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    Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding (SEHK:322): Valuation Check After Major CEO Transition Announcement

    Simply Wall St·12/21/2025 12:13:59
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    Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding (SEHK:322) has kicked off a major leadership transition, with long serving CEO Chen Yinjang set to retire at the end of 2025 and Wei Hong Chen stepping in from January 2026.

    See our latest analysis for Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding.

    The leadership handover comes as Tingyi’s 90 day share price return of 11.55 percent and year to date share price return of 21.22 percent signal improving momentum. A 1 year total shareholder return of 29.75 percent shows the recent gains are already feeding through for longer term investors.

    If this reshuffle has you thinking about where the next consumer winner could come from, it might be worth exploring fast growing stocks with high insider ownership for other ideas with punchy growth and committed insiders.

    With earnings still growing, the share price well below some valuation estimates, and a modest discount to analyst targets, is Tingyi quietly undervalued ahead of its leadership change, or are markets already pricing in the next leg of growth?

    Price-to-Earnings of 15.1x: Is it justified?

    At a last close of HK$12.17, Tingyi is trading on a price to earnings ratio of 15.1 times, a premium to both peers and the company’s own fair ratio estimate.

    The price to earnings multiple compares today’s share price with the company’s per share earnings. It provides a simple snapshot of how much investors are willing to pay for current profits in the food and beverage sector.

    For Tingyi, the premium PE suggests the market is paying up for quality and return on equity, even though forecast profit growth sits in the mid single digit range rather than high growth territory. A fair PE of 14.2 times implies there could be room for the valuation to gravitate lower if sentiment cools.

    The gap versus both the Hong Kong food industry average PE of 12.7 times and the peer group average of 12.2 times is striking. This underscores how strongly the market is valuing Tingyi’s earnings relative to sector alternatives and the level that our fair ratio points to as a potential anchor.

    Explore the SWS fair ratio for Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding

    Result: Price-to-Earnings of 15.1x (OVERVALUED)

    However, softer mid single digit profit growth and a richer valuation than Hong Kong peers leave Tingyi vulnerable if consumer demand or input costs disappoint.

    Find out about the key risks to this Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding narrative.

    Another View: What Does Our DCF Say?

    While the 15.1 times earnings multiple suggests Tingyi looks pricey, our DCF model points the other way, with a fair value estimate of HK$26.88 versus the current HK$12.17. That implies the shares trade at roughly a 55 percent discount, so is sentiment too cautious?

    Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.

    322 Discounted Cash Flow as at Dec 2025
    322 Discounted Cash Flow as at Dec 2025

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