CMCM Fundamental Analysis - CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, CMCM scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CMCM was compared to 280 industry peers in the Software industry. The financial health of CMCM is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. While showing a medium growth rate, CMCM is valued expensive at the moment.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

CMCM had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past 5 years CMCM reported 4 times negative net income.

In multiple years CMCM reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

The Return On Assets of CMCM (-11.94%) is worse than 66.07% of its industry peers.

CMCM's Return On Equity of -34.01% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CMCM is outperformed by 63.93% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-11.94%
ROE	-34.01%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-10.74%

ROA(5y)-6.42%

ROE(3y)-24.89%

ROE(5y)-14.92%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

CMCM has a Gross Margin of 72.94%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CMCM outperforms 58.93% of its industry peers.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CMCM has remained more or less at the same level.

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for CMCM so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	72.94%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y0.2%

GM growth 5Y0.66%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CMCM does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

The number of shares outstanding for CMCM has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

CMCM has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

There is no outstanding debt for CMCM. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

2.2 Solvency

CMCM has an Altman-Z score of 0.11. This is a bad value and indicates that CMCM is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

With a Altman-Z score value of 0.11, CMCM is not doing good in the industry: 71.79% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

There is no outstanding debt for CMCM. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.11

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.84%

2.3 Liquidity

CMCM has a Current Ratio of 1.25. This is a normal value and indicates that CMCM is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.25, CMCM is doing worse than 61.79% of the companies in the same industry.

CMCM has a Quick Ratio of 1.25. This is a normal value and indicates that CMCM is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of CMCM (1.25) is worse than 61.43% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.25
Quick Ratio	1.25

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for CMCM have decreased by -2.44% in the last year.

CMCM shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 20.52%.

Measured over the past years, CMCM shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -25.80% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-2.44%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.52%

Revenue growth 3Y0.94%

Revenue growth 5Y-25.8%

Sales Q2Q%57.75%

3.2 Future

CMCM is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 41.67% yearly.

CMCM is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 235.64% yearly.

EPS Next Y7.89%

EPS Next 2Y41.67%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year708.95%

Revenue Next 2Y235.64%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CMCM reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 2561.10 indicates a quite expensive valuation of CMCM.

64.29% of the companies in the same industry are cheaper than CMCM, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 36.12. CMCM is valued rather expensively when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	2561.1

4.2 Price Multiples

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

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates an expensive valuation of the company.

CMCM's earnings are expected to grow with 41.67% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y41.67%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for CMCM!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR

NYSE:CMCM (11/26/2025, 8:23:36 PM)

After market: 7.3 -0.08 (-1.08%)

7.38

-1.13 (-13.28%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services

GICS IndustrySoftware

Earnings (Last)09-08 2025-09-08

Earnings (Next)12-15 2025-12-15

Inst Owners3.39%

Inst Owner Change-5.53%

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap226.50M

Revenue(TTM)983.00M

Net Income(TTM)-625.40M

Analysts36.67

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.21%

Short Ratio0.35

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)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)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	2561.1
P/S	1.63
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.87
P/tB	1.3
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-2.93

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0

Fwd EY0.04%

FCF(TTM)N/A

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)N/A

OCFYN/A

SpS4.52

BVpS8.46

TBVpS5.7

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-11.94%
ROE	-34.01%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	72.94%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-10.74%

ROA(5y)-6.42%

ROE(3y)-24.89%

ROE(5y)-14.92%

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

ROICexgc growth 3YN/A

ROICexgc 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 3Y0.2%

GM growth 5Y0.66%

F-ScoreN/A

Asset Turnover0.19

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
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	1.25
Quick Ratio	1.25
Altman-Z	0.11

F-ScoreN/A

WACC9.84%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)28.2%

Cap/Depr(5y)52.64%

Cap/Sales(3y)1.68%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.97%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-2.44%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%N/A

EPS Next Y7.89%

EPS Next 2Y41.67%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.52%

Revenue growth 3Y0.94%

Revenue growth 5Y-25.8%

Sales Q2Q%57.75%

Revenue Next Year708.95%

Revenue Next 2Y235.64%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-35.52%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next YearN/A

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-148.29%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-143.29%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR / CMCM FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to CMCM.

What is the valuation status for CMCM stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR (CMCM). This can be considered as Overvalued.

How profitable is CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR (CMCM) stock?

CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR (CMCM) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.

What is the expected EPS growth for CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR (CMCM) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR (CMCM) is expected to grow by 7.89% in the next year.

CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR (CMCM) 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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