China Jinmao Holdings Group (SEHK:817) Adds Finance Veteran And Posts Sales Update, Is It Fully Priced?

China Jinmao Holdings Group (SEHK:817) has been in focus after two developments. Investors are weighing preliminary unaudited contracted sales figures, as well as a board reshuffle that adds experienced financier Gao Jian to the audit committee.

At a share price of HK$1.14, China Jinmao Holdings Group has seen a 1-day share price return of 3.64% after the sales update and board change. However, the 1-year total shareholder return is down 18.80%, with momentum softening over the past quarter as the 90-day share price return declined 13.64%.

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After a brief bounce in China Jinmao Holdings Group on sales news and the board change, the real question is simple: Does the current price still offer a skewed payoff in favour of new buyers, or is that window narrowing?

Preferred P/E of 34.4x: Is it justified?

On valuation, China Jinmao Holdings Group trades on a P/E of 34.4x, which looks rich against its last close of HK$1.14 when set beside peers.

The P/E ratio compares the share price to earnings per share and, for a developer and property services group like China Jinmao Holdings Group, it often reflects what the market is willing to pay for each unit of current profit.

Here the market is attaching a far higher P/E than both the Hong Kong real estate industry average of 8.6x and the peer group average of 18.8x. The fair P/E ratio implied by the SWS model is 16.3x, which is materially lower than where the stock is now and marks a level the market could move towards if sentiment or expectations cool.

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Result: Price-to-earnings of 34.4x (OVERVALUED)

Still, China Jinmao Holdings Group faces pressure from softer recent share price momentum, and any shift in contracted sales confidence could quickly challenge the current valuation story.

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Another view on China Jinmao Holdings Group’s value

The SWS DCF model paints a very different picture for China Jinmao Holdings Group. At a share price of HK$1.14, the stock is trading about 95.3% below an estimated future cash flow value of HK$24.17, which points to a very large implied upside compared with the rich 34.4x P/E. That kind of gap raises a simple question: Is the earnings multiple stretched, or are long term cash flow assumptions too generous?

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