Risk factor
Considerable default risk
Profitability factor
Solid dividends
About
Lee & Man Paper Manufacturing Limited, primarily an investment holding firm, produces and distributes a diverse range of packaging papers, pulps, and tissue papers. Its operations span across key Asian markets including mainland China, Vietnam, Malaysia, Macau, and Hong Kong. The company's business activities are structured into three main divisions: Packaging Paper, Tissue Paper, and Pulp. Its pulp offerings are extensive, featuring dissolved pulps essential for manufacturing products like viscose chemical fibers, bamboo fibers, specialty glass papers, acetate fibers, and refined rayons. Additionally, it provides unbleached bamboo kraft pulps, ideal for ecru life papers, eco-friendly tableware, and food bags, alongside bleached bamboo kraft pulps, which find applications in tissue papers, fine papers, cigarette papers, and cup papers. Furthermore, Lee & Man manufactures containerboard products, encompassing kraft and test linerboards widely used in the production of cartons, paper bags, file boxes, general paperboards, and wall coverings. It also supplies corrugating liners, crucial components for the corrugated and septi-layers of paperboards, as well as for honeycomb-structured products. The product portfolio further extends to white lined chipboards and eco-conscious white linerboard coated products, vital for graphic cartons, color card printing, and offset printing. These materials are extensively utilized in packaging for a broad spectrum of items, including everyday commodities, household appliances, IT goods, pharmaceuticals, food, toys, gifts, ceramics, stationery, and beverages. The company also produces toilet rolls, designed for hygiene purposes such as hand, face, and food cleaning, alongside unbleached paper tailored for diverse applications like baby care, feminine hygiene, facial use, sensitive skin products, and general table and kitchen needs. Established in 1994, the company's headquarters are located in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.
Company Valuation
Based on key historical and expected multiples, the stock is fairly valued relative to its peers. In particular, the stock is underpriced on P/E, 'expensive' on EV/EBITDA
Target Price
The average target price of 2314.HK is 3.8 and suggests 31% upside potential. Usually, this means a BUY recommendation among investment firms, or a recommendation to incr