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Chinese film production and distribution company behind numerous major Chinese box-office releases.
Chinese film production and distribution company behind numerous major Chinese box-office releases.
Earns by investing in films and taking a share of box-office receipts, plus distribution fees for releasing other producers' films, so a few big releases drive each year and results are lumpy. Sales of streaming rights add smaller income.
In one line: A China-based independent film studio, like a Lionsgate peer.
Moat: narrow (brand, scale). One of China's more prominent private film studios by box-office track record.
Headquarters: Beijing, China · Employees: 2,278
Size Bona Film (001330.SZ) is a China Communication Services company (Movies/Entertainment) with a market value of $1.17B, the 2016th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥6.23 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 24.7%, against +6.0% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 4th lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue fell 28.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.8%); the operating margin is -34.5% (peer median 12.1%).
Valuation It trades at 10.3× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.9× (5th most expensive of 21).
Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 24% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is -5%, so the hurdle is +29 pp: the price needs faster growth than the company has been delivering — of companies that just grew 25–50% a year, 93.8% slowed down over the next four years.
Capital Return on invested capital runs 9.3 points below its cost of capital (8.6% WACC).
Next results Next results expected around 4 May 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥1.05B | CN¥1.25B | CN¥1.46B | CN¥1.60B | CN¥2.01B |
| Revenue growth | — | -14% | -9% | -20% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥395M | -CN¥611M | -CN¥37.8M | CN¥218M | CN¥682M |
| EBITDA | n/a | -CN¥1.18B | -CN¥440M | -CN¥146M | CN¥596M |
| Net income | -CN¥601M | -CN¥1.46B | -CN¥867M | -CN¥553M | -CN¥75.5M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥228M | CN¥169M | -CN¥397M | -CN¥156M | CN¥1.00B |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥25.8M | CN¥60.1M | CN¥90.8M | CN¥141M | CN¥96.2M |
| Total debt | CN¥4.12B | CN¥4.63B | CN¥5.53B | CN¥6.43B | CN¥6.31B |
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| Measure | 001330.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | -1.7% | +7.0% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -24.7% | +6.0% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -54.6% | -28.6% | 4th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | -28.9% | +5.8% | lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -34.5% | 12.1% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| EV / Sales | 10.3× | 2.9× | 5th most expensive of 21 |
| Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) | 24.0% | 5.0% | 4th most demanding of 16 |
| Growth delivered (Del g) | -4.9% | +18.3% | lowest of 16 |
| Hurdle (Req g minus delivered) | +28.9 pp | -15.0 pp | most demanding of 16 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -9.3 pp | -0.2 pp | 3rd lowest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bona Film 001330.SZ | China | $1.17B | -25% | -29% | -34% | 10.3× | 24.0% | -4.9% |
| Compagnie des Alpes CDA.PA | France | $1.11B | -11% | +8% | 13% | 1.6× | 2.6% | +17.8% |
| Accel Entertainment ACEL | United States | $1.10B | +18% | +9% | 8% | 1.0× | 0.8% | +33.3% |
| Saregama India SAREGAMA.NS | India | $1.26B | +77% | -3% | 28% | 10.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Tips Music TIPSMUSIC.NS | India | $1.04B | +20% | +27% | 67% | 22.6× | 36.6% | +32.9% |
| SM ENTERTAINMENT 041510.KS | South Korea | $1.31B | -19% | +10% | 14% | 1.4× | -9.1% | +15.2% |
| Heiwa 6412.T | Japan | $1.32B | +16% | +47% | 16% | 2.8× | 4.1% | +19.1% |
| CA Cultural Technology 1566.HK | Hong Kong | $1.03B | +9,743% | -2% | 7% | 25.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Shochiku 9601.T | Japan | $1.03B | +14% | +4% | 5% | 2.1× | 13.5% | +13.4% |
| Six Flags Entertainment FUN | United States | $1.02B | -55% | -3% | 11% | 2.1× | 5.4% | +76.4% |
| JYP Entertainment 035900.KS | South Korea | $1.01B | -34% | +15% | 18% | 1.2× | -17.4% | +41.6% |
| SJM 0880.HK | Hong Kong | $974M | -49% | -16% | 6% | 2.5× | n/a | n/a |
| ZEAL Network TIMA.DE | Germany | $969M | -18% | +12% | 27% | 3.5× | -7.5% | +20.2% |
| Cultural Investment 600715.SS | China | $1.43B | +15% | -27% | -44% | 36.3× | n/a | n/a |
| Tabcorp TAH.AX | Australia | $1.45B | +28% | 0% | 9% | 1.2× | 5.5% | +0.1% |
| Fuji Kyuko 9010.T | Japan | $887M | +17% | +2% | 16% | 3.2× | 5.0% | +11.9% |
| Beijing Baination Pictures 300291.SZ | China | $874M | -2% | +217% | -134% | 6.5× | 24.5% | +1.5% |
| Hengdian Entertainment 603103.SS | China | $1.62B | -18% | -27% | -10% | 6.7× | 36.1% | +18.3% |
| PVR Inox PVRINOX.NS | India | $1.63B | +47% | +14% | 16% | 2.9× | 15.7% | +88.3% |
| Zhejiang Sunriver Culture Tourism 600576.SS | China | $838M | -11% | +16% | 17% | 5.6× | n/a | n/a |
| ProSiebenSat.1 Media PSM.DE | Germany | $830M | -16% | -8% | 6% | 0.7× | -11.8% | -1.9% |