KINGSOFT CLOUD HOLDINGS-ADR (KC)

US49639K1016 - ADR

9.58  +1.18 (+14.05%)

Premarket: 9.59 +0.01 (+0.1%)

Fundamental Rating

2

KC gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 83 industry peers in the IT Services industry. KC has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. While showing a medium growth rate, KC is valued expensive at the moment.



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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year KC has reported negative net income.
KC had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
KC had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

KC's Return On Assets of -12.30% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. KC is outperformed by 72.84% of its industry peers.
KC has a worse Return On Equity (-39.27%) than 69.14% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -12.3%
ROE -39.27%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-12.44%
ROA(5y)-12.96%
ROE(3y)-25.59%
ROE(5y)-24.3%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

KC's Gross Margin of 16.06% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. KC is outperformed by 88.89% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of KC has grown nicely.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for KC so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 16.06%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y30.5%
GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

KC does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for KC has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, KC has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, KC has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.31, we must say that KC is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
KC has a worse Altman-Z score (-0.31) than 83.95% of its industry peers.
KC has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.51. This is a neutral value indicating KC is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
KC has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.51) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.51
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -0.31
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.11%

2.3 Liquidity

KC has a Current Ratio of 0.67. This is a bad value and indicates that KC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of KC (0.67) is worse than 88.89% of its industry peers.
KC has a Quick Ratio of 0.67. This is a bad value and indicates that KC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of KC (0.67) is worse than 88.89% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.67
Quick Ratio 0.67

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

KC shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 55.35%, which is quite impressive.
The Revenue has decreased by -2.42% in the past year.
The Revenue has been growing by 26.01% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)55.35%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%26.14%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.42%
Revenue growth 3Y2.33%
Revenue growth 5Y26.01%
Sales Q2Q%16.02%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, KC will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 21.07% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, KC will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 23.01% on average per year.
EPS Next Y30.21%
EPS Next 2Y23.99%
EPS Next 3Y21.07%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year7.66%
Revenue Next 2Y9.79%
Revenue Next 3Y10.61%
Revenue Next 5Y23.01%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

KC reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for KC. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

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

4.3 Compensation for Growth

KC's earnings are expected to grow with 21.07% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y23.99%
EPS Next 3Y21.07%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

KC does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

KINGSOFT CLOUD HOLDINGS-ADR

NASDAQ:KC (12/20/2024, 8:21:07 PM)

Premarket: 9.59 +0.01 (+0.1%)

9.58

+1.18 (+14.05%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)11-19 2024-11-19/bmo
Earnings (Next)N/A N/A
Inst Owners12.52%
Inst Owner Change-29.59%
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap2.27B
Analysts82.11
Price Target6.15 (-35.8%)
Short Float %3.15%
Short Ratio2.05
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/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)51.49%
Min EPS beat(2)10.35%
Max EPS beat(2)92.62%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)32.81%
Min EPS beat(4)10.35%
Max EPS beat(4)92.62%
EPS beat(8)5
Avg EPS beat(8)12.1%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)5.95%
EPS beat(16)6
Avg EPS beat(16)1.64%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.53%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.2%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.15%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.83%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.2%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.15%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-5%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-5.23%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-5.19%
PT rev (1m)43.05%
PT rev (3m)52.63%
EPS NQ rev (1m)15.52%
EPS NQ rev (3m)21.57%
EPS NY rev (1m)6.09%
EPS NY rev (3m)8.99%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)7.27%
Revenue NY rev (1m)2.42%
Revenue NY rev (3m)1.48%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 2.28
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 3.17
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.41
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.35
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)N/A
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)N/A
OCFYN/A
SpS4.2
BVpS3.02
TBVpS-0.05
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -12.3%
ROE -39.27%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 16.06%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-12.44%
ROA(5y)-12.96%
ROE(3y)-25.59%
ROE(5y)-24.3%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
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 3Y30.5%
GM growth 5YN/A
F-ScoreN/A
Asset Turnover0.44
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.51
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 0.67
Quick Ratio 0.67
Altman-Z -0.31
F-ScoreN/A
WACC10.11%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)139.68%
Cap/Depr(5y)158.88%
Cap/Sales(3y)17.86%
Cap/Sales(5y)20.61%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)55.35%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%26.14%
EPS Next Y30.21%
EPS Next 2Y23.99%
EPS Next 3Y21.07%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.42%
Revenue growth 3Y2.33%
Revenue growth 5Y26.01%
Sales Q2Q%16.02%
Revenue Next Year7.66%
Revenue Next 2Y9.79%
Revenue Next 3Y10.61%
Revenue Next 5Y23.01%
EBIT growth 1Y36.97%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year117.42%
EBIT Next 3Y41.66%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-70.92%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-189.45%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A