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Communication Services - Internet Content & Information - NYSE - CN
$ 3.53
-8.31 %
$ 341 M
Market Cap
-13.58
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 8, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one ZH stock under the worst case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 3.53 USD, Zhihu Inc. is HIDDEN

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 8, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one ZH stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 3.53 USD, Zhihu Inc. is HIDDEN

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Apr, 8, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one ZH stock under the best case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 3.53 USD, Zhihu Inc. is HIDDEN

2. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

Price Chart ZH

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FINANCIALS
4.2 B REVENUE
16.48%
-1.07 B OPERATING INCOME
33.14%
-840 M NET INCOME
46.81%
-416 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
62.73%
-1.68 B INVESTING CASH FLOW
-48.16%
-365 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
-236.92%
845 M REVENUE
-9.51%
-84.3 M OPERATING INCOME
54.14%
-10.5 M NET INCOME
87.32%
0 OPERATING CASH FLOW
0.00%
0 INVESTING CASH FLOW
0.00%
0 FINANCING CASH FLOW
0.00%
Balance Sheet Zhihu Inc.
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Current Assets 6.38 B
Cash & Short-Term Investments 5.46 B
Receivables 683 M
Other Current Assets 232 M
Non-Current Assets 417 M
Long-Term Investments 44.6 M
PP&E 51.1 M
Other Non-Current Assets 322 M
80.39 %10.05 %3.41 %4.73 %Total Assets$6.8b
Current Liabilities 1.95 B
Accounts Payable 1.04 B
Short-Term Debt 42.1 M
Other Current Liabilities 865 M
Non-Current Liabilities 148 M
Long-Term Debt 3.64 M
Other Non-Current Liabilities 145 M
49.60 %41.31 %6.90 %Total Liabilities$2.1b
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall Zhihu Inc.
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Revenue 4.2 B
Cost Of Revenue 1.9 B
Gross Profit 2.3 B
Operating Expenses 3.37 B
Operating Income -1.07 B
Other Expenses -233 M
Net Income -840 M
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RATIOS
54.68% GROSS MARGIN
54.68%
-25.54% OPERATING MARGIN
-25.54%
-20.09% NET MARGIN
-20.09%
-18.34% ROE
-18.34%
-12.42% ROA
-12.42%
-22.23% ROIC
-22.23%
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis Zhihu Inc.
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Net Income -840 M
Depreciation & Amortization 24.9 M
Capital Expenditures -8.88 M
Stock-Based Compensation 165 M
Change in Working Capital 112 M
Others 174 M
Free Cash Flow -424 M
3. WALL STREET ANALYSTS ESTIMATES
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets Zhihu Inc.
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ZH has no price targets from Wall Street.
4. DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
5. COMPETITION
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6. Ownership
Insider Ownership Zhihu Inc.
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7. News
Zhihu Integrates AI Platform With DeepSeek, Posts First-Ever Profit The company, sometimes called the Quora of China, is banking on growth from a new AI tool to improve expert-supplied answers to user questions benzinga.com - 2 weeks ago
Zhihu: Turning Bullish On Bottom-Line Beat And New AI Tool (Rating Upgrade) I have a Buy rating awarded to Zhihu, as the stock is inexpensive with potential catalysts. The continued narrowing of losses and the growing popularity of the new AI search add-on Zhida can act as valuation re-rating drivers. ZH is currently trading at less than 1 times forward revenue, which is way below its all-time historical P/S average of 2.6x. seekingalpha.com - 3 weeks ago
Zhihu Inc. (ZH) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Zhihu Inc. (NYSE:ZH ) Q4 2024 Earnings Conference Call March 26, 2025 7:00 AM ET Company Participants Yolanda Liu - Director, Investor Relations Zhou Yuan - Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Wang Han - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Xueqing Zhang - CICC Thomas Chong - Jefferies Daisy Chen - Haitong International Vicky Wei - Citi Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Zhihu Inc. Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. seekingalpha.com - 3 weeks ago
Zhihu Inc. Reports Unaudited Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Results BEIJING , March 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. ("Zhihu" or the "Company") (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), a leading online content community in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter and fiscal year ended December 31, 2024. Fourth Quarter 2024 Highlights Total revenues were RMB859.2 million (US$117.7 million) in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared with RMB1,138.3 million in the same period of 2023. prnewswire.com - 3 weeks ago
Zhihu Inc. to Report Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2024 Financial Results on March 26, 2025 BEIJING , Feb. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. ("Zhihu" or the "Company") (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), a leading online content community in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2024 before the U.S. market opens on March 26, 2025. The Company's management will host a conference call at 7:00 A.M. prnewswire.com - 1 month ago
Zhihu: Heading In The Right Direction FY2024 is likely to end with the fourth consecutive annual loss, but the trend is favorable with smaller and smaller losses. ZH is close to breaking even, and profits do not look to be far away as a result of various measures taken by ZH. There are risks hanging over ZH, but its market cap may still be too low, especially if ZH becomes profitable. seekingalpha.com - 4 months ago
Zhihu Inc (ZH) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Zhihu Inc (NYSE:ZH ) Q3 2024 Results Conference Call November 26, 2024 6:00 AM ET Company Participants Yolanda Liu - CEO Wang Han - Chief Financial Officer Zhou Yuan - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Conference Call Participants Xueqing Zhang - CICC Daisy Chen - Haitong International Lincoln Kong - Goldman Sachs Vicky Wei - Citi Stella Wang - TH Capital Cici Cheng - CLSA Operator Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Zhihu Inc. Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results Conference Call. seekingalpha.com - 4 months ago
Zhihu Inc. Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results BEIJING , Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. ("Zhihu" or the "Company") (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390), a leading online content community in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024. Third Quarter 2024 Highlights Total revenues were RMB845.0 million (US$120.4 million) in the third quarter of 2024, compared with RMB1,022.2 million in the same period of 2023. prnewswire.com - 4 months ago
Zhihu Inc. to Report Third Quarter 2024 Financial Results on November 26, 2024 BEIJING , Nov. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390) ("Zhihu" or the "Company"), a leading online content community in China, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 before the U.S. market opens on November 26, 2024. The Company's management will host a conference call at 6:00 A.M. prnewswire.com - 5 months ago
Zhihu Inc. Announces Results of Tender Offers to Buy Back Its Class A Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares BEIJING , Oct. 30, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390) ("Zhihu" or the "Company"), a leading online content community in China, today announced the results of the Company's all cash tender offers (the "Offers") to buy back up to 46,921,448 Class A ordinary shares of the Company (including in the form of American depositary shares (the "ADSs")). The Offers, including the U.S. Offer, expired at 4:00 a.m. prnewswire.com - 5 months ago
Zhihu Inc. Updates a Director's Intention to Participate in the Tender Offers BEIJING , Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390) ("Zhihu" or the "Company"), a leading online content community in China, today updated that, in relation with the Company's all cash tender offers (the "Offers") to buy back up to 46,921,448 Class A ordinary shares of the Company (including in the form of American depositary shares (the "ADSs")), Mr. Dahai Li, a director of the Company, has informed the Company of his current intention to accept the Offers related to a part of the Class A ordinary shares (including in the form of ADS) in which he is interested in. prnewswire.com - 5 months ago
Zhihu Inc. Announces Results of the Extraordinary General Meeting and Satisfaction of the Condition of the Tender Offers BEIJING , Oct. 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390) ("Zhihu" or the "Company"), a leading online content community in China, today announced that the proposed ordinary resolution relating to the all cash tender offers (the "Offers") that commenced on September 9, 2024 to buy back up to 46,921,448 Class A ordinary shares of the Company (including in the form of American depositary shares (the "ADSs")) at an offer price of HK$9.11 per Class A ordinary share (equivalent of US$3.50 per ADS) submitted for shareholders' approval (the "Proposed Resolution") as set forth in the notice of extraordinary general meeting dated September 9, 2024 has been duly adopted at the extraordinary general meeting held in Beijing, China today. After the adoption of the Proposed Resolution on October 16, 2024, the Offers have become unconditional. prnewswire.com - 6 months ago
8. Profile Summary

Zhihu Inc. ZH

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COUNTRY CN
INDUSTRY Internet Content & Information
MARKET CAP $ 341 M
Dividend Yield 0.00%
Description Zhihu Inc. operates an online content community in the People's Republic of China. Its community allows people to seek inspiration, find solutions, make decisions, and have fun. The company also offers technology, business support, and consulting services; information transmission, software, and information technology services; information and marketing services; vocational training; and internet services, as well as holds audio-visual permit. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.
Contact A5 Xueyuan Road, Beijing, 100083 https://ir.zhihu.com
IPO Date March 26, 2021
Employees 2731
Officers Mr. Han Wang Chief Financial Officer Ms. Yee Wa Lau Company Secretary Mr. Dachuan Sha Chief Investment Officer Mr. Bin Sun Chief Technology Officer Mr. Yuan Zhou Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer