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Media and advertising arm of the Guangzhou Daily Press Group, providing newspaper publishing, printing and advertising agency services.
Media and advertising arm of the Guangzhou Daily Press Group, providing newspaper publishing, printing and advertising agency services.
In one line: A regional Chinese newspaper-and-advertising holding company.
Moat: none (brand, regulatory licence). State-backed newspaper licence and regional brand, but print advertising is in structural decline versus digital.
Headquarters: Guangzhou, China · Employees: 1,266
Size Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media (002181.SZ) is a China Communication Services company (Advertising/Marketing Services) with a market value of $1.96B, the 1290th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥11.25 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 31.8%, against -5.2% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 3rd lowest of 21 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 0.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.2%); the operating margin is -5.7% (peer median 2.0%).
Valuation It trades at 22.0× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 2.0× (3rd most expensive of 21).
Capital Return on invested capital runs 11.5 points below its cost of capital (11.9% WACC).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CN¥607M | CN¥593M | CN¥595M | CN¥557M | CN¥545M |
| Revenue growth | — | 0% | +7% | +2% | — |
| Gross profit | CN¥220M | CN¥159M | CN¥147M | CN¥133M | CN¥151M |
| EBITDA | n/a | CN¥43.3M | CN¥32.8M | -CN¥21.6M | CN¥375,860 |
| Net income | -CN¥24.1M | CN¥92.1M | CN¥30.0M | CN¥8.36M | CN¥38.5M |
| Free cash flow | CN¥69.3M | CN¥96.4M | CN¥11.2M | CN¥25.4M | -CN¥502M |
| Capital expenditure | CN¥8.56M | CN¥69.9M | CN¥37.8M | CN¥81.0M | CN¥65.3M |
| Total debt | CN¥438M | CN¥454M | CN¥450M | CN¥553M | CN¥638M |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media 002181.SZ | $1.96B | -32% | 0% | -6% | 22.0× | n/a |
| Guangdong Advertising 002400.SZ | $1.72B | -27% | +11% | 0% | 0.6× | n/a |
| Zhewen Interactive 600986.SS | $1.72B | -22% | +18% | 2% | 1.4× | n/a |
Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.
| Measure | 002181.SZ | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +31.7% | +2.6% | highest of 21 |
| 6-month return | -31.8% | -5.2% | 3rd lowest of 21 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -48.1% | -38.1% | 7th lowest of 21 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +0.1% | +11.2% | 6th lowest of 21 |
| Operating margin | -5.7% | 2.0% | 4th lowest of 20 |
| EV / Sales | 22.0× | 2.0× | 3rd most expensive of 21 |
| ROIC minus cost of capital | -11.5 pp | -2.7 pp | 4th lowest of 20 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | EV / Sales | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guangdong Guangzhou Daily Media 002181.SZ | China | $1.96B | -32% | 0% | -6% | 22.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Havas HAVAS.AS | Netherlands | $1.99B | +10% | +1% | 9% | 0.7× | -8.4% | +1.8% |
| Guangdong Advertising 002400.SZ | China | $1.72B | -27% | +11% | 0% | 0.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Stroeer SE & Co. KGaA SAX.DE | Germany | $2.41B | -1% | +3% | 11% | 1.9× | 4.5% | +7.5% |
| Marketingforce Management 2556.HK | Hong Kong | $1.53B | +10% | +128% | 6% | 2.5× | 16.6% | +38.8% |
| Hunan TV & Broadcast Intermediary 000917.SZ | China | $1.43B | -23% | -2% | 3% | 2.5× | 17.1% | -6.1% |
| Sharplink SBET | United States | $1.36B | -16% | +1,497% | -19% | 25.9× | n/a | n/a |
| New Guomai Digital Culture 600640.SS | China | $1.35B | -8% | -11% | -2% | 4.2× | 57.0% | -16.4% |
| InMyShow Digital Technology (Group) 600556.SS | China | $1.33B | -17% | +25% | -2% | 1.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Three's Company Future Technology 605168.SS | China | $1.32B | -12% | +11% | 6% | 2.1× | 33.3% | +5.5% |
| CheilWorldwide 030000.KS | South Korea | $1.26B | -2% | -4% | 7% | 0.4× | -17.6% | +10.6% |
| Hakuhodo Dy 2433.T | Japan | $3.05B | +34% | -6% | 5% | 0.5× | -2.8% | +3.8% |
| ANYCOLOR 5032.T | Japan | $1.23B | +16% | +10% | 35% | 3.1× | -8.9% | +48.8% |
| Sunwave Communications 002115.SZ | China | $1.21B | -35% | +102% | 1% | 0.4× | 26.1% | +6.5% |
| Easy Click Worldwide Network Technology 301171.SZ | China | $3.20B | +3% | +29% | 2% | 4.1× | 57.4% | +9.1% |
| Pattern PTRN | United States | $3.24B | +15% | +44% | 1% | 1.0× | 37.8% | +36.2% |
| QuinStreet QNST | United States | $1.18B | +58% | +18% | 3% | 0.9× | 9.8% | +17.5% |
| Trump Media & Technology DJT | United States | $1.11B | -55% | +22% | -4,052% | 253.7× | n/a | n/a |
| China Tourism And Culture Investment 600358.SS | China | $911M | -11% | +125% | n/a | 7.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Inly Media 603598.SS | China | $865M | +4% | +9% | 0% | 0.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Guangdong Yowant Technology 002291.SZ | China | $786M | -15% | -22% | -15% | 2.2× | 36.3% | +9.0% |