Frontage Holdings Corp (1521) fair value: what the stock is really worth
As of Oct 21, 2026: fair value (intrinsic value) of Frontage Holdings Corp stock HK$1.16, price HK$1.49, that is 22.1% below the price, quality 62 out of 100. Rating: overvalued. Calculated from audited financials with 24 of our 26 valuation models and 37 quality factors, updated daily.
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Price vs Fair Value
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range HK$0.5000 – HK$8.50 · fair‑value band HK$0.8600 – HK$1.44 · the HK$1.49 price screens above the HK$1.16 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). As of Nov 3, 2026.
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Frontage Holdings Corporation provides drug discovery, drug development, pharmaceutical product development, and laboratory testing services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and agrochemical companies.
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It offers drug discovery services comprising medicinal chemistry, pharmacology, and efficacy, as well as absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion (ADME) screening.
The company also provides drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK); safety and toxicology; early phase clinical services; and bioequivalence and related services, such as pharmacology, medical writing, and regulatory support.
In addition, it offers pharmaceutical product development services, including intermediate and active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) synthesis, process and formulation development, and clinical trial material manufacturing.
Further, the company provides laboratory testing services, such as bioanalysis, biomarkers, genomics, chemistry, manufacturing and controls ("CMC") analytical testing, and central laboratory services.
It operates in the United States, Canada, the People's Republic of China, Europe, India, Japan, South Korea, and Australia. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. Frontage Holdings Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Hongkong Tigermed Consulting Co., ltd.
Stock analysis
Frontage Holdings Corp (1521) currently trades at HK$1.49, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is HK$1.16, 22% below the price, so the stock looks overvalued today.
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Valuation
Bull case: the Growth DCF group reads highest at a median of HK$2.03 per share, and 9 of the 24 models we run sit above the HK$1.49 price.
Bear case: the Asset-Based group reads lowest at HK$0.3500, and 15 of the 24 models stay below the price. Data coverage for this calculation is low.
Scenario range: HK$0.8600 (bear) to HK$1.44 (bull), the price of HK$1.49 sits above it. Bear and bull are the same models on cautious and optimistic assumptions, a range, not a price target.
Quality & growth
The Quality Score stands at 62/100 (solid quality), in the Healthcare sector.
Mixed Growth: Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Frontage Holdings Corp reported revenue of $257M in FY2025 versus $184M in FY2021, a compound +8.6%/yr. Reported net income was $6.8M in FY2025, compounding −22.1%/yr from FY2021.
Key figures
Market cap HK$3.0B (≈ $386M) Small · P/E ratio 37.3 · P/S ratio 0.99 · Net margin 2.6% · Return on equity 3.1% · Return on assets (EBIT) 3.9% (5-year average) · Operating margin 9.1% · Revenue (TTM) $278M.
Competitive moat
Our AI-assisted moat analysis scores the competitive advantage at 31 out of 100 (low confidence).
What moves the price
The share trades at its 52-week high and 113% above its 52-week low, currently above its 200-day average.
For context, the median of 10 Healthcare peers we cover trades at 10% fair-value upside, at −22%, 1521 screens richer than that median.
Fair Value models
BearHK$0.8600Fair Value HK$1.16BullHK$1.44
Price HK$1.49 · Downside -22.1%
Model ⓘEach model values the company its own way (discounted cash flow, earnings, assets, dividends). The fair value above starts from their evidence-weighted blend, not from a single model. In cyclical trough or peak years, after dilution or a stock split it is adjusted afterwards, so it can sit above or below the models.Bear ⓘBear = the cautious scenario: the same model computed with conservative anchors (lower growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bull it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target.BaseBull ⓘBull = the optimistic scenario: the same model computed with favourable anchors (higher growth, margins and valuation multiples). Together with Bear it frames a plausible valuation range, not a price target. If a model's bull case is above four times its base value, the table shows that limit with a > sign (like the overall Bull above): beyond it no assumption holds.Coverage ⓘCoverage = how well-backed THIS model's estimate is for this stock (0–100): how complete and reliable its input data are, and how well the model fits the company. The final Fair Value is an evidence-weighted blend, so better-evidenced models count more. Green ≥70, amber 50–69, grey below 50.
Growth Quality ⓘGrowth is valuable only when reinvestment earns attractive returns (Aswath Damodaran): sustainable growth depends on return on capital, reinvestment and efficiency. Basis: total company revenue over the periods shown on the cards (3Y/5Y/all years), not per share, so a merger can show up as a growth jump; per-share earnings growth is in the value-creation card.90/100
Revenue is growing, but margins or cash flow do not fully confirm the trend.
Revenue growth 1 year
+0.7%
Revenue growth 3 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+0.8%
Revenue growth 5 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+15.3%
Start year 2020 (pandemic)
Revenue growth 9 years ⓘMeasures the company's TOTAL revenue from reported annual statements: compound average growth per year (CAGR) from the fiscal year 3, 5 or N years back to the most recent comparable fiscal year. Not per share: buybacks do not change this number, and a merger can appear as a growth jump. Per-share growth (which does include buybacks) is in the value-creation card.
+20.3%
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What shareholders gained per year (last 5 years) ⓘWhat the business itself delivers per year: earnings growth per share plus the dividend yield. This is what you get IF the market keeps valuing the stock the same way: it contains no assumption about the market changing its mind. Computed per share, so buybacks count and a merger does not pass as growth. For a company that pays no dividend it is pure earnings growth per share. Period: earnings growth per share as CAGR over the last 5 reported fiscal years (annual statements), plus the current dividend yield. The start value is the median of the three years around the start, so a single crisis year (a pandemic or a write-down) does not distort the rate. Basis: EBIT basis.
+0.3%
Earnings growth per share plus dividend.
Earnings per share, growth per year+0.3%
Dividend (yield on the price)0.0%
Pace: 5 vs 10 years ⓘTwo data points, not a trend model: earnings growth per share over the last 5 fiscal years against the last 10. Labelled "steady" when both rates are within 3 percentage points of each other, otherwise picking up or flattening. Shown only when ten years of history exist.−17.4% vs 0.1%, slowing
Profit margin 2020 to 2025 ⓘOperating margin then vs now, from reported annual statements. A falling margin after a boom year is the classic peak-earnings signal: the growth rate then leans on an inflated base.13% → 6%
Pace: the 5-year rate starts in 2020 (pandemic)
Growth Forecast
Little optimism in the price
The price assumes less growth than the company has delivered so far.
What the price assumes ⓘThis turns our valuation around: instead of asking what the share is worth, it asks what growth the current price requires. It uses the cash the company keeps after all spending (free cash flow), the same discount rate as our models, five years of growth, then slowing evenly to 2 % a year by year ten. Compared with the analysts' sales forecasts extended to the same five years (at least three analysts, for context only, it does not enter the Fair Value): within 3 percentage points counts as "in line" (amber), below that little optimism (green), above that a lot of optimism (red).
+3.2%
Yearly growth needed for the next five years to justify today's price.
What forecasts expect
n/a
No analyst forecast available.
After inflation (figures in USD, USA: IMF forecast 2.4% a year to 2030, 3.1% from 2016 to 2025) that is about +0.8% a year for the price.
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Peer GroupⓘHow this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.Biotechnology · 558 stocks
Beats the industry median on 10/13 measures
Overall it ranks above its industry peers.
Valuation
Quality Score62 · Top 25%
Fair Value upside−22.1% · Above median
Profitability
Return on equity (12 months)3.1% · Above median
Return on assets1.3% · Above median
Net margin (12 months)3.8% · Below median
Operating margin (12 months)9.1% · Above median
Growth and dividend
Revenue growth (quarter YoY)17.1% · Above median
Balance sheet
Debt / equity0.08× · Above median
Valuation Multiplesvs Biotechnology median · lower = cheaper
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Is Frontage Holdings Corp (1521) overvalued or undervalued?
As of Nov 3, 2026, our model estimates a fair value of HK$1.16 versus the last price from Oct 21, 2026 of HK$1.49, about 22% lower (overvalued).
What is the fair value of 1521?
Our model-based fair value for Frontage Holdings Corp is HK$1.16 (as of Nov 3, 2026), built from audited fundamentals. Last price (from Oct 21, 2026): HK$1.49.
What is the quality score of 1521?
Frontage Holdings Corp has a Quality Score of 62/100. It measures business quality (profitability, growth, cash flow, balance-sheet strength, investment discipline, share issuance). Market factors such as price momentum and volatility do not enter the number; they are shown separately in the detail view.
What is the price target for Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
Our model-based price target is the fair value of HK$1.16 (as of Nov 3, 2026) from 24 valuation models. Cautious scenario HK$0.8600, optimistic scenario HK$1.44. It is a calculation from audited fundamentals, not an analyst target.
What is the Frontage Holdings Corp stock forecast for 2026?
Our models put fair value at HK$1.16, about 22% lower versus the last price from Oct 21, 2026 of HK$1.49 (overvalued). Cautious scenario HK$0.8600, optimistic scenario HK$1.44. The calculation is refreshed regularly with new filings.
What is the revenue of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
Frontage Holdings Corp reported trailing-twelve-month revenue of about $278M (latest available figure, as of Nov 3, 2026).
What growth is priced into Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
For today's price to be fair in a discounted-cash-flow model, Frontage Holdings Corp would have to grow free cash flow by +3.2 % per year for five years (discount rate 10.3 %, then slowing evenly to 2 % perpetual growth by year ten). Over the last 5 years revenue grew +15.3 % per year. As of Nov 3, 2026.
What discount rate (WACC) does the fair value of 1521 use?
Our models discount Frontage Holdings Corp at 10.3 %: a base by market capitalisation (small), damped by beta 0.22, country premium for Hong Kong. The same rate applies in all 26 models.
What is a reverse DCF?
A reverse DCF turns the usual calculation around. Instead of deriving a value from assumptions, it takes today's price as given and asks: what free-cash-flow growth would a company have to deliver for exactly this price to be fair? The result is not a forecast but the expectation already priced in. For Frontage Holdings Corp that is +3.2 % per year for five years, then slowing evenly to 2 % by year ten, using the same discount rate (10.3 %) and the same formula as our fair value.
How much growth has Frontage Holdings Corp (1521) delivered so far?
Over the past 5 years revenue at Frontage Holdings Corp grew +15.3 % a year. The price currently implies free-cash-flow growth of +3.2 % per year. Comparing the two shows how much confidence is in the price: if it demands more than has been delivered, the business has to accelerate for the maths to work.
How fast is the sector of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521) growing?
The median revenue growth in the sector is +6.2 % a year. That is the yardstick for the growth priced into Frontage Holdings Corp (+3.2 % per year): it shows whether the expectation is within the usual range or beyond it.
What is the free cash flow yield of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
The free-cash-flow yield on the price is 8.35 %: that much free cash flow Frontage Holdings Corp produces per unit of market value. When it exceeds the discount rate of our models (10.3 %), the business already earns more than its cost of capital demands, and the price needs little additional growth.
What is the intrinsic value of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
Intrinsic value and fair value mean the same thing: what the business is worth on its numbers, independent of the share price. For Frontage Holdings Corp it is HK$1.16 per share (as of Nov 3, 2026), against a price of HK$1.49. It is the blended result of 24 valuation models in 7 families (DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings).
Is Frontage Holdings Corp stock overvalued or undervalued in 2026?
As of Nov 3, 2026, 1521 trades above its calculated fair value: price HK$1.49, fair value HK$1.16, a gap of about −22% (overvalued). The calculation is refreshed with each new quarterly report, so the verdict can change during the year.
Is fair value the same as the market price of 1521?
No. The price is what the market pays today (HK$1.49); the fair value is what the company's own numbers justify (HK$1.16). For Frontage Holdings Corp the two are HK$0.3300 per share apart. That gap is exactly why we show both numbers side by side.
How much is Frontage Holdings Corp worth?
The market values Frontage Holdings Corp at about HK$3.0B (market capitalisation, as of Nov 3, 2026). Per share that is HK$1.49; our models calculate a fair value of HK$1.16 per share.
What do the bullish and bearish scenarios say about 1521?
Our models span a range for Frontage Holdings Corp: cautious scenario HK$0.8600, base HK$1.16, optimistic HK$1.44 per share (as of Nov 3, 2026, price HK$1.49). The range comes from different growth and margin assumptions, not from analyst opinions.
What is the P/E ratio of 1521?
Frontage Holdings Corp trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.3 (as of Nov 3, 2026). A P/E on its own says little: it compares the price with ONE year of profit, while our fair value of HK$1.16 is built from several models across several years. Other multiples: P/B 1.1, P/S 1.4, EV/EBITDA 7.6.
How solid is the balance sheet of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
Balance-sheet figures for Frontage Holdings Corp (as of Nov 3, 2026): return on equity 3.1%, debt of 0.08 per unit of equity. They feed the Quality Score of 62/100, which measures business quality independently of the share price.
How far is 1521 from its 52-week high?
Frontage Holdings Corp trades at HK$1.49, at its 52-week high of HK$1.49 and 113% above the low of HK$0.7000 (as of Nov 6, 2026). Distance from the high says nothing about value: that is what the fair value of HK$1.16 is for.
Which stocks are comparable to Frontage Holdings Corp?
From the same area (Healthcare) we also value Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, CSL Limited, argenx SE, among others. Each of them has its own fair-value calculation on this site using the same models, so the comparison is like for like.
Is Frontage Holdings Corp stock attractive at the current price?
The data as of Nov 3, 2026: price HK$1.49, calculated fair value HK$1.16 (−22%), Quality Score 62/100, from 24 models. Whether that fits your horizon and risk tolerance is your call. We provide the calculation, not investment advice.
How is the fair value of 1521 calculated?
We run Frontage Holdings Corp through 24 models from 7 families: DCF Models, Earnings-Based, Multiples, Asset-Based, Growth DCF, Economic Profit, Growth Earnings. Every model gets the same audited fundamentals; the fair value of HK$1.16 builds on their evidence-weighted average, with the spread shown as a cautious and an optimistic scenario.
Is it still worth investing in stocks now?
The global stock market currently sits 13.3% above its aggregate fair value. Frontage Holdings Corp itself currently trades above fair value. An expensive market is no reason to stay out and no reason to buy everything at once: keep a broad savings plan running, buy single stocks only with money you can do without, and hold part of your money liquid while the market is high. The full picture including sectors is on is it worth investing now.
What is the share price of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
The latest price we hold is from Oct 21, 2026 and stands at HK$1.49. Our model-based fair value is HK$1.16, about 22% lower (overvalued). We carry closing prices from our data provider, not a live tick.
What should I pay attention to with Frontage Holdings Corp right now?
The price sits above even our optimistic bull case (HK$1.44). The favourable scenario is already priced in. Solid but not exceptional quality (62/100) and above fair value, neither a clear bargain nor a standout compounder. Evidence is limited here (fewer models, shorter history), so the fair value is a rougher estimate than usual.
Key figures of Frontage Holdings Corp
How large is the market capitalisation of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
The market capitalisation of Frontage Holdings Corp is HK$3.0B (≈ $386M). The stock-market value of the whole company: share price times number of shares. It is what the market asks for the entire business today.
What is the P/S ratio of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
The price-to-sales ratio of Frontage Holdings Corp is 0.99 (P/E × margin). Price to sales: market value relative to yearly revenue. Useful when profit is thin or distorted.
What is the net margin of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
The net margin of Frontage Holdings Corp is 2.6% (fiscal year 2025). How much of every unit of revenue ends up as profit. 10% means 10 cents of profit per dollar of sales.
What is the return on equity of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
The return on equity (ROE) of Frontage Holdings Corp is 3.1% (last twelve months). Profit relative to shareholders' equity, how efficiently the company works with its owners' money.
What is the EBIT return on assets of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
On an EBIT basis the return on assets of Frontage Holdings Corp is 3.9% (avg 5y). Operating profit (EBIT) relative to everything the company owns, as a multi-year average. It describes the business model rather than one good or bad year.
What is the operating margin of Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
The operating margin of Frontage Holdings Corp is 9.1% (last twelve months). Profit from the core business (before interest and taxes) relative to revenue.
How fast is revenue growing at Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
Revenue at Frontage Holdings Corp is growing +17.1% versus a year earlier (3y avg +0.8%). How much revenue grew versus a year earlier (YoY). The 3-year average next to it puts the single year in context.
How fast are earnings growing at Frontage Holdings Corp (1521)?
Earnings per share at Frontage Holdings Corp are growing +136% versus a year earlier. How much earnings per share grew versus a year earlier.
How much net debt does Frontage Holdings Corp (1521) carry?
The net debt of Frontage Holdings Corp is $90.6M (fiscal year 2025, ≈ 2.8 yrs of FCF). Debt minus cash on hand. The note shows how many years of free cash flow could in theory pay it off.
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