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EC HEALTHCARE (2138)

Thursday, December 15, 2022 Views6442

Commentary:

Stock:

EC Healthcare

 

1 Month H/L:

4.71 – 8.18

Stock Code:

2138.HK

 

52 week H/L:

3.95 – 11.356

Market Cap.:

HKD 9.119B

 

Listing date:

11/03/2016

Stock Outstanding:

1,181,230,189 shares

 

Listing price:

3.03

P/E (TTM):

45.146

 

Chairman & CEO:

Mr. Tang Chi Fai

Dividend:

0.10 (mid-term & end of year)

 

Major Shareholdes:

1. Tang Chi Fai – 61.29%

Dividend Yield:

1.295%

 

 

2. OrbiMed Advisors III Ltd–  5.66%

 

 

 

 

 

 

           Established in 2005, the company was one of the well-known aesthetic medical service provider in Hong Kong. Operating under the brand name, DR REBORN, the brand developed into one of the popular aesthetic medical provider in Hong Kong. Building on their success of DR REBORN, the company began to diversify into medical, dental as well as other medical services. After series of acquisition and consolidation, the company's services are now composed of the following: Medical services, Aesthetic medical and beauty and welless services and Others. As at 30 September 2022, the company operated 154 services points in Hong Kong, Macau and Mainland China.

           The company released its 2022 interim result (year ended on 30th September) on the 24th of November, the table below briefly summarised the company's performance:

Business segment

Business description

Remarks

Medical

Provide general practice, specialist services such as Orthopedic, dental services, eye care services, oncology , screening services and other  medical specialist services.

Revenue from this segement up 47.5% ,from HK$ 796M to HK$1,174.8M. However, the net profit of this segment showed 48.6% decline, from HK$119.7M down to HK$61.6M. This segment contributed 62.1% of the total revenue.

Aesthetic medical and beauty and wellness

Operate under various brand names, one of the most well-known is DR REBORN.

Revenue from this segement down 2% ,from HK$ 619.7M to HK$607.4M. The net profit of this segment dropped 32.2%, from HK$94.5M down to HK$64.1M. This segment contributed 32.1% of the total revenue.

 

Others

This services include: Veterinary care

Revenue from this segement up 301.9% ,from HK$ 27.6M to HK$110.99M. The increase can be attributed to the newly acquired veterinary business. The net profit of this segment increased significantly from overloss HK$0.581M to  HK$19.6M. This segment contributed 5.8% of the total revenue.

Source: Company's annual reports and interim reports

 

           Overall, the company's revenue was up 31.1% y-o-y to HK$1,893.2 M. However, EBITDA  was down 16.6% y-o-y to HK$269.9M and the net profit was down 46.3% y-o-y to HK$105.2M. The decline could be contributed to the challenging condition including uncertainity in the global economy, indefinite re-opening time of the border and weak retail data due to persisting COVID-19. In terms of geograhic contribution, Hong Kong reported revenue HK$1,746.5M, up 33.2% y-o-y and representing approximately 92.3% of the group's overall revenue, while Macau reported revenue HK$ 56.8M, up 7.7% y-o-y and Mainland China had HK$ 89.8M, up 12.6% y-o-y.

 

 

 

Overall financial summry of the company from 2018 to 2022:

Source: Company's annual reports

          

Companies comparison (14/12/2022)

Stock Code & Company name

Market captialisation (HK$ Million)

P/E

Dividend yield (%)

2138.HK EC healthcare

9,119

45.15x

1.30

1830.HK Perfect medical

5,133

16.45x

4.93

722.HK UMP healthcare

634

8.565x

5.63

1419.HK Human health

759

2.02x

15.0

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