CR Construction Group (1582.HK) Q4 2024 Earnings Report

Revenue and profitability metrics (HKD):
- Q4 2024 Revenue: 1,646,424,500; YoY: +25.99%; QoQ: 0.00%
- Gross Profit: 82,585,000; Gross Margin: 5.02%; YoY Gross Profit: +6.21%; QoQ: 0.00%
- Operating Income: 23,417,500; Operating Margin: 1.42%; YoY: -17.18%; QoQ: 0.00%
- EBITDA: 34,722,000; EBITDA Margin: 2.11%
- Net Income: 8,935,000; Net Margin: 0.54%; YoY: -32.39%; QoQ: 0.00%
- Earnings Per Share (EPS): 0.0179; Diluted EPS: 0.0179; Weighted avg shares: 500,000,000

Liquidity and cash flow:
- Operating cash flow: 13,484,500; Free Cash Flow: 11,355,500
- Dividends Paid: (8,250,000)
- Net cash used in financing activities: (58,934,500); Net cash used in investing activities: (1,759,500)
- Cash and cash equivalents (balance sheet): 330,799,000
- Net debt: 333,885,000; Total debt: 664,684,000

Balance sheet and leverage:
- Total assets: 4,856,182,000; Total liabilities: 4,180,289,000; Total stockholders’ equity: 655,685,000
- Current assets: 4,489,806,000; Current liabilities: 3,924,353,000
- Current ratio: 1.144; Quick ratio: 1.144; Cash ratio: 0.0843
- Long-term debt: 249,672,000; Long-term liabilities: 25,593,6000 (net noncurrent liabilities); Debt to capitalization: 0.503; Debt to equity: 1.014; Enterprise Value to EBITDA: 16.38; Price to Earnings: 6.58; Price to Book: 0.358

Operational efficiency:
- Asset turnover: 0.339; Fixed asset turnover: 23.19; Receivables turnover: 0.416; DSO: 216.15 days; Inventory turnover: 0.00 (no inventory data supplied); Cash conversion cycle: 145.95 days

No earnings call transcript data were provided for CR Construction Group Holdings Limited QQ4 2024. As a result, there are no management quotes or thematic extracts to summarize from an earnings call. If the transcript becomes available, a thematically grouped synthesis (strategy, operations, market conditions) with supporting quotes will be added.

CR Construction demonstrates revenue growth in 2024 with a notable improvement in topline, yet profitability remained constrained by margin pressures and working-capital dynamics. The balance sheet shows a healthy liquidity buffer but a leverage profile that warrants attention as the company seeks to scale and stabilize margins. Relative to peers in the HK/PRC construction space, CR trades at a modestly attractive P/E (6.6x) but exhibits a notably lower gross margin and a higher enterprise-value multiple (16.38x) on EBITDA, suggesting a higher perceived risk or a smaller earnings base. The key to a more favorable intermediate-term outlook is margin expansion through better cost control, backlog growth, and improved working-capital efficiency, aided by continued infrastructure spend and potential contributions from Malaysia. Investors should monitor project awards, tender competitiveness, and cash-flow development, particularly receivables collection and financing costs, as these will drive earnings quality and potential returns.