China Literature Past Earnings Performance
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China Literature has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 48.2%, while the Media industry saw earnings growing at 10.8% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 4.4% per year. China Literature's return on equity is 0.7%, and it has net margins of 1.9%.
Key information
48.24%
Earnings growth rate
48.45%
EPS growth rate
| Media Industry Growth | 13.17% |
| Revenue growth rate | -4.41% |
| Return on equity | 0.71% |
| Net Margin | 1.91% |
| Next Earnings Update | 17 Mar 2026 |
Recent past performance updates
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Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How China Literature makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
| Date | Revenue | Earnings | G+A Expenses | R&D Expenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 25 | 7,121 | 136 | 3,109 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 25 | 7,621 | -36 | 3,257 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 24 | 8,121 | -209 | 3,405 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 24 | 8,020 | 362 | 3,268 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 24 | 7,920 | 933 | 3,130 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 24 | 7,466 | 869 | 2,957 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 23 | 7,012 | 805 | 2,783 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 23 | 6,917 | 781 | 2,913 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 23 | 6,821 | 756 | 3,044 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 23 | 7,224 | 682 | 3,199 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 22 | 7,626 | 608 | 3,355 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 22 | 8,019 | 800 | 3,567 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 22 | 8,413 | 992 | 3,778 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 22 | 8,541 | 1,420 | 3,936 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 21 | 8,668 | 1,847 | 4,094 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 21 | 9,138 | 871 | 3,914 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 21 | 9,608 | -105 | 3,734 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 21 | 9,067 | -2,295 | 3,553 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 20 | 8,526 | -4,484 | 3,372 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 20 | 8,581 | -3,538 | 3,313 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 20 | 8,637 | -2,593 | 3,255 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 20 | 8,492 | -748 | 3,170 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 19 | 8,348 | 1,096 | 3,084 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 19 | 7,037 | 947 | 2,846 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 19 | 5,726 | 798 | 2,608 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 19 | 5,382 | 854 | 2,314 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 18 | 5,038 | 911 | 2,020 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 18 | 4,746 | 880 | 1,870 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 18 | 4,454 | 850 | 1,720 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 18 | 4,274 | 703 | 1,685 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 17 | 4,095 | 556 | 1,649 | 0 |
| 30 Sep 17 | 3,788 | 402 | 1,541 | 0 |
| 30 Jun 17 | 3,481 | 249 | 1,432 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 17 | 3,019 | 143 | 1,294 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 16 | 2,557 | 37 | 1,155 | 0 |
| 31 Dec 15 | 1,607 | -348 | 895 | 0 |
Quality Earnings: CHLL.Y has a large one-off loss of CN¥599.6M impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2025.
Growing Profit Margin: CHLL.Y's current net profit margins (1.9%) are lower than last year (11.8%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: CHLL.Y has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by 48.2% per year.
Accelerating Growth: CHLL.Y's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: CHLL.Y had negative earnings growth (-85.4%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Media industry average (7.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: CHLL.Y's Return on Equity (0.7%) is considered low.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2026/01/10 14:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/10/13 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
China Literature Limited is covered by 25 analysts. 14 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Eddie Leung | BofA Global Research |
| Xueqing Zhang | China International Capital Corporation Limited |
| Yiwen Zhang | China Renaissance Securities |