China Literature Limited

China Literature Limited

CHLLF
China Literature LimitedUS flagOther OTC
2.93
USD
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2.99BMarket Cap
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
2018 Y
2019 Y
2020 Y
2021 Y
2022 Y
2023 Y
2024 Y
2025 Y
Revenue per Share
0.51
1.77
2.82
5.47
5.61
8.36
8.53
8.61
7.54
6.95
8.02
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Basic EPS, GAAP
-0.02
-0.38
0.04
0.74
1.01
1.1
-4.48
1.83
0.6
0.8
-0.21
- -
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
0.06
0.05
0.06
1
0.82
0.57
0.82
0.87
1.24
0.95
2.38
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Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
-0.02
-0.42
-0.39
0.22
1.17
2.1
-2.43
-0.66
-0.2
0.55
0.29
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Tangible Book Value per Share
-0.26
-0.4
0.58
10.9
6.98
7.26
7.42
9.66
10.41
11.59
12.06
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Basic Weighted Avg Shares
906
906
906
749
899
998
1,000
1,007
1,011
1,009
1,013
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Sales/Revenue/Turnover
466
1,607
2,557
4,095
5,038
8,348
8,526
8,668
7,626
7,012
8,121
7,366
Operating Margin (%)
0.88
-16.64
-2.05
10.56
12.31
8.3
9.81
8.19
11.49
9.2
6.74
4.66
Depreciation Expense
25
234
207
176
164
258
302
495
378
298
270
203
Net Income, GAAP
-21
-348
37
556
911
1,096
-4,484
1,847
608
805
-209
-776
Effective Tax Rate (%)
613.36
- -
20.77
12.86
15.35
5.74
- -
19.98
21.48
10.86
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- -
Profit Margin (%)
-4.53
-21.63
1.43
13.58
18.07
13.13
-52.59
21.3
7.98
11.48
-2.58
-10.54
Working Capital
-27
-205
457
7,670
7,681
6,277
7,283
8,219
8,492
7,620
7,139
8,363
LT Debt
- -
- -
- -
475
380
34
726
584
135
153
85
117
Total Equity
4,668
4,458
5,208
12,663
18,415
19,411
15,099
17,187
17,955
19,024
18,376
17,527
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
-0.74
3.98
3.07
3.11
- -
3.21
3.67
3.02
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
15.08
126.08
44.8
35.15
- -
-1,219.06
107.8
136.58
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
149.61
69.62
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- -
- -
- -
-49.17
- -

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
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Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
No data availableFinancial data will appear here once available

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
20.48%
3.25%
-4.62%
Free Cash Flow
143.5%
12.59%
-115.16%
Net Income, GAAP
84.95%
-6.19%
270.93%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
19.83%
-2.38%
-9.3%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
7,012
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
8,121
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
7,366

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
0.8
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
-0.21
2025
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2023
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2024
- -
- -
- -
- -
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2025
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Company Description

APIChat
CEO
Xiaonan Hou
Full Time Employees
1,740
Sector
Communication Services
Industry
Internet Content & Information
Address
No. 690 Bi Bo Road Shanghai People's Republic of China 201203
IPO Date
Jul 18, 2018
Business
China Literature Limited (772.HK; CHLLF) operates a leading online literature platform and related services in China, primarily through its QQ Reading and Qidian brands; it provides online paid reading, online advertising, game publishing, comics and audiobooks via self-owned platforms under brands including New Classics Media and Tencent Animation & Comics; the company also monetizes intellectual property through licensing and distribution of film and television properties, copyrights licensing, sales of adaptation rights and scripts, physical books, in-house online games, and distribution of online audiobooks and comic content via Tencent and third-party platforms; additional services encompass reading support, copyright commercialization, writer cultivation, brokerage, and open platforms accessible via personal computers, internet, and mobile networks. A subsidiary of Tencent Holdings Limited and founded in 2002, China Literature Limited maintains its headquarters at Block 6, No. 690 Bibo Road, Pudong New District, Shanghai, China, with approximately 1,730 employees and principal operations focused on the domestic Chinese market in the digital publishing and media sector. Recent developments include the May 2025 acquisition by its PRC entity Shanghai Hongwen of equity interests to strengthen full-spectrum IP operational capabilities from incubation to visualization and commercialization, particularly leveraging premium IPs such as "Ling Long"; in April 2024, the group acquired assets from Tencent Holdings Limited; the company reported 2025 interim results highlighting ongoing IP creation and promotion through its core platforms.

Company News

APIChat
  • China Literature Announces 2025 Annual Results

  • China Literature to Report Full Year 2025 Financial Results on March 17, 2026

  • China Literature Announces 2025 Interim Results

  • China Literature to Report First Half 2025 Financial Results on August 12, 2025

  • China Literature Announces 2024 Annual Results

  • China Literature to Report Full Year 2024 Financial Results on March 18, 2025

  • China Literature Announces 2024 Interim Results

  • China Literature to Report First Half 2024 Financial Results on August 12, 2024

  • China Literature Announces 2023 Annual Results

  • China Literature to Report Full Year 2023 Financial Results on March 18, 2024

  • China Literature to Acquire Tencent Animation and Comics

  • China Literature Announces 2023 Interim Results

  • China Literature to Report First Half 2023 Financial Results on August 10, 2023

  • China Literature Announces 2021 Interim Results

  • China Literature to Report First Half 2021 Financial Results on August 16, 2021