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Qingdao Citymedia Co vs New York Times: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Qingdao Citymedia Co (600229) and New York Times (NYT) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees New York Times as the less overvalued of the two: Qingdao Citymedia Co trades at ¥5.89 versus a fair value of ¥3.26 (-45%), while New York Times trades at $61.89 versus $41.95 (-32%).
Qingdao Citymedia Co
600229.SHG · CNY · Communication Services
-45%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price¥5.89
Fair Value¥3.26
Quality53/100
New York Times
NYT · USD · Communication Services
-32%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$61.89
Fair Value$41.95
Quality79/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Qingdao Citymedia CoNew York Times
Valuation
n/aP/E (TTM)26.4×
0.30×P/S (TTM)4.24×
0.21×P/B5.96×
n/aEV/EBITDA22.3×
n/aPEG3.79×
−44.7%Fair value upside−32.2%
1.4%Dividend yield1.2%
n/aDividend per share$0.77
Profitability
17%Operating margin13%
n/aEBIT margin trend (5Y)1.62×
-14%Return on equity20%
-2%Return on assets10%
Growth
-6%Revenue growth (YoY)12%
-8.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)7.0%
-1.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)9.6%
n/aValue creation/yr+24.2%
Balance & size
n/aInterest coverage (EBIT/interest)386.2×
0.04×Debt / equityn/a
$581MMarket cap$12B
weakGrowth qualityhealthy

New York Times leads: 4 to 5 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Qingdao Citymedia Coof which business quality 54 · market factors 51 New York Timesof which business quality 77 · market factors 41
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
11
69
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
8
60
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
42
83
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
100
85
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
100
76
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
79
64
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
41
30
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
35
34
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
75
87

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyQingdao Citymedia CoPrice ¥5.89New York TimesPrice $61.89
DCF Models-45%below the price¥3.22-30%below the price$43.23
Earnings-Basedn/a-60%below the price$25.06
Dividend Discount-84%below the price¥0.95-87%below the price$8.21
Multiples-52%below the price¥2.85-35%below the price$40.11
Asset-Based-53%below the price¥2.78-86%below the price$8.49
Growth DCF-44%below the price¥3.31-27%below the price$45.35
Economic Profitn/a-64%below the price$22.32
Growth Earningsn/a-43%below the price$35.48
Minimum-84%below the price¥0.95-87%below the price$8.21
Maximum-44%below the price¥3.31-27%below the price$45.35
Median-52%below the price¥2.85-51%below the price$30.27
Geometric mean-59%below the price¥2.40-61%below the price$23.96

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Qingdao Citymedia Co: 12 of 12 models see the stock below the current price.

New York Times: 24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Qingdao Citymedia Co
Price ¥5.89
Fair Value ¥3.26
Bear ¥2.78Bull ¥3.82
New York Times
Price $61.89
Fair Value $41.95
Bear $31.78Bull $52.11

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Qingdao Citymedia Co · Communication Services

Quality score53 · below median
Fair value upside-45% · below median

New York Times · Communication Services

Quality score79 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-32% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees New York Times as the less overvalued of the two: Qingdao Citymedia Co trades at ¥5.89 versus a fair value of ¥3.26 (-45%), while New York Times trades at $61.89 versus $41.95 (-32%).

New York Times has the higher quality score (79/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.