TAOPING INC (TAOP)
VGG8675V1278 - Common Stock
Taking everything into account, TAOP scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. TAOP was compared to 84 industry peers in the IT Services industry. TAOP has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. TAOP is valied quite expensively at the moment, while it does show a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
TAOP had positive earnings in the past year.
In the past year TAOP has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
TAOP had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
In the past 5 years TAOP always reported negative operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of 4.99%, TAOP is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 64.63% of the companies in the same industry.
TAOP has a Return On Equity of 10.73%. This is in the better half of the industry: TAOP outperforms 68.29% of its industry peers.
TAOP has a Return On Invested Capital (4.43%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 4.99% | ||
| ROE | 10.73% | ||
| ROIC | 4.43% |
ROA(3y)-15.81%
ROA(5y)-22.75%
ROE(3y)-43.57%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
With a Profit Margin value of 3.99%, TAOP perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.10% of the companies in the same industry.
The Operating Margin of TAOP (3.18%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
TAOP has a worse Gross Margin (21.39%) than 78.05% of its industry peers.
TAOP's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 3.18% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.99% | ||
| GM | 21.39% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-13.28%
GM growth 5Y-13.42%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so TAOP is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for TAOP has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, TAOP has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, TAOP has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
TAOP has an Altman-Z score of -6.35. This is a bad value and indicates that TAOP is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of -6.35, TAOP is not doing good in the industry: 93.90% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.52 indicates that TAOP is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
TAOP has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.52) which is in line with its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.52 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | -6.35 |
ROIC/WACC0.62
WACC7.14%
2.3 Liquidity
TAOP has a Current Ratio of 1.50. This is a normal value and indicates that TAOP is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of TAOP (1.50) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.33 indicates that TAOP should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 1.33, TAOP is not doing good in the industry: 60.98% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.33 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
TAOP shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 114.29%, which is quite impressive.
Looking at the last year, TAOP shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 37.49%.
TAOP shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 13.40% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)114.29%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%111.8%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)37.49%
Revenue growth 3Y51.55%
Revenue growth 5Y13.4%
Sales Q2Q%28.42%
3.2 Future
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
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Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
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3.3 Evolution
No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
A Price/Earnings ratio of 0.56 indicates a rather cheap valuation of TAOP.
100.00% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than TAOP, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 28.96, TAOP is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 0.56 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
TAOP's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. TAOP is cheaper than 96.34% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 0.45 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
TAOP does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
TAOPING INC
NASDAQ:TAOP (11/21/2024, 8:00:01 PM)
After market: 0.343 -0.01 (-3.33%)0.3548
+0.01 (+1.95%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
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Market Cap2.35M
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| PE | 0.56 | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
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Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
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| ROA | 4.99% | ||
| ROE | 10.73% | ||
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| OM | 3.18% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.99% | ||
| GM | 21.39% | ||
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Asset Turnover1.25
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
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| Debt/Equity | 0.52 | ||
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| Current Ratio | 1.5 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.33 | ||
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EPS 1Y (TTM)114.29%
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Revenue 1Y (TTM)37.49%
Revenue growth 3Y51.55%
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