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Essex Bio-Technology 1061.HK · HKD

Health Care · HKEX · 🇭🇰 Hong Kong

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At a glance

Figures in HKD, from our data supplier.

FY2025

Revenue

HK$1.81bn

FY2016FY2025

Net income

HK$318.1m

FY2016FY2025

Free cash flow

HK$131.7m

FY2016FY2025

Shareholders' equity

HK$2.41bn

FY2016FY2025

Income statement

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
RevenueHK$1.81bnHK$1.67bnHK$1.71bnHK$1.32bnHK$1.64bnHK$978.1mHK$1.28bnHK$1.18bnHK$899.6mHK$775.7m
Gross profitHK$1.62bnHK$1.50bnHK$1.54bnHK$1.19bnHK$1.40bnHK$793.8mHK$1.03bnHK$973.5mHK$737.6mHK$623.0m
Research and developmentHK$42.7mHK$29.8mHK$39.1mHK$41.6mHK$28.7mHK$22.9mHK$3.4mHK$18.1mHK$6.4mHK$5.7m
Operating incomeHK$367.8mHK$320.7mHK$310.3mHK$273.0mHK$403.1mHK$213.8mHK$346.7mHK$264.2mHK$206.5mHK$171.9m
Net incomeHK$318.1mHK$307.2mHK$275.3mHK$225.4mHK$346.0mHK$218.9mHK$302.5mHK$231.1mHK$167.3mHK$136.3m
Diluted earnings per share0.560.540.460.380.570.380.520.380.300.24

Balance sheet

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Total assetsHK$3.49bnHK$2.98bnHK$2.83bnHK$2.71bnHK$2.86bnHK$2.42bnHK$2.08bnHK$1.45bnHK$1.16bnHK$933.3m
Cash and short-term investmentsHK$784.1mHK$560.7mHK$515.0mHK$543.5mHK$671.4mHK$599.8mHK$483.9mHK$311.1mHK$240.6mHK$156.2m
Total liabilitiesHK$1.08bnHK$859.3mHK$903.8mHK$981.0mHK$1.13bnHK$995.1mHK$880.8mHK$520.8mHK$420.3mHK$376.4m
DebtHK$346.9mHK$187.0mHK$294.0mHK$489.7mHK$565.2mHK$562.8mHK$369.3mHK$189.4mHK$158.0mHK$160.2m
Shareholders' equityHK$2.41bnHK$2.12bnHK$1.92bnHK$1.73bnHK$1.73bnHK$1.43bnHK$1.20bnHK$928.9mHK$739.5mHK$556.9m
Shares outstanding567m572m594m598m602m577m578m603m564m566m

Cash flow

Fiscal years

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Cash from operationsHK$306.3mHK$368.5mHK$339.2mHK$382.8mHK$409.2mHK$299.2mHK$232.9mHK$200.9mHK$193.7mHK$85.3m
Capital spending−HK$174.6m−HK$44.4m−HK$128.0m−HK$282.9m−HK$244.5m−HK$317.6m−HK$165.8m−HK$99.3m−HK$66.5m−HK$36.1m
Free cash flowHK$131.7mHK$324.1mHK$211.2mHK$99.9mHK$164.6m−HK$18.4mHK$67.0mHK$101.6mHK$127.2mHK$49.2m
Dividends paid−HK$73.7m−HK$59.6m−HK$39.9m−HK$54.5m−HK$51.9m−HK$28.9m−HK$39.3m−HK$31.4m−HK$32.0m−HK$14.0m

Latest quarters

By quarter end

Jun 2026Dec 2025Jun 2025Dec 2024Jun 2024Dec 2023Jun 2023Dec 2022
RevenueHK$784.7mHK$937.3mHK$876.5mHK$858.2mHK$811.6mHK$807.2mHK$899.4mHK$661.9m
Gross profitHK$656.3mHK$839.3mHK$778.6mHK$774.1mHK$724.6mHK$728.8mHK$810.5mHK$602.7m
Operating incomeHK$132.9mHK$184.6mHK$183.2mHK$164.2mHK$156.5mHK$127.9mHK$188.5mHK$128.0m
Net incomeHK$110.7mHK$154.7mHK$163.4mHK$149.8mHK$157.4mHK$105.4mHK$169.8mHK$86.2m
Diluted earnings per share0.200.270.290.260.280.180.290.14
Cash from operationsHK$101.0mHK$184.0mHK$123.0mHK$236.0mHK$134.0mHK$182.0mHK$151.0mHK$147.0m
Capital spending−HK$27.0m−HK$103.0m−HK$70.0m−HK$34.0m−HK$9.0m−HK$55.0m−HK$73.0m−HK$107.0m
Free cash flowHK$74.0mHK$81.0mHK$53.0mHK$202.0mHK$125.0mHK$127.0mHK$78.0mHK$40.0m
Total assetsHK$3.62bnHK$3.49bnHK$3.23bnHK$2.98bnHK$2.97bnHK$2.83bnHK$2.83bnHK$2.71bn
Cash and short-term investmentsHK$807.7mHK$784.1mHK$642.9mHK$560.7mHK$600.6mHK$518.4mHK$510.2mHK$543.5m
DebtHK$100.0mHK$346.9mHK$291.2mHK$187.0mHK$327.2mHK$294.0mHK$446.1mHK$489.7m
Shareholders' equityHK$2.55bnHK$2.41bnHK$2.27bnHK$2.12bnHK$2.02bnHK$1.92bnHK$1.81bnHK$1.73bn

Financial ratios

Data as of 27 Oct 2026

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020
Gross margin89.2%89.8%90.2%90.3%85.2%81.2%
Operating margin23.0%21.2%21.0%20.6%24.6%25.8%
Net margin17.5%18.4%16.1%17.1%21.1%22.4%
Return on equity13.2%14.5%14.3%13.0%19.9%15.4%
Return on assets9.1%10.3%9.7%8.3%12.1%9.0%
Free cash flow yield40.6%34.6%37.6%53.3%52.0%51.2%
Revenue growth8.6%-2.2%29.5%-19.5%67.4%-23.6%
Earnings growth3.5%11.6%22.1%-34.8%58.0%-27.6%
Current ratio2.11x1.81x1.54x2.16x2.24x2.20x
Debt to equity0.14x0.08x0.14x0.28x0.32x0.39x
Equity ratio69.1%71.2%68.0%63.8%60.6%58.9%
Interest coverage53.33x58.28x32.01x23.71x43.76x177.48x
R&D as a share of sales2.4%1.8%2.3%3.2%1.7%2.3%
Buybacks as a share of market value0.8%3.7%0.6%0.7%-4.3%0.2%

Growth per year

Compound annual rate

3 years5 years10 years
Revenue11.2%13.1%10.7%
Operating income10.5%11.5%10.7%
Net income12.2%7.8%11.7%

Average margins

Over each period

1 year3 years5 years10 years
Gross margin89.5%89.8%88.1%85.8%
Operating margin19.8%19.5%20.7%21.6%
Net margin18.0%17.3%18.5%18.9%

Valuation history

At each fiscal year end

FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Price to earnings6.75.55.411.18.610.812.011.815.413.8
Price to sales1.21.00.91.91.82.42.92.32.92.4

Dividends and splits

Per share, in the currency the company pays

Paid for 17 years. Last went ex-dividend on 28 May 2026.

FY2026FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019
Paid in the year0.070.130.1650.070.0950.090.050.068

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