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ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL - ADR (AACG) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:AACG - Nasdaq - US00211V1061 - ADR - Currency: USD

1.71  -0.13 (-7.07%)

After market: 1.82 +0.11 (+6.43%)

Fundamental Rating

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AACG gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 71 industry peers in the Diversified Consumer Services industry. AACG may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. AACG is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

AACG had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past 5 years AACG always reported negative net income.
AACG had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
AACG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAACG Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M 400M 600M 800M

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -7.00%, AACG is not doing good in the industry: 60.56% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
AACG has a worse Return On Equity (-48.48%) than 64.79% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7%
ROE -48.48%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-8.51%
ROA(5y)-9.94%
ROE(3y)-36.19%
ROE(5y)-35.45%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
AACG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAACG Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100 200 300

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 52.90%, AACG is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.97% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of AACG has grown nicely.
AACG does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 52.9%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.5%
GM growth 5Y7.46%
AACG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAACG Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20K 40K 60K

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

AACG does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for AACG remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, AACG has more shares outstanding
AACG has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
AACG Yearly Shares OutstandingAACG Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M
AACG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAACG Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -1.17, we must say that AACG is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
AACG's Altman-Z score of -1.17 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. AACG is outperformed by 69.01% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.20 indicates that AACG is not too dependend on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.20, AACG perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 54.93% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.2
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -1.17
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC7.66%
AACG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAACG Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M

2.3 Liquidity

AACG has a Current Ratio of 0.20. This is a bad value and indicates that AACG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
AACG has a worse Current ratio (0.20) than 88.73% of its industry peers.
AACG has a Quick Ratio of 0.20. This is a bad value and indicates that AACG is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
AACG has a Quick ratio of 0.20. This is amonst the worse of the industry: AACG underperforms 88.73% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.2
Quick Ratio 0.2
AACG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAACG Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 7.41% over the past year.
Looking at the last year, AACG shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 21.45%.
The Revenue has been growing by 22.34% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)7.41%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%27.59%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.45%
Revenue growth 3Y9.85%
Revenue growth 5Y22.34%
Sales Q2Q%16.07%

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 Y-18.99%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

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.
AACG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAACG Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M
AACG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAACG Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -0.2 -0.4 -0.6 -0.8 -1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for AACG. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Also next year AACG is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
AACG Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAACG Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20 30

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
AACG Per share dataAACG EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.5 -0.5 1

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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ATA CREATIVITY GLOBAL - ADR

NASDAQ:AACG (8/21/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 1.82 +0.11 (+6.43%)

1.71

-0.13 (-7.07%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Services
GICS IndustryDiversified Consumer Services
Earnings (Last)08-05 2025-08-05
Earnings (Next)11-05 2025-11-05
Inst Owners15.94%
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap53.82M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.32%
Short Ratio0.32
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 1.4
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 5.85
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.14
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.17
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)N/A
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)N/A
OCFYN/A
SpS1.22
BVpS0.29
TBVpS-0.76
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -7%
ROE -48.48%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 52.9%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-8.51%
ROA(5y)-9.94%
ROE(3y)-36.19%
ROE(5y)-35.45%
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 3Y0.5%
GM growth 5Y7.46%
F-ScoreN/A
Asset Turnover0.6
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.2
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 0.2
Quick Ratio 0.2
Altman-Z -1.17
F-ScoreN/A
WACC7.66%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)33.56%
Cap/Depr(5y)27.29%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.09%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.9%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)7.41%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%27.59%
EPS Next Y-18.99%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)21.45%
Revenue growth 3Y9.85%
Revenue growth 5Y22.34%
Sales Q2Q%16.07%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y8.56%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-24.09%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-458.68%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-138.29%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A