China Literature Limited

DB:C2X Stock Report

Market Cap: €3.2b

China Literature Valuation

Is C2X undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

3/6

Valuation Score 3/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of C2X when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: C2X (€3.04) is trading below our estimate of fair value (€7.54)

Significantly Below Fair Value: C2X is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for C2X?

Key metric: As C2X is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for C2X. This is calculated by dividing C2X's market cap by their current earnings.
What is C2X's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio25.7x
EarningsCN¥932.50m
Market CapCN¥23.93b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does C2X's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for C2X vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average19.9x
BST Bastei Lübbe
12.1x0.1%€129.4m
RRTL RTL Group
9.3x-2.6%€3.7b
SAX Ströer SE KGaA
23.1x29.2%€2.7b
G24 Scout24
35.2x14.8%€6.2b
C2X China Literature
25.7x14.9%€25.7b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: C2X is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.7x) compared to the peer average (19.9x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does C2X's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the European Media Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
C2X 25.7xIndustry Avg. 12.1xNo. of Companies16PE01020304050+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: C2X is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.7x) compared to the European Media industry average (12.1x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is C2X's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

C2X PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio25.7x
Fair PE Ratio20x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: C2X is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (25.7x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (20x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst C2X forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
Current€3.04
€3.90
+28.4%
14.2%€4.76€2.67n/a12
Nov ’25€3.20
€3.90
+22.0%
14.2%€4.76€2.67n/a12
Oct ’25€3.66
€3.90
+6.7%
14.2%€4.76€2.67n/a12
Sep ’25€2.80
€3.90
+39.4%
14.2%€4.76€2.67n/a12
Aug ’25€2.96
€3.97
+34.3%
18.1%€5.56€2.72n/a12
Jul ’25€2.90
€3.99
+37.7%
18.2%€5.60€2.73n/a12
Jun ’25€3.02
€3.95
+30.7%
18.5%€5.53€2.72n/a12
May ’25€3.30
€4.00
+21.1%
18.0%€5.54€2.72n/a13
Apr ’25€3.02
€4.09
+35.6%
20.0%€5.68€2.71n/a14
Mar ’25€2.82
€3.97
+41.0%
19.4%€5.70€2.83n/a14
Feb ’25€2.78
€4.94
+77.5%
12.9%€6.02€3.80n/a15
Jan ’25€3.28
€4.92
+49.9%
12.9%€6.05€3.81n/a16
Dec ’24€3.06
€4.83
+57.8%
11.9%€5.70€3.79n/a15
Nov ’24€2.98
€4.90
+64.3%
11.1%€5.74€3.82€3.2015
Oct ’24€3.36
€4.97
+48.0%
11.7%€5.94€3.83€3.6616
Sep ’24€3.62
€4.96
+36.9%
11.6%€5.85€3.78€2.8016
Aug ’24€3.96
€4.97
+25.5%
12.8%€6.22€3.72€2.9616
Jul ’24€3.76
€5.03
+33.9%
14.3%€6.20€3.88€2.9016
Jun ’24€3.44
€5.26
+52.9%
13.7%€6.50€4.07€3.0215
May ’24€4.06
€5.26
+29.5%
13.7%€6.50€4.07€3.3015
Apr ’24€4.66
€5.20
+11.7%
12.8%€6.20€4.10€3.0214
Mar ’24€4.28
€5.57
+30.1%
25.3%€10.33€4.54€2.8215
Feb ’24€4.78
€5.56
+16.2%
25.2%€10.32€4.54€2.7815
Jan ’24€3.52
€5.23
+48.5%
28.4%€10.26€3.51€3.2815
Dec ’23€3.24
€5.19
+60.2%
28.5%€10.22€3.50€3.0615
Nov ’23€2.78
€5.34
+91.9%
27.6%€10.55€3.61€2.9816

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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