36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:KRKR • US88429K2024

3.21 USD
-0.31 (-8.81%)
Last: Mar 11, 2026, 11:38 AM

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

Fundamental Rating

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Overall KRKR gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated KRKR against 69 industry peers in the Interactive Media & Services industry. KRKR may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. KRKR is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. KRKR Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • KRKR had negative earnings in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years KRKR reported 4 times negative net income.
  • In the past 5 years KRKR reported 4 times negative operating cash flow.
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 0 -200M -400M -600M -800M

1.2 Ratios

  • KRKR has a Return On Assets of -55.47%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: KRKR underperforms 86.96% of its industry peers.
  • KRKR has a worse Return On Equity (-121.24%) than 81.16% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -55.47%
ROE -121.24%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-21.8%
ROA(5y)-26.34%
ROE(3y)-48.44%
ROE(5y)-49.76%
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 0 -50 -100

1.3 Margins

  • With a Gross Margin value of 48.48%, KRKR is not doing good in the industry: 60.87% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of KRKR has grown nicely.
  • KRKR 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 48.48%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-6.51%
GM growth 5Y2.92%
KRKR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsKRKR Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50 -100

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2. KRKR Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • KRKR does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for KRKR has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • 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 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 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

  • KRKR has an Altman-Z score of -10.77. This is a bad value and indicates that KRKR is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -10.77, KRKR is doing worse than 84.06% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.09 indicates that KRKR is not too dependend on debt financing.
  • KRKR's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.09 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. KRKR outperforms 56.52% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.09
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -10.77
ROIC/WACCN/A
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 0 200M 400M 600M

2.3 Liquidity

  • KRKR has a Current Ratio of 1.15. 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 1.15. This is in the lower half of the industry: KRKR underperforms 69.57% of its industry peers.
  • A Quick Ratio of 1.15 indicates that KRKR should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
  • KRKR's Quick ratio of 1.15 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. KRKR is outperformed by 69.57% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.15
Quick Ratio 1.15
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 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. KRKR Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for KRKR have decreased strongly by -44.44% in the last year.
  • The Revenue for KRKR has decreased by -32.10% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • Measured over the past years, KRKR shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -18.83% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-44.44%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%100%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-32.1%
Revenue growth 3Y-9.99%
Revenue growth 5Y-18.83%
Sales Q2Q%-8.82%

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 Y18.75%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year31.46%
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

  • KRKR reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 11.39, the valuation of KRKR can be described as reasonable.
  • KRKR's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. KRKR is cheaper than 62.32% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of KRKR to the average of the S&P500 Index (24.39), we can say KRKR is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 11.39
KRKR Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsKRKR Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 5 10 15 20 25

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 0 5 -5 10 -10 15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
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 (3/11/2026, 11:38:20 AM)

3.21

-0.31 (-8.81%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)03-09
Earnings (Next)N/A
Inst Owners0.45%
Inst Owner Change2.9%
Ins Owners7.19%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap6.33M
Revenue(TTM)231.00M
Net Income(TTM)-137.00M
Analysts85.71
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %1.3%
Short Ratio0.11
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)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 RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 11.39
P/S 0.19
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.39
P/tB 0.39
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-10.14
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.28
Fwd EY8.78%
FCF(TTM)N/A
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)N/A
OCFYN/A
SpS17.04
BVpS8.34
TBVpS8.24
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -55.47%
ROE -121.24%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 48.48%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-21.8%
ROA(5y)-26.34%
ROE(3y)-48.44%
ROE(5y)-49.76%
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 3Y-6.51%
GM growth 5Y2.92%
F-ScoreN/A
Asset Turnover0.94
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.09
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 1.15
Quick Ratio 1.15
Altman-Z -10.77
F-ScoreN/A
WACC5.42%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)126.16%
Cap/Depr(5y)100.49%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.77%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.72%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-44.44%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%100%
EPS Next Y18.75%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-32.1%
Revenue growth 3Y-9.99%
Revenue growth 5Y-18.83%
Sales Q2Q%-8.82%
Revenue Next Year31.46%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y17.92%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year27.63%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y73.75%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y72.99%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

36KR HOLDINGS INC / KRKR FAQ

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

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 1 / 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.


How profitable is 36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) stock?

36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.


How financially healthy is 36KR HOLDINGS INC?

The financial health rating of 36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) is 2 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for KRKR stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of 36KR HOLDINGS INC (KRKR) is expected to grow by 18.75% in the next year.