Research memoChina Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. (0688.HK) · HKSEMemo of October 20, 2026By Olivier Lachance

COLI stock forecast 2027–2029

MyStockButler's October 2026 analysis: COLI's weighted forecast is HK$15.43 by October 2029; the bear, base and bull cases have probabilities of 32%, 53% and 15%. It hinges on earnings stabilizing, cash conversion improving and major-city projects selling profitably.

12.78
Share price today, HKD
15.43 (+32 %)
Weighted scenario, October 2029
3.4%
Real free cash flow yield
9.7x
P/E, next 12 months
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Where could COLI's shares be by October 2029?

Weighted price is HK$9.18 in October 2027, a 25% loss including dividends. By October 2029, it is HK$15.43, a 32% gain. The bear case has 32% probability; the base case has 53%. The bull case has 15%.

COLI share price scenarios for October 2029: bear HK$0.00, base HK$16.66, bull HK$44.00
What the shares could be worthHKD per 0688.HK share at each date; in brackets the return since today's 12.78, dividends included
CaseProbabilityOctober 2027October 2028October 2029
Bear32 %0.00 (-97 %)0.00 (-95 %)0.00 (-92 %)
Base53 %11.00 (-10 %)11.89 (+1 %)16.66 (+42 %)
Bull15 %22.33 (+79 %)32.46 (+164 %)44.00 (+260 %)
Weighted100 %9.18 (-25 %)11.17 (-5 %)15.43 (+32 %)

What has to go right or wrong for COLI's forecast?

Operating profit is CNY23,625 million in October 2027. It rises to CNY24,300 million in October 2028 and CNY25,900 million in October 2029. This is above 2025’s CNY20,814.768 million, but below the stronger earlier years. First-half 2026 operating income increased to CNY12,547.178 million from CNY12,123.904 million, although gross margin fell from 17.4% to 16.1%. The bear row declines as national housing weakness, discounting and inventory charges spread; the bull row rises as major-city launches sell through at firm prices. National new-home sales area fell 9.2% in 2025, while first-tier cities and Hong Kong produced 68.6% of first-half contracted sales.

How much cash does COLI really make?

Free cash flow deducts capital spending, lease payments and interest paid. Interest matters because COLI classifies cash interest in financing activities. Across 2022-2024, real free cash flow ranged from negative RMB27,317.871 million to positive RMB33,088.165 million. One strong year therefore cannot establish normal cash-generating power.

Follow the money: real free cash flowRMB millions
20252024202320222021
Cash from operations16,733.45546,453.9435,279.337-10,518.40522,564.735
− Capital spending5,625.2544,263.4597,280.9517,400.9299,919.61
− Interest paid6,957.0969,029.1879,879.3919,192.9367,958.608
= Free cash flow4,067.41733,088.16518,008.237-27,446.7114,370.869
− Stock pay000-128.84116.009
= Real free cash flow4,067.41733,088.16518,008.237-27,317.8714,254.86

What this means. In 2022, stock pay is shown as a negative number, so subtracting it makes real free cash flow look higher even though no cash was paid.

What does an investor pay for COLI today?

At HK$12.78 on October 20, 2026, China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. looks cheap against the assets recorded for its shareholders. The harder question is whether those assets can keep producing enough cash and profit to justify the price.

The valuation measures tell two different stories. P/E means the price paid for one year of profit per share: COLI’s trailing P/E is 10.8x, while its forward P/E is 9.7x. Price-to-book means the price paid for each unit of recorded shareholder equity, and COLI trades at 0.3x. Book equity is an accounting balance, not a promise that the assets could be sold for that amount.

What an investor pays todayHK$ millions; per share in HK$
Today (Oct 20, 2026)
Share price12.78
P/E, last 12 months (calculated)10.8x
P/E, next 12 months (calculated)9.7x
Price to book (calculated)0.3x

What this means. The enterprise value is much higher than the market value because it also includes the company's debt after subtracting its cash.

From the full memo · 1. The business

China Overseas Land & Investment Ltd. usually called COLI, is a property developer and landlord. It turns land, construction and operating know-how into homes for sale, buildings that earn rent, and services for the building industry—but the path from a customer’s payment to usable cash is not one step.

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