JOYY INC-ADR(NASDAQ:YY) stock Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental Rating

We assign a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10 to YY. YY was compared to 71 industry peers in the Interactive Media & Services industry. While YY is still in line with the averages on profitability rating, there are concerns on its financial health. YY has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year YY was profitable.

In multiple years YY reported negative net income over the last 5 years.

In multiple years YY reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

YY has a better Return On Assets (4.09%) than 75.00% of its industry peers.

Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of 6.71%, YY is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 77.78% of the companies in the same industry.

YY has a Return On Invested Capital (0.51%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.09%
ROE	6.71%
ROIC	0.51%

ROA(3y)1.48%

ROA(5y)5.59%

ROE(3y)2.46%

ROE(5y)7.87%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

With an excellent Profit Margin value of 15.31%, YY belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 83.33% of the companies in the same industry.

In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of YY has declined.

YY has a Operating Margin (1.54%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

The Gross Margin of YY (35.85%) is worse than 73.61% of its industry peers.

YY's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	1.54%
PM (TTM)	15.31%
GM	35.85%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3Y-40.05%

PM growth 5Y-40.06%

GM growth 3Y8.39%

GM growth 5Y23.42%

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ROE

ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), YY is destroying value.

There is no outstanding debt for YY. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

2.2 Solvency

YY has an Altman-Z score of 1.32. This is a bad value and indicates that YY is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

YY's Altman-Z score of 1.32 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. YY outperforms 56.94% of its industry peers.

A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.01 indicates that YY is not too dependend on debt financing.

YY has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.01. This is in the better half of the industry: YY outperforms 63.89% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	1.32

ROIC/WACC0.06

WACC8.26%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.32 indicates that YY should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

YY has a worse Current ratio (1.32) than 65.28% of its industry peers.

YY has a Quick Ratio of 1.32. This is a normal value and indicates that YY is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

With a Quick ratio value of 1.32, YY is not doing good in the industry: 65.28% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.32
Quick Ratio	1.32

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 20.91% over the past year.

YY shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 4.68% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)20.91%

EPS 3Y58.63%

EPS 5Y4.68%

EPS Q2Q%75.25%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%-3.58%

3.2 Future

YY is expected to show a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 6.18% yearly.

Based on estimates for the next years, YY will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 2.18% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-9.66%

EPS Next 2Y3.25%

EPS Next 3Y6.18%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-3.1%

Revenue Next 2Y1.35%

Revenue Next 3Y2.18%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

YY is valuated reasonably with a Price/Earnings ratio of 8.26.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of YY indicates a rather cheap valuation: YY is cheaper than 84.72% of the companies listed in the same industry.

YY's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.60.

A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.14 indicates a reasonable valuation of YY.

Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, YY is valued cheaper than 81.94% of the companies in the same industry.

The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 22.43. YY is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	8.26
Fwd PE	9.14

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)1.76

EPS Next 2Y3.25%

EPS Next 3Y6.18%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

YY has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 50.62%, which is a nice return.

YY's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the industry average which is at 3.09. YY pays more dividend than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.

YY's Dividend Yield is rather good when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 2.36.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	50.62%

5.2 History

YY has been paying a dividend for over 5 years, so it has already some track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

DPN/A

EPS Next 2Y3.25%

EPS Next 3Y6.18%

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JOYY INC-ADR

NASDAQ:YY (3/28/2025, 8:07:34 PM)

After market: 41.55 0 (0%)

41.55

-1.08 (-2.53%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services

Earnings (Last)03-19 2025-03-19/amc

Earnings (Next)05-26 2025-05-26

Inst Owners67.96%

Inst Owner Change7.57%

Ins OwnersN/A

Ins Owner ChangeN/A

Market Cap2.24B

Analysts82.73

Price Target54.66 (31.55%)

Short Float %N/A

Short RatioN/A

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	50.62%

Yearly DividendN/A

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DPN/A

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-Date04-17 2025-04-17 (0.93)

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EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)49.84%

Min EPS beat(2)28.01%

Max EPS beat(2)71.66%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)98.4%

Min EPS beat(4)28.01%

Max EPS beat(4)211.16%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)113.15%

EPS beat(12)11

Avg EPS beat(12)184.43%

EPS beat(16)14

Avg EPS beat(16)134.32%

Revenue beat(2)1

Avg Revenue beat(2)0.25%

Min Revenue beat(2)-0.91%

Max Revenue beat(2)1.41%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.02%

Min Revenue beat(4)-0.93%

Max Revenue beat(4)1.41%

Revenue beat(8)2

Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.62%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.82%

Revenue beat(16)4

Avg Revenue beat(16)-12.44%

PT rev (1m)28.15%

PT rev (3m)28.15%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)0%

EPS NY rev (1m)2.51%

EPS NY rev (3m)2.51%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0.04%

Revenue NY rev (3m)0.22%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	8.26
Fwd PE	9.14
P/S	0.99
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.43
P/tB	1.02
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)5.03

EY12.11%

EPS(NY)4.54

Fwd EY10.94%

FCF(TTM)N/A

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)N/A

OCFYN/A

SpS42.13

BVpS96.21

TBVpS40.79

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)1.76

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	4.09%
ROE	6.71%
ROCE	0.65%
ROIC	0.51%
ROICexc	1.29%
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	1.54%
PM (TTM)	15.31%
GM	35.85%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)1.48%

ROA(5y)5.59%

ROE(3y)2.46%

ROE(5y)7.87%

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 3Y-40.05%

PM growth 5Y-40.06%

GM growth 3Y8.39%

GM growth 5Y23.42%

F-ScoreN/A

Asset Turnover0.27

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.01
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	1.32
Quick Ratio	1.32
Altman-Z	1.32

F-ScoreN/A

WACC8.26%

ROIC/WACC0.06

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)20.91%

EPS 3Y58.63%

EPS 5Y4.68%

EPS Q2Q%75.25%

EPS Next Y-9.66%

EPS Next 2Y3.25%

EPS Next 3Y6.18%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A

Revenue growth 3YN/A

Revenue growth 5YN/A

Sales Q2Q%-3.58%

Revenue Next Year-3.1%

Revenue Next 2Y1.35%

Revenue Next 3Y2.18%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-46.77%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year84.42%

EBIT Next 3Y40.93%

EBIT Next 5Y35.02%

FCF growth 1YN/A

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1YN/A

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

JOYY INC-ADR (YY) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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