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KINGSOFT CLOUD HOLDINGS-ADR (KC) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:KC - Nasdaq - US49639K1016 - ADR - Currency: USD

13.62  -0.69 (-4.82%)

Premarket: 13.7 +0.08 (+0.59%)

Fundamental Rating

2

Taking everything into account, KC scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. KC was compared to 83 industry peers in the IT Services industry. KC may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. 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.
In the past year KC had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years KC always reported negative net income.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: KC reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
KC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFKC Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -1B -2B -3B

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of -11.18%, KC is not doing good in the industry: 74.70% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
With a Return On Equity value of -38.05%, KC is not doing good in the industry: 72.29% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -11.18%
ROE -38.05%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-13.66%
ROA(5y)-11.35%
ROE(3y)-33.28%
ROE(5y)-25.35%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
KC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICKC Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -10 -20 -30 -40

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 17.22%, KC is doing worse than 86.75% of the companies in the same industry.
KC's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
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 17.22%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y64.39%
GM growth 5Y145.13%
KC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsKC Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20 -40 -60 -80 -100

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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.
Compared to 1 year ago, KC has more shares outstanding
KC has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
KC has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
KC Yearly Shares OutstandingKC Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M
KC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsKC Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5B 10B 15B 20B

2.2 Solvency

KC has an Altman-Z score of 0.28. This is a bad value and indicates that KC is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
The Altman-Z score of KC (0.28) is worse than 77.11% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.95 indicates that KC is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
The Debt to Equity ratio of KC (0.95) is worse than 67.47% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.95
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.28
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC7.25%
KC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFKC Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 2B -2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

2.3 Liquidity

KC has a Current Ratio of 0.75. This is a bad value and indicates that KC is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
KC has a Current ratio of 0.75. This is amonst the worse of the industry: KC underperforms 89.16% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.75 indicates that KC may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of KC (0.75) is worse than 87.95% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.75
Quick Ratio 0.75
KC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesKC Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

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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 54.13%, which is quite impressive.
The Revenue has grown by 14.67% in the past year. This is quite good.
Measured over the past years, KC shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 14.50% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)54.13%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%14.44%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.67%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.93%
Revenue growth 5Y14.5%
Sales Q2Q%10.94%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 37.03% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
KC is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 18.84% yearly.
EPS Next Y-21.1%
EPS Next 2Y13.43%
EPS Next 3Y27.29%
EPS Next 5Y37.03%
Revenue Next Year21.57%
Revenue Next 2Y18.73%
Revenue Next 3Y18.11%
Revenue Next 5Y18.84%

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
KC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesKC Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B
KC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesKC Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 2 -2 -4 -6

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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.
Also next year KC 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
KC Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsKC Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 20 -20 40 -40 60 -60

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, KC is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 65.06% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 64
KC Per share dataKC EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 1 -1 2 3

4.3 Compensation for Growth

KC's earnings are expected to grow with 27.29% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y13.43%
EPS Next 3Y27.29%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for KC!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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KINGSOFT CLOUD HOLDINGS-ADR

NASDAQ:KC (8/19/2025, 8:00:49 PM)

Premarket: 13.7 +0.08 (+0.59%)

13.62

-0.69 (-4.82%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)05-28 2025-05-28/bmo
Earnings (Next)08-20 2025-08-20/bmo
Inst Owners7.42%
Inst Owner Change-8.88%
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap3.70B
Analysts83.33
Price Target16.09 (18.14%)
Short Float %51.26%
Short Ratio4.83
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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)38.83%
Min EPS beat(2)10.35%
Max EPS beat(2)67.32%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)46.07%
Min EPS beat(4)10.35%
Max EPS beat(4)92.62%
EPS beat(8)6
Avg EPS beat(8)24.44%
EPS beat(12)7
Avg EPS beat(12)12.13%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)7.42%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-1.26%
Min Revenue beat(2)-5.2%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.67%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.15%
Min Revenue beat(4)-5.2%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.67%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.53%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-4.96%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-4.82%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-21.84%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-103.1%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-3.32%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 3.41
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 42.28
P/B 5.14
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 64
EPS(TTM)-0.29
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.22
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.57
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.32
OCFY2.37%
SpS3.99
BVpS2.65
TBVpS-0.07
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -11.18%
ROE -38.05%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 17.22%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-13.66%
ROA(5y)-11.35%
ROE(3y)-33.28%
ROE(5y)-25.35%
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 3Y64.39%
GM growth 5Y145.13%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.44
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.95
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 11.03
Cap/Depr 291.6%
Cap/Sales 47.31%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion 141.6%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.75
Quick Ratio 0.75
Altman-Z 0.28
F-Score4
WACC7.25%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)208.23%
Cap/Depr(5y)184.13%
Cap/Sales(3y)30.92%
Cap/Sales(5y)25.02%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)54.13%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%14.44%
EPS Next Y-21.1%
EPS Next 2Y13.43%
EPS Next 3Y27.29%
EPS Next 5Y37.03%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.67%
Revenue growth 3Y-4.93%
Revenue growth 5Y14.5%
Sales Q2Q%10.94%
Revenue Next Year21.57%
Revenue Next 2Y18.73%
Revenue Next 3Y18.11%
Revenue Next 5Y18.84%
EBIT growth 1Y43.69%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year204.16%
EBIT Next 3Y57.69%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-43.16%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y471.69%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A