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SEM Holdings Limited9929.HKCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Hong Kong · HKD·Industrials›Engineering & Construction
Momentum weak 31
Mkt cap
$306M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
31%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$252,047
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-41.7 pp
WACC 5.3%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Close · HKDHK$1.20
1D-1.6%
1W0.0%
1M-14.3%
3M-29.6%
6M-7.7%
YTD+110.5%
1Y+1,664.7%
ATR %6.9%
52w lowhigh50.4% off high

What SEM does

Employees: 24

SEM at a glance

Size SEM (9929.HK) is a Hong Kong Industrials company (Engineering & Construction) with a market value of $306M, the 883rd largest of 891 Hong Kong companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at HK$1.20 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 7.7%, against -18.2% for the median peer and -13.4% for the Hong Kong market (cap-weighted) — 9th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 33.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +1.8%); the operating margin is -80.7% (peer median 6.6%).

Valuation It trades at 28.9× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 0.7× (most expensive of 20).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 41.7 points below its cost of capital (5.3% WACC).

Relative performance

10015011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 20269929.HK 90Peer median 83
Six months, rebased to 100: SEM against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

SEM financials

Reported figures in HKD; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueHK$83.5MHK$66.3MHK$91.7MHK$259MHK$282M
Revenue growth—-28%-65%-8%—
Gross profitHK$2.85MHK$3.74MHK$20.9MHK$16.7MHK$22.9M
EBITDA-HK$65.2M-HK$16.7MHK$5.17M-HK$3.47M-HK$3.92M
Net income-HK$72.5M-HK$18.9MHK$3.80M-HK$7.97M-HK$6.74M
Free cash flow-HK$114M-HK$2.16M-HK$492,000HK$15.6M-HK$5.80M
Capital expenditureHK$956,000HK$751,000HK$191,000HK$302,000HK$489,320
Total debtn/aHK$1.02MHK$6.09MHK$6.91MHK$7.76M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

SEM 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%-10%0%1811ASHOKA301027VINDHYATEL1967300198IMSR60046301078019291898MRB17931945000548KNRCONCAPDPSPPROJECT9929.HK6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. SEM is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+100%+200%0×10×20×30×1811ASHOKA3010273001986004631929MRB1793000548KNRCONBONDADA9929.HKRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. SEM is the large dot.

SEM competitors and peer comparison

How SEM 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.

SEM against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure9929.HKPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-14.3%-6.3%5th lowest of 20
6-month return-7.7%-18.2%9th highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-50.4%-31.8%4th lowest of 20
Revenue growth (TTM)+33.9%+1.8%5th highest of 21
Operating margin-80.7%6.6%2nd lowest of 20
EV / Sales28.9×0.7×most expensive of 20
ROIC minus cost of capital-41.7 pp-1.2 pplowest of 20

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
SEM 9929.HKHong Kong$306M-8%+34%-81%28.9×n/an/a
Zenitaka 1811.TJapan$306M-20%-7%2%0.5×-1.1%+3.5%
Ashoka Buildcon ASHOKA.NSIndia$303M-27%-25%19%0.4×-10.6%+7.1%
Hualan 301027.SZChina$310M-43%+12%4%2.7×22.0%-7.9%
Vindhya Telelinks VINDHYATEL.NSIndia$310M+47%-18%7%0.9×n/an/a
Yamato 1967.TJapan$302M0%-4%11%0.7×n/an/a
Fujian Newchoice Pipe Technology 300198.SZChina$311M-21%+37%-154%21.8×n/an/a
Terrestrial Energy IMSRUnited States$301M-62%-100%n/an/an/an/a
Beijing Airport High-Tech Park 600463.SSChina$314M-35%+15%-9%3.9×n/an/a
IS Dongseo 010780.KSSouth Korea$296M-48%-13%9%1.3×-2.0%+0.6%
Nittoc Construction 1929.TJapan$295M-5%+21%7%0.3×-15.1%+4.3%
Seikitokyu Kogyo 1898.TJapan$318M-4%-5%7%0.4×-15.2%+1.1%
Mirbud MRB.WAPoland$319M+10%+6%4%0.5×n/an/a
Ohmoto Gumi 1793.TJapan$320M+15%+36%4%0.4×n/an/a
Tokyo Energy & Systems 1945.TJapan$326M-10%+29%6%0.7×3.0%+6.9%
Hunan Investment 000548.SZChina$326M-18%-19%19%4.4×n/an/a
KNR Constructions KNRCON.NSIndia$327M-19%-38%25%1.1×n/an/a
Bondada Engineering BONDADA.NSIndia$327Mn/a+202%11%1.0×20.0%+58.2%
Capital CAPD.LUnited Kingdom$329M-4%+16%15%0.7×-4.9%+20.0%
J. Kumar Infraprojects JKIL.NSIndia$331M-20%-2%11%0.5×-2.1%+17.4%
PSP Projects PSPPROJECT.NSIndia$333M-7%+45%4%0.9×29.2%+20.5%

Questions

Which companies are SEM's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Zenitaka (1811.T), Ashoka Buildcon (ASHOKA.NS), Hualan (301027.SZ), Vindhya Telelinks (VINDHYATEL.NS), Yamato (1967.T), Fujian Newchoice Pipe Technology (300198.SZ), Terrestrial Energy (IMSR), Beijing Airport High-Tech Park (600463.SS).
Is SEM expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 28.9× against a peer median of 0.7×, most expensive of 20 in its peer set.
How has SEM stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -7.7% against -18.2% for the median peer; over one year +1,664.7%.

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.