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 276 industry peers in the Software industry. CMCM scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. CMCM is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CMCM has reported negative net income.
In the past 5 years CMCM reported 4 times negative net income.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: CMCM reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -12.56%, CMCM is doing worse than 67.39% of the companies in the same industry.
The Return On Equity of CMCM (-34.42%) is worse than 65.58% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-12.56%
ROE	-34.42%
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

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 74.30%, CMCM is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.68% of the companies in the same industry.
CMCM's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
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	74.3%

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.
CMCM has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, CMCM has more shares outstanding
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

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.11, we must say that CMCM is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
CMCM has a worse Altman-Z score (0.11) than 71.74% of its industry peers.
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

WACC9.7%

2.3 Liquidity

CMCM has a Current Ratio of 1.27. This is a normal value and indicates that CMCM is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
CMCM has a worse Current ratio (1.27) than 61.23% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.27 indicates that CMCM should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
CMCM has a Quick ratio of 1.27. This is in the lower half of the industry: CMCM underperforms 60.87% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.27
Quick Ratio	1.27

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for CMCM have decreased by -2.44% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, CMCM shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 19.64% in the last year.
The Revenue for CMCM have been decreasing by -25.80% on average. This is quite bad

EPS 1Y (TTM)-2.44%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%66.67%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)19.64%

Revenue growth 3Y0.94%

Revenue growth 5Y-25.8%

Sales Q2Q%49.48%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, CMCM will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 41.66% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, CMCM will show a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 232.97% on average per year.

EPS Next Y11.11%

EPS Next 2Y41.66%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year696.13%

Revenue Next 2Y232.98%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

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

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for CMCM. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 2370.25, the valuation of CMCM can be described as expensive.
63.77% 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 24.26. CMCM is valued rather expensively when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	2370.25

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.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as CMCM's earnings are expected to grow with 41.66% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y41.66%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

CMCM does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR

NYSE:CMCM (1/16/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 6.94 0 (0%)

6.94

-0.01 (-0.14%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services

GICS IndustrySoftware

Earnings (Last)12-15 2025-12-15

Earnings (Next)03-24 2026-03-24

Inst Owners3.21%

Inst Owner Change-0.01%

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap212.99M

Revenue(TTM)1.08B

Net Income(TTM)-625.40M

Analysts36.67

Price TargetN/A

Short Float %0.36%

Short Ratio0.91

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	0%

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	2370.25
P/S	1.38
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.82
P/tB	1.29
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-3.04

EYN/A

EPS(NY)0

Fwd EY0.04%

FCF(TTM)N/A

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)N/A

OCFYN/A

SpS5.04

BVpS8.5

TBVpS5.38

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Graham NumberN/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-12.56%
ROE	-34.42%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	74.3%
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 Turnover0.22

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	1.27
Quick Ratio	1.27
Altman-Z	0.11

F-ScoreN/A

WACC9.7%

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%66.67%

EPS Next Y11.11%

EPS Next 2Y41.66%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)19.64%

Revenue growth 3Y0.94%

Revenue growth 5Y-25.8%

Sales Q2Q%49.48%

Revenue Next Year696.13%

Revenue Next 2Y232.98%

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.

Can you provide the valuation status for CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR?

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.

Can you provide the financial health for CMCM stock?

The financial health rating of CHEETAH MOBILE INC - ADR (CMCM) is 5 / 10.

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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