Should SFK Construction Holdings Limited (HKG:1447) Be Your Next Stock Pick?

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Building up an investment case requires looking at a stock holistically. Today I've chosen to put the spotlight on SFK Construction Holdings Limited (HKG:1447) due to its excellent fundamentals in more than one area. 1447 is a company with great financial health as well as a an impressive history of performance. In the following section, I expand a bit more on these key aspects. If you're interested in understanding beyond my broad commentary, take a look at the report on SFK Construction Holdings here.

Adequate balance sheet with proven track record

Over the past few years, 1447 has demonstrated a proven ability to generate robust returns of 26% Unsurprisingly, 1447 surpassed the Construction industry return of 11%, which gives us more confidence of the company's capacity to drive earnings going forward. 1447 is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This suggests prudent control over cash and cost by management, which is an important determinant of the company’s health. 1447 appears to have made good use of debt, producing operating cash levels of 0.35x total debt in the prior year. This is a strong indication that debt is reasonably met with cash generated.

SEHK:1447 Income Statement, May 29th 2019
SEHK:1447 Income Statement, May 29th 2019

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For SFK Construction Holdings, I've put together three essential factors you should look at:

  1. Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for 1447’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for 1447’s outlook.

  2. Valuation: What is 1447 worth today? Is the stock undervalued, even when its growth outlook is factored into its intrinsic value? The intrinsic value infographic in our free research report helps visualize whether 1447 is currently mispriced by the market.

  3. Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of 1447? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!

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