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Leader Education Limited

Leader Education Limited

HHKEX:1449
0.80
HKD
+0.05
(+6.67%)
173.33MMarket Cap
Leader Education Limited
HKEX:1449
(Hong Kong Exchange)

Recent

price

0.80

P/E

ratio

- -

div

yld

- -

ROIC.AI

2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
CNY
0.16
0.18
0.21
0.3
0.29
0.36
0.41
0.48
0.52
- -
Revenue per Share
0.07
0.08
0.11
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.09
0.03
-0.11
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.08
0.02
0.01
-0.25
-0.05
0.03
0.13
-0.2
-0.09
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.1
- -
- -
- -
Dividend per Share
0.5
0.59
0.69
1.2
1.27
1.37
1.36
1.39
1.28
1.31
Book Value per Share
0.47
0.56
0.69
1.2
1.27
1.36
1.36
1.39
1.28
1.31
Tangible Book Value per Share
667
667
667
512
667
667
667
667
667
667
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
108
117
138
156
196
238
276
323
345
- -
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
44.52
47.42
50.06
30.11
34.82
27.02
23.6
24.46
16.97
- -
Operating Margin (%)
20
20
20
27
38
42
51
61
94
- -
Depreciation Expense
47
56
70
42
52
56
58
20
-74
- -
Net Income, GAAP
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.57
2,018.8
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
43.79
47.9
50.8
27.14
26.52
23.51
20.89
6.18
-21.42
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-136
-158
-154
107
-127
-239
-425
-476
-465
-209
Working Capital
615
620
667
725
680
629
566
766
958
886
LT Debt
334
391
461
801
849
913
909
928
855
874
Total Equity
- -
5.5
6.18
3.34
4.08
3.68
3.61
3.98
-52.14
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
5.56
6.27
3.24
3.91
3.61
3.58
4.11
-59.74
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
15.53
16.49
6.72
6.31
6.36
6.32
2.17
-8.29
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'25
Aug'25
Feb'26
ST Debt
514
347
430
LT Borrowings
363
732
615
LT Finance Leases
299
226
271
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
667
667
667
Market Capitalization
165
165
152

Working Capital

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.
Feb'25
Aug'25
Feb'26
Total Current Assets
194
307
491
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
178
276
68
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
1
1
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
800
772
700
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
514
347
430
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
- -
1.47%
-7.87%
Free Cash Flow
- -
-59.8%
-54.33%
Net Income, GAAP
- -
-100.48%
-470.36%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
- -
17.36%
6.86%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Revenue

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
323
2025
- -
- -
345
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
0.03
2025
- -
- -
-0.11
2026
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

CNY

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -
2026
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Leader Education Limited (1449.HK) is an investment holding company principally engaged in the provision of private higher and vocational education services in the People's Republic of China. The company operates through its key subsidiaries and schools, including Heilongjiang College of Business and Technology in Harbin City, Heilongjiang Province, which offers undergraduate majors in engineering, management, economics, literature, arts, railways, business, and applied sciences; Quanren School in Baodi District, Tianjin; and Junhua Secondary Vocational School in Hai'an City, Jiangsu Province, providing vocational training programs. It also delivers technical consultancy, education management, enterprise business services, management consultancy, and artificial intelligence-related services. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, the company primarily serves students in northern and eastern China, with approximately 745 employees and a student enrollment supported by its institutions' quotas. In recent developments, Leader Education has pursued multiple finance lease arrangements to fund campus expansions and working capital needs, including major transactions with Jiangsu Jinzu Leasing (RMB30 million transfer for assets), Licheng Financing (RMB50 million), Shanghai Guojin (RMB50 million for air conditioners and generators), Guotai, and Haier, approved by controlling shareholders Shuren Education Limited and Junhua Education Limited without requiring general meetings. Controlling shareholders pledged approximately 74.50% of the company's issued share capital as collateral for a RMB350 million loan facility to support Heilongjiang College of Business and Technology's operations. The company developed the "Yun Shang Hei Gong Shang" core platform on Huawei Cloud WeLink from 2024 to September 2025, integrating digital education tools. Additionally, it changed auditors to BDO Limited in early 2025, appointed new Nomination Committee members, and issued profit guidance indicating a consolidated net loss of not more than RMB75 million for the year ended 31 August 2025, compared to a RMB20 million profit in 2024, due to higher income tax and administrative expenses.