Autohome Inc. (ATHM)
ValueMarkers Composite Index
50% above intrinsic value ($5)
Autohome Inc. (ATHM) — VMCI valuation read
Autohome Inc. (ATHM) carries a VMCI composite of 65/100, 15 points above the Communication Services sector median of 50. Among mid-cap names, that gap places ATHM in the top third on the five-pillar weighting (Value 35%, Quality 30%, Integrity 15%, Growth 12%, Risk 8%).
The ATHM insider tape has been silent for the past 30 days on Form 4. Where executives neither buy nor sell, the bull and bear cases lean harder on filings cadence and the next earnings line.
**Investor frame.** Value reads ATHM trades at 18.0x earnings, 0% above the Communication Services median of 18.0x, which compresses or extends through the 11.0x EV/EBITDA versus a Communication Services 12.0x. Quality: ROIC of 18.0% sits 8.0pp above the Communication Services median (10.0%). Risk: net debt to EBITDA of 1.4x leaves covenant headroom, the line to track on Autohome Inc.'s next 10-Q.
ATHM rose 2.9% over the trailing 7 days, with a -5.0% read on a 30-day basis.
Autohome Inc. operates as an online destination for automobile consumers in the People's Republic of China. The company delivers interactive content and tools to automobile consumers through its three websites, autohome.com.cn, che168.com, and ttpai.cn on PCs, mobile devices, mobile applications, and mini apps. It provides media services, including automaker advertising services and regional marketing campaigns; and leads generation services comprising dealer subscription services, advertising services for individual dealers, and used automobile listing and other platform-based services. The company also offers Autohome Mall, an online transaction platform for users to review automotive-related information, purchase coupons offered by automakers for discounts, and make purchases to complete the transaction; data products; and online bidding platform for used automobiles, as well as collects commissions for facilitating transactions of auto-financing and insurance products on its platform. The company was formerly known as Sequel Limited and changed its name to Autohome Inc. in October 2011. Autohome Inc. was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
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