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Communication Services - Internet Content & Information - NYSE - CN
$ 3.47
-1.7 %
$ 321 M
Market Cap
-3.94
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE

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.[ Read More ]

The intrinsic value of one ZH stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 3.47 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%
934 M REVENUE
-2.82%
-184 M OPERATING INCOME
18.19%
-38.5 M NET INCOME
3.53%
0 OPERATING CASH FLOW
0.00%
0 INVESTING CASH FLOW
0.00%
0 FINANCING CASH FLOW
0.00%
Balance Sheet Decomposition Zhihu Inc.
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Current Assets 6.38 B
Cash & Short-Term Investments 5.46 B
Receivables 748 M
Other Current Assets 167 M
Non-Current Assets 417 M
Long-Term Investments 44.6 M
PP&E 51.1 M
Other Non-Current Assets 322 M
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
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
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%
-23.64% ROIC
-23.64%
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 240 M
Others -46.4 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
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5. COMPETITION
6. Ownership
Insider Ownership Zhihu Inc.
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7. News
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 days 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 - 2 weeks 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 - 3 weeks 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 - 1 month ago
Zhihu Inc. Commences Tender Offers to Buy Back Up to US$54.8 Million of Its Class A Ordinary Shares and American Depositary Shares BEIJING , Sept. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390) ("Zhihu" or the "Company"), a leading online content community in China, today announced that it has commenced 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")) at an offer price of HK$9.11 per Class A ordinary share (equivalent of US$3.50 per ADS). prnewswire.com - 2 months ago
Zhihu Inc. (ZH) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call Transcript Zhihu Inc. (NYSE:ZH ) Q2 2024 Earnings Conference Call August 22, 2024 8:00 PM ET Company Participants Yolanda Liu - Director, IR Wang Han - CFO Zhou Yuan - Founder, Chairman and CEO Conference Call Participants Vicky Wei - Citi Xueqing Zhang - CICC Thomas Chong - Jefferies Daisy Chen - Haitong International Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Zhihu Inc., Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. seekingalpha.com - 2 months ago
Zhihu Inc. Reports Unaudited Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results BEIJING , Aug. 22, 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 June 30, 2024. Second Quarter 2024 Highlights Total revenues were RMB933.8 million (US$128.5 million) in the second quarter of 2024, compared with RMB1,044.2 million in the same period of 2023. prnewswire.com - 2 months ago
Zhihu Inc. to Report Second Quarter 2024 Financial Results on August 22, 2024 BEIJING , Aug. 9, 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 June 30, 2024 after the U.S. market closes on August 22, 2024. The Company's management will host a conference call at 8:00 P.M. prnewswire.com - 3 months ago
Zhihu Inc. Announces Results of the Annual General Meeting BEIJING, June 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Zhihu Inc. (NYSE: ZH; HKEX: 2390) ("Zhihu" or the "Company"), a leading online content community in China, today announced that each of the proposed resolutions submitted for shareholders' approval (the "Proposed Resolutions") as set forth in the notice of annual general meeting dated May 30, 2024 (the "AGM Notice") has been adopted at its annual general meeting of shareholders held in Beijing, China today. After the adoption of the Proposed Resolutions, all corporate authorizations and actions contemplated thereunder are approved, including, among other things, that (i) Mr. prnewswire.com - 4 months ago
Zhihu Sees Wider Losses Despite Revenue Beat ZH's Q1 sales accounted for over a quarter of the full-year consensus revenue estimate, and its first quarter top-line beat is attributable to the vocational training business' good performance. But Zhihu's normalized net loss widened on both QoQ and YoY terms in Q1 2024, and a negative revenue mix might continue to weigh on its future bottom-line performance. The company's latest first quarter results have mixed read-throughs, so I have decided to maintain my Hold rating for ZH. seekingalpha.com - 5 months ago
Zhihu Inc. (ZH) Q1 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Zhihu Inc. (NYSE:ZH ) Q1 2024 Earnings Conference Call June 12, 2024 7:00 AM ET Company Participants Yolanda Liu - Director, IR Zhou Yuan - Founder, Chairman and CEO Wang Han - CFO Conference Call Participants Xueqing Zhang - CICC Daisy Chen - Haitong International Cici Cheng - CLSA Vicky Wei - Citi Thomas Chong - Jefferies Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the Zhihu Inc. First Quarter 2024 Financial Results Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in the listen-only mode. seekingalpha.com - 5 months ago
Zhihu Inc. Reports Unaudited First Quarter 2024 Financial Results BEIJING, June 12, 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 March 31, 2024. First Quarter 2024 Highlights Total revenues were RMB960.9 million (US$133.1 million) in the first quarter of 2024, compared with RMB994.2 million in the same period of 2023. prnewswire.com - 5 months ago
8. Profile Summary

Zhihu Inc. ZH

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COUNTRY CN
INDUSTRY Internet Content & Information
MARKET CAP $ 321 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 2181
Officers Mr. Dachuan Sha Chief Investment Officer Mr. Bin Sun Chief Technology Officer Mr. Han Wang Chief Financial Officer Ms. Yee Wa Lau Company Secretary Mr. Yuan Zhou Founder, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer