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Heng Tai Consumables Group Limited

Heng Tai Consumables Group Limited

HHKEX:197
0.55
HKD
+0.03
(+4.81%)
28.58MMarket Cap
2012 Y
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
82.29
67.05
55.57
48.46
35.87
18.02
10.68
8.98
5.79
5.56
5.01
4.14
3.92
- -
Basic EPS, GAAP
-1.22
-6.32
-22.13
-2.16
-6.53
-5.97
-1.67
-3.04
-3.4
-2.64
-2.16
-1.18
-1.74
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-8.25
-4.16
-7.2
-2.21
-0.82
0.95
-0.76
-3.65
-0.92
-1.39
-0.75
-0.42
-0.52
- -
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
126.57
120.93
95.99
84.43
54.11
25.2
23.1
19.78
16.25
13.9
10.55
9.23
4.99
4.21
Tangible Book Value per Share
96.51
94.47
74.66
67.76
45.55
20.57
21.08
17.87
15.34
13.32
10.54
9.23
4.97
4.19
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
25
28
31
34
38
68
92
94
94
94
100
107
113
144
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2,028
1,902
1,712
1,641
1,366
1,224
981
841
542
520
501
441
442
- -
Operating Margin (%)
-3.14
-12.29
-40.31
-7.4
-20.33
-37.74
-15.57
-33.81
-54.05
-44.9
-43.01
-29.75
-20.26
- -
Depreciation Expense
129
153
139
96
86
84
73
69
63
53
42
27
43
- -
Net Income, GAAP
-30
-179
-682
-73
-249
-406
-153
-285
-318
-247
-216
-126
-196
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-1.48
-9.42
-39.81
-4.46
-18.21
-33.13
-15.64
-33.91
-58.74
-47.52
-43.12
-28.51
-44.45
- -
Working Capital
1,471
1,305
1,018
1,071
1,093
1,262
1,401
972
894
672
673
506
449
419
LT Debt
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
5
3
8
6
5
5
Total Equity
3,548
3,431
2,724
2,878
2,532
2,256
2,148
1,836
1,505
1,286
1,108
970
787
752
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
-0.88
-5.1
-22.15
-2.62
-9.19
-16.89
-6.93
-14.2
-18.87
-17.51
-17.93
-12.09
-22.36
- -

Capital Structure

HKD

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Jun'24
Dec'25
ST Debt
7
1
2
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
6
5
5
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
105
158
179
Market Capitalization
46
44
29

Working Capital

HKD

•

in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Jun'24
Dec'25
Total Current Assets
612
514
491
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
156
86
70
Accounts Receivable, Net
230
195
199
Inventories
117
98
107
Total Current Liabilities
77
66
72
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
7
1
2
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

HKD

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
-11.43%
-15.55%
-18.88%
Free Cash Flow
-32.61%
-15.35%
30.08%
Net Income, GAAP
22.83%
-1.74%
56.41%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-12.04%
-11%
0.31%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Revenue

HKD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2023
- -
- -
441
2024
- -
- -
442
2025
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Earnings Per Share

HKD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2023
- -
- -
-1.18
2024
- -
- -
-1.74
2025
- -
- -
- -

Semi-annual Dividends Per Share

HKD

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

H1
H2
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
2024
- -
- -
- -
2025
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

Company Profile APIChatGPT
CEO
Kwok Hing Lam
Full Time Employees
243
Sector
Distribution services
Industry
Food distributors
Address
Guangdong Finance Building Hong Kong Hong Kong
IPO Date
Dec 3, 2001
Website
hengtai.com.hk
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Business
Heng Tai Consumables Group Limited, a Cayman Islands-incorporated investment holding company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (0197.HK), principally engages in the trading of fast-moving consumer goods and agricultural products in Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China. The company operates through two primary segments: the FMCG Trading Business, which distributes packaged foods including biscuits, candies, chocolates, condiments, margarine, milk powder, healthy foods, instant noodles, snacks, rice, potato chips and pasta; beverages such as soft drinks and fruit juices; and household consumables comprising facial and toilet tissues and cleaning products; and the Agri-Products Business, which involves the cultivation, sale and trading of fresh and processed fruits and vegetables. It additionally provides livestock breeding, treasury and administrative services, securities brokerage and margin financing, operates a Dongguan food processing center, packing houses, distribution depots and a Shanghai logistics center, and serves over 500 wholesale, retail and on-premise customers across China including hypermarkets and restaurants while expanding e-commerce channels. Founded in 1986 and headquartered in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, Heng Tai recently refines its product mix by sourcing new items from both overseas suppliers and domestic manufacturers amid improving Chinese product quality, expands its agricultural procurement network for niche, high-margin products, and explores exporting Chinese goods to Asian and European markets as part of strategic shifts in its FMCG and Agri-Products operations during fiscal year 2024/25.