Autohome Inc. American Depositary Shares each representing four class A ordinary shares. (ATHM)

FairStock Score: 48/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for understandable businesses whose price is below intrinsic value, and Autohome is understandable: it runs Chinese online auto destinations, selling advertising and dealer leads. In the latest reported quarter, fiscal Q2 2026, revenue was $1.2B, net income was $297.3M, and the net margin was 24.81%, so it still earns real money. It has no debt, a D/E of 0.00, an 8.87% dividend yield, and a low beta of 0.22. At the 2026-10-13 close of $20.35, FairStock calculates a P/E of 16.96, P/B of 0.70, and EPS of $1.20. FairStock's Graham Number is $35.77, implying a 43.11% margin of safety. But Graham also warned about vanishing earnings. Revenue growth was -31.86% and profit growth was -33.38%. Returns on capital are weak: ROE 3.73% and ROCE 0.75%. The Piotroski F-Score is 5/9, Altman Z-Score 1.21, and FairStock score 48/100. FairStock's EV/EBITDA is -1.05, another signal that the accounting numbers deserve scrutiny. Those are not signs of a thriving moat. The brand and user habit may provide some competitive protection, but shrinking revenue challenges that. The stock is statistically cheap, yet cheapness without stable earning power can be a trap. I would want evidence of a revenue and profit bottom before treating this as a high-quality value opportunity.

In plain English: Autohome runs Chinese websites and apps for car buyers, earning money from automaker ads and dealer leads. It is still profitable, with about a quarter of revenue becoming profit in the latest quarter, but revenue and profit are shrinking. At $20.35, the price looks cheap compared with its accounting value, yet the falling business makes it a questionable bargain.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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