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China Literature Limited (0772.HK)

HKD19.65 +0.22 (+1.13%)
CN HKSE Communication Services Internet Content & Information
Address No. 690 Bi Bo Road 201203
Shanghai, CN
CEO Xiaonan Hou
IPO 2017-11-08
ISIN KYG2121R1039

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Also trades on Hong Kong Stock Exchange · 0772.HK (HKD) Other OTC · CHLLF (USD)
Description

China Literature Limited is a major investment holding company that manages a leading digital literature platform across the People's Republic of China. It strategically monetizes its extensive catalog of intellectual properties (IPs) through key online platforms, notably QQ Reading and Qidian, and also via its film and television production arm, New Classics Media. The company further extends its reach by operating proprietary content channels on partner distribution networks and licensing its content to external third parties. Its business model includes providing online paid reading services and adapting literary works into diverse entertainment formats. The company offers a full suite of services, encompassing digital reading experiences, comprehensive copyright commercialization, and the cultivation and brokerage of writers. Its technology-driven open platform facilitates access to text-based content through various digital mediums, including personal computers, the internet, and mobile devices. Beyond its core literary focus, China Literature Limited is also engaged in the production and distribution of television series, web series, and feature films, the licensing and distribution of film and television rights, general copyright licensing, the sale of physical books, and the development and operation of its own online games. Established in Shanghai, China, in 2002, China Literature Limited operates as a subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited.

Market Cap & Enterprise Value
Merger & Acquisition History

No mergers or acquisitions recorded for this company.

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HKD19.65 +0.22 (+1.13%)
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Liquidity & share structure
Average Volume
6M
Beta
1.21
Float Shares
404.76M
Free Float %
39.6%
Price Performance
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+0.70% +2.85% -6.03% -26.96% -38.52% -30.02% -13.88% -23.07% -71.68% -77.46% -77.46%
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Market Data

Price Targets & DCF
Current price
19.65
DCF (Unlevered) 9.16 -53.4%
DCF (Levered) 10.40 -47.1%

DCF figures are point estimates: small changes in growth or discount-rate assumptions move them materially. Read them as a reference, not a precise target.

Ratings Trend (MoM) 92% Bullish
Rating 2026-05 Change
Strong Buy 2 0
Buy 10 -1
Hold 1 0
Sell 0 0
Strong Sell 0 0
Quality scores
Altman Z-Score
4.44
Safe zone
Piotroski F-Score
4 / 9
Average
MOAT Score
4 / 10
Developing
Composite Rating
C+
Overall Score
2 / 5
Medium
DCF Score
3 / 5
Medium
ROE Score
1 / 5
Low
ROA Score
1 / 5
Low
D/E Score
4 / 5
High
P/E Score
1 / 5
Low
P/Book Score
3 / 5
Medium
Operational MOAT
✗ Below peers
  • Revenue growth Internet Content & Information: +9.7%
    -9.3% Q4'25: +12.0% (vs Q4'23)
  • EPS growth Internet Content & Information: +26.9%
    -261.9% Q4'25: -476.2% (vs Q4'23)
  • FCF margin FCF growth · Internet Content & Information: +23.2%
    -11.2% Q4'25: +2.5% (vs Q4'23)
  • EBIT margin Internet Content & Information: +12.7%
    +6.9% Q4'25: +5.6% (vs Q4'23)
  • ROIC Internet Content & Information: +7.3%
    +5.1% Q4'25: +9.4% (vs Q4'23)
  • Share dilution Internet Content & Information: +0.3%
    +0.6% Q4'25: +0.7% (vs Q4'23)
  • Debt / EBITDA Net debt/EBITDA · Internet Content & Information: -1.09×
    0.28× Q4'25: 0.15× (vs Q4'23)
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DCF Interactive Model (UFCF)
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Market assumptions
WACC components (optional)
Ke (Cost of Equity) = Rf + β (1.22) × ERP
WACC = 99% × Ke + 1% × Kd (4.1%) × (1−t)

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Business assumptions
Intrinsic value (base): 9.17 Current price: 19.65
Enterprise Value: Equity Value: Terminal Value: TV as % of EV:

Base values reflect the latest available data for this company and market conditions.

Consensus Estimates
Metric Dec 2017
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Dec 2018
actual
Dec 2019
actual
Dec 2020
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Dec 2021
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Dec 2022
actual
Dec 2023
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Dec 2024
actual
Dec 2025
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Dec 2026
13 Rev. Ana.
11 EPS Ana.
Dec 2027
13 Rev. Ana.
11 EPS Ana.
Dec 2028
8 Rev. Ana.
5 EPS Ana.
Dec 2029
12 Rev. Ana.
4 EPS Ana.
Revenue
4.10B
est: 4.84B (-15.3%)
5.04B
est: 5.57B (-9.5%)
8.35B
est: 8.05B (+3.6%)
8.53B
est: 9.39B (-9.2%)
8.67B
est: 11.25B (-23.0%)
7.63B
est: 8.77B (-13.1%)
7.01B
est: 7.76B (-9.6%)
8.12B
est: 7.80B (+4.1%)
7.37B
est: 7.29B (+1.1%)
8.25B
8.19B – 8.31B
+13.2% YoY
8.74B
8.48B – 9.14B
+6.0% YoY
9.16B
8.99B – 9.41B
+4.8% YoY
9.70B
9.53B – 9.97B
+5.9% YoY
EBITDA
851.85M
est: 654.52M (+30.1%)
1.29B
est: 753.55M (+71.2%)
1.61B
est: 1.09B (+47.6%)
1.06B
est: 1.27B (-16.2%)
1.12B
est: 1.52B (-26.8%)
1.20B
est: 1.19B (+1.0%)
1.22B
est: 1.05B (+16.1%)
748.35M
est: 997.07M (-24.9%)
641.81M
est: 931.29M (-31.1%)
1.05B
1.05B – 1.06B
+13.2% YoY
1.12B
1.08B – 1.17B
+6.0% YoY
1.17B
1.15B – 1.20B
+4.8% YoY
1.24B
1.22B – 1.27B
+5.9% YoY
EBIT
675.57M
est: 470.71M (+43.5%)
1.13B
est: 541.93M (+107.8%)
1.35B
est: 784.08M (+72.3%)
828.47M
est: 913.98M (-9.4%)
705.52M
est: 1.10B (-35.6%)
821.88M
est: 853.91M (-3.8%)
921.06M
est: 755.29M (+21.9%)
560.93M
est: 715.64M (-21.6%)
509.24M
est: 668.43M (-23.8%)
756.56M
751.45M – 762.38M
+13.2% YoY
802.09M
778.43M – 838.16M
+6.0% YoY
840.44M
824.93M – 863.02M
+4.8% YoY
890.34M
873.91M – 914.26M
+5.9% YoY
Net Income
556.13M
est: 541.48M (+2.7%)
910.64M
est: 795.88M (+14.4%)
1.10B
est: 991.24M (+10.6%)
-4.50B
est: -2.83B (-58.9%)
1.85B
est: 1.40B (+31.9%)
608.19M
est: 1.08B (-43.9%)
804.88M
est: 1.05B (-23.6%)
-209.22M
est: 7.87M (-2,759.4%)
-776.05M
est: -788.78M (+1.6%)
1.33B
1.30B – 1.35B
+268.9% YoY
1.56B
1.48B – 1.71B
+16.9% YoY
1.71B
1.67B – 1.77B
+9.7% YoY
2.31B
2.26B – 2.39B
+35.3% YoY
SGA
1.68B
est: 2.05B (-18.1%)
2.02B
est: 2.35B (-14.2%)
3.08B
est: 3.41B (-9.5%)
3.37B
est: 3.97B (-15.1%)
4.02B
est: 4.76B (-15.4%)
3.24B
est: 3.71B (-12.6%)
2.88B
est: 3.28B (-12.2%)
3.40B
est: 3.32B (+2.5%)
3.02B
est: 3.10B (-2.7%)
3.51B
3.49B – 3.54B
+13.2% YoY
3.72B
3.61B – 3.89B
+6.0% YoY
3.90B
3.83B – 4.01B
+4.8% YoY
4.13B
4.06B – 4.24B
+5.9% YoY
EPS
0.74
est: 0.53 (+38.4%)
1.01
est: 0.79 (+28.5%)
1.10
est: 0.98 (+12.4%)
-4.48
est: -2.80 (-60.2%)
1.83
est: 1.38 (+32.4%)
0.60
est: 1.07 (-44.0%)
0.79
est: 1.04 (-24.1%)
-0.21
est: 0.01 (-2,819.4%)
-0.76
est: -0.77 (+1.8%)
1.31
1.27 – 1.33
+268.9% YoY
1.53
1.45 – 1.68
+16.9% YoY
1.68
1.64 – 1.74
+9.7% YoY
2.27
2.21 – 2.35
+35.3% YoY
Historical Ratings (3M)
Date Rating Overall DCF ROE ROA D/E P/E P/B
2026-05-29 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-28 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-27 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-26 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-22 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-21 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-20 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-19 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-18 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-15 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-14 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-13 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-12 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-11 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 4/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-08 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-07 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-06 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-05 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-05-04 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-30 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-29 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-28 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-27 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-24 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-23 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-22 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-21 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-20 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-17 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5
2026-04-16 C+ 2/5 3/5 1/5 1/5 3/5 1/5 3/5

Owner Earnings

Owner's Earnings (history) From To
Owner alignment
Owner's Earnings TTM
2.41B
OE per share TTM
2.36
Owner's Yield
10.14%
Maintenance CapEx ratio
Maint CapEx / Avg PPE
3.1%

Ownership Overview

Ownership breakdown

Ownership breakdown not available.

At a glance
Institutional holders
Total invested
Insider transactions (90d)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)
0
Beneficial owners (>5%)

No beneficial ownership filings recorded.

Institutional Activity (13F)

Institutional ownership trend

Institutional history not available.

Top institutional holders

Top holders not available.

ETF Ownership

Top ETFs holding this stock Held by 86 ETFs in our universe
# ETF Weight Est. AUM exposure TER
1 KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF KWEB 0.82% 43.02M 0.70%
2 KraneShares CSI China Internet UCITS ETF KWBP.L 0.82% 5.67M 0.75%
3 KraneShares CSI China Internet UCITS ETF KWBE.L 0.82% 5.66M 0.75%
4 KraneShares CSI China Internet UCITS ETF KWEB.L 0.82% 5.68M 0.75%
5 iShares MSCI China Small-Cap ETF ECNS 0.71% 459.6K 0.59%
6 Amundi MSCI China Tech UCITS ETF EUR CC1.PA 0.41% 1.21M 0.55%
7 Amundi MSCI China Tech UCITS ETF USD CC1U.L 0.41% 1.21M 0.55%
8 Fidelity Emerging Markets Multifactor ETF FDEM 0.16% 941.2K 0.25%
9 WisdomTree China ex-State-Owned Enterprises Fund CXSE 0.11% 526.2K 0.32%
10 iShares MSCI AC Far East ex-Japan Small Cap UCITS ETF ISFE.L 0.09% 67.0K 0.74%

Insider Activity

Insider Activity — Latest Quarter

No insider activity available.

Insider buys vs sells (history)

Insider history not available.

Recent insider transactions

No recent insider transactions.

Executive team

Top executives
EBIT / Employee
292.7K
Shares Outstanding
1.02B

Executive compensation

Executive compensation (annual)

Executive compensation not available.

CEO compensation breakdown

No CEO compensation history available.

Proxy statements

Proxy statements (DEF 14A)

No proxy statements available for this company yet.

Recent SEC filings

Recent SEC filings

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Executive team

NameTitleCompensationGender
Xiaonan Hou Chief Executive Officer, President & Executive Director 14M male
Yan Huang Senior Vice President & Executive Director 9M male
Jackie Xu Vice President of Finance
Jincheng Zhao General Manager of Investment male
Maggie Zhou Head of Capital Markets & Investor Relations female
Wai Keung Au Company Secretary male
ESG Score History

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Senate Trading Activity

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House Trading Activity

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