study approach, combine quantitative and qualitative analysis, refer to foreign mature
experiences and theories, and accord to China's media industry reality.
Based on B-RAY’s 1999 -2008 annual reports, this paper analyzes its operating
conditions of the major business sections and the corporate performance. Compared
with other media companies’ relative datas, it values the B-RAY’s profitability,
operational capacity and debt ability. From the development of B-RAY, its strategies
and staff development phases, I try to find out what the main strategy is, and how it is
adjusted with changeable situations.
In ten years, B-RAY’s main business income has been increasing by the spread of
near-linear. This company’s main business income has almost quadrupled, with an
annual growth rate of 17.88%. Delivery distribution, advertising and printing is the
three major lines of business, which have been continuous rising. We can find out, B-
RAY’s overall financial targets were relatively good, its performance ranked No. 2
among the media listed companies. Specific to profitability, operating capabilities and
solvency, this company’s profitability was outstanding, its operational capacity elevated
but fluctuated.Besides, it had strong solvency. From the industry perspective, B-RAY’s
growth and profitability ranked No. 1 among the media industry, its operating capacity
and solvency is relatively backward, but also ranked middle in media industry.
From Sina’s and Tencent’s business portfolio, we can see that both are Platform-
based Diversified Business Model. After the success of a platform built, all kinds of
related businesses can operate at very low cost. Chris Anderson said, free is the
economics based on a byte in the computer, that is to say, new media technology
provides an excellent habitat for free economics. From a technical and economic point
of view, free economics have the ability to bring in huge profits to the company. Free
will inevitably become a pursue philosophy for the online world.
The layout of the new media business will promote the company to change from
the print media business to an integrated multimedia business. It is a major
breakthrough for the formation of traditional media and new media business strategy,
which is a major strategic readjustment in line with free patterns.
Finally, this paper summarizes the conclusions through case studies, hoping they
will help other media companies that have been listed and will be listed in the market.
These companies must learn something in operating and strategies which B-RAY has
had experienced.
The main conclusions are as follows. Firstly, as media reform policies gradually
loosening, the media companies would like to choose the direct list. Secondly, the
media industry enjoys highly profitable, but companies should focus on improving the
operational capacity. Thirdly, the media companies should pay attention to
diversification strategy and can not blindly expand diversification.
Key Words: Financial ratio analysis, Development strategy, Free
economics of the media industry, Degree of diversification