Develop and operate a wide range of PC and mobile online games. Offer licensed games from other global developers to its user base. Now — the numbers.
The biggest line carries real weight, but it doesn’t decide everything on its own.
This is an established company with proven profits.
If every debt were paid off today, $24.0B would still be left in the vault — a solid cushion for hard times.
The market pays 14.6× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 80% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 40% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit power and business quality lead the class.
Debt is low and cash is strong; the finances stand solid.
The price looks reasonable next to what the company earns.
This grade is a blend: the profit side is strong, the sales tempo slow.
The price is looking for direction — no strong breakout, no collapse.
No real weak spot in any of the five subjects — a balanced report card.
The stock trades 27% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
The net profit margin is 30% — still a thick cushion, though costs have been eating into it lately.
There is $24.9B in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $24.0B would remain.
It pays out $2.93 per share each year — regular cash for whoever holds the stock.
Getting in and out without moving the price could prove difficult.
Since the drop from its peak, buyer appetite hasn’t come back.
On our five-subject report card, NTES sits near the top of the class. A high grade doesn’t mean “guaranteed win” — it means “the evidence looks strong for now.”
The takeaway: NTES is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate here isn’t the price — it’s whether the company can keep up this pace.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.