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Inly Media Co., Ltd. Class A603598.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Communication Services›Advertising/Marketing Services
Momentum leader 96
Mkt cap
$865M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
46%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$104M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
79.8×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-4.3 pp
WACC 7.5%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
174 days
29 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥21.56
1D-0.5%
1W+37.1%
1M+16.6%
3M+21.1%
6M+3.6%
YTD+26.9%
1Y+27.9%
ATR %7.7%
52w lowhigh37.5% off high

What Inly Media does

Employees: 945

Inly Media at a glance

Size Inly Media (603598.SS) is a China Communication Services company (Advertising/Marketing Services) with a market value of $865M, the 2592nd largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥21.56 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 3.6%, against -13.3% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 7th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 8.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.5%); the operating margin is 0.3% (peer median 4.1%).

Valuation It trades at 79.8× forward earnings against a peer median of 15.5× (2nd most expensive of 13).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 4.3 points below its cost of capital (7.5% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 29 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026603598.SS 99Peer median 87
Six months, rebased to 100: Inly Media against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Inly Media financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥8.57BCN¥8.28BCN¥6.29BCN¥4.74BCN¥4.33B
Revenue growth—+32%+33%+9%—
Gross profitCN¥291MCN¥256MCN¥217MCN¥252MCN¥177M
EBITDACN¥42.6MCN¥42.3MCN¥13.6MCN¥90.4M-CN¥13.0M
Net incomeCN¥18.7MCN¥17.1M-CN¥18.1MCN¥48.0M-CN¥99.9M
Free cash flow-CN¥354MCN¥19.1M-CN¥293MCN¥18.9MCN¥120M
Capital expenditureCN¥1.49MCN¥502,741CN¥1.13MCN¥2.26MCN¥1.92M
Total debtCN¥554MCN¥357MCN¥389MCN¥214MCN¥189M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Inly Media competitor charts

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Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-25%0%+25%+50%-20%0%+20%600358002291300494CRTOAPGN3003434784300061300781002264DJT600880QNST002115OML503260580300004293603598.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Inly Media is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%0×50×100×002291CRTOAPGN4784002264600880QNSTOML5032603598.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Inly Media is the large dot.

Inly Media competitors and peer comparison

How Inly Media 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.

Inly Media against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure603598.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+16.6%+0.7%3rd highest of 21
6-month return+3.6%-13.3%7th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-37.5%-38.2%10th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)+8.8%+6.5%8th highest of 21
Operating margin0.3%4.1%7th lowest of 19
Forward P/E79.8×15.5×2nd most expensive of 13
ROIC minus cost of capital-4.3 pp+0.2 pp8th lowest of 19
Net debt / EBITDA10.2×-0.9×most indebted of 9

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Inly Media 603598.SSChina$865M+4%+9%0%79.8×n/an/a
China Tourism And Culture Investment 600358.SSChina$911M-11%+125%n/an/an/an/a
Guangdong Yowant Technology 002291.SZChina$786M-15%-22%-15%40.6×36.3%+9.0%
Hubei Century Network Technology 300494.SZChina$766M-5%-7%-6%n/an/an/a
Criteo CRTOUnited States$756M-6%-7%8%4.1×-19.8%-1.3%
Apg Sga APGN.SWSwitzerland$745M+13%+5%10%18.7×-2.7%+4.5%
Lecron Industrial Development 300343.SZChina$738M-29%+46%1%n/an/an/a
GMO internet,Inc 4784.TJapan$724M-34%+81%12%17.7×-11.2%+17.9%
QITIAN Technology 300061.SZChina$699M-21%-18%-22%n/a49.7%-22.3%
Guangdong Insight Brand Marketing 300781.SZChina$683M-19%-29%n/an/a31.8%+14.4%
New Huadu Technology Co., Ltd.Class A 002264.SZChina$676M-23%+8%5%23.7×5.7%-9.3%
Trump Media & Technology DJTUnited States$1.11B-55%+22%-4,052%n/an/an/a
Chengdu B-Ray Media 600880.SSChina$672M-20%-33%-35%104.9×57.3%-2.9%
Shanxi Kexin Development 600234.SSChina$649M-32%-23%-11%n/an/an/a
QuinStreet QNSTUnited States$1.18B+58%+18%3%12.3×9.8%+17.5%
Sunwave Communications 002115.SZChina$1.21B-35%+102%1%n/a26.1%+6.5%
oOh media OML.AXAustralia$611M+28%+2%15%13.5×7.8%+10.1%
ANYCOLOR 5032.TJapan$1.23B+16%+10%35%12.2×-8.9%+48.8%
VECTOR 6058.TJapan$605M+64%+9%16%15.4×-3.9%+11.3%
CheilWorldwide 030000.KSSouth Korea$1.26B-2%-4%7%10.8×-17.6%+10.6%
Septeni 4293.TJapan$585M+7%+8%17%15.5×-2.7%+11.1%

Questions

Which companies are Inly Media's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: China Tourism And Culture Investment (600358.SS), Guangdong Yowant Technology (002291.SZ), Hubei Century Network Technology (300494.SZ), Criteo (CRTO), Apg Sga (APGN.SW), Lecron Industrial Development (300343.SZ), GMO internet,Inc (4784.T), QITIAN Technology (300061.SZ).
Is Inly Media expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 79.8× against a peer median of 15.5×, 2nd most expensive of 13 in its peer set.
How has Inly Media stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +3.6% against -13.3% for the median peer; over one year +27.9%.

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.