601949.SS
HoldHot AirChina Publishing & Media Holdings Co., Ltd. · Communication Services · China · $1.6B cap · $49.4M/day traded
CNY 5.82 +2.6% · close 5 Nov · scored 6 Nov
StockRank up 9.8 since 5 Nov: Momentum up 14 after a 3% price rise.
Hot Air: Strong momentum and nothing else: weak business, rich price.
As of 6 Nov 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for China Publishing & Media Holdings Co., Ltd. (601949.SS) is 47/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 49, Value 41, Momentum 51, each scored against its sector).
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ABOUT CHINA PUBLISHING & MEDIA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
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China Publishing & Media Holdings Co., Ltd. is a premier national-level publishing group, housing prestigious brands like the Commercial Press and Zhonghua Book Company. The company holds a leading position in China's academic, literary, and reference book publishing sectors. Its deep cultural heritage, extensive copyright library, and state-backed status form a highly defensive competitive moat.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY (CNY)
| Year | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | CAGR | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 6.1B | 6.3B | 6.1B | 5.3B | -4.6% | 5.0B |
| EPS (CNY) | 0.36 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.34 | -1.9% | 0.28 |
| Shares | 1.8B | 1.9B | 1.9B | 1.9B | +4.5% | 1.9B |
| Debt | 475.2M | 101.1M | 394.8M | 358.2M | -9.0% | 425.3M |
| Equity | 8.2B | 9.3B | 9.6B | 10.0B | 7.1% | — |
| Op CF | 1.2B | 856.5M | 586.1M | 802.6M | -12.0% | 781.6M |
| Inv CF | -893.9M | 1.1B | -3.1B | -738.1M | — | — |
| Fin CF | -507.6M | -200.4M | -144.3M | -240.6M | — | — |
No new 52-week low for 17 weeks, 30% above that low, but not back above a rising 50-day average.
The Momentum score still reads 51: it looks back six months, so it has not caught up with this fall.
Swung more than 54% of stocks we rank over the past year (volatility 44% a year).
How this is worked out
StockRank weighs the business, its price and its trend. The price check reads only the chart: the price side of the Momentum score, in words.
The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.
In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn (the Turning up rule above) cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.
What it measures: how much the price moved day to day over the past year, scaled to a yearly figure (annualised volatility) and ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.
What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.
Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.
Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.
SCORE BREAKDOWN
FUNDAMENTALS
SECTOR PEERS
Closest peers in Communication Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of 601949.SS are excluded.
| Ticker | Company | Mkt Cap | StockRank | Signal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601949.SS | China Publishing & Media Holdings Co., Ltd.(you) | $1.6B | 47 | Hold |
| 600373.SS | Chinese Universe Publishing and Media Group Co., Ltd. | $1.5B | 55 | Hold |
| 600825.SS | Shanghai Xinhua Media Co., Ltd. | $2.4B | 34 | Sell |
| 300788.SZ | Citic Press Corporation | $793M | 38 | Hold |
| 601811.SS | Xinhua Winshare Publishing and Media Co., Ltd. | $3.8B | 54 | Hold |
| 601858.SS | China Science Publishing & Media Ltd. | $2.9B | 33 | Sell |
| 605577.SS | Heilongjiang Publishing & Media Co., Ltd. | $936M | 70 | Buy |
| 601921.SS | Zhejiang Publishing & Media Co., Ltd. | $2.5B | 72 | Buy |
| 601928.SS | Jiangsu Phoenix Publishing & Media Corporation Limited | $3.3B | 68 | Buy |
| 600757.SS | Changjiang Publishing & Media Co.,Ltd | $1.4B | 81 | Strong Buy |
Peer medians: ROE 3.4% · P/E 17.5x · Gross margin 35.2%
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