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China Information Technology Development (HKSE:08178) Earnings Power Value (EPV) : HK$-6.44 (As of Dec23)


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What is China Information Technology Development Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

As of Dec23, China Information Technology Development's earnings power value is HK$-6.44. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is N/A.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


China Information Technology Development Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Information Technology Development's Earnings Power Value (EPV) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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China Information Technology Development Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

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Competitive Comparison of China Information Technology Development's Earnings Power Value (EPV)

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, China Information Technology Development's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


China Information Technology Development's Earnings Power Value (EPV) Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, China Information Technology Development's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Information Technology Development's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.



China Information Technology Development Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

China Information Technology Development's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 56.81
DDA 0.00
Operating Margin % -73.71
SGA * 25% 11.14
Tax Rate % -0.20
Maintenance Capex 0.00
Cash and Cash Equivalents 12.15
Short-Term Debt 45.72
Long-Term Debt 22.35
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 61.80

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = -73.71%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = HK$56.81 Mil, Average Operating Margin = -73.71%, Average Adjusted SGA = 11.14,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 56.81 * -73.71% +11.14 = HK$-30.7367786 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = -0.20%, and "Normalized" EBIT = HK$-30.7367786 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = -30.7367786 * ( 1 - -0.20% ) = HK$-30.799635312237 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 0.00 * 0.5 * -0.20% = HK$-0 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = -30.799635312237 + -0 = HK$-30.799635312237 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
China Information Technology Development's Average Maintenance CAPEX = HK$0.00 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. China Information Technology Development's current cash and cash equivalent = HK$12.15 Mil.
China Information Technology Development's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 22.35 + 45.72 = HK$68.063 Mil.
China Information Technology Development's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 61.80 Mil.

China Information Technology Development's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Dec23 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( -30.799635312237 - 0.00)/ 9%+12.15-68.063 )/61.80
=-6.44

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( -6.4427246562985-1.12 )/-6.4427246562985
= N/A

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.


China Information Technology Development  (HKSE:08178) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


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China Information Technology Development (HKSE:08178) Business Description

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Address
392 Kwun Tong Road, Unit 3308, 33rd Floor, Millennium City 6, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, HKG
China Information Technology Development Ltd is an investment holding company. Along with its subsidiaries, the company is engaged in the provision of system integration and related support services, provision of IT infrastructure solutions and maintenance services, money lending, and securities trading. It operates in the segments of Provision of IT solutions and maintenance, Money lending, Securities trading, and Rental of properties. It generates key revenue from the IT solutions and maintenance segment. It has a business presence in the PRC and Hong Kong, of which a majority of revenue is derived from Hong Kong.
Executives
Zhang Rong 2101 Beneficial owner
Lee Ying Chiu Herbert 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you
Choi Hing Lin Lori 2202 Interest of your spouse
Lam Shu Chung 2101 Beneficial owner
Tang Keung 2101 Beneficial owner
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Lee Yat Lung Andrew 2201 Interest of corporation controlled by you

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