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NFT (MI) Earnings Power Value (EPV) : $-24.49 (As of Jun23)


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What is NFT Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

As of Jun23, NFT's earnings power value is $-24.49. *

* 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.


NFT Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

The historical data trend for NFT'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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NFT Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

NFT Annual Data
Trend Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -194.86 -374.34 -444.00 -687.01 -75.83

NFT Quarterly Data
Sep18 Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23
Earnings Power Value (EPV) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -244.61 -58.74 -75.83 -31.86 -24.49

Competitive Comparison of NFT's Earnings Power Value (EPV)

For the Internet Retail subindustry, NFT'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.


NFT's Earnings Power Value (EPV) Distribution in the Retail - Cyclical Industry

For the Retail - Cyclical industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, NFT's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where NFT's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.



NFT 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.

NFT's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 1.73
DDA 0.05
Operating Margin % -302.28
SGA * 25% 1.11
Tax Rate % -52.60
Maintenance Capex 0.79
Cash and Cash Equivalents 63.64
Short-Term Debt 2.05
Long-Term Debt 0.00
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 0.70

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 = -302.28%

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 = $1.73 Mil, Average Operating Margin = -302.28%, Average Adjusted SGA = 1.11,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 1.73 * -302.28% +1.11 = $-4.115419757 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 = -52.60%, and "Normalized" EBIT = $-4.115419757 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = -4.115419757 * ( 1 - -52.60% ) = $-6.2799453552929 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) = 0.05 * 0.5 * -52.60% = $-0.014200785 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = -6.2799453552929 + -0.014200785 = $-6.2941461402929 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.
NFT's Average Maintenance CAPEX = $0.79 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. NFT's current cash and cash equivalent = $63.64 Mil.
NFT's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 0.00 + 2.05 = $2.05 Mil.
NFT's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 0.70 Mil.

NFT's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Jun23 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( -6.2941461402929 - 0.79)/ 9%+63.64-2.05 )/0.70
=-24.49

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( -24.48851016338-5.07 )/-24.48851016338
= 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.


NFT  (AMEX:MI) 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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NFT (MI) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
45-47 Au Pui Wan Street, Flat H 3rd Floor, Haribest Industrial Building, Sha Tin, Hong Kong, HKG
NFT Ltd Formerly Takung Art Co Ltd operates an online electronic platform for offering and trading artwork. Through its platform, the company allows artists/art dealers/owners to access a much bigger art trading market where artists can engage with a wide range of investors. Its platform also invests in high-end artwork accessible to ordinary people without financial resources. The company's trading platforms comprise the sale of calligraphies and paintings, jewelry, and precious stones. It generates revenue in the form of services in connection with the offering and trading of artwork on its system, consisting of listing fees, trading commissions, and management fees.
Executives
Li Kwok Leung Paul officer: Chief Executive Officer ROOM 709 TOWER 2, ADMIRALTY CENTRE, 18 HARCOURT ROAD, ADMIRALTY, HONG KONG K3 00000
Jiangping Xiao director 801 W ADAMS ST, CHICAGO IL 60607
Tracy Chui-kam Ng officer: Chief Financial Officer ROOM 1105 WING ON PLAZA, 62 MODY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON, HONG KONG K3 00000
Li Lv director ROOM 1105 WING ON PLAZA, 62 MODY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON K3 999077
Xiaoyu Zhang director FLAT/RM 03-04 20/F HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL HONG KONG K3 00000
Yang Zhihua officer: Chief Executive Officer ROOM 1105 WING ON PLAZA, 62 MODY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON K3 999077
Jing Wang officer: Chief Financial Officer ROOM 1105 WING ON PLAZA, 62 MODY ROAD, KOWLOON K3 999077
Hui Ngai Ma 10 percent owner 2A, BLOCK H3, CHI FU FA YUEN, POK FU LAM, HONG KONG K3 000000
Jian Xiao director, 10 percent owner C/O TAKUNG ART CO., LTD, 1105 WING ON PLAZA, 62 MODY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON K3 999077
Fang Mu officer: Chief Executive Officer 1105 WING ON PLAZA, 62 MODY ROAD, TSIM SHA TSUI, KOWLOON K3 999077
Jehn Ming Lim officer: Chief Financial Officer FLAT E,7/F, BLOCK 3 ,BANYAN MANSION, WHAMPOA GARDEN,HUNG HOM, KOWLOON, HONG KONG K3 00000
Tianjian Long Shun Inv 10 percent owner SHAZHUANG VILLAGE, SHUANGJIE TOWN, BEICHEN DISTRICT, TIANJIN CITY F4 300400
Ming Cheng director FLAT/RM 03-04 20/F HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL HONG KONG K3 00000
Chow Chun Hin Leslie officer: Chief Financial Officer FLAT/RM 03-04 20/F HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG F4 00000
Zishen Li director FLAT/RM 03-04 20/F HUTCHISON HOUSE, 10 HARCOURT ROAD, CENTRAL, HONG KONG NY 00000