Golden Sun Technology Group Ltd.

GSUN
Price: $0.16Market Cap: $1.6M

Investment snapshot

12%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

2

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

2 / 12

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

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No comparable estimates

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Key risk

No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictFAILFAILFAILFAIL · Rank #2678 (Top 86.5%)FAILFAILPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILNEUTRALPASSFAILFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-02-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

    Where It Falls Short

    • Valuation0% pass✓ 9✗ 19▾

      No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

      Price / 3-yr avg EPS
      ✗Graham<= 15x
      Price-to-Book Ratio0.0x
      ✓Graham<= 1.5x
      P/E x P/B
      ✗Graham<= 22.5
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      EBIT / Enterprise Value-54.1%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-54.1%, ROC=-66.9%
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Price / EPS
      ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
      Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      Price / Book Value per Share0.0x
      ✓Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✓SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
      Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=-1139.0%
      ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
      P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-600.0%
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=0.0x
      ✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Price vs. Trailing Low100% of trailing low ($0.16)
      ✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
      Net income / market capitalization-327.27%; #5817/6340 (top 91.8%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Positive book equity / market capitalization+5.9694; #254/6449 (top 3.9%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Price / Diluted EPS
      ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
      (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
      ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
      Price / Tangible Book Value per Share0.10x
      ✓SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
      Book Value per Share Change
      ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
      Revenue / market capitalization+22.8243; #196/5247 (top 3.7%)
      ✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-600.04%; #4366/4519 (top 96.6%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-65.32%; #5532/6202 (top 89.2%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Cash Flow0% pass✗ 12▾

      All 10 investors flag GSUN's cash flow

      Free Cash Flow Proxy$-5.0M
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      FCF Positive and Growing$-9.3M
      ✗LynchPositive and growing
      Operating Cash Flow$-9.3M
      ✗PiotroskiCFO > 0
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-38.90%, ROA=-21.24%
      ✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-600.0%
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      FCF Positive2/6 years FCF positive
      ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
      (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap-2112.4%
      ✗Ackman>= 4%
      Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency3/6 years positive
      ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
      Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$-9.3M
      ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-600.04%; #4366/4519 (top 96.6%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Profitability13% pass✓ 4✗ 31▾

      14 of 16 flag GSUN's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +11 more

      Positive EPS (10 years)0/7 years positive
      ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Net Income Positive (10+ years)2/7 years positive
      ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
      ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-6225.8%
      ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
      Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-5.9% (latest)
      ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
      Free Cash Flow Proxy$-5.0M
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
      ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
      Retained Earnings Effectiveness
      ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      ROE-54.8%
      ✗Lynch> 15%
      EBIT / Enterprise Value-54.1%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-54.1%, ROC=-66.9%
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Net Income / Total Assets-21.24%
      ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
      ROA Change YoY-21.69% -> -21.24% (delta: +0.46%)
      ✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-38.90%, ROA=-21.24%
      ✗PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Gross Margin Change YoY16.3% -> 2.3%
      ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Pre-Tax Income / Revenue-16.8%
      ✗Dreman>= 8%
      Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-54.8%
      ✗Dreman> 12%
      Margin of SafetyP/B=0.0x
      ✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
      Return on Equity-190.5% (3-yr avg)
      ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Positive Net Income Frequency2/6 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      Operating Income / Revenue-5.9%
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      Net Income / Shareholders Equity-54.8%
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Operating Margin Trend-127.4% (2023) -> -5.9% (2025)
      ✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 49.3% -> 2.3%, operating margin -127.4% -> -5.9%
      ✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      Net income / market capitalization-327.27%; #5817/6340 (top 91.8%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Gross profit / total assets+3.35%; #3192/3702 (top 86.2%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Net income / positive book equity-54.82%; #4273/5226 (top 81.8%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.2116; #4286/5884 (top 72.8%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
      Positive Diluted-EPS Years
      ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
    • Growth13% pass✓ 4✗ 9▾

      7 of 8 flag GSUN's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +4 more

      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
      ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
      3-5 Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
      Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthInv: -6.0% vs Rev: 482.8%
      ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
      EPS Growth Direction
      ✗DremanPositive over recent years
      EPS CAGR
      ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
      Positive Net Income Frequency2/6 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      3yr Median Revenue Growth134.8%
      ✓Ackman>= 5%
      Positive EPS Growth Frequency
      ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 49.3% -> 2.3%, operating margin -127.4% -> -5.9%
      ✓SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      5-year Revenue CAGR35.6%
      ✓SleepCAGR > 7%
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    • Efficiency13% pass✓ 2✗ 9▾

      7 of 8 flag GSUN's efficiency — Graham, Buffett, Greenblatt +4 more

      Current Ratio1.20
      ✗Graham>= 2.0
      ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-18.6%
      ✗Buffett> 10%
      ROIC - WACC-28.6%
      ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
      EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)-66.9%
      ✗Greenblatt> 25%
      Current Ratio Change YoY0.76 -> 1.20
      ✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
      Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.36x -> 1.48x
      ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities1.20
      ✗Dreman> 1.5
      Return on Invested Capital-13.4%
      ✗Munger> 15%
      ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=-0.0%; FY2024: ROIC=-33.9%; FY2025: ROIC=-13.4%
      ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
      Reinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)
      ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
      ROIC (5-year)0/4 years above 12% (latest -13.4%)
      ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
    • Verdicts13% pass✓ 2✗ 13▾

      Split decision: 12 FAIL · 2 PASS · 2 NEUTRAL

      Overall verdict
      ✗GrahamFAIL (1/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)✗GreenblattRank #2678✗PiotroskiFAIL (F-Score 3)✗DremanFAIL (2/11)✓MungerPASS (2/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (3/9)•TempletonNEUTRAL (5/8)✓SleepPASS (3/6)✗AsnessFAIL (Rank #2160/2370 (Top 91.1%))✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (3/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
    • Debt & Leverage25% pass✓ 5✗ 10▾

      9 of 12 flag GSUN's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +6 more

      Debt Levels0.33
      ✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
      LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $2.9M vs NCA $2.1M
      ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
      Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.33, IC: -6.1x
      ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
      Total Debt / Equity0.33
      ✗Lynch< 0.33
      Cash - Long-term Debt$-2.1M
      ✗LynchPositive preferred
      LT Debt / Total Assets Change10.34% -> 12.20%
      ✗PiotroskiDecreased YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities1.20
      ✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
      Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.33
      ✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
      Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-6.1x, D/EBITDA=N/A
      ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
      Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0.33
      ✓Ackman<= 1.0
      Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.3345; #2104/4210 (top 50.0%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

    Business & financials

    Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

    Company Profile

    Industry: Personal Services
    SIC Sector: Educational Services
    Size: Micro Cap($1.6M)
    Revenue: $35.5M+482.8% YoY
    Net Income: $5.1M-37.3% YoY

    Financial Snapshot

    Operating Margin-5.9%
    Return on Equity-54.8%
    Debt / Equity0.33
    Current Ratio1.20

    Company Financials

    Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

    TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

    MetricFY 2025
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2026-02-13
    FY 2024
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2025-02-14
    FY 2023
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2024-02-08
    FY 2022
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2023-02-15
    FY 2021
    Sources
    • 20-F · 2023-02-15
    Market Cap$1.6Mcurrent$5.8Mest.$14.1Mest.$21.9Best.$2.1Best.
    Revenue$35.5M↑483%$6.1M↑135%$2.6M↓100%$10.8B↑71868%$15.0M
    Operating Income-$2.1M↓21%-$1.7M↑47%-$3.3M↑100%-$1.5B↓79024%$2.0M
    Net Income-$5.1M↓37%-$3.7M↑36%-$5.8M↑100%-$2.1B↓108225%$2.0M
    EPS (Diluted)--$-1.87↑39%$-3.08↓108%$-1.48--
    Gross Margin2.3%↓86%16.3%↓67%49.3%↑11%44.5%↓24%58.7%
    Operating Margin-5.9%↑79%-28.6%↑78%-127.4%↓795%-14.2%↓210%13.0%
    ROE-54.8%↑89%-516.5%↓395163%-0.1%↑100%-24331.5%↓92796%-26.2%
    Total Debt$3.1M↓7%$3.3M↓100%$3.2B↑106931%$3.0M↑126%$1.3M
    Shareholders' Equity$9.3M↑1193%$717.5K↓100%$4.4B↑50262%$8.8M↑216%-$7.6M
    Current Ratio1.20↑57%0.76↓32%1.11↓37%1.76↑300%0.44
    Debt / Equity0.33↓93%4.65↑535%0.73↑113%0.34↑294%-0.18
    Operating Cash Flow-$9.3M↓90%-$4.9M↓16%-$4.2M↓100%$910.3M↑2853978%$31.9K
    Free Cash Flow-$9.3M↓89%-$4.9M↓16%-$4.3M↓101%$736.2M↑1242551%-$59.3K

    Score history

    Historical Score Timeline

    Industry peers

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    GSUN vs Peers — Financial Grading

    Revenue$35.5MBottom 25%
    Net Income$5.1MBottom 25%
    ROE-54.8%Bottom 25%
    D/E0.33Median
    Op. Margin-5.9%Bottom 25%
    Curr. Ratio1.20Median
    CompanyMarket CapPriceRevenueNet IncomeROED/EOp. MarginCurr. RatioGrahamBuffettLynchGreenblattPiotroskiDreman
    New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc.EDU$8.3B$53.28$4.9B$371.7M10.2%0.008.7%1.581/92/93/71/3F-Score 76/11
    H&R BLOCK INCHRB$6.1B$50.01$3.8B$605.8M681.4%20.7322.0%0.903/94/93/71/3F-Score 44/11
    Graham Holdings CoGHC$5.2B$1244.05$4.9B$292.3M6.1%0.184.8%1.756/90/93/70/3F-Score 65/11
    LAUREATE EDUCATION, INC.LAUR$4.8B$35.03$1.7B$281.6M23.7%0.1125.3%0.671/95/96/73/3F-Score 64/11
    UNIFIRST CORPUNF$4.3B$235.39$2.4B$148.3M6.8%—7.6%3.183/95/92/70/3F-Score 63/11
    Covista Inc.CVSA$3.9B$118.17$2.0B$251.6M17.4%0.4619.6%1.091/94/95/70/3F-Score 64/11
    BRIGHT HORIZONS FAMILY SOLUTIONS INC.BFAM$2.5B$52.68$2.9B$193.1M14.4%0.5610.7%0.521/91/94/70/3F-Score 83/11
    UNIVERSAL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE INCUTI$1.2B$21.99$835.6M$63.0M19.2%0.2710.0%1.071/94/91/70/3F-Score 62/11