36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:KRKR • US88429K2024

Current stock price

3.49 USD
-0.15 (-4.12%)
At close:
3.39 USD
-0.1 (-2.87%)
After Hours:

This KRKR fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. KRKR Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • KRKR had positive earnings in the past year.
  • In multiple years KRKR reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
  • KRKR had negative operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
KRKR Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFKRKR 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 2025 0 -200M -400M -600M -800M

1.2 Ratios

  • KRKR's Return On Assets of 3.75% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. KRKR outperforms 68.12% of its industry peers.
  • KRKR's Return On Equity of 8.67% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. KRKR outperforms 78.26% of its industry peers.
  • KRKR has a Return On Invested Capital of 4.93%. This is in the better half of the industry: KRKR outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.75%
ROE 8.67%
ROIC 4.93%
ROA(3y)-21.77%
ROA(5y)-15.87%
ROE(3y)-47.6%
ROE(5y)-33.25%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
KRKR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICKRKR Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -50 -100

1.3 Margins

  • KRKR has a Profit Margin of 4.90%. This is in the better half of the industry: KRKR outperforms 68.12% of its industry peers.
  • KRKR's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 4.40%, KRKR is in line with its industry, outperforming 57.97% of the companies in the same industry.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 57.69%, KRKR perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.28% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KRKR's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 4.4%
PM (TTM) 4.9%
GM 57.69%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3Y-10.37%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.25%
GM growth 5Y12.22%
KRKR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsKRKR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 50 -50 -100

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2. KRKR Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), KRKR is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, KRKR has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, KRKR has more shares outstanding
  • KRKR has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
KRKR Yearly Shares OutstandingKRKR Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 500K 1M 1.5M
KRKR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsKRKR Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -7.86, we must say that KRKR is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -7.86, KRKR is doing worse than 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.15 indicates that KRKR is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of KRKR (0.15) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.15
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -7.86
ROIC/WACC0.91
WACC5.42%
KRKR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFKRKR Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • KRKR has a Current Ratio of 1.21. This is a normal value and indicates that KRKR is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • KRKR has a Current ratio of 1.21. This is in the lower half of the industry: KRKR underperforms 69.57% of its industry peers.
  • KRKR has a Quick Ratio of 1.21. This is a normal value and indicates that KRKR is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 1.21, KRKR is not doing good in the industry: 69.57% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.21
Quick Ratio 1.21
KRKR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesKRKR Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. KRKR Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 108.10% over the past year.
  • The earnings per share for KRKR have been decreasing by -19.33% on average. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue has decreased by -1.36% in the past year.
  • KRKR shows a very negative growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -10.03% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)108.1%
EPS 3Y-19.33%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%173.79%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.36%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.92%
Revenue growth 5Y-10.03%
Sales Q2Q%4.74%

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
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.
KRKR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesKRKR Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 200M 400M 600M
KRKR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesKRKR Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -50 -100

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4. KRKR Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings ratio is 4.20, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of KRKR.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, KRKR is valued cheaper than 92.75% of the companies in the same industry.
  • KRKR is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.42, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 4.2
Fwd PE N/A
KRKR Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsKRKR Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
KRKR Per share dataKRKR EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15

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. KRKR Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • KRKR does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

KRKR Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

36KR HOLDINGS INC

NASDAQ:KRKR (4/24/2026, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 3.39 -0.1 (-2.87%)

3.49

-0.15 (-4.12%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)03-09
Earnings (Next)N/A
Inst Owners0.45%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners7.19%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap6.88M
Revenue(TTM)227.94M
Net Income(TTM)11.17M
Analysts85.71
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %384.12%
Short Ratio0.76
Dividend
Industry RankSector 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)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
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 4.2
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.21
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.37
P/tB 0.37
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)0.83
EY23.78%
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)N/A
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)N/A
OCFYN/A
SpS16.92
BVpS9.56
TBVpS9.47
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number13.3624 (282.88%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.75%
ROE 8.67%
ROCE 7.13%
ROIC 4.93%
ROICexc 14.08%
ROICexgc 14.38%
OM 4.4%
PM (TTM) 4.9%
GM 57.69%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-21.77%
ROA(5y)-15.87%
ROE(3y)-47.6%
ROE(5y)-33.25%
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 3Y-10.37%
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y0.25%
GM growth 5Y12.22%
F-ScoreN/A
Asset Turnover0.77
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.15
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 1.21
Quick Ratio 1.21
Altman-Z -7.86
F-ScoreN/A
WACC5.42%
ROIC/WACC0.91
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)108.1%
EPS 3Y-19.33%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%173.79%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.36%
Revenue growth 3Y-10.92%
Revenue growth 5Y-10.03%
Sales Q2Q%4.74%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y112.88%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1YN/A
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1YN/A
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

36KR HOLDINGS INC / KRKR Fundamental Analysis FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for 36KR HOLDINGS INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to KRKR.


What is the valuation status of 36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to 36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR). This can be considered as Overvalued.


What is the profitability of KRKR stock?

36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


What are the PE and PB ratios of 36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) stock?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for 36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) is 4.2 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.37.