AUTOHOME INC-ADR(NYSE:ATHM) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

ATHM gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 71 industry peers in the Interactive Media & Services industry. ATHM is in great health and has no worries on liquidiy or solvency at all, but the profibility rating is only average. ATHM does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year ATHM was profitable.

Of the past 5 years ATHM 4 years were profitable.

The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: ATHM reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

ATHM has a better Return On Assets (6.10%) than 80.30% of its industry peers.

ATHM has a Return On Equity of 7.86%. This is in the better half of the industry: ATHM outperforms 78.79% of its industry peers.

ATHM has a better Return On Invested Capital (2.68%) than 60.61% of its industry peers.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for ATHM is significantly below the industry average of 12.57%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	6.1%
ROE	7.86%
ROIC	2.68%

ROA(3y)6.58%

ROA(5y)10.16%

ROE(3y)8.31%

ROE(5y)13.22%

ROIC(3y)3.44%

ROIC(5y)7.12%

1.3 Margins

With an excellent Profit Margin value of 26.17%, ATHM belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 90.91% of the companies in the same industry.

ATHM's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

With a decent Operating Margin value of 12.16%, ATHM is doing good in the industry, outperforming 78.79% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of ATHM has declined.

ATHM has a better Gross Margin (80.35%) than 72.73% of its industry peers.

ATHM's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	12.16%
PM (TTM)	26.17%
GM	80.35%

OM growth 3Y-26.99%

OM growth 5Y-19.04%

PM growth 3Y-12.7%

PM growth 5Y-7.99%

GM growth 3Y-3.32%

GM growth 5Y-1.95%

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

ATHM has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.

There is no outstanding debt for ATHM. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

2.2 Solvency

There is no outstanding debt for ATHM. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	N/A

ROIC/WACC0.36

WACC7.54%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 5.03 indicates that ATHM has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of ATHM (5.03) is better than 86.36% of its industry peers.

ATHM has a Quick Ratio of 5.03. This indicates that ATHM is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.

With an excellent Quick ratio value of 5.03, ATHM belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 86.36% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	5.03
Quick Ratio	5.03

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for ATHM have decreased by -4.19% in the last year.

ATHM shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -9.99% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-4.19%

EPS 3Y-6.53%

EPS 5Y-9.99%

EPS Q2Q%-4.03%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%-7.22%

3.2 Future

ATHM is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 0.24% yearly.

Based on estimates for the next years, ATHM will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 7.58% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-3.02%

EPS Next 2Y0.39%

EPS Next 3Y0.24%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year0.5%

Revenue Next 2Y1.6%

Revenue Next 3Y4.03%

Revenue Next 5Y7.58%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

ATHM is valuated correctly with a Price/Earnings ratio of 12.92.

80.30% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ATHM, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.

The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 29.63. ATHM is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 13.31, ATHM is valued correctly.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, ATHM is valued a bit cheaper than 77.27% of the companies in the same industry.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.68. ATHM is valued slightly cheaper when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	12.92
Fwd PE	13.31

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y0.39%

EPS Next 3Y0.24%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

With a Yearly Dividend Yield of 5.57%, ATHM is a good candidate for dividend investing.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 2.81, ATHM pays a better dividend. On top of this ATHM pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.

Compared to an average S&P500 Dividend Yield of 2.27, ATHM pays a better dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	5.57%

5.2 History

ATHM has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.

ATHM has decreased its dividend recently.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

5.3 Sustainability

DPN/A

EPS Next 2Y0.39%

EPS Next 3Y0.24%

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AUTOHOME INC-ADR

NYSE:ATHM (2/21/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 29.98 0 (0%)

29.98

-0.2 (-0.66%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services

Earnings (Last)02-20 2025-02-20/bmo

Earnings (Next)05-06 2025-05-06

Inst Owners53.99%

Inst Owner Change-7.26%

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap3.63B

Analysts73

Price Target30.94 (3.2%)

Short Float %7.37%

Short Ratio4.14

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	5.57%

Yearly Dividend0.85

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years1

Div Non Decr Years1

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)6.61%

Min EPS beat(2)2.48%

Max EPS beat(2)10.73%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)7.9%

Min EPS beat(4)2.48%

Max EPS beat(4)10.73%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)9.97%

EPS beat(12)10

Avg EPS beat(12)7.59%

EPS beat(16)12

Avg EPS beat(16)6.35%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.76%

Min Revenue beat(2)-1.83%

Max Revenue beat(2)-1.7%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.69%

Min Revenue beat(4)-1.83%

Max Revenue beat(4)0.57%

Revenue beat(8)3

Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.64%

Revenue beat(12)3

Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.14%

Revenue beat(16)4

Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.12%

PT rev (1m)-1.25%

PT rev (3m)-1.95%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)0%

EPS NY rev (1m)0.71%

EPS NY rev (3m)1.55%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.07%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-0.14%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	12.92
Fwd PE	13.31
P/S	3.67
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	1.1
P/tB	1.33
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)2.32

EY7.74%

EPS(NY)2.25

Fwd EY7.51%

FCF(TTM)N/A

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)N/A

OCFYN/A

SpS8.18

BVpS27.23

TBVpS22.51

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	6.1%
ROE	7.86%
ROCE	3.39%
ROIC	2.68%
ROICexc	31.19%
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	12.16%
PM (TTM)	26.17%
GM	80.35%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)6.58%

ROA(5y)10.16%

ROE(3y)8.31%

ROE(5y)13.22%

ROIC(3y)3.44%

ROIC(5y)7.12%

ROICexc(3y)27.92%

ROICexc(5y)43.8%

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)4.36%

ROCE(5y)9.01%

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3Y-10.54%

ROICexc growth 5Y-24.96%

OM growth 3Y-26.99%

OM growth 5Y-19.04%

PM growth 3Y-12.7%

PM growth 5Y-7.99%

GM growth 3Y-3.32%

GM growth 5Y-1.95%

F-ScoreN/A

Asset Turnover0.23

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	5.03
Quick Ratio	5.03
Altman-Z	N/A

F-ScoreN/A

WACC7.54%

ROIC/WACC0.36

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-4.19%

EPS 3Y-6.53%

EPS 5Y-9.99%

EPS Q2Q%-4.03%

EPS Next Y-3.02%

EPS Next 2Y0.39%

EPS Next 3Y0.24%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%-7.22%

Revenue Next Year0.5%

Revenue Next 2Y1.6%

Revenue Next 3Y4.03%

Revenue Next 5Y7.58%

EBIT growth 1Y-5.07%

EBIT growth 3Y-31.4%

EBIT growth 5Y-19.15%

EBIT Next Year37.93%

EBIT Next 3Y10.86%

EBIT Next 5Y11.59%

FCF growth 1YN/A

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1YN/A

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

AUTOHOME INC-ADR (ATHM) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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