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Qingdao Citymedia Co,. Ltd.

Qingdao Citymedia Co,. Ltd.

600229.SS
Qingdao Citymedia Co,. Ltd.CN flagShanghai Stock Exchange
4.68
CNY
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3.09BMarket Cap
Qingdao Citymedia Co,. Ltd.
600229.SS
(Shanghai Stock Exchange)

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4.68

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2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
5.7
5.41
4.89
4.49
6.14
4
2.53
2.81
3.09
3.3
3.09
3.47
3.88
4.09
3.73
3
3.22
Revenue per Share
0.03
0.02
-0.65
0.06
0.86
0.61
0.39
0.47
0.5
0.53
0.35
0.4
0.51
0.62
0.13
-0.6
-0.05
Basic EPS, GAAP
-0.77
-0.3
-0.28
0.56
0.71
0.55
0.27
-0.21
0.13
0.2
0.36
0.56
0.49
0.51
0.17
0.11
-0.01
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.1
0.13
0.15
0.13
0.02
0.01
0.1
0.12
0.15
0.22
0.23
0.17
0.17
0.2
0.27
0.07
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Dividend per Share
1.12
0.99
0.43
0.48
3.16
3.68
2.29
2.62
2.94
3.23
3.36
3.57
4.01
4.41
4.26
3.47
4.19
Book Value per Share
2.91
2.56
1.87
1.88
3.65
3.84
2.41
2.78
3.14
3.54
3.72
3.81
4.15
4.6
4.52
3.81
4.47
Tangible Book Value per Share
381
428
393
405
227
385
702
702
702
702
698
696
659
658
653
662
661
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
2,169
2,315
1,919
1,816
1,390
1,539
1,774
1,969
2,170
2,314
2,155
2,415
2,554
2,692
2,433
1,984
2,131
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
0.15
2
-8.86
-3.75
12.62
13.19
14.23
16.18
15.97
14.11
14.36
13.42
12.45
10.63
6.82
-2.51
-0.35
Operating Margin (%)
122
132
143
130
39
37
40
42
81
83
80
90
90
91
93
91
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Depreciation Expense
11
9
-255
24
195
233
272
329
348
375
244
278
336
408
85
-397
-32
Net Income, GAAP
32.41
56.28
- -
34.58
2.84
0.59
0.97
0.83
1.03
0.13
- -
0.82
0.67
- -
41.51
- -
- -
Effective Tax Rate (%)
0.53
0.37
-13.3
1.34
14.02
15.16
15.34
16.72
16.04
16.18
11.34
11.53
13.15
15.15
3.49
-20.01
-1.5
Profit Margin (%)
-211
-357
-564
-302
453
1,041
1,046
564
1,061
1,184
1,122
1,143
1,254
1,418
1,448
1,323
1,504
Working Capital
30
- -
- -
- -
6
3
- -
- -
174
283
117
19
23
20
13
9
11
LT Debt
1,449
1,462
1,174
1,191
1,279
1,948
2,159
2,321
2,558
2,791
2,891
2,932
3,011
3,286
3,193
2,748
3,186
Total Equity
0.11
0.93
- -
-2.35
10.94
12.28
12
14.06
13.57
11.26
- -
10.51
10.68
- -
3.06
- -
- -
Return on Invested Capital (%)
1.54
1.94
- -
5.88
26.76
20.56
16.89
18.61
17.11
16.17
- -
11.18
12.99
- -
2.92
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
2.7
2.01
-85.62
13.3
42.83
21.9
18
19.11
17.84
17.31
10.6
11.53
13.11
14.72
2.99
-15.65
-1.13
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Mar'25
Jun'25
ST Debt
13
6
6
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
13
13
11
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
671
671
671
Market Capitalization
4,604
4,507
4,712

Working Capital

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.
Dec'24
Mar'25
Jun'25
Total Current Assets
2,506
2,532
2,532
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
1,252
1,120
1,265
Accounts Receivable, Net
485
679
561
Inventories
673
620
600
Total Current Liabilities
1,058
1,001
1,028
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
13
6
6
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
3.77%
-0.7%
-13.96%
Free Cash Flow
-28.35%
-11.4%
-32.86%
Net Income, GAAP
-57.49%
-118.22%
-567.85%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
3.14%
-0.98%
-18.45%
Total Cash Common Dividend
226.35%
-10.36%
-74.07%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
665
742
524
501
2,433
2025
604
503
362
- -
1,984
2026
567
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.13
- -
- -
- -
0.13
2025
0.1
- -
- -
- -
-0.6
2026
0.04
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

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in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.27
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.07
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
Qingdao Citymedia Co., Ltd. (600229.SS) is a China-based publishing and media company principally engaged in publication planning, editing, publishing, copyright operations, distribution, and related activities. The company offers core products and services including textbooks and teaching materials, general books, periodicals and journals, electronic audio-visual publications, cultural products, digital science popularization content, digital cultural VR and 3D products, LBE digital culture immersive large space experience products, and AIGC artificial intelligence generated content application products; it also develops and operates media platforms encompassing film, television, games, Internet services, e-sports audio and video, publication retail, wholesale, and primary/secondary school textbook distribution. Founded in 1958 and headquartered at 182 Hai'er Road, Laoshan District, Qingdao, China, Qingdao Citymedia operates primarily in the domestic market through over 40 holding subsidiaries such as Qingdao Press Co., Ltd. and Qingdao Xinhua Bookstore Co., Ltd., with publishing qualifications across books, periodicals, electronics, audio-video, Internet, film, television, and games; it maintains a complete industry chain integrating content production and channel dissemination, alongside businesses in copyright development, diversified product services, new technology applications, and cultural space construction. The company, formerly known as Qingdao Soda Ash Industrial Company Limited, restructured and changed its name to Qingdao Citymedia Co., Ltd. in September 2015 upon entering the capital markets, marking a strategic shift from its chemical origins to a focus on media and publishing; it continues to transform toward new media and business formats with IP operations at the core, including recent recognitions such as its "Youth Science Popularization and Innovation Culture Communication Platform" winning a second prize in the 2023 Wang Xuan News Science and Technology Award, participation in the National Virtual Reality Innovation Center, designation as a municipal cultural-tech fusion demonstration base, and nomination for the 15th National Top 30 Cultural Enterprises in 2022.