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Leader Education Limited

1449.HK

HKSEConsumer DefensiveEducation & Training Services

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HK$0.995

+HK$0.03 · +3.11%

Aug 24, 4:08 PM HKT

1449.HK company overview

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Company profile

Company website

Leader Education Limited operates as an investment holding firm, specializing in providing private post-secondary education services across the People's Republic of China. Its primary academic institution is Heilongjiang College, situated in Harbin, Heilongjiang province, which mainly confers bachelor's degrees in engineering and business administration. Additionally, the company extends its offerings to include educational and management consulting, as well as technical and artificial intelligence solutions. Established in 2002, the company's corporate headquarters are located in Harbin, China.

Industry
Education & Training Services
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Headquarters
CN
CEO
Laixiang Liu
Listed since
Aug 6, 2020
Employees
722

Market position

Day range

Current HK$0.995

52-week range

Current HK$0.995

Open
HK$0.91
Previous close
HK$0.965
Volume
3.04M
3.09× average
Average volume
986K
Average daily volume
Market cap
663.33M HKD
Beta
0.15
Market reference 1
50-day average
HK$0.4579
+117.30% above average
200-day average
HK$0.3117
+219.26% above average

Financials

Financial snapshot

Latest / TTM

Valuation & yield

Enterprise value
1.19B CNY
EV / EBITDA
7.5×
Earnings yield
-44.33%
Free cash flow yield
-37.78%

Profitability & efficiency

Return on equity
-8.54%
Return on assets
-2.77%
Return on invested capital
-50.73%

Financial health

Current ratio
0.4×

Financial statements

Margin trends

Profitability as a percentage of reported revenue.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
Gross, operating, and net margin trends58%29%0%-28%Gross margin, FY2021: 50.45%Gross margin, FY2022: 42.43%Gross margin, FY2023: 38.21%Gross margin, FY2024: 36.81%Gross margin, FY2025: 34.07%Operating margin, FY2021: 34.58%Operating margin, FY2022: 24.76%Operating margin, FY2023: 22.86%Operating margin, FY2024: 24.46%Operating margin, FY2025: 16.97%Net margin, FY2021: 26.52%Net margin, FY2022: 23.51%Net margin, FY2023: 20.89%Net margin, FY2024: 6.18%Net margin, FY2025: -21.16%FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Gross margin FY2021 50.45%. Gross margin FY2022 42.43%. Gross margin FY2023 38.21%. Gross margin FY2024 36.81%. Gross margin FY2025 34.07%. Operating margin FY2021 34.58%. Operating margin FY2022 24.76%. Operating margin FY2023 22.86%. Operating margin FY2024 24.46%. Operating margin FY2025 16.97%. Net margin FY2021 26.52%. Net margin FY2022 23.51%. Net margin FY2023 20.89%. Net margin FY2024 6.18%. Net margin FY2025 -21.16%.

Income trends

Revenue

345.04M CNY+6.86%

Operating income

58.57M CNY-25.85%

Net income

−73M CNY−92.96M CNY
Income trends across reported periods386.84M CNY219.63M CNY52.41M CNY−114.8M CNYRevenue, FY2021: 196.14M CNYRevenue, FY2022: 238.26M CNYRevenue, FY2023: 275.77M CNYRevenue, FY2024: 322.9M CNYRevenue, FY2025: 345.04M CNYOperating income, FY2021: 67.82M CNYOperating income, FY2022: 59M CNYOperating income, FY2023: 63.04M CNYOperating income, FY2024: 78.98M CNYOperating income, FY2025: 58.57M CNYNet income, FY2021: 52.01M CNYNet income, FY2022: 56.03M CNYNet income, FY2023: 57.6M CNYNet income, FY2024: 19.96M CNYNet income, FY2025: −73M CNYFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025
Revenue FY2021 196.14M CNY. Revenue FY2022 238.26M CNY. Revenue FY2023 275.77M CNY. Revenue FY2024 322.9M CNY. Revenue FY2025 345.04M CNY. Operating income FY2021 67.82M CNY. Operating income FY2022 59M CNY. Operating income FY2023 63.04M CNY. Operating income FY2024 78.98M CNY. Operating income FY2025 58.57M CNY. Net income FY2021 52.01M CNY. Net income FY2022 56.03M CNY. Net income FY2023 57.6M CNY. Net income FY2024 19.96M CNY. Net income FY2025 −73M CNY.
Metric (CNY)FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue345.04M CNY322.9M CNY275.77M CNY238.26M CNY196.14M CNY
Cost of goods sold227.49M CNY204.03M CNY170.41M CNY137.17M CNY97.18M CNY
Gross profit117.55M CNY118.87M CNY105.36M CNY101.1M CNY98.96M CNY
Selling, general, and administrative63.92M CNY43.61M CNY42.32M CNY42.09M CNY31.14M CNY
Operating expenses58.98M CNY39.89M CNY42.32M CNY36.72M CNY30.66M CNY
Interest income905K CNY1.34M CNY262K CNY66K CNY226K CNY
Interest expense63.19M CNY62.23M CNY6.93M CNY6.98M CNY13.37M CNY
Depreciation and amortization93.03M CNY60.7M CNY46.66M CNY41.77M CNY37.54M CNY
Operating income58.57M CNY78.98M CNY63.04M CNY59M CNY67.82M CNY
Net income−73M CNY19.96M CNY57.6M CNY56.03M CNY52.01M CNY

Company facts updated Aug 24, 2026.

Earnings

Latest EPS result
-0.16

EPS: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly EPS actual values compared with estimates0.110.01-0.1-0.2Q1 '22Q4 '22Q2 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q4 '24Q2 '25Q3 '25
Q1 2022, reported Feb 28, 2022: actual 0.067, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2022, reported Dec 1, 2022: actual 0.034, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2023, reported Apr 28, 2023: actual 0.07, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2024, reported Feb 23, 2024: actual 0.027, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2024, reported May 1, 2024: actual 0.047, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2024, reported Nov 29, 2024: actual -0.014, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 30, 2025: actual 0.039, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 31, 2025: actual -0.159, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Revenue: actual versus estimate

Recent quarterly results

ActualEstimate
Estimates unavailable
Quarterly Revenue actual values compared with estimates196.34M168.7M141.06M113.43MQ1 '22Q4 '22Q2 '23Q1 '24Q2 '24Q4 '24Q2 '25Q3 '25
Q1 2022, reported Feb 28, 2022: actual 162.95M HKD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2022, reported Dec 1, 2022: actual 120.98M HKD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2023, reported Apr 28, 2023: actual 172.74M HKD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q1 2024, reported Feb 23, 2024: actual 133.68M HKD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2024, reported May 1, 2024: actual 185.54M HKD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q4 2024, reported Nov 29, 2024: actual 167.23M HKD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q2 2025, reported Apr 30, 2025: actual 183.83M HKD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable. Q3 2025, reported Aug 31, 2025: actual 188.78M HKD, estimate —, surprise —, Comparison unavailable.

Corporate actions

Corporate action history

Dividend

Ex-dividend May 24, 2023

HK$0.105

Special

Record May 25, 2023 · Payment Jun 14, 2023

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