Highway Holdings Limited's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Highway Holdings Limited (HIHO) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Highway Holdings Limited vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 5M vs 92,888M combined for its competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+426.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-23.5%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Highway Holdings Limited generated -38.3% revenue growth year over year in Q4 2024, vs -15.1% for its competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -15.5% net margin compares with 7.5% for the peer group.
- Scale: Highway Holdings Limited ranks #52 of 57 companies by market capitalization in the Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Highway Holdings Limited accounted for 0.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, down from 0.1% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.05M compares with $0.14M for the peer group (0.4x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
HIHO Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2024
Highway Holdings Limited reported revenue contraction of 38.28 % year on year in Q4 2024, below its competitors' combined revenue change of -15.06 %.
With a net margin of -15.47 %, Highway Holdings Limited reported lower profitability than its competitors (7.45 %).
Highway Holdings Limited generated 0.04 % of the combined sales of its peer group, down from 0.05 % a year earlier.
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Highway Holdings Limited vs. its Competitors, Q4 2024
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in Highway Holdings Limited reports; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Highway Holdings Limited and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Holdings Limited | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (4) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Highway Holdings Limited's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry grew revenue 19.0% year over year, combined, vs -38.3% for Highway Holdings Limited. Highway Holdings Limited's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.02% to 0.01%, a loss of 0.01 percentage points.
Highway Holdings Limited's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Holdings Limited | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (17) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (7) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 37.50 % (3 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
HIHO Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
HIHO Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
HIHO Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
HIHO Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plexus Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Benchmark Electronics Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Jabil Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Globalfoundries Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Ttm Technologies Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Highway Holdings Limited's best-performing competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Highway Holdings Limited's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Publicly Traded Peers of Highway Holdings Limited
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Highway Holdings Limited |
3.91 | 4.81 |
 Jabil Inc |
26,998.66 | 35,954.00 |
 Globalfoundries Inc |
22,604.58 | 6,791.00 |
 Fabrinet |
13,259.10 | 5,137.43 |
 Sanmina Corporation |
8,250.10 | 12,764.33 |
 Ttm Technologies Inc |
8,112.97 | 3,827.96 |
| SUBTOTAL | 92,494.10 | 92,892.79 |
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Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Highway Holdings Limited's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Highway Holdings Limited reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| FoxConn | Company report | 85% |
| Jabil Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Key Tronic Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Sanmina Corporation | Company report | 85% |
| Fabrinet | Company report | 85% |
| Micropac Industries Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Kimball Electronics Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Sigmatron International Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Graybar Electric Company Inc | Company report | 85% |
| Plexus Corp | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Highway Holdings Limited's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Highway Holdings Limited's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Jabil Inc | Intelligent Infrastructure 47.64 % |
| Fabrinet | Reportable 100.00 % |
| Sanmina Corporation | Reportable Segment - IMS 85.36 % |
| Ttm Technologies Inc | Commercial 65.45 % |
| Plexus Corp | Asia Pacific 56.05 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Highway Holdings Limited's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Holdings Limited | 4 | 48,535 | -15,596 |
| Jabil Inc | 26,999 | 67,966 | 1,968 |
| Globalfoundries Inc | 22,605 | 4,244,375 | 555,000 |
| Fabrinet | 13,259 | 238,717 | 22,332 |
| Sanmina Corporation | 8,250 | 344,982 | 8,834 |
| Ttm Technologies Inc | 8,113 | 210,327 | 14,754 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 92,490 | 135,987 | 5,882 |
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Highway Holdings Limited's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent report. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Jabil Inc | Other Countries 29.53 % |
| Fabrinet | Asia Pacific 71.99 % |
| Sanmina Corporation | Americas 69.06 % |
| Ttm Technologies Inc | Other Than United States and Thailand 48.51 % |
| Benchmark Electronics Inc | US 53.35 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's reports (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Highway Holdings Limited's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 54 companies in Highway Holdings Limited's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Highway Holdings Limited ranks #52 of 54 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,269, indicating a unconcentrated market structure (see Methodology: Market Structure & Concentration).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parker hannifin Corporation | 122,539 | 24.40 % |
| 2 | Howmet Aerospace Inc | 86,928 | 17.31 % |
| 3 | Barrick Mining Corp | 72,155 | 14.37 % |
| 4 | Baker Hughes Company | 48,450 | 9.65 % |
| 5 | Technipfmc Plc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Rbc Bearings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Crane Company | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Mueller Industries Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Watts Water Technologies Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Generac Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 52 | Highway Holdings Limited | 4 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-11-09.
Highway Holdings Limited's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | Qs Energy Inc | 29 | - |
| 48 | Jbdi Holdings Limited | 12 | 119.44 % |
| 49 | Huhutech International Group Inc | 8 | -93.02 % |
| 50 | Zk International Group Co ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 51 | Aqua Metals Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 52 | Highway Holdings Limited | 4 | -41.57 % |
| 53 | Erayak Power Solution Group Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 54 | Mingteng International Corporation Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-11-09. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Highway Holdings Limited's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (77 companies). See the full Miscellaneous Fabricated Products industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 0.00 % | 24.50 % (avg) | -24.5 pp |
| Operating Margin | -48.01 % | industry median | -59.1 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -45.56 % | 10.26 % (avg) | -55.8 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 2.14 % | 9.24 % (avg) | -7.1 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Highway Holdings Limited's Strategic Group Map
Highway Holdings Limited is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Highway Holdings Limited's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -35.2% and operating margin of -48.0% compares with an average of -21.9% growth and -11.3% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Highway Holdings Limited sits below that peer average on growth and below it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Highway Holdings Limited's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
See Methodology: BCG Growth-Share Matrix for how relative share and growth are calculated and thresholded.
Highway Holdings Limited falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue 5.3% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Highway Holdings Limited's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | High | Industry HHI of 1,269 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 2.14 % vs industry average 9.24 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Highway Holdings Limited's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Highway Holdings Limited's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Highway Holdings Limited falls in the Medium attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Highway Holdings Limited's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+426.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 59.1 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 43.8 points below the industry aggregate.
- Underperforming the U.S.A. 500 over the trailing 12 months.
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-23.5% annualized).
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Highway Holdings Limited's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Holdings Limited | 1.38 | 2.23 | 0.10 |
| Jabil Inc | 0.10 | 1.00 | 2.50 |
| Globalfoundries Inc | 0.76 | 2.62 | 0.08 |
| Fabrinet | 0.27 | 2.33 | 0.01 |
| Sanmina Corporation | 0.36 | 1.74 | 0.50 |
| Ttm Technologies Inc | 0.46 | 1.79 | 0.61 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Highway Holdings Limited's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Holdings Limited | Q1 2024 | -35.2 % | - |
| Jabil Inc | Q3 2026 | +28.6 % | +82.6 % |
| Globalfoundries Inc | Q4 2025 | +0.6 % | - |
| Fabrinet | Q3 2026 | +50.7 % | +7.9 % |
| Sanmina Corporation | Q2 2026 | +69.7 % | +71.9 % |
| Ttm Technologies Inc | Q3 2026 | +59.9 % | +59.8 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +22.7 % | +419.6 % |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Highway Holdings Limited's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Holdings Limited | Q1 2024 | -30.4 % | +2.0 % |
| Jabil Inc | Q3 2026 | +28.7 % | +45.6 % |
| Globalfoundries Inc | Q4 2025 | -0.4 % | +15.5 % |
| Fabrinet | Q3 2026 | +50.9 % | +249.8 % |
| Sanmina Corporation | Q2 2026 | +66.7 % | +172.0 % |
| Ttm Technologies Inc | Q3 2026 | +53.0 % | -17.1 % |
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Highway Holdings Limited's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highway Holdings Limited | - | - | - |
| Jabil Inc | 4.60% | 17.89% | 71.67% |
| Globalfoundries Inc | 5.18% | 5.51% | 7.41% |
| Fabrinet | 12.81% | 19.79% | 20.32% |
| Sanmina Corporation | 4.20% | 8.08% | 12.51% |
| Ttm Technologies Inc | 6.03% | 8.44% | 14.18% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Highway Holdings Limited's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Highway Holdings Limited | - | 0.81 |
| Jabil Inc | 25.90 | 0.75 |
| Globalfoundries Inc | 25.48 | 3.33 |
| Fabrinet | 27.60 | 2.58 |
| Sanmina Corporation | 26.82 | 0.65 |
| Ttm Technologies Inc | 30.01 | 2.12 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 23.03 | 1.00 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.