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JD.com -- The Essentials

JD.com logged a -5.9% change during today's morning session, and is now trading at a price of $36.23 per share.

JD.com returned losses of -36.0% last year, with its stock price reaching a high of $67.87 and a low of $31.57. Over the same period, the stock underperformed the S&P 500 index by -42.0%. As of April 2023, the company's 50-day average price was $37.13. JD.com, Inc. provides supply chain-based technologies and services in the People's Republic of China. Based in Beijing, China, the large-cap Consumer Discretionary company has 450,679 full time employees. JD.com has not offered a regular dividend during the last year.

The Company Has a Positive Net Current Asset Value:

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31 2022-12-31
Revenue (MM) $576,888 $745,802 $951,592 $1,046,236
Gross Margins 14.6% 14.6% 13.6% 14.1%
Operating Margins 0.9% 1.4% 0.4% 1.8%
Net Margins 2.11% 6.62% -0.37% 0.99%
Net Income (MM) $12,187 $49,405 -$3,560 $10,388
Net Interest Expense (MM) $1,061 $1,628 -$1,213 -$2,106
Depreciation & Amort. (MM) -$5,828 -$6,068 -$6,232 -$7,236
Earnings Per Share $8.22 $31.68 -$2.3 $1.72
EPS Growth n/a 285.4% -107.26% 174.78%
Diluted Shares (MM) 1,484 1,555 1,554 428
Free Cash Flow (MM) $21,266 $34,874 $23,735 $35,839
Capital Expenditures (MM) -$3,515 -$7,670 -$18,566 -$21,980
Net Current Assets (MM) -$20,005 $34,133 $49,949 $29,947
Current Ratio 0.99 1.35 1.35 1.32
Long Term Debt (MM) $10,052 $12,531 $9,386 $30,233
Net Debt / EBITDA -1.14 -1.11 -8.72 -1.2

JD.com has growing revenues and increasing reinvestment in the business, low leverage, and consistent free cash flow. However, JD.com has slimmer gross margins than its peers, weak operating margins with a positive growth rate, and declining EPS growth. Finally, we note that JD.com has just enough current assets to cover current liabilities.

JD.com Is Currently Under Priced:

JD.com has a trailing twelve month P/E ratio of 21.6, compared to an average of 22.33 for the Consumer Discretionary sector. Based on its EPS guidance of $3.41, the company has a forward P/E ratio of 10.9. The -16.1% compound average growth rate of JD.com's historical and projected earnings per share yields a PEG ratio of -1.34. This indicates that its shares are overvalued.In contrast, the market is likely undervaluing JD.com in terms of its equity because its P/B ratio is 0.27 while the sector average is 3.12. The company's shares are currently trading -79.0% below their Graham number.

JD.com Has No Average Rating Visible In Our Data:

The 38 analysts following JD.com have set target prices ranging from $39.99 to $96.97 per share, for an average of $60.27 with a buy rating. As of April 2023, the company is trading -38.4% away from its average target price, indicating that there is an analyst consensus of strong upside potential.

The largest shareholder is Tiger Global Management, LLC, whose 2% stake in the company is worth $872,342,305.

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