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China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd

China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd

601098.SS
China South Publishing & Media Group Co., LtdCN flagShanghai Stock Exchange
10.36
CNY
+0.08
- -
18.61BMarket Cap
China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd
601098.SS
(Shanghai Stock Exchange)

Recent

price

10.36

P/E

ratio

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ROIC.AI

2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
TTM
FRC
3.29
3.29
3.83
4.48
5.05
5.59
6.15
5.75
5.34
5.71
5.83
6.28
6.95
7.56
7.44
7.04
5.81
Revenue per Share
0.41
0.45
0.52
0.62
0.82
0.94
1
0.84
0.69
0.71
0.8
0.84
0.78
1.03
0.76
0.89
0.8
Basic EPS, GAAP
0.47
0.53
0.55
0.63
0.77
0.87
1.12
0.88
0.66
1.4
0.43
-0.44
0.89
0.77
0.73
-0.92
-0.11
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.25
0.06
0.12
0.18
0.2
0.27
0.29
0.5
0.6
0.61
0.62
0.63
0.65
0.6
0.65
0.55
0.1
Dividend per Share
1.69
1.72
2.06
2.46
3.01
3.58
4.19
4.44
4.47
4.5
4.61
4.73
4.81
5.16
5.19
5.48
5.64
Book Value per Share
4.36
4.03
4.37
4.86
5.68
6.25
6.97
7.34
7.52
7.45
7.67
7.9
8.03
8.43
8.55
8.91
9.05
Tangible Book Value per Share
1,448
1,783
1,809
1,791
1,791
1,803
1,805
1,801
1,794
1,797
1,796
1,804
1,794
1,801
1,805
1,791
1,808
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
4,763
5,857
6,930
8,033
9,039
10,085
11,105
10,360
9,576
10,261
10,473
11,331
12,465
13,613
13,429
12,601
10,495
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
12.33
11.45
10.83
11.74
14.42
16.46
16.56
15.87
14.18
13.66
13.43
13.47
13.39
12.77
14.19
13.89
14.99
Operating Margin (%)
146
152
160
164
170
169
182
183
187
184
189
216
220
234
232
273
- -
Depreciation Expense
594
802
940
1,111
1,469
1,695
1,805
1,513
1,238
1,276
1,437
1,515
1,399
1,855
1,372
1,594
1,451
Net Income, GAAP
- -
- -
- -
0.88
1.34
1.5
1.68
2.2
2.48
2.14
1.61
1.64
1.75
- -
16.54
2.02
1.54
Effective Tax Rate (%)
12.47
13.7
13.57
13.83
16.25
16.81
16.25
14.61
12.93
12.43
13.72
13.37
11.23
13.62
10.22
12.65
13.83
Profit Margin (%)
5,018
5,865
6,619
7,362
8,831
9,719
11,042
11,319
11,665
11,402
12,140
12,539
12,477
12,421
12,492
12,650
13,065
Working Capital
- -
- -
- -
12
11
7
- -
33
83
164
80
72
68
71
58
47
51
LT Debt
7,084
7,937
8,634
9,480
10,922
12,012
13,300
13,931
14,174
14,452
14,806
15,286
15,447
16,204
16,421
16,929
17,320
Total Equity
11.36
8.88
9.09
10.35
12.64
14.32
14.34
11.87
9.48
9.62
9.5
10.06
10.68
- -
9.88
10.43
9.03
Return on Invested Capital (%)
24.16
27.34
26.75
25.42
26.42
24.77
22.57
16.85
12.67
12.83
14.58
14.96
13.7
- -
12.31
14.44
12.8
Return on Capital (%)
27.65
29.11
27.69
27.33
29.95
28.62
25.78
19.47
15.46
15.84
17.55
18.02
16.31
20.69
14.71
16.62
14.57
Return on Common Equity (%)

Capital Structure

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
ST Debt
- -
50
39
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
47
51
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
- -
1,796
1,796
Market Capitalization
22,598
20,721
19,865

Working Capital

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'25
Dec'25
Mar'26
Total Current Assets
- -
21,014
21,499
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
- -
13,828
15,497
Accounts Receivable, Net
- -
1,378
2,012
Inventories
- -
1,023
1,088
Total Current Liabilities
- -
8,364
8,434
Payables & Accruals
- -
- -
- -
ST Debt
- -
50
39
Deferred Revenue
- -
- -
- -

Growth Rates

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
3.53%
2.73%
3.09%
Free Cash Flow
-71.97%
-149.12%
-223.94%
Net Income, GAAP
0.83%
4.1%
16.2%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
2.5%
3.98%
-6.16%
Total Cash Common Dividend
9.32%
-1.98%
-15.38%

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
3,000
3,893
2,473
3,983
13,429
2025
2,889
3,461
- -
4,113
12,601
2026
2,921
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
0.16
- -
- -
- -
0.76
2025
0.2
- -
- -
- -
0.89
2026
0.21
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

•

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.65
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.55
2026
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
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Business
China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd. (601098.SS) operates as a comprehensive publishing and media conglomerate in China, engaging in publishing, printing, distribution, media, digital education, and financial services. The company offers core products and services including general books, textbooks, educational counseling materials, periodicals, audio-video products, newspapers, magazines, and electronic publications; printing services for publications, newspapers, packaging, bills, receipts, anti-counterfeit products, and digital imposition items; distribution of books, stationery, and cultural goods; digital education platforms such as AiSchool and cloud-based learning solutions; new media operations encompassing websites, comics, animation, mobile media, and portals like HN.QQ.com; and financial services including deposit inducement, loans, financing leases, bill acceptance and discounting, guarantees, entrusted loans, investments, insurance agency, and consultancy. It manages key subsidiaries such as Hunan People's Publishing House, Hunan Literature and Art Publishing House, Hunan Xinhua Bookstore, Hunan Tianwen Xinhua Printing Group, Hunan Red Net, and Hunan Publishing Investment Holding Group Financial Co., Ltd., with primary operations centered in Hunan province and extending across China, including textbook distribution in 28 provinces. Founded in 2008 through the restructuring of Hunan Publishing Investment Holding Group Co., Ltd., of which it remains a subsidiary, the company is headquartered in Changsha, Hunan province, and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2010 as the first holistic publishing-media industrial chain stock in China. Recent developments include a wholly-owned subsidiary signing a 1.01 billion yuan government procurement contract with Hunan's Education Department for educational materials; securing a five-year management contract extension in November 2025; announcing a 48 million yuan investment to upgrade Hunan Book City bookstore; and maintaining a strategic partnership with Times Publishing Limited since 2023 to co-develop educational resources and facilitate cultural exchanges between China and Singapore.