IQIYI INC-ADR(NASDAQ:IQ) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

IQ gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 71 industry peers in the Entertainment industry. Both the profitability and financial health of IQ have multiple concerns. IQ is valued correctly, but it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year IQ was profitable.

In multiple years IQ reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

In the past 5 years IQ reported 4 times negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

IQ's Return On Assets of 1.67% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. IQ outperforms 72.73% of its industry peers.

IQ has a better Return On Equity (5.72%) than 77.27% of its industry peers.

The Return On Invested Capital of IQ (5.10%) is better than 74.24% of its industry peers.

The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for IQ is significantly below the industry average of 88.00%.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.67%
ROE	5.72%
ROIC	5.1%

ROA(3y)1.9%

ROA(5y)-4.7%

ROE(3y)6.49%

ROE(5y)-35.19%

ROIC(3y)6.71%

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Profit Margin of IQ (2.61%) is better than 71.21% of its industry peers.

IQ has a Operating Margin of 6.20%. This is in the better half of the industry: IQ outperforms 71.21% of its industry peers.

With a Gross Margin value of 24.88%, IQ is not doing good in the industry: 74.24% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

IQ's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	6.2%
PM (TTM)	2.61%
GM	24.88%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-6.03%

GM growth 5YN/A

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

IQ has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating some value.

IQ has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.59, we must say that IQ is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of -0.59, IQ is not doing good in the industry: 75.76% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.99 indicates that IQ is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.99, IQ is not doing good in the industry: 60.61% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.99
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	-0.59

ROIC/WACC0.88

WACC5.8%

2.3 Liquidity

IQ has a Current Ratio of 0.44. This is a bad value and indicates that IQ is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

IQ has a worse Current ratio (0.44) than 86.36% of its industry peers.

IQ has a Quick Ratio of 0.44. This is a bad value and indicates that IQ is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

IQ has a worse Quick ratio (0.43) than 86.36% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.44
Quick Ratio	0.43

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for IQ have decreased strongly by -53.68% in the last year.

IQ shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -8.31%.

IQ shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 0.16% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-53.68%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-115.16%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.31%

Revenue growth 3Y-1.47%

Revenue growth 5Y0.16%

Sales Q2Q%-13.14%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 34.79% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.11% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y47.75%

EPS Next 2Y39.72%

EPS Next 3Y34.79%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year0.63%

Revenue Next 2Y2.44%

Revenue Next 3Y2.35%

Revenue Next 5Y4.11%

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 17.35 indicates a rather expensive valuation of IQ.

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, IQ is valued cheaper than 81.82% of the companies in the same industry.

IQ is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 29.62, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 12.07, IQ is valued correctly.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of IQ indicates a rather cheap valuation: IQ is cheaper than 92.42% of the companies listed in the same industry.

IQ is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 22.70, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	17.35
Fwd PE	12.07

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

IQ's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

IQ's earnings are expected to grow with 34.79% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)0.36

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y39.72%

EPS Next 3Y34.79%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for IQ!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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IQIYI INC-ADR

NASDAQ:IQ (2/21/2025, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 2.27 +0.02 (+0.67%)

2.255

+0.07 (+3.44%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryEntertainment

Earnings (Last)02-18 2025-02-18/bmo

Earnings (Next)N/A N/A

Inst Owners46.43%

Inst Owner Change-98.12%

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap2.16B

Analysts78.67

Price Target2.66 (17.96%)

Short Float %44.7%

Short Ratio1.48

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)98.69%

Min EPS beat(2)59.62%

Max EPS beat(2)137.76%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)114.39%

Min EPS beat(4)58.13%

Max EPS beat(4)202.05%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)64.47%

EPS beat(12)11

Avg EPS beat(12)41.42%

EPS beat(16)15

Avg EPS beat(16)35%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.38%

Min Revenue beat(2)-2.89%

Max Revenue beat(2)-1.87%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.26%

Min Revenue beat(4)-2.89%

Max Revenue beat(4)-1.71%

Revenue beat(8)1

Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.02%

Revenue beat(12)1

Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.01%

Revenue beat(16)2

Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.75%

PT rev (1m)-7.87%

PT rev (3m)-22.37%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-4.21%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-46.78%

EPS NY rev (1m)-13.16%

EPS NY rev (3m)-30.19%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.46%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-16.33%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.26%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-6.57%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	17.35
Fwd PE	12.07
P/S	0.54
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	1.17
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)0.13

EY5.76%

EPS(NY)0.19

Fwd EY8.28%

FCF(TTM)N/A

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)N/A

OCFYN/A

SpS4.2

BVpS1.92

TBVpS-1.78

PEG (NY)0.36

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	1.67%
ROE	5.72%
ROCE	7.46%
ROIC	5.1%
ROICexc	6.06%
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	6.2%
PM (TTM)	2.61%
GM	24.88%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)1.9%

ROA(5y)-4.7%

ROE(3y)6.49%

ROE(5y)-35.19%

ROIC(3y)6.71%

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)8.92%

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)9.91%

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-6.03%

GM growth 5YN/A

F-ScoreN/A

Asset Turnover0.64

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.99
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	N/A
Cap/Sales	N/A
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.44
Quick Ratio	0.43
Altman-Z	-0.59

F-ScoreN/A

WACC5.8%

ROIC/WACC0.88

Cap/Depr(3y)N/A

Cap/Depr(5y)N/A

Cap/Sales(3y)N/A

Cap/Sales(5y)N/A

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-53.68%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-115.16%

EPS Next Y47.75%

EPS Next 2Y39.72%

EPS Next 3Y34.79%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-8.31%

Revenue growth 3Y-1.47%

Revenue growth 5Y0.16%

Sales Q2Q%-13.14%

Revenue Next Year0.63%

Revenue Next 2Y2.44%

Revenue Next 3Y2.35%

Revenue Next 5Y4.11%

EBIT growth 1Y-39.41%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year46.05%

EBIT Next 3Y95.01%

EBIT Next 5Y57.02%

FCF growth 1YN/A

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1YN/A

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

IQIYI INC-ADR (IQ) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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