH2121300113HACKADEA300229CXM44783003783006749911.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Newborn Town is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-40%-20%0%+20%+40%0×50×100×DFINNAZARA002174WLTH6030394443KFINTECHKPITTECH2121300113HACKADEACXM4478PDX3003783006749911.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Newborn Town is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

0%+25%+50%+75%0%50%DFIN6030394443KPITTECH2121300113HACKADEACXMPDX3006749911.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. Newborn Town is the large dot.

Newborn Town competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (9911.HK vs MTCH vs 0434.HK)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Newborn Town 9911.HK$1.63B-5%+36%12%8.8×-3.5%
Match MTCH$8.88B+6%0%30%13.6×1.8%
Boyaa Interactive International 0434.HKn/a-12%n/an/an/an/a

How Newborn Town 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.

Newborn Town against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure9911.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-0.4%+5.6%6th lowest of 21
6-month return-4.7%-2.2%10th lowest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-35.1%-26.8%10th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+36.0%+9.5%highest of 21
Operating margin11.6%8.9%10th highest of 21
Forward P/E8.8×26.3×2nd cheapest of 18
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)-3.5%9.8%5th least demanding of 13
Growth delivered (Del g)+41.3%+9.0%2nd highest of 12
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-44.8 pp-1.7 pp2nd least demanding of 12
EV / EBITDA7.8×10.9×5th cheapest of 11
Net debt / EBITDA-3.2×-0.8×3rd least indebted of 12

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
Newborn Town 9911.HKHong Kong$1.63B-5%+36%12%8.8×-3.5%+41.3%
Donnelley Financial Solutions DFINUnited States$1.63B+56%+5%20%12.3×-4.7%-3.0%
Nazara Technologies NAZARA.NSIndia$1.62B+50%-2%3%138.0×n/an/a
YOOZOO Interactive 002174.SZChina$1.61B+9%-1%-20%24.7×n/an/a
Wealthfront WLTHUnited States$1.66B-7%+18%-41%26.7×-4.2%n/a
Weaver Network Technology 603039.SSChina$1.59B-8%+2%12%29.1×15.8%+9.0%
Sansan 4443.TJapan$1.67B+65%+22%18%27.4×20.3%+27.1%
Kfin Technologies KFINTECH.NSIndia$1.67B-1%+27%32%40.6×n/an/a
KPIT Technologies KPITTECH.NSIndia$1.57B-25%+9%14%26.3×14.8%+26.0%
Lyntris LYNXUnited States$1.69Bn/a+16%9%n/an/an/a
MIXI 2121.TJapan$1.56B+51%+30%14%10.7×-18.1%+7.5%
Hangzhou Shunwang Technology 300113.SZChina$1.70B-32%-36%26%27.1×26.2%+11.0%
Hacksaw HACK.STSweden$1.71B-22%+21%82%8.1×-10.2%+85.9%
Adeia ADEAUnited States$1.71B-47%+22%44%11.8×2.7%-13.0%
TRS Information Technology 300229.SZChina$1.71B-27%-23%-76%n/an/an/a
Sprinklr CXMUnited States$1.55B+25%+6%6%13.0×4.8%+17.2%
freee K.K 4478.TJapan$1.72B+100%+28%3%79.1×n/an/a
Paradox Interactive PDX.STSweden$1.54B+6%+13%6%25.3×20.8%+4.1%
CloudWalk Technology 688327.SSChina$1.54B-28%-47%-165%n/an/an/a
Digiwin 300378.SZChina$1.54B-2%+10%9%32.5×n/an/a
Yusys Technologies 300674.SZChina$1.53B-23%-11%8%20.8×15.6%+4.0%

Questions

Who are Newborn Town's main competitors?
Named competitors: Match Group (MTCH), Boyaa Interactive (0434.HK). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), Nazara Technologies (NAZARA.NS), YOOZOO Interactive (002174.SZ), Wealthfront (WLTH), Weaver Network Technology (603039.SS), Sansan (4443.T).
Is Newborn Town expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 8.8× against a peer median of 26.3×, 2nd cheapest of 18 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about -3% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +41%, so the hurdle is -45 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Newborn Town stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -4.7% against -2.2% for the median peer; over one year -16.8%.

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.