The latest move by Newborn Town (SEHK:9911), where Three D Partners Limited bought 2,724,000 shares under its RSU Award Scheme, points to insider confidence that can reshape how investors view recent price action.
See our latest analysis for Newborn Town.
That insider-backed RSU purchase lands on top of a strong backdrop, with the share price up 10.76 percent over one day and 200.86 percent year to date on a share price return basis. The 1 year total shareholder return of 176.32 percent signals powerful, though recently more volatile, momentum.
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Yet even with triple digit gains and a sizeable discount to analyst targets, investors still face a key question: is Newborn Town trading below its intrinsic value, or are markets already pricing in its next wave of growth?
Newborn Town trades on a 17.2x price-to-earnings multiple, which looks undemanding versus peers and industry given its HK$10.5 last close.
The price-to-earnings ratio links what investors pay per share to the company’s current earnings power, a key lens for profitable interactive media platforms.
Here, the 17.2x multiple sits against high quality earnings, an outstanding 42.6 percent return on equity and significant profit growth historically. This suggests the market is not aggressively pricing those strengths. Relative valuation work implies a fair price-to-earnings ratio closer to 20x. This is a level the market could move towards if growth and profitability remain on track.
Compared with the Asian Interactive Media and Services industry average of 20.3x and a far higher 91.9x peer average, Newborn Town’s 17.2x stands out as materially lower. This reinforces the view that the shares are trading at what appears to be good value rather than speculative extremes.
Explore the SWS fair ratio for Newborn Town
Result: Price-to-Earnings of 17.2x (UNDERVALUED)
However, recent 90 day share price weakness, along with reliance on continued high-margin growth in a crowded social networking market, could quickly challenge the undervaluation thesis.
Find out about the key risks to this Newborn Town narrative.
While the price to earnings ratio points to modest undervaluation, our DCF model paints a much stronger picture, suggesting Newborn Town is trading about 71 percent below an estimated fair value of roughly HK$36.2 per share. Is the market missing something, or is the model too optimistic?
Look into how the SWS DCF model arrives at its fair value.
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