VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:VNETUS90138A1034

Current stock price

9.39 USD
+0.12 (+1.29%)
At close:
9.43 USD
+0.04 (+0.43%)
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This VNET fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

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1. VNET Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • VNET had negative earnings in the past year.
  • The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: VNET reported negative net income in multiple years.
  • Of the past 5 years VNET 4 years had a positive operating cash flow.
VNET Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFVNET 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 2025 0 1B -1B 2B -2B -3B

1.2 Ratios

  • VNET's Return On Assets of -0.58% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. VNET outperforms 47.73% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -4.13%, VNET is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
  • VNET has a Return On Invested Capital of 1.85%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: VNET outperforms 55.68% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.58%
ROE -4.13%
ROIC 1.85%
ROA(3y)-2.9%
ROA(5y)-1.89%
ROE(3y)-15.07%
ROE(5y)-10.02%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
VNET Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICVNET Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 -10 -20 -30 -40

1.3 Margins

  • VNET has a better Operating Margin (7.84%) than 64.77% of its industry peers.
  • VNET's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • VNET has a worse Gross Margin (22.04%) than 75.00% of its industry peers.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of VNET has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 7.84%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 22.04%
OM growth 3Y65.97%
OM growth 5Y13.83%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.65%
GM growth 5Y-0.22%
VNET Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsVNET Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20 -20 -40

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2. VNET Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), VNET is destroying value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, VNET has a worse debt to assets ratio.
VNET Yearly Shares OutstandingVNET Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M
VNET Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsVNET Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10B 20B 30B 40B

2.2 Solvency

  • VNET has an Altman-Z score of 0.17. This is a bad value and indicates that VNET is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • VNET has a worse Altman-Z score (0.17) than 73.86% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 3.14 is on the high side and indicates that VNET has dependencies on debt financing.
  • The Debt to Equity ratio of VNET (3.14) is worse than 76.14% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.14
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 0.17
ROIC/WACC0.41
WACC4.48%
VNET Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFVNET Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5B 10B 15B

2.3 Liquidity

  • VNET has a Current Ratio of 0.92. This is a bad value and indicates that VNET is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.92, VNET is doing worse than 80.68% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.92 indicates that VNET may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • The Quick ratio of VNET (0.92) is worse than 79.55% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.92
Quick Ratio 0.92
VNET Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesVNET Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2B 4B 6B 8B 10B

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3. VNET Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for VNET have decreased strongly by -184.21% in the last year.
  • The Revenue has grown by 20.46% in the past year. This is a very strong growth!
  • VNET shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 15.55% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-184.21%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%1800%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.46%
Revenue growth 3Y12.09%
Revenue growth 5Y15.55%
Sales Q2Q%19.62%

3.2 Future

  • VNET is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 49.65% yearly.
  • VNET is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 14.80% yearly.
EPS Next Y118.52%
EPS Next 2Y61.21%
EPS Next 3Y49.65%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year19.46%
Revenue Next 2Y20.25%
Revenue Next 3Y19.06%
Revenue Next 5Y14.8%

3.3 Evolution

  • The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
VNET Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesVNET Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023 2025 2027 2029 2031 2033 5B 10B 15B 20B 25B
VNET Yearly EPS VS EstimatesVNET Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 0 -5 -10 -15

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4. VNET Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for VNET. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
  • A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 320.21 indicates a quite expensive valuation of VNET.
  • Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of VNET is on the same level as its industry peers.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 38.51, VNET is valued quite expensively.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 320.21
VNET Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsVNET Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 100 200 300

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
VNET Per share dataVNET EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 1 2 3 4 5

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates VNET does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as VNET's earnings are expected to grow with 49.65% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y61.21%
EPS Next 3Y49.65%

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5. VNET Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for VNET!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

VNET Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

VNET GROUP INC-ADR

NASDAQ:VNET (4/17/2026, 8:00:02 PM)

After market: 9.43 +0.04 (+0.43%)

9.39

+0.12 (+1.29%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)03-16
Earnings (Next)05-26
Inst Owners54.93%
Inst Owner Change-0.08%
Ins Owners2.11%
Ins Owner Change-1.73%
Market Cap2.51B
Revenue(TTM)9.95B
Net Income(TTM)-256.77M
Analysts85.26
Price Target16.35 (74.12%)
Short Float %77.9%
Short Ratio4.99
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)1
Avg EPS beat(2)1.96%
Min EPS beat(2)-292.16%
Max EPS beat(2)296.08%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-233.76%
Min EPS beat(4)-678.57%
Max EPS beat(4)296.08%
EPS beat(8)3
Avg EPS beat(8)-60.18%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-139.59%
EPS beat(16)7
Avg EPS beat(16)65.71%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)1.76%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.66%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.19%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.64%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.92%
Max Revenue beat(4)4.19%
Revenue beat(8)5
Avg Revenue beat(8)1.83%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.07%
Revenue beat(16)5
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.16%
PT rev (1m)-1.05%
PT rev (3m)6.19%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-716.67%
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-48.5%
EPS NY rev (3m)-44.31%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.54%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.22%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 320.21
P/S 1.72
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 2.75
P/tB 4.06
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.16
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.03
Fwd EY0.31%
FCF(TTM)N/A
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)N/A
OCFYN/A
SpS5.46
BVpS3.41
TBVpS2.31
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number0 (-100%)
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.58%
ROE -4.13%
ROCE 2.43%
ROIC 1.85%
ROICexc 2.25%
ROICexgc 2.43%
OM 7.84%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 22.04%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-2.9%
ROA(5y)-1.89%
ROE(3y)-15.07%
ROE(5y)-10.02%
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 3Y56.38%
ROICexgc growth 5Y6%
ROICexc growth 3Y61.55%
ROICexc growth 5Y8.12%
OM growth 3Y65.97%
OM growth 5Y13.83%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.65%
GM growth 5Y-0.22%
F-ScoreN/A
Asset Turnover0.22
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 3.14
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 0.92
Quick Ratio 0.92
Altman-Z 0.17
F-ScoreN/A
WACC4.48%
ROIC/WACC0.41
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)-184.21%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%1800%
EPS Next Y118.52%
EPS Next 2Y61.21%
EPS Next 3Y49.65%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)20.46%
Revenue growth 3Y12.09%
Revenue growth 5Y15.55%
Sales Q2Q%19.62%
Revenue Next Year19.46%
Revenue Next 2Y20.25%
Revenue Next 3Y19.06%
Revenue Next 5Y14.8%
EBIT growth 1Y16.56%
EBIT growth 3Y86.03%
EBIT growth 5Y31.53%
EBIT Next Year336.35%
EBIT Next 3Y88.46%
EBIT Next 5Y49.48%
FCF growth 1YN/A
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1YN/A
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

VNET GROUP INC-ADR / VNET Fundamental Analysis FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) stock?

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


What is the valuation status of VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) stock?

VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


Can you provide the financial health for VNET stock?

The financial health rating of VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) is 0 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for VNET stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of VNET GROUP INC-ADR (VNET) is expected to grow by 118.52% in the next year.