Utilities / Utilities - Regulated WaterUpdated 2026-05-10 22:07 UTC

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Upside to midpoint

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Data quality and model convergence

Market cap

4.2B

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Market data

Live price

Current market quote for this ticker.

Current price

HKG/1857

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Latest news · HKG/1857

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Sector context

Where the current metrics sit

Percentiles come from the backend screener cohort cache for the ticker's country and sector.

Forward P/E4.5

P25 7.6P50 10.2P75 12.9

Trailing P/E4.9

P25 7.4P50 10.2P75 16.6

ROE6.2

P25 1.9P50 5.8P75 8.7

ROIC3.6

P25 1.1P50 2.8P75 3.9

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Indicator catalog

All HKG/1857 market and fundamental indicators

A searchable catalog of the available market, valuation, profitability, growth, balance-sheet, ownership, and analyst metrics for this ticker.

Available fields

209

Groups with data

Currency

HKD

Showing 209 of 209 available metrics for this ticker.

Profile and market data

Ticker identity, listing, currency, market cap, and source dates.

Metric	Value
Country	Bermuda
Country code	HK
Employees	1,926
Employees Change	60%
Employees Change Percent	3.33
Enterprise value	HKD 21B
Exchange	Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Financial currency	HKD
First seen	2026-05-10
Industry	Utilities - Regulated Water
Isin	BMG2116Y1057
Last refreshed	2026-05-10
Market cap	HKD 4.2B
Price	HKD 1.39
Price currency	HKD
Rev Per Employee	2,780,430.94x
Sector	Utilities
Sic	4950
Symbol	hkg/1857
Website	https://www.ebwater.com

Valuation

Multiples, yields, enterprise-value ratios, and valuation checks.

Metric	Value
Earnings Yield	20.28%
EV Earnings	24.87x
EV/EBIT	11.39x
EV/EBITDA	10.07x
EV/FCF	19.2x
EV/Sales	3.83x
FCF yield	26.27%
Forward P/E	4.53x
P/B ratio	0.28x
P/E ratio	4.93x
P/S ratio	0.78x
PE Ratio10 Y	3.83x
PE Ratio3 Y	4.32x
PE Ratio5 Y	3.83x

Profitability

Margins, returns on capital, cash conversion, and quality metrics.

Metric	Value
EBIT Margin	33.69%
EBITDA Margin	37.9%
FCF margin	20.38%
Gross margin	44.03%
Gross Profit	HKD 2.4B
Net Income	HKD 842.5M
Net Income Growth	-17.37%
Net Income Growth Q	-36.43%
Net Income Growth Quarters	2%
Net Income Growth Years	0%
Net Income Growth3 Y	-9.49%
Net Income Growth5 Y	-5.58%
Pretax Margin	22.37%
Profit Margin	15.73%
Profit Per Employee	HKD 437,422
Profitable Years	12
ROA	3.04
Roa5y	3.68
ROCE	6.4
ROE	6.24
Roe5y	8.4
ROIC	3.59

Growth

Revenue, earnings, cash-flow, and forward growth indicators.

Metric	Value
Cagr1y	9.54%
Cagr3y	10.86%
Cagr5y	6.41%
Div CAGR3	-0.89%
Div CAGR5	1%
EPS Growth	-17.37
EPS Growth Q	-36.43
EPS Growth Quarters	2
EPS Growth Years	0
EPS Growth3 Y	-9.49
EPS Growth5 Y	-5.58
FCF Growth Q	207.19%
OCF Growth Q	172.16%
Revenue Growth	-21.85x
Revenue Growth Q	-40.69x
Revenue Growth Years	0x
Revenue Growth3 Y	-8.43x
Revenue Growth5 Y	-3.29x

Financial strength

Debt, cash, solvency, accounting-quality, and balance-sheet signals.

Metric	Value
Asset Turnover	HKD 0.14
Assets	HKD 38.2B
Cash	HKD 2.3B
Current Assets	HKD 11.7B
Current Liabilities	HKD 10B
Debt	HKD 17.3B
Debt EBITDA	HKD 8.49
Debt Equity	HKD 1.15
Debt FCF	HKD 15.88
Equity	HKD 15B
Interest Coverage	3.72
Liabilities	HKD 23.2B
Long Term Assets	HKD 26.5B
Long Term Liabilities	HKD 13.2B
Net Cash	HKD -15B
Net Cash By Market Cap	HKD -362
Net Debt EBITDA	HKD 7.4
Net Debt Equity	HKD 1
Net Debt FCF	HKD 13.76
Tangible Book Value	HKD 9.6B
Tangible Book Value Per Share	HKD 3.08
WACC	2.95

Liquidity

Current-asset coverage and working-capital efficiency metrics.

Metric	Value
Current ratio	1.17
Inventory Turnover	38.67
Net Working Capital	HKD 5.8B
Quick ratio	1.15
Working Capital	HKD 1.7B
Working Capital Turnover	HKD 2.6

Dividends and buybacks

Dividend yield, payout, buybacks, and shareholder-yield indicators.

Metric	Value
Dividend Growth	-13.36%
Dividend Growth Years	0%
Dividend per share	HKD 0.1
Dividend Years	8
Dividend Yield	7.42%
Ex Div Date	2026-04-27
Last Dividend	HKD 0.04
Payout Frequency	Semi-Annual
Payout Ratio	43.54%

Performance and technicals

Returns, volatility, beta, momentum, RSI, and moving-average context.

Metric	Value
1Y total return	9.53%
200-day SMA	1.52
3Y total return	36.26%
50-day SMA	1.47
50-day SMA vs 200-day SMA	50under200
5Y total return	36.45%
All Time High	3
All Time High Change	-53.67%
All Time High Date	2019-05-08
All Time Low	1.15
All Time Low Change	20.87%
All Time Low Date	2020-05-25
ATR	0.02
Beta	0.39
Ch YTD	-9.15
High	1.4
High52	1.71
High52 Date	2026-02-26
High52ch	-18.71%
Low	1.39
Low52	1.35
Low52 Date	2025-05-08
Low52ch	2.96%
Ma50ch	-5.63%
Price vs 200-day SMA	-8.25%
RSI	25.25
RSI Monthly	44.64
RSI Weekly	34.74
Sharpe ratio	0.36x
Sortino ratio	0.71
Total Return	7.42%
Tr YTD	-6.47
Tr1m	-1.3%
Tr1w	-2.8%
Tr3m	-8.85%

Analyst estimates

Ratings, targets, revisions, and forward estimate fields.

Metric	Value
Operating Income	HKD 1.8B
Operating margin	33.69

Ownership and float

Institutional, insider, float, short-interest, and share-count fields.

Metric	Value
Float	776,152,151%
Net Borrowing	444,992,000
Shares Institutions	0.02%
Shares Qo Q	0%

Other indicators

Additional ticker metrics that do not fit the primary research groupings yet.

Metric	Value
Adjusted FCF	HKD 1.1B
Average Volume	495,200x
Bv Per Share	4.49
CAPEX	HKD -32M
Ch1m	-4.14
Ch1w	-2.8
Ch1y	2.21
Ch3m	-11.46
Ch3y	6.11
Ch5y	-8.55
Ch6m	-9.15
Change	-0.71%
Change From Open	-0.71
Close	1.4
Days Gap	0
Dollar Volume	298,850
Earnings Date	2026-05-15
EBIT	HKD 1.8B
EBITDA	HKD 2B
EPS	HKD 0.29
F Score	4
FCF	HKD 1.1B
FCF EV Yield	5.21x
Financing CF	-492,638,000
Fiscal Year End	December
Founded	2,003
Goodwill	1,379,160,000
Graham Number	5.64972
Graham Upside	306.5
Income Tax	HKD 292.5M
Investing CF	-272,598,000
Is Primary Listing	0
Last Earnings Date	2026-02-27
Last Report Date	2025-12-31
Lynch Fair Value	HKD 1.41
Lynch Upside	1.42
Ma150	1.52
Ma150ch	-8.31%
Ma20	1.45
Ma20ch	-3.94%
Net CF	413,286,000
Next Earnings Date	2026-05-15
Open	1.4
P FCF Ratio	3.81
P OCF Ratio	3.7
Payment Date	2026-05-22
Position In Range	0
Ppne	1,084,021,000
Price Date	2026-05-08
Price EBITDA	HKD 2.05
Ptbv Ratio	0.43
Relative Volume	0.39x
Revenue	5,355,110,000x
Tax By Revenue	5.46x
Tax Rate	24.41%
Tr6m	-6.47%
Volume	215,000

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Income

HKG/1857 dividend yield, growth & safety

Yield, payout sustainability, and the multi-year growth streak.

Dividend yield

+7.4%

$0.10 annual per share

Payout ratio

+43.5%

Share of earnings returned as dividends. Below 60% is generally sustainable.

5Y dividend CAGR

+1.0%

0 consecutive years of growth

Total shareholder yield

+7.4%

Next ex-dividend date: 2026-04-27

Performance

HKG/1857 stock returns vs the market

Total return (incl. dividends) compared to S&P 500.

Ownership

Who owns HKG/1857?

Insider, institutional, and short-interest positioning.

Institutional ownership

+0.0%

Share of float held by funds and institutions

Insider ownership

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Stake held by company insiders. Higher generally signals alignment.

Short interest

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Float sold short by bearish positioning

Y/Y dilution

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Negative means the company is buying back shares.

Technical

HKG/1857 momentum and risk profile

RSI, moving-average stack, beta, and risk-adjusted return.

RSI (14)

25.2

Below 30: short-term oversold

Price vs 200-day MA

-8.3%

50/200-day relationship not available

Beta (5Y)

0.39

Less volatile than the market

Sharpe ratio

0.36

Risk-adjusted return — higher is better; >1.0 is solid.

Questions

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