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China Literature (HKSE:00772) ROE % : 5.23% (As of Jun. 2024)


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What is China Literature ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. China Literature's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$1,086 Mil. China Literature's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was HK$20,757 Mil. Therefore, China Literature's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 was 5.23%.

The historical rank and industry rank for China Literature's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

HKSE:00772' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -26.93   Med: 3.81   Max: 11.61
Current: 4.91

During the past 10 years, China Literature's highest ROE % was 11.61%. The lowest was -26.93%. And the median was 3.81%.

HKSE:00772's ROE % is ranked better than
62.5% of 552 companies
in the Interactive Media industry
Industry Median: -0.325 vs HKSE:00772: 4.91

China Literature ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for China Literature's ROE % 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 Literature ROE % Chart

China Literature Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.74 -26.93 11.61 3.31 4.31

China Literature Semi-Annual Data
Dec14 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23 Jun24
ROE % 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 2.57 4.16 4.08 4.56 5.23

Competitive Comparison of China Literature's ROE %

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, China Literature's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % 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 Literature's ROE % Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, China Literature's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where China Literature's ROE % falls into.



China Literature ROE % Calculation

China Literature's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=880.36/( (20053.224+20809.083)/ 2 )
=880.36/20431.1535
=4.31 %

China Literature's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2024 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Jun. 2024 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Jun. 2024 ))/ count )
=1085.808/( (20809.083+20704.8)/ 2 )
=1085.808/20756.9415
=5.23 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


China Literature  (HKSE:00772) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=1085.808/20756.9415
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(1085.808 / 9023.444)*(9023.444 / 25832.1745)*(25832.1745 / 20756.9415)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=12.03 %*0.3493*1.2445
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=4.2 %*1.2445
=5.23 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Jun. 2024 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=1085.808/20756.9415
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (1085.808 / 1298.302) * (1298.302 / 921.936) * (921.936 / 9023.444) * (9023.444 / 25832.1745) * (25832.1745 / 20756.9415)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.8363 * 1.4082 * 10.22 % * 0.3493 * 1.2445
=5.23 %

Note: The net income data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) net income data. The Revenue data used here is two times the semi-annual (Jun. 2024) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* 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.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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China Literature Business Description

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No. 5169 Binjiang Avenue, N3 Lujiazui Binjiang Center, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, CHN, 200135
China Literature Ltd is an investment holding company. The company along with its subsidiaries provides online reading services, copyright commercialization, writer cultivation and brokerage, and operation of text work reading. It generates its revenue from Online reading through self-owned platform products. it operates in two segments: Online business and Intellectual property operations and others. The Online business segment that derives the majority of revenue comprises online paid reading, online advertising, and game publishing. The Intellectual property operations and other segment include licensing and distribution of film and television properties, copyrights licensing, sales of adaptation rights and scripts, sales of physical books, and in-house online games operations.
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