NetEase Inc (NTES) — Quality & forensics
As of 2026-09-23 — refreshed nightly. Closelook readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.
The Closelook module scores
- Valuation 81
- Quality 82
- Growth 39
- Balance sheet 76
- Cash quality 61
- Capital allocation 50
- Momentum 40
Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.
Financial forensics — the academic screens
Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.
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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-23
Quick answers
What is NetEase Inc's Closelook quality reading?
The composite reads 63/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-09-23: valuation 81, quality 82, growth 39, balance sheet 76, cash quality 61, capital allocation 50, momentum 40. Closelook scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.
What is NetEase Inc's Altman Z-Score?
3.48, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-09-23. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.
What is NetEase Inc's Piotroski F-Score?
7 of 8, as of 2026-09-23. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.
What does NetEase Inc's Beneish M-Score indicate?
-2.85 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-09-23. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.
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Dailies
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NTES −5.85%, BABA reversed intraday to +1.30% green.
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- Yields reverse back through the buyback within hours — 10-year 4.692%, 30-year 5.234% — as Walmart's double beat is sold 9% and Bitcoin holds a new local high above 71,500
NTES trades -5.29% to 120.52, sold alongside it.
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