Stock ZH ZHIHU INC.
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Financials Zhihu Inc.

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US98955N1081

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 04:00:02 2024-04-29 pm EDT 		5-day change 1st Jan Change
0.6853 USD +3.83% Intraday chart for Zhihu Inc. +13.22% -26.82%
Apr. 26 Zhihu to Change ADS Ratio MT
Apr. 10 Beijing ModelBest Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. announced that it has received funding from Primavera Capital Group, Hubble Technology Venture Capital Co., Ltd., Beijing Shunxi Venture Capital Fund Management Co.,Ltd., Zhihu Inc. and other investors CI

Valuation

Fiscal Period: December 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Capitalization 1 19,760 5,586 3,981 2,875 - -
Enterprise Value (EV) 1 17,603 1,060 1,874 2,875 2,875 2,875
P/E ratio -11.5 x -3.46 x -4.71 x -5.51 x -24.4 x -
Yield - - - - - -
Capitalization / Revenue 6.68 x 1.55 x 0.95 x 0.77 x 0.68 x 0.66 x
EV / Revenue 6.68 x 1.55 x 0.95 x 0.77 x 0.68 x 0.66 x
EV / EBITDA -24.1 x -4.64 x -4.51 x -4.92 x 73.7 x -
EV / FCF -44.1 x -5.01 x -9.39 x -7.17 x -46.4 x 29.6 x
FCF Yield -2.27% -20% -10.7% -13.9% -2.16% 3.37%
Price to Book 2.51 x 1 x 0.88 x 0.69 x 0.73 x 0.68 x
Nbr of stocks (in thousands) 561,505 622,958 599,004 579,399 - -
Reference price 2 35.19 8.966 6.646 4.961 4.961 4.961
Announcement Date 3/14/22 3/22/23 3/26/24 - - -
1CNY in Million2CNY
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Income Statement Evolution (Annual data)

Fiscal Period: December 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Net sales 1 - 2,959 3,605 4,199 3,728 4,217 4,337
EBITDA 1 - -820.8 -1,205 -882.7 -584 39 -
EBIT 1 - -1,391 -1,604 -1,072 -613 -223.2 39.59
Operating Margin - -46.99% -44.49% -25.54% -16.44% -5.29% 0.91%
Earnings before Tax (EBT) 1 - -1,293 -1,564 -827.7 -409.5 -117.5 17.5
Net income 1 -517.6 -1,469 -1,581 -843.6 -457.3 -124.5 12.5
Net margin - -49.66% -43.86% -20.09% -12.27% -2.95% 0.29%
EPS 2 -18.36 -3.060 -2.590 -1.410 -0.9000 -0.2033 -
Free Cash Flow 1 - -447.7 -1,116 -424 -401 -62 97
FCF margin - -15.13% -30.95% -10.1% -10.76% -1.47% 2.24%
FCF Conversion (EBITDA) - - - - - - -
FCF Conversion (Net income) - - - - - - 776%
Dividend per Share 2 - - - - - - -
Announcement Date 3/5/21 3/14/22 3/22/23 3/26/24 - - -
1CNY in Million2CNY
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Income Statement Evolution (Quarterly data)

Fiscal Period: December 2021 Q3 2021 Q4 2022 Q1 2022 Q2 2022 Q3 2022 Q4 2023 Q1 2023 Q2 2023 Q3 2023 Q4 2024 Q1 2024 Q2 2024 Q3
Net sales 1 823.5 1,019 743.2 836 911.7 1,114 994.2 1,044 1,022 1,138 898.6 862.5 836.8
EBITDA -317.6 -370.3 -642.8 -455.3 -273.2 166.7 - - - - - - -
EBIT 1 -322.5 -375.2 -648.2 -460.7 -278.6 -216.3 -216.7 -327.2 -350.1 -178.2 -246 - -
Operating Margin -39.16% -36.82% -87.21% -55.1% -30.56% -19.42% -21.8% -31.34% -34.25% -15.65% -27.38% - -
Earnings before Tax (EBT) -269.5 -380.3 -611.9 -480.6 -294.9 -176.8 - - - - - - -
Net income 1 -269.8 -383.3 -614.3 -487 -300.2 -179.7 -181.4 -279.1 -278.7 - -210 - -
Net margin -32.77% -37.61% -82.65% -58.25% -32.92% -16.13% -18.24% -26.73% -27.26% - -23.37% - -
EPS -0.9100 -0.6500 -1.020 -1.590 -0.9800 -0.2900 - - - - - - -
Dividend per Share - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Announcement Date 11/22/21 3/14/22 5/25/22 8/30/22 11/30/22 3/22/23 5/24/23 8/23/23 11/29/23 3/26/24 - - -
1CNY in Million
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Balance Sheet Analysis

Fiscal Period: December 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Net Debt - - - - - - -
Net Cash position - 2,157 4,526 2,107 - - -
Leverage (Debt/EBITDA) - - - - - - -
Free Cash Flow 1 - -448 -1,116 -424 -401 -62 97
ROE (net income / shareholders' equity) - -94.2% -19.3% -12.9% -7.68% -0.91% 4.47%
ROA (Net income/ Total Assets) - -11.9% -14.5% -9.12% -6.1% -0.4% -1.4%
Assets 1 - 12,358 10,883 9,249 7,497 31,125 -892.9
Book Value Per Share 2 - 14.00 8.940 7.530 7.140 6.820 7.300
Cash Flow per Share 2 - -0.9200 -0.9100 -1.390 -1.080 -0.2500 0.2000
Capex 1 - 7.44 0.71 8.49 20.5 27.3 22.5
Capex / Sales - 0.25% 0.02% 0.2% 0.55% 0.65% 0.52%
Announcement Date 3/5/21 3/14/22 3/22/23 3/26/24 - - -
1CNY in Million2CNY
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Ratings for Zhihu Inc.

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Analysts' Consensus

Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
8
Last Close Price
4.961 CNY
Average target price
9.746 CNY
Spread / Average Target
+96.44%
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