Chinese (SSE) Publishing Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the Chinese Publishing Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

Date	Market Cap	Revenue	Earnings	PE	Absolute PE	PS
Tue, 04 Aug 2026	CN¥265.7b	CN¥113.4b	CN¥10.9b	35.3x	24.4x	2.3x
Thu, 02 Jul 2026	CN¥244.2b	CN¥113.4b	CN¥10.9b	29.9x	22.4x	2.2x
Sat, 30 May 2026	CN¥277.9b	CN¥113.4b	CN¥10.9b	37.3x	25.5x	2.5x
Mon, 27 Apr 2026	CN¥299.2b	CN¥115.4b	CN¥11.1b	39.4x	26.9x	2.6x
Wed, 25 Mar 2026	CN¥289.4b	CN¥117.5b	CN¥12.0b	38x	24x	2.5x
Fri, 20 Feb 2026	CN¥327.2b	CN¥117.5b	CN¥12.1b	39.5x	27.1x	2.8x
Sun, 18 Jan 2026	CN¥323.1b	CN¥117.9b	CN¥12.0b	37.3x	26.9x	2.7x
Tue, 16 Dec 2025	CN¥286.1b	CN¥117.9b	CN¥12.0b	36.3x	23.9x	2.4x
Thu, 13 Nov 2025	CN¥305.9b	CN¥118.1b	CN¥12.0b	40.7x	25.5x	2.6x
Sat, 11 Oct 2025	CN¥296.2b	CN¥118.2b	CN¥11.4b	35.6x	26.1x	2.5x
Mon, 08 Sep 2025	CN¥306.8b	CN¥119.4b	CN¥11.6b	36.6x	26.5x	2.6x
Wed, 06 Aug 2025	CN¥311.0b	CN¥122.1b	CN¥11.2b	36.2x	27.8x	2.5x
Fri, 04 Jul 2025	CN¥303.0b	CN¥122.1b	CN¥11.2b	34.9x	27.1x	2.5x
Sun, 01 Jun 2025	CN¥300.4b	CN¥122.1b	CN¥11.2b	36.7x	26.9x	2.5x
Tue, 29 Apr 2025	CN¥290.5b	CN¥123.4b	CN¥11.2b	31.2x	25.9x	2.4x
Thu, 27 Mar 2025	CN¥296.5b	CN¥124.8b	CN¥14.4b	24.4x	20.6x	2.4x
Sat, 22 Feb 2025	CN¥319.6b	CN¥124.8b	CN¥14.4b	24.5x	22.2x	2.6x
Mon, 20 Jan 2025	CN¥293.0b	CN¥124.8b	CN¥14.4b	24.2x	20.3x	2.3x
Wed, 18 Dec 2024	CN¥332.3b	CN¥124.8b	CN¥14.4b	27.8x	23x	2.7x
Fri, 15 Nov 2024	CN¥314.0b	CN¥124.8b	CN¥14.4b	24.7x	21.8x	2.5x
Sun, 13 Oct 2024	CN¥291.5b	CN¥125.9b	CN¥15.2b	17.2x	19.1x	2.3x
Tue, 10 Sep 2024	CN¥270.3b	CN¥127.5b	CN¥15.5b	16.1x	17.5x	2.1x
Thu, 08 Aug 2024	CN¥266.1b	CN¥127.1b	CN¥16.6b	27.5x	16x	2.1x
Sat, 06 Jul 2024	CN¥279.5b	CN¥126.9b	CN¥16.7b	26.7x	16.8x	2.2x
Mon, 03 Jun 2024	CN¥292.1b	CN¥126.9b	CN¥16.7b	28.5x	17.5x	2.3x
Wed, 01 May 2024	CN¥300.6b	CN¥126.9b	CN¥16.4b	30.6x	18.3x	2.4x
Fri, 29 Mar 2024	CN¥326.3b	CN¥126.2b	CN¥16.0b	35.1x	20.4x	2.6x
Sun, 25 Feb 2024	CN¥308.3b	CN¥126.2b	CN¥14.8b	32.8x	20.9x	2.4x
Tue, 23 Jan 2024	CN¥264.1b	CN¥125.5b	CN¥14.5b	33.7x	18.2x	2.1x
Thu, 21 Dec 2023	CN¥333.2b	CN¥125.5b	CN¥14.5b	43.6x	23x	2.7x
Sat, 18 Nov 2023	CN¥328.0b	CN¥125.5b	CN¥14.5b	38x	22.6x	2.6x
Mon, 16 Oct 2023	CN¥307.9b	CN¥125.5b	CN¥14.0b	37.5x	21.9x	2.5x
Wed, 13 Sep 2023	CN¥308.3b	CN¥125.5b	CN¥14.0b	38.5x	22x	2.5x
Fri, 11 Aug 2023	CN¥316.0b	CN¥123.9b	CN¥13.8b	41.1x	22.9x	2.6x

Current Industry PE

Investors are relatively neutral on the Chinese Publishing industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 22.8x.

The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 2.5x.

Past Earnings Growth

The earnings for companies in the Publishing industry have declined 7.6% per year over the last three years,
Revenues have also declined 2.9% per year.
This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does Chinese Publishing compare with similar industries?


CN Market	-2.08%
Telecom	7.99%
Media	8.97%
Publishing	8.67%
Advertising	12.28%
Broadcasting	5.72%
Cable and Satellite	4.98%

Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

Company	Last Price	7D	1Y	Valuation
601858 China Science Publishing & Media	CN¥23.94	37.2% +CN¥5.1b	19.9%	PE38.9x
300364 COL GroupLtd	CN¥25.64	22.0% +CN¥3.4b	-1.4%	PS10.8x
603000 People.cn	CN¥17.25	10.3% +CN¥1.8b	-16.8%	PE100.1x
601098 China South Publishing & Media Group	CN¥10.96	7.1% +CN¥1.3b	-15.6%	PE12.3x
002181 Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media	CN¥9.04	12.3% +CN¥1.1b	26.1%	PE143.7x

Company

Last Price

Valuation

601858 China Science Publishing & Media

CN¥23.94

37.2%
+CN¥5.1b

19.9%

PE38.9x

300364 COL GroupLtd

CN¥25.64

22.0%
+CN¥3.4b

-1.4%

PS10.8x

603000 People.cn

CN¥17.25

10.3%
+CN¥1.8b

-16.8%

PE100.1x

601098 China South Publishing & Media Group

CN¥10.96

7.1%
+CN¥1.3b

-15.6%

PE12.3x

002181 Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media

CN¥9.04

12.3%
+CN¥1.1b

26.1%

PE143.7x

Dividend of CN¥0.45 announced

Shareholders will receive a dividend of CN¥0.45. Ex-date: 10th July 2026 Payment date: 10th July 2026 Dividend yield will be 5.3%, which is higher than the industry average of 3.0%. Sustainability & Growth Dividend is covered by earnings (61% earnings payout ratio) but the company has no free cash flows available, indicating it may be using cash reserves or debt to pay the dividend. The dividend has increased by an average of 6.6% per year over the past 10 years and has been stable with no material reductions to payments, indicating a long track record of dividend growth and stability. EPS is expected to grow by 8.6% over the next 3 years, which should provide support to the dividend and adequate earnings cover.

Chinese (SSE) Publishing Industry Analysis

Industry Valuation and Performance

Industry Comparison

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Latest News

Now 22% overvalued

Investor sentiment improves as stock rises 15%

Dividend of CN¥0.15 announced

Dividend increased to CN¥0.13

Dividend of CN¥0.45 announced

Astro-century Education&Technology Co.,Ltd to Report First Half, 2026 Results on Aug 26, 2026

Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media Co., Ltd. to Report First Half, 2026 Results on Aug 29, 2026

COL Group Co.,Ltd. to Report First Half, 2026 Results on Aug 26, 2026

Zhejiang Publishing & Media Co., Ltd. to Report First Half, 2026 Results on Aug 15, 2026