Bitauto Holdings Limited, through its subsidiaries, provides Internet content and marketing services, and transaction services for the automobile industry in the People's Republic of China. It operates in three segments: Advertising and Subscription Business, Transaction Services Business, and Digital Marketing Solutions Business. The Advertising and Subscription Business segment offers advertising services, including automobile pricing and promotional information, specifications, reviews, and consumer feedback to automakers through its bitauto.com Website and related mobile applications. It also provides transaction-focused online advertisement and promotional services for automakers, automobile dealers, auto finance partners, and insurance companies; and Web-based and mobile-based integrated digital marketing solutions to automobile dealers. The Transaction Services Business segment operates an online automobile retail transaction platform, which provides transaction platform and self-operated financing services. The Digital Marketing Solutions Business segment offers one-stop digital marketing solutions, including Website creation and maintenance, online public relation, online marketing campaign, advertising agency, big data application, and digital image creation services for automakers. The company also distributes its dealer customers' automobile pricing and promotional information through its Internet service provider partners. Bitauto Holdings Limited was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry N/A
Sub-IndustryN/A
SectorComputer and Technology
Phone86-10-6849-2345
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$1.30 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees8,558
Next Earnings Date3/19/2019 (Confirmed)
OptionableOptionable
Bitauto (NYSE:BITA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Bitauto's stock symbol?
Bitauto trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "BITA."
How will Bitauto's stock buyback program work?
Bitauto declared that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Tuesday, March 20th 2018, which permits the company to buyback $150,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.
How were Bitauto's earnings last quarter?
Bitauto Hldg Ltd (NYSE:BITA) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 6th. The information services provider reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27 by $0.03. The information services provider had revenue of $162.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $160.58 million. Bitauto had a negative return on equity of 4.56% and a negative net margin of 8.89%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 92.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.48 earnings per share. View Bitauto's Earnings History.
When is Bitauto's next earnings date?
How can I listen to Bitauto's earnings call?
Bitauto will be holding an earnings conference call on Tuesday, March 19th at 8:15 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at 8665194004.
What price target have analysts set for BITA?
5 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Bitauto's shares. Their predictions range from $19.00 to $38.00. On average, they expect Bitauto's stock price to reach $26.25 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 52.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Bitauto.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Bitauto?
5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Bitauto in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 3 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Bitauto.
Has Bitauto been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about BITA stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Bitauto earned a news impact score of 1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the information services provider a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days.
Who are some of Bitauto's key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Bitauto include Scout24 (G24), HUYA (HUYA), KONICA MINOLTA/ADR (KNCAY), Afterpay Touch Group (APT), SYNNEX (SNX), nVent Electric (NVT), Semiconductor Manufacturing Int'l (SMI), Eutelsat Communications (EUTLF), Entegris (ENTG), Nuance Communications (NUAN), Chegg (CHGG), MKS Instruments (MKSI), Avnet (AVT), Auto Trader Group (AUTO) and InterXion (INXN).
What other stocks do shareholders of Bitauto own?
Who are Bitauto's key executives?
Bitauto's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Bin Li, Founder & Chairman (Age 45)
- Mr. Xuan Zhang, CEO & Director (Age 43)
- Mr. Ming Xu, Chief Financial Officer
- Mr. Liu Xiaoke, Chief Operating Officer (Age 38)
- Mr. Xiangzhi Kong, Chief Strategy Officer (Age 41)
Who are Bitauto's major shareholders?
Bitauto's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (0.73%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.63%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.63%), Norges Bank (0.51%), Perpetual Ltd (0.49%) and River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP (0.44%).
Which major investors are selling Bitauto stock?
BITA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Contrarius Investment Management Ltd, Perpetual Ltd, Hsbc Holdings PLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Penserra Capital Management LLC and Baillie Gifford & Co..
Which major investors are buying Bitauto stock?
BITA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, River & Mercantile Asset Management LLP, Westpac Banking Corp, BlackRock Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, Wedbush Securities Inc., Bank of America Corp DE and Exane Derivatives.
How do I buy shares of Bitauto?
Shares of BITA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Bitauto's stock price today?
One share of BITA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $17.19.
How big of a company is Bitauto?
Bitauto has a market capitalization of $1.25 billion and generates $1.30 billion in revenue each year. The information services provider earns $-260,340,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($3.42) on an earnings per share basis. Bitauto employs 8,558 workers across the globe.
What is Bitauto's official website?
How can I contact Bitauto?
Bitauto's mailing address is NO 6 SOUTH CAPITAL STADIUM ROAD, BEIJING F4, 100044. The information services provider can be reached via phone at 86-10-6849-2345 or via email at [email protected]
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