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Scholar Education Group (1769) AI Stock Analysis

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HK:1769

Scholar Education Group

(HKEX:1769)

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Rating:50.5Neutral
Price Target:HKD 0.62â–²(0.33% Upside)
Action:reiterated
Date:10/08/26

The overall score is constrained by recent fundamental deterioration, including the 2025 revenue decline, margin compression, and net loss, which significantly outweigh earlier growth, while a clearly weak technical profile marked by a sustained downtrend and oversold momentum reinforces caution; these risks are partially mitigated by a stronger balance sheet, positive operating and free cash flow, and a high dividend yield, resulting in a mid-range, risk-aware rating rather than a strongly bullish or bearish view.

Positive Factors
Moderate LeverageDebt at roughly 0.48x equity in 2025, alongside equity growth over time, gives Scholar a comparatively moderate leverage base. This balance-sheet position can preserve funding flexibility and reduce the burden of financing expansion or absorbing weaker trading over the next several quarters.
Negative Factors
Revenue and Profit DeclineThe 2025 revenue contraction and shift from prior profitability to a net loss represent a material deterioration in the operating model. If sustained, weaker scale and negative operating profit could reduce reinvestment capacity and make earnings recovery more difficult.

Scholar Education Group (1769) vs. iShares MSCI Hong Kong ETF (EWH)

-80%-60%-40%-20%0%20%HK:1769-76.88%EWH+8.17%Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
Market Cap
HKD 364.27M
Dividend Yield
11.67%
Average Volume (3M)
668.30K
Price to Earnings (P/E)
-2.2
Beta (1Y)
0.21
Revenue Growth
-10.50%
EPS Growth
-183.77%
Country
Hong Kong
Employees
3,295
Sector
Consumer Defensive
Sector Strength
62
Industry
Specialty Business Services

Scholar Education Group Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

Scholar Education Group, an investment holding company, provides private education services in the People’s Republic of China. The company offers tutoring education services; and liberal education courses, including art, sports, painting, performance...

Scholar Education Group Financial Statement Overview

Summary

Financial performance is moderate, with earlier strong revenue growth and positive margins offset by the 2025 reversal to declining sales, halved gross margins, and a net loss, while a growing equity base and positive operating and free cash flow provide some support.

Income Statement

45Neutral

Balance Sheet

65Positive

Cash Flow

55Neutral
Financial statement breakdown
BreakdownTTMDec 2025Dec 2024Dec 2023Dec 2022Dec 2021
Income Statement
Total Revenue770.29M785.58M852.33M570.61M402.08M831.73M
Gross Profit110.46M154.01M333.39M238.55M138.69M312.68M
EBITDA5.65M64.85M267.51M178.82M100.85M247.58M
Net Income-127.89M-77.72M145.65M85.99M54.41M-26.61M
Balance Sheet
Total Assets1.56B1.65B1.33B1.03B754.92M760.57M
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments554.06M653.81M502.52M473.63M416.03M391.77M
Total Debt383.67M389.37M326.99M175.09M116.93M182.40M
Total Liabilities769.48M846.62M692.58M579.87M383.52M443.02M
Stockholders Equity790.94M804.22M635.11M454.82M371.40M317.95M
Cash Flow
Free Cash Flow66.11M54.20M114.92M169.14M117.81M40.44M
Operating Cash Flow147.87M172.12M216.28M205.22M125.75M92.79M
Investing Cash Flow-193.38M-229.43M-17.73M-186.15M18.69M47.11M
Financing Cash Flow129.15M142.15M-63.87M-62.09M-82.07M-344.63M

Scholar Education Group Technical Analysis

Technical Analysis SentimentNegative
Last Price0.61

Price Trends

50DMA0.76Negative
100DMA0.86Negative
200DMA1.24Negative

Market Momentum

MACD-0.04Positive
RSI30.21Neutral
STOCH23.51Neutral

Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For HK:1769, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 0.61 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 0.69, below the 50-day MA of 0.76, and below the 200-day MA of 1.24, indicating a bearish trend. The MACD of -0.04 indicates Positive momentum. The RSI at 30.21 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 23.51 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for HK:1769.

Scholar Education Group Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

UnderperformOutperform
Sector (62)

Financial Indicators

HK:1769 against its peers
NameOverall RatingMarket CapP/E RatioROEDividend YieldRevenue GrowthEPS Growth
HK:3978HK:397882OutperformHKD 1.75B4.8036.98%12.83%23.93%13.07%
HK:6169HK:616972OutperformHKD 1.41B1.538.83%―0.06%12.04%
HK:9901HK:990167NeutralHKD 57.63B15.6412.52%2.33%20.81%41.58%
Sector *62Neutral$20.33B14.63-3.31%3.23%1.93%-12.26%
HK:1565HK:156553NeutralHKD 491.11M10.934.03%6.06%7.99%-43.24%
HK:1769HK:176951NeutralHKD 396.02M-2.17-16.04%11.67%-10.50%-183.77%

* Consumer Defensive Sector Average

Performance Comparison

-75%-50%-25%0%HK:1769HK:9901HK:1565HK:3978HK:6169Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
HK:1769 and its peers over the selected period
Show on chartTickerCompany NamePriceChange% Change
HK:1769Scholar Education Group0.61-2.11-77.39%
HK:9901New Oriental Education & Technology Group, Inc.40.34-0.66-1.62%
HK:1565Virscend Education Company Limited0.17-0.04-19.51%
HK:3978China Beststudy Education Group2.31-2.20-48.75%
HK:6169China Yuhua Education Corp. Ltd.0.33-0.24-42.11%

Scholar Education Group Corporate Events

Scholar Education Trustee Purchases 198,000 Shares Under Award Scheme

Nov 13, 2026

Scholar Education Group announced that its trustee purchased 198,000 shares on-market on November 13, 2026, under the company’s share award scheme for the benefit of selected participants. The shares represented approximately 0.029% of those in issue...

Scholar Education Trustee Purchases 193,000 Shares Under Award Scheme

Nov 12, 2026

Scholar Education Group is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under stock code 1769; the release does not describe its products, services or market focus.On 12 November 2026, the trustee of the company’s sha...

Scholar Education Group Trustee Purchased 204,000 Shares Under Award Scheme

Nov 11, 2026

Scholar Education Group is a Cayman-incorporated company listed on Hong Kong’s stock exchange under stock code 1769.On 11 November 2026, the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 204,000 shares on-market for selected participants, at an average...

Scholar Education Group Reports 105,000-Share Trustee Purchase

Nov 10, 2026

Scholar Education Group said the trustee purchased 105,000 shares on-market on 10 November 2026 under its share award scheme, representing approximately 0.016% of issued shares. The average price was approximately HK$0.66, with total consideration of...

Scholar Education Trustee Buys 109,000 Shares Under Award Scheme

Nov 9, 2026

Scholar Education Group is a Hong Kong-listed education company that operates a share award scheme for selected participants. The announcement does not provide further details about its education services or market focus.On November 9, 2026, the sche...

Scholar Education Trustee Buys 154,000 Shares for Award Scheme

Nov 6, 2026

Scholar Education Group is a Hong Kong-listed education services company. The release does not provide further details on its specific products, services, or market focus.The trustee purchased 154,000 shares on the market on November 6, 2026, for the...

Scholar Education trustee purchases 170,000 shares under award scheme

Nov 5, 2026

Scholar Education Group is a Hong Kong-listed education company, although the announcement does not provide details on its specific products, services or market focus.On November 5, 2026, the trustee of the company’s share award scheme purchased 170,...

Scholar Education Trustee Buys 148,000 Shares Under Award Scheme

Nov 4, 2026

The trustee purchased 148,000 Scholar Education Group shares on the market on November 4, 2026, at an average price of approximately HK$0.68 per share, for total consideration of about HK$100,000. The purchase represented approximately 0.022% of issu...

Scholar Education Trustee Buys 159,000 Shares Under Award Scheme

Nov 3, 2026

Scholar Education Group is a Cayman-incorporated, Hong Kong-listed education company traded under stock code 1769; the release does not specify its primary products, services, or geographic market focus.The trustee purchased 159,000 company shares on...

Scholar Education Buys 65,000 Shares for Award Scheme

Nov 2, 2026

Scholar Education Group is a Hong Kong-listed company operating in the education sector. The release does not specify its primary products, services, or detailed market focus.The trustee purchased 65,000 company shares on the market on November 2, 20...

Scholar Education Group Adds to Trust Holdings Under Share Award Scheme

Oct 30, 2026

Scholar Education Group has continued to leverage its share award scheme as a tool to incentivize selected participants and support its education-focused business. By actively managing shares through a trustee, the company aims to strengthen alignmen...

Scholar Education Group Boosts Share Award Pool with Fresh Buyback

Oct 29, 2026

Scholar Education Group has continued to use its share award scheme to repurchase shares on the market, with its trustee acquiring 121,000 shares on October 29, 2026. The purchase represents about 0.018% of issued share capital and lifts the trustee’...

Scholar Education Adds to Share Award Pool with New On-Market Buy

Oct 28, 2026

Scholar Education Group has expanded its share award scheme with a fresh on-market purchase of 135,000 shares by its scheme trustee, representing about 0.02% of shares outstanding, at an average price of HK$0.71. Following the latest transaction, the...

Scholar Education Group Expands Share Pool for Award Scheme With Fresh On-Market Buyback

Oct 27, 2026

Scholar Education Group has disclosed that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 297,000 shares on the market on 27 October 2026, representing about 0.044% of its issued share capital, at an average price of roughly HK$0.71 and total consid...

Scholar Education Expands Share Award Pool with Fresh On‑Market Buyback

Oct 26, 2026

Scholar Education Group has continued to deploy its share award scheme as a tool for employee incentives, with a trustee recently buying 142,000 shares on the market, equal to about 0.021% of its issued share capital. Following this latest purchase,...

Scholar Education Adds to Share Award Scheme Holdings in Market Buy

Oct 23, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported that the trustee of its share award scheme bought 75,000 shares on the open market on October 23, 2026, at an average price of about HK$0.77, representing roughly 0.011% of its shares in issue. Following this late...

Scholar Education Group Adds to Trustee Holdings Under Share Award Scheme

Oct 22, 2026

Scholar Education Group has disclosed that its trustee purchased 76,000 shares on the market under its share award scheme, representing about 0.011% of the company’s issued share capital. Following this transaction, the trustee holds 52,926,000 share...

Scholar Education Group Boosts Share Award Scheme With Fresh On-Market Purchase

Oct 21, 2026

Scholar Education Group, a Hong Kong-listed private education and tutoring provider, continues to leverage an equity-based incentive structure for staff and management. Its share award scheme is administered via a trustee that purchases shares on the...

Scholar Education Expands Share Award Pool with On-Market Share Purchase

Oct 20, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 118,000 shares on the market on 20 October 2026, representing about 0.018% of its issued share capital. Following this transaction, the trustee holds 52,760,000...

Scholar Education Boosts Share Award Pool With Fresh Buyback

Oct 16, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported a new on-market share purchase under its existing share award scheme, with the scheme trustee acquiring 86,000 shares on 16 October 2026 at an average price of about HK$0.77 per share, representing roughly 0.013%...

Scholar Education Adds to Share Award Pool With New Buyback

Oct 15, 2026

Scholar Education Group has disclosed another on-market share purchase executed under its share award scheme, continuing a long-running program of buybacks to fund equity incentives. On 15 October 2026, the scheme’s trustee acquired 101,000 shares, e...

Scholar Education Group Adds to Trust Holdings Under Share Award Scheme

Oct 14, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 135,000 shares on the market on October 14, 2026, representing about 0.02% of its issued share capital at an average price of HK$0.75. Following this transactio...

Scholar Education Expands Share Pool for Employee Awards Amid Confidence in Outlook

Oct 13, 2026

Scholar Education Group, a Hong Kong-listed provider of education and tutoring services, operates in the private supplementary education market serving students in mainland China. Its business model emphasizes structured learning solutions and uses c...

Scholar Education Group Expands Share Award Scheme With New On-Market Purchase

Oct 12, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported a new on-market share purchase conducted under its existing share award scheme, with a trustee acquiring 87,000 shares on 12 October 2026 to hold in trust for selected participants. The purchase represents about 0...

Scholar Education Group Expands Trust Holdings With New Share Purchase Under Award Scheme

Oct 9, 2026

Scholar Education Group, a Hong Kong-listed education services provider, operates a share award scheme to align employees and key participants with long-term shareholder value. The company continues to rely on equity-based incentives to support reten...

Scholar Education Expands Share Award Pool with New On-Market Purchase

Oct 8, 2026

Scholar Education Group has continued to execute its share award scheme, with a trustee purchasing 320,000 shares on the market on 8 October 2026, representing about 0.047% of the company’s issued share capital, at an average price of roughly HK$0.71...

Scholar Education Group Adds to Trust Holdings Under Share Award Scheme

Oct 7, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 252,000 shares on the market on 7 October 2026, representing about 0.037% of its issued share capital, at an average price of roughly HK$0.69. Following this tr...

Scholar Education expands share award scheme holdings with on-market buyback

Oct 6, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 200,000 shares on the market on 6 October 2026, representing about 0.03% of its issued share capital, at an average price of approximately HK$0.705 per share. F...

Scholar Education Boosts Share Award Pool With New On‑Market Buyback

Oct 5, 2026

Scholar Education Group has disclosed that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 260,000 shares on the market on 5 October 2026, representing about 0.039% of its issued share capital. Following this latest transaction, the trustee holds 51,...

Scholar Education Boosts Share Award Pool With On-Market Buy

Oct 2, 2026

Scholar Education Group has disclosed that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 122,000 shares on the market on 2 October 2026, representing about 0.018% of its issued share capital, at an average price of roughly HK$0.80. Following this t...

Scholar Education Group Expands Share Award Scheme With New On-Market Purchase

Sep 30, 2026

Scholar Education Group has continued to use its share award scheme as a strategic tool to incentivize employees and align management and staff with shareholder interests. The Hong Kong-listed education group operates in the private learning services...

Scholar Education Group Adds to Share Award Pool With Market Purchase

Sep 29, 2026

Scholar Education Group has disclosed that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 102,000 shares on the market on 29 September 2026, representing about 0.015% of its issued share capital. Following this transaction, the trustee holds 50,651,...

Scholar Education Trustee Adds Shares for Award Scheme as Board Flags Undervaluation

Sep 28, 2026

Scholar Education Group has disclosed that the trustee of its share award scheme purchased 146,000 shares on the market on 28 September 2026, representing about 0.022% of its issued share capital. The shares, bought at an average price of approximate...

Scholar Education Boosts Share Award Scheme with New On-Market Buy

Sep 25, 2026

Scholar Education Group has continued to deploy its share award scheme to incentivise staff, reflecting a strategy to deepen employee alignment with long-term shareholder returns in China’s competitive private education sector. The company views equi...

Scholar Education Expands Share Pool for Award Scheme with New Buyback

Sep 24, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported that its trustee purchased 203,000 shares on the open market under its share award scheme, representing about 0.03% of its issued share capital at an average price of approximately HK$0.81. Following this transact...

Scholar Education Adds to Share Award Scheme Amid Confidence in Valuation

Sep 23, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported that the trustee of its share award scheme bought 142,000 shares on the market on 23 September 2026, representing about 0.021% of its issued share capital, at an average price of around HK$0.84. Following this lat...

Scholar Education Deepens Staff Incentive Pool With New Share Purchases

Sep 22, 2026

Scholar Education Group has continued to use its share award scheme as a tool to align staff incentives with shareholder interests, with a trustee purchasing shares on the market to hold for selected participants. The latest move underscores the comp...

Scholar Education Trustee Adds Shares for Award Scheme Amid Undervaluation Claim

Sep 21, 2026

Scholar Education Group has announced that the trustee of its share award scheme has purchased 135,000 shares on the market on 21 September 2026, representing about 0.02% of the company’s issued share capital. The shares, acquired at an average price...

Scholar Education Group Expands Share Award Pool with On-Market Share Purchase

Sep 18, 2026

Scholar Education Group has reported that its trustee purchased 87,000 shares on the market on 18 September 2026 under its existing share award scheme, representing about 0.013% of its issued share capital at an average price of roughly HK$0.83. Foll...

Scholar Education Group Interim Profit Slumps Despite Modest Revenue Decline

Aug 24, 2026

Scholar Education Group reported unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2026 showing a modest 3.5% decline in revenue to RMB424.1 million but a sharper drop in profitability. Gross profit fell 28.9% to RMB107.0 million, while prof...

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Date of analysis: Oct 08, 2026