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Qingdao Citymedia Co. Ltd. Class A600229.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Consumer Discretionary›Specialty Stores
Momentum leader 96
Mkt cap
$636M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
42%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$25.1M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
n/m
no positive forecast
ROIC−WACC
-26.2 pp
WACC 6.4%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
171 days
26 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥6.42
1D+9.9%
1W+24.2%
1M+13.2%
3M+25.1%
6M+1.6%
YTD+1.3%
1Y-5.5%
ATR %6.7%
52w lowhigh11.6% off high

What Qingdao Citymedia does

Employees: 1,703

Qingdao Citymedia at a glance

Size Qingdao Citymedia (600229.SS) is a China Consumer Discretionary company (Specialty Stores) with a market value of $636M, the 3279th largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥6.42 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 1.6%, against -11.3% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 8th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 11.9% over the last twelve months (peer median +5.0%); the operating margin is -22.2% (peer median 3.8%).

Valuation It trades at 1.6× enterprise value to sales against a peer median of 1.2× (9th most expensive of 21).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 26.2 points below its cost of capital (6.4% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 26 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

809010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026600229.SS 102Peer median 89
Six months, rebased to 100: Qingdao Citymedia against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Qingdao Citymedia financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥1.88BCN¥1.98BCN¥2.43BCN¥2.69BCN¥2.55B
Revenue growth—-18%-10%+5%—
Gross profitCN¥385MCN¥382MCN¥616MCN¥768MCN¥774M
EBITDA-CN¥346M-CN¥121MCN¥115MCN¥305MCN¥351M
Net income-CN¥460M-CN¥397MCN¥84.9MCN¥408MCN¥336M
Free cash flowCN¥6.11MCN¥74.0MCN¥110MCN¥338MCN¥322M
Capital expenditureCN¥23.4MCN¥23.8MCN¥9.98MCN¥19.5MCN¥16.4M
Total debtCN¥93.7MCN¥103MCN¥144MCN¥198MCN¥226M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Qingdao Citymedia competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-20%0%+20%+40%0%+20%VMARTKIDT6I600327BWMX08817599002627002758EVGOMEGPWIXMUSTIHFD01782247600830600229.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Qingdao Citymedia is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-20%0%+20%0×2×4×VMARTKIDT6I600327BWMX08817599002627000753300755002758EVGOMEGPWIXMUSTIHFDMATAS01782247600830600229.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →EV / Sales →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Qingdao Citymedia is the large dot.

Qingdao Citymedia competitors and peer comparison

How Qingdao Citymedia compares with its peers

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.

Qingdao Citymedia against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure600229.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+13.2%-0.7%5th highest of 21
6-month return+1.6%-11.3%8th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-11.6%-31.3%5th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-11.9%+5.0%5th lowest of 21
Operating margin-22.2%3.8%2nd lowest of 21
EV / Sales1.6×1.2×9th most expensive of 21
ROIC minus cost of capital-26.2 pp-0.3 pplowest of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginEV / SalesReq gDelivered g
Qingdao Citymedia 600229.SSChina$636M+2%-12%-22%1.6×n/an/a
V-Mart Retail VMART.NSIndia$636M+14%+18%6%1.7×36.5%+28.6%
Kid KID.OLNorway$640M+23%+5%11%2.0×5.0%+5.7%
ValueMax T6I.SISingapore$631M-21%+32%20%2.8×n/an/a
Wuxi Commercial Mansion Grand Orient 600327.SSChina$652M+24%-28%1%1.9×13.2%-16.3%
Betterware de Mexico, S.A.P.I. de C.V BWMXUnited States$655M-1%+28%17%1.1×-9.2%+17.0%
Zhongsheng Hldg 0881.HKHong Kong$656M-70%-5%0%0.2×48.7%+1.4%
IDOM 7599.TJapan$601M-28%+17%3%0.3×-6.7%+8.1%
Hubei Three Gorges Tourism 002627.SZChina$684M-14%+8%13%4.8×n/an/a
Fujian Zhangzhou Development 000753.SZChina$686M-31%-21%-3%4.2×38.9%-2.4%
Vats Liquor Chain Store Management Joint Stock 300755.SZChina$689M-19%-22%0%0.8×19.4%+3.6%
ZJAMP 002758.SZChina$585M-18%+23%2%0.2×n/an/a
EVgo EVGOUnited States$576M-7%+31%-27%2.8×n/an/a
ME Group International MEGP.LUnited Kingdom$568M-17%+1%25%1.4×-11.6%+11.1%
Wickes WIX.LUnited Kingdom$717M+36%+4%4%0.7×2.2%+4.0%
Musti MUSTI.HEFinland$558M-9%-8%1%1.4×40.3%+12.3%
Halfords HFD.LUnited Kingdom$744M+65%+5%3%0.4×4.7%+6.9%
Matas A/S MATAS.CODenmark$542M-19%+4%6%0.9×-1.0%+16.1%
Sa Sa International 0178.HKHong Kong$536M+47%+11%5%1.0×3.1%+7.6%
Pan German Universal Motors 2247.TWTaiwan$532M+2%-22%3%0.4×-8.1%+5.4%
Sunny Loan Top 600830.SSChina$531M-21%+11%35%13.4×n/an/a

Questions

Which companies are Qingdao Citymedia's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: V-Mart Retail (VMART.NS), Kid (KID.OL), ValueMax (T6I.SI), Wuxi Commercial Mansion Grand Orient (600327.SS), Betterware de Mexico, S.A.P.I. de C.V (BWMX), Zhongsheng Hldg (0881.HK), IDOM (7599.T), Hubei Three Gorges Tourism (002627.SZ).
Is Qingdao Citymedia expensive compared with its peers?
On ev / sales it trades at 1.6× against a peer median of 1.2×, 9th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.
How has Qingdao Citymedia stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +1.6% against -11.3% for the median peer; over one year -5.5%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.