China South Publishing & Media Group (601098) Fair Value & Analysis
Communication Services · CN · Market cap 18.7B CNY
Fair value as of: Aug 9, 2026
From 17 valuation models · updated yesterday
Fair value updated Aug 9, 2026, revised from ¥16.76 to ¥14.66 (−12.5%) since Jul 11, 2026. Share price +5.3% over the past month.
A solid business, screening 41% undervalued on our models.
What matters now
- Solid quality (59/100) at a price below fair value, the discount is the argument here, not the business quality.
- Our model range runs from ¥9.50 (bear) to ¥15.57 (bull), base ¥14.66. The closer the price sits to the lower half, the larger the margin of safety.
- Quality 59/100 (solid quality) with high evidence: the data supports the verdict.
Price vs Fair Value (5 years)
White line = price, green steps = our fair value per fiscal year, dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 9, 2026.
How to read this chart
60‑month range ¥7.21 – ¥15.14 · fair‑value band ¥9.50 – ¥15.57 · the ¥10.43 price screens below the ¥14.66 fair value. Green steps = our fair value per fiscal year (point-in-time, no hindsight). Dashed = 300-day average. As of Aug 9, 2026.
Analysis
China South Publishing & Media Group (601098) currently trades at ¥10.43, while our model-based Fair Value estimate is ¥14.66, implying the stock looks roughly 40.6% undervalued today. The Quality Score stands at 59/100 (solid quality), in the Communication Services sector. Bull case: trading below our estimate, it may offer upside if the fundamentals hold. Bear case: a low price can be a value trap when quality is weak or the data is thin (evidence: high), always confirm before acting.
Over the trailing twelve months, China South Publishing & Media Group generated revenue of 12.6B CNY at a net margin of 12.7%. Revenue grew 1.1% year over year. It earns a return on equity of 10.0%. The balance sheet holds a net cash position of 12.4B CNY. Fundamentals as of Aug 9, 2026
Our scenario range runs from ¥9.50 (bear case) to ¥15.57 (bull case); at ¥10.43, the current price sits within that range. Bear and bull are the same models run on conservative and optimistic assumptions (margins, growth, valuation multiples), so a plausible valuation range, not a price target. The share trades about 25% below its 52-week high, currently below its 200-day average. For context, the median of 10 Communication Services peers we cover trades at 9% fair-value upside, at 41%, 601098 screens cheaper than that median.
Fair Value models
Each model estimates fair value its own way; the Fair Value above is the evidence-weighted blend. Evidence (0–100) measures how completely this model’s inputs are available: well-fed models carry more weight in the blend. The spread across models is intentional, each one stresses a different value driver; dividend models, for instance, come out structurally low when payout is small.
All 17 models by family
Widest divergence: DCF Models (¥20.51) versus Earnings-Based (¥5.40). Highest evidence: Residual Income (76).
Key figures & financial health
More key figures
Figures from reported company fundamentals · as of Aug 9, 2026. TTM = trailing twelve months.
Quality Score breakdown
Of which business quality 56 · Market factors (momentum, volatility) 43
Non-valuation factor families (profitability, growth, cashflow, financial strength, momentum …), each academically grounded. Valuation itself sits in the Fair Value and is deliberately excluded here to avoid double-counting.
About the company
China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the publishing, printing, distribution, media, and financing businesses in China.
Full company description
China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the publishing, printing, distribution, media, and financing businesses in China. It offers publishing products, including general and textbooks; and prints publications, newspapers, packages, bills and receipts, anti-counterfeit, digital and imposition products, etc., as well as distributes publications and stationery commodities. The company is also involved in the publishing of magazines, and websites, as well as digital education activities; organization of automobile exhibitions; and provision of financial services, including deposit inducement, loan, financing lease, bill acceptance, discounting of bill, guarantees, entrusted loans and investment, insurance agents, financial and financing consultancy, etc. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Changsha, China. China South Publishing & Media Group Co., Ltd is a subsidiary of HUNAN PUBLISHING INVESTMENT HOLDING GROUP CO., LTD.
Company description, as reported by the company or data provider.
Revenue & earnings trend
FY2021 – FY2025 · reported fiscal years
China South Publishing & Media Group reported revenue of ¥12.6B in FY2025 versus ¥11.3B in FY2021, a compound +2.7%/yr. Reported net income was ¥1.6B in FY2025, compounding +1.3%/yr from FY2021.
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Peer Group
Publishing · 110 stocks
How this stock ranks against its industry: the green marker is this stock, the band is the typical 25–75% peer range, and the tick is the median.
Valuation Multiples vs Publishing median · lower = cheaper
Snowflake
Five quick dimensions, each 0 to 100: VALUE (fair-value potential), FUTURE (revenue growth), PAST (return on equity), HEALTH (low debt), DIVIDEND (yield). Green = this stock, grey = typical sector peer.
Values & ESG
Does this company touch areas you may want to avoid? The classification is inferred from sector and industry.
ESG scores are not available for this stock yet. Values and ESG data are contextual and can differ between providers.
Similar stocks
10 more Publishing stocks, each showing price versus our Fair Value estimate (as of Aug 9, 2026).
| Stock | Price | Fair Value | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| The New York Times Company NYT | $76.71 | $41.95 | -45% |
| Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corporation 601928 | ¥9.20 | ¥10.07 | +9% |
| China Science Publishing & Media Ltd 601858 | ¥26.32 | ¥10.31 | -61% |
| People.cn CO., LTD 603000 | ¥17.10 | ¥4.23 | -75% |
| John Wiley & Sons, Inc WLY | $49.51 | $57.01 | +15% |
| Zhejiang Publishing & Media Co 601921 | ¥7.15 | ¥7.54 | +5% |
| Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co 601811 | ¥11.87 | ¥21.61 | +82% |
| Shandong Publishing&Media Co 601019 | ¥6.98 | ¥11.60 | +66% |
| Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co 002181 | ¥7.61 | ¥1.35 | -82% |
| Central China Land Media CO.,LTD, 000719 | ¥12.18 | ¥25.26 | +107% |
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How we calculate Fair Value
Each company is valued through a stack of independent intrinsic-value models (DCF variants, residual-income, multiples and more), blended into one family-balanced consensus and weighted by how much trustworthy data backs it. A separate quality layer scores the fundamentals. Every input is real reported data, nothing guessed.
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