Northern United Publishing & Media (Group) Co., Ltd. (601999) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

Northern United Publishing & Media (Group) Co., Ltd.

Why is Northern United Publishing & Media (Group) Co., Ltd. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 1.08%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 1.08% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of -0.45% and Operating profit at 24.77% over the last 5 years

Flat results in Sep 25

NET SALES(HY) At CNY 1,126.74 MM has Grown at -9.87%
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Lowest at 2.31 times
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at 3.38 %

With ROE of 5.02%, it has a fair valuation with a 1.43 Price to Book Value

Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 9.09%, its profits have risen by 31.8% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9
At the current price, the company has a high dividend yield of 0.9

Underperformed the market in the last 1 year

The stock has generated a return of 9.09% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (China Shanghai Composite) returns of 22.49%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Northern United Publishing & Media (Group) Co., Ltd. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is Northern United Publishing & Media (Group) Co., Ltd. for you?

Medium Risk, High Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Northern United Publishing & Media (Group) Co., Ltd.

10.62%

1.10

29.77%

China Shanghai Composite

13.33%

1.58

14.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-0.45%

EBIT Growth (5y)

24.77%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-1.75

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.30

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.86

Tax Ratio

14.80%

Dividend Payout Ratio

32.35%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

ROCE (avg)

1.08%

ROE (avg)

4.53%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.43

EV to EBIT

39.04

EV to EBITDA

20.20

EV to Capital Employed

1.70

EV to Sales

1.16

PEG Ratio

0.89

Dividend Yield

0.88%

ROCE (Latest)

4.36%

ROE (Latest)

5.02%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

11What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(9M)

At CNY 76.81 MM has Grown at 75.74%

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 5.21%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -31.15 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

The company hardly has any interest cost

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -6.77% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at CNY 2,413.54 MM

NET SALES(Q)

At CNY 692.46 MM has Grown at 16.79%

-4What is not working for the Company

NET SALES(HY)

At CNY 1,126.74 MM has Grown at -9.87%

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 2.31 times

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 3.38 %

Here's what is working for Northern United Publishing & Media (Group) Co., Ltd.

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -31.15 % and Grown

In each half year in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Net Profit

At CNY 76.81 MM has Grown at 75.74%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (CNY MM)

Net Sales

At CNY 692.46 MM has Grown at 16.79%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of CNY 592.92 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (CNY MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at CNY 2,413.54 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -6.77% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales

Here's what is not working for Northern United Publishing & Media (Group) Co., Ltd.

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 3.38 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 2.31 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio