--- title: "The Hong Kong Orphan Bin: Who's Faking It and Who's Making Money" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294333623.md" description: "The market loves throwing leftovers into a catch-all bucket. From indebted developers to a stealthy power tool giant, these nine orphaned stocks perfectly illustrate the brutal reality of today's Hong Kong market. This is stupid and here's why." datetime: "2026-07-30T09:13:55.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294333623.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294333623.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294333623.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # The Hong Kong Orphan Bin: Who's Faking It and Who's Making Money This is stupid and here's why. We are looking at a chaotic mix of Hong Kong orphans—companies the market awkwardly dumped into an "Others" bucket. Ranging from struggling property developers and steel mills to a power tool behemoth quietly raking in cash, there is zero cohesion here. But if you look closely, this is the exact microcosm of the Hong Kong market right now: a few adults in the room actually making money, a bunch of companies pretending to be alive, and some desperately pivoting to find a second act. I have seen the "sector rotation" playbook too many times over the last four years, and it always reveals who is actually swimming naked. Let's start with the only adult in the room. **Techtronic Industries (0667.HK)** has been holding up strong recently. This company evolved from an OEM manufacturer into a global power tool giant, with gross margins rising for 14 consecutive years to hit **39.3%**. Management is projecting strong confidence for 2026. This is a real business—no flashy slide decks, just hard cash. Then we have the legacy giants trying to keep the lights on in an older era. **Crystal International (2232.HK)** posted **USD 2.64 billion** in revenue for 2025, with net income up **12.0%**. To dodge tariffs and supply chain chaos, they are setting up satellite factories in Vietnam and buying land in Egypt. Good luck with that. As for **Legend Holdings (3396.HK)**, they boast over **CNY 600 billion** in total revenue, spanning IT to finance. It is massive, sure, but in the middle of an AI frenzy, watching them still pitch a traditional industrial operations story makes you want to ask: Why aren't you moving faster? What about the consumer and tourism plays? **Shun Tak Holdings (0242.HK)** is still preaching its "Tourism+" strategy, buying a vintage sailing junk called "Dukling" to preserve maritime heritage. Come on. Macau expects daily summer tourists to top **120,000** in 2026—can we get some more imaginative monetization? Meanwhile, exhibition operator **Pico Far East (0752.HK)** is leaning on the recovery cycle, reporting around **HKD 7.2 billion** in annual revenue and **HKD 436 million** in net income. They are breathing again, but don't expect a rocket ship. And then there are the walking dead. I have seen the property and cyclical recovery script too many times. It always ends in tears. **Radiance Holdings (9993.HK)** just sold off Beijing assets to shed **CNY 1.3 billion** in debt and swapped auditors. Does that change the winter of the sector? No. **Ronshine China (3301.HK)** is trading at pennies, totally ignored by the market, yet still mechanically publishing monthly operating data. The traditional industrials are not doing much better. A steelmaker like **China Oriental Group (0866.HK)** pulled in **CNY 22.5 billion** in revenue in the first half of the year, but net profit cratered **55%** to a mere **CNY 120 million**. It looks like a relic of a bygone era. As for hotel supplies mall operator **Xinji Shaxi (3603.HK)**, the stock once flash-crashed **75%** in a single day, only to resume trading with a wild gap up. That kind of low-liquidity casino math is too fake even for Vegas. My view is clear: Don't buy the orphans just because they are bundled in a corner or look cheap. 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