SY Holdings Group (SEHK:6069) Valuation After Expanding Guarantees to Back Supply Chain Finance Growth

SY Holdings Group (SEHK:6069) just doubled down on its core supply chain finance engine by extending and enlarging guarantees and loans to key affiliates through 2027, a balance sheet commitment big enough to trigger Hong Kong Listing Rules disclosure.

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That backdrop helps explain why investors have largely leaned in this year, with the share price climbing strongly, reflected in a 57.72% year to date share price return and a 64.32% one year total shareholder return that suggests momentum is building rather than fading.

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Yet with the stock still trading at a steep discount to analyst targets despite rapid earnings growth, the key question now is whether this is a genuine mispricing or whether the market is already baking in future gains.

Price-to-Earnings of 25.5x: Is it justified?

On a trailing basis, SY Holdings Group trades on a 25.5x price-to-earnings multiple at HK$11.23, a level that screens as expensive rather than cheap.

The price-to-earnings ratio compares the current share price with the company’s earnings per share. It effectively shows how much investors are paying today for each unit of current profit. For a fast growing, asset light financial technology platform, this metric is often a key shorthand for how markets are pricing in the sustainability and pace of future earnings growth.

In SY Holdings Group’s case, the market is currently assigning a 25.5x price-to-earnings ratio. This is well above the estimated fair price-to-earnings ratio of 13.3x that our models suggest the market could gravitate toward over time. That premium also stands out sharply beside the Asian diversified financial industry average of 15.7x and a peer group average closer to 6x, implying investors are paying a substantial mark up versus both sector norms and local competition.

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Result: Price-to-Earnings of 25.5x (OVERVALUED)

However, elevated valuation and reliance on sustained double digit growth mean that any slowdown in China’s supply chain financing demand could quickly puncture the current optimism.

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Another View: SWS DCF Model Signals Caution

Our DCF model paints a very different picture, putting fair value at around HK$4.71 versus the current HK$11.23 share price. This suggests the stock is materially overvalued. If cash flows fail to scale as expected, could today’s optimism unwind faster than many holders assume?

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

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