TAOPING INC (TAOP) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:TAOP • VGG8675V1351

1.48 USD
+0.12 (+8.82%)
Last: Mar 5, 2026, 04:01 PM

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

Fundamental Rating

2

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to TAOP. TAOP was compared to 86 industry peers in the IT Services industry. The financial health of TAOP is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. TAOP is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. TAOP Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • TAOP had negative earnings in the past year.
  • TAOP had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
  • TAOP had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
  • In the past 5 years TAOP always reported negative operating cash flow.
TAOP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFTAOP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -10M -20M

1.2 Ratios

  • TAOP has a Return On Assets of -23.38%. This is amonst the worse of the industry: TAOP underperforms 80.23% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -48.96%, TAOP is doing worse than 69.77% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -23.38%
ROE -48.96%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-10.54%
ROA(5y)-22.01%
ROE(3y)-30.3%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
TAOP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICTAOP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200 -200 -400

1.3 Margins

  • TAOP has a worse Gross Margin (14.93%) than 86.05% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of TAOP has declined.
  • TAOP 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 14.93%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-15.03%
GM growth 5Y-15.03%
TAOP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsTAOP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -50 -100 -150

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2. TAOP Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • TAOP does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, TAOP has more shares outstanding
  • The number of shares outstanding for TAOP has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • TAOP has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
TAOP Yearly Shares OutstandingTAOP Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100K 200K 300K 400K
TAOP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsTAOP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -7.86, we must say that TAOP is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • TAOP's Altman-Z score of -7.86 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. TAOP is outperformed by 86.05% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.56 indicates that TAOP is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • TAOP's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.56 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. TAOP outperforms 44.19% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.56
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -7.86
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC7.86%
TAOP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFTAOP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10M -10M -20M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 2.38 indicates that TAOP has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • TAOP has a Current ratio of 2.38. This is in the better half of the industry: TAOP outperforms 67.44% of its industry peers.
  • TAOP has a Quick Ratio of 2.15. This indicates that TAOP is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 2.15, TAOP is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.79% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.38
Quick Ratio 2.15
TAOP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesTAOP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M

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3. TAOP Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • TAOP shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -179.76%.
  • The Revenue for TAOP has decreased by -15.10% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • The Revenue has been growing by 21.59% on average over the past years. This is a very strong growth!
EPS 1Y (TTM)-179.76%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-268.88%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-15.1%
Revenue growth 3Y23.65%
Revenue growth 5Y21.59%
Sales Q2Q%-2.63%

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.
TAOP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesTAOP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M

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4. TAOP Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for TAOP. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
TAOP Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsTAOP Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
TAOP Per share dataTAOP EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 -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. TAOP Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

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

TAOP Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

TAOPING INC

NASDAQ:TAOP (3/5/2026, 4:01:14 PM)

1.48

+0.12 (+8.82%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)09-07
Earnings (Next)N/A
Inst Owners0.14%
Inst Owner Change-10.81%
Ins Owners3.34%
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap13.68M
Revenue(TTM)36.20M
Net Income(TTM)-7.09M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.43%
Short Ratio0.86
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 N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.38
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.94
P/tB 0.94
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-15.26
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.32
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.14
OCFYN/A
SpS3.92
BVpS1.57
TBVpS1.57
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -23.38%
ROE -48.96%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 14.93%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-10.54%
ROA(5y)-22.01%
ROE(3y)-30.3%
ROE(5y)N/A
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-15.03%
GM growth 5Y-15.03%
F-Score2
Asset Turnover1.19
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.56
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 92.93%
Cap/Sales 4.46%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.38
Quick Ratio 2.15
Altman-Z -7.86
F-Score2
WACC7.86%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)38.3%
Cap/Depr(5y)93.6%
Cap/Sales(3y)4.47%
Cap/Sales(5y)17.33%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-179.76%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-268.88%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-15.1%
Revenue growth 3Y23.65%
Revenue growth 5Y21.59%
Sales Q2Q%-2.63%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-518.6%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y10.93%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y56.33%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

TAOPING INC / TAOP FAQ

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


What is the valuation status of TAOPING INC (TAOP) stock?

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How profitable is TAOPING INC (TAOP) stock?

TAOPING INC (TAOP) has a profitability rating of 0 / 10.