Kandi Technologies Group, Inc.

KNDI
About the company

Kandi Technologies Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells electric off-road vehicles and associated parts in the People's Republic of China, the United States, Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and internationally. The company offers all-terrain vehicles, utility vehicles, go-karts, golf carts, electric scooters, and electric self-balancing scooters for leisure and entertainment, agricultural operations, and site transportation applications.

Price: $3.43Market Cap: $34.6M

Investment snapshot

12%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

2

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

1 / 13

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

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No comparable estimates

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

9 of 12 pass — Buffett, Piotroski and Marks object

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 #2709 (Top 87.5%)PASSFAILPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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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: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

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

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

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

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

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

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

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

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

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

Latest source filing: 2026-04-28

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

  • Debt & Leverage75% pass✓ 12✗ 3▾

    9 of 12 pass — Buffett, Piotroski and Marks object

    LT Debt vs Net Current AssetsLT Debt $6.1M vs NCA $172.7M
    ✓GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
    Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: 0.02, IC: -34.7x
    ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
    Total Debt / Equity0.02
    ✓Lynch< 0.33
    Cash - Long-term Debt$29.4M
    ✓LynchPositive preferred
    LT Debt / Total Assets Change1.20% -> 1.53%
    ✗PiotroskiDecreased YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities2.34
    ✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0.02
    ✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
    Debt Levels0.02
    ✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
    Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-34.7x, D/EBITDA=N/A
    ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
    Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0.02
    ✓Ackman<= 1.0
    Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.0226; #774/4210 (top 18.4%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

  • Valuation0% pass✓ 7✗ 21▾

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

    Price / Book Value per Share1.1x
    ✓Dreman< 1.2x✓Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
    Price / 3-yr avg EPS
    ✗Graham<= 15x
    Price-to-Book Ratio1.1x
    ✓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-1102.4%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-1102.4%, ROC=-29.2%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Price / EPS
    ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
    Price / (CFO / Shares)2.9x
    ✓Dreman< 8x
    Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=-31.1%
    ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
    P/E or FCF Yield
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=1.1x
    ✓MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
    Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Price / FCF per Share
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Price vs. Trailing Low556% of trailing low ($0.62)
    ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
    Net income / market capitalization-271.20%; #5758/6340 (top 90.8%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Positive book equity / market capitalization+7.8013; #217/6449 (top 3.4%)
    ✓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 Share1.15x
    ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
    Book Value per Share Change-38.0%
    ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
    Revenue / market capitalization+2.5259; #921/5247 (top 17.6%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+321.89%; #108/6202 (top 1.7%)
    ✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Growth0% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾

    No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion

    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: -48.6% vs Rev: -31.5%
    ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
    EPS Growth Direction$-0.17 (2022) -> $-1.14 (2025)
    ✗DremanPositive over recent years
    EPS CAGR
    ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
    Positive Net Income Frequency1/4 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    3yr Median Revenue Growth3.2%
    ✗Ackman>= 5%
    Positive EPS Growth Frequency1/3 years with positive EPS growth
    ✗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 33.5% -> 42.6%, operating margin -10.6% -> -65.4%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-year Revenue CAGR
    ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
  • Profitability6% pass✓ 3✗ 32▾

    15 of 16 flag KNDI's profitability — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +12 more

    Positive EPS (10 years)1/5 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)1/5 years positive
    ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
    ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-13.1%
    ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
    Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-65.4% (latest)
    ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
    Free Cash Flow Proxy
    ✗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-34.8%
    ✗Lynch> 15%
    EBIT / Enterprise Value-1102.4%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-1102.4%, ROC=-29.2%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Net Income / Total Assets-23.49%
    ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
    ROA Change YoY-10.66% -> -23.49% (delta: -12.84%)
    ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=24.22%, ROA=-23.49%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Gross Margin Change YoY30.8% -> 42.6%
    ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Pre-Tax Income / Revenue-104.8%
    ✗Dreman>= 8%
    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-34.8%
    ✗Dreman> 12%
    Margin of SafetyP/B=1.1x
    ✓PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
    Return on Equity-16.5% (3-yr avg)
    ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
    Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Positive Net Income Frequency1/4 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    Operating Income / Revenue-65.4%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    Net Income / Shareholders Equity-34.8%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Operating Margin Trend-10.6% (2023) -> -65.4% (2025)
    ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 33.5% -> 42.6%, operating margin -10.6% -> -65.4%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    Net income / market capitalization-271.20%; #5758/6340 (top 90.8%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Gross profit / total assets+9.33%; #2848/3702 (top 76.9%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Net income / positive book equity-34.76%; #3986/5226 (top 76.3%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0960; #3422/5884 (top 58.2%)
    ✗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)
  • Verdicts13% pass✓ 2✗ 14▾

    Split decision: 13 FAIL · 2 PASS · 1 NEUTRAL

    Overall verdict
    ✗GrahamFAIL (3/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (3/7)✗GreenblattRank #2709✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 4)✗DremanFAIL (4/11)✓MungerPASS (2/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (1/9)✗TempletonFAIL (3/8)✗SleepFAIL (1/6)✗AsnessFAIL (Rank #945/2370 (Top 39.9%))✗NeffFAIL (0/6)✗SchlossFAIL (2/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
  • Cash Flow20% pass✓ 3✗ 9▾

    8 of 10 flag KNDI's cash flow — Buffett, Lynch, Pabrai +5 more

    Free Cash Flow Proxy
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    FCF Positive and Growing
    ✗LynchPositive and growing
    Operating Cash Flow$96.8M
    ✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=24.22%, ROA=-23.49%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Price / (CFO / Shares)2.9x
    ✓Dreman< 8x
    P/E or FCF Yield
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    FCF Positive
    ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
    (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
    ✗Ackman>= 4%
    Price / FCF per Share
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency2/4 years positive
    ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
    Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures
    ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Efficiency25% pass✓ 2✗ 9▾

    6 of 8 flag KNDI's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Piotroski +3 more

    Current Ratio2.34
    ✓Graham>= 2.0
    ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-12.3%
    ✗Buffett> 10%
    ROIC - WACC-22.3%
    ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
    EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)-29.2%
    ✗Greenblatt> 25%
    Current Ratio Change YoY2.95 -> 2.34
    ✗PiotroskiIncreased YoY
    Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.27x -> 0.22x
    ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities2.34
    ✓Dreman> 1.5
    Return on Invested Capital-16.4%
    ✗Munger> 15%
    ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=-2.4%; FY2024: ROIC=-14.0%; FY2025: ROIC=-16.4%
    ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
    Reinvestment Rate x ROICN/A (non-positive net income)
    ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
    ROIC (5-year)0/3 years above 12% (latest -16.4%)
    ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years

Business & financials

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

Company Profile

Industry: Automobiles and Trucks
SIC Sector: Transportation Equipment
Size: Micro Cap($34.6M)
Revenue: $87.4M-31.5% YoY
Net Income: $93.9M-85.9% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin-65.4%
Return on Equity-34.8%
Debt / Equity0.02
Current Ratio2.34
EPS (Diluted)$-1.14
Shares Retired3.2% / 5.1% 2y

Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2025

Retired 3.2% of shares last year, 5.1% over two.

Buybacks
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Dividends
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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 · 2026-04-28
FY 2024
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  • 20-F · 2025-04-28
FY 2023
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  • 20-F · 2025-04-28
FY 2022
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  • 20-F · 2025-04-28
FY 2021
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  • 20-F · 2025-04-28
Market Cap$34.6Mcurrent$94.9Mest.$235.3Mest.$203.3Mest.--
Revenue$87.4M↓31%$127.6M↑3%$123.6M↑5%$117.8M--
Operating Income-$57.2M↑17%-$68.8M↓427%-$13.1M↑53%-$27.7M--
Net Income-$93.9M↓86%-$50.5M↓708115%$7.1K↑100%-$12.1M--
EPS (Diluted)$-1.14↓93%$-0.59↓3050%$0.02↑112%$-0.17--
Gross Margin42.6%↑39%30.8%↓8%33.5%↑102%16.6%—
Operating Margin-65.4%↓21%-53.9%↓411%-10.6%↑55%-23.5%—
ROE-34.8%↓137%-14.6%↓830177%0.0%↑100%-3.0%—
Total Debt$6.1M↓86%$43.2M↑148%$17.5M----
Shareholders' Equity$270.1M↓22%$344.7M↓15%$404.1M↑2%$397.7M↓10%$443.2M
Current Ratio2.34↓20%2.95↓34%4.48——
Debt / Equity0.02↓82%0.13↑190%0.04——
Operating Cash Flow$96.8M↑643%-$17.8M↑82%-$101.2M↓421%$31.5M--
Free Cash Flow----------

Score history

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KNDI vs Peers — Financial Grading

Revenue$87.4MBottom 25%
Net Income$93.9MBottom 25%
ROE-34.8%Bottom 25%
D/E0.02Median
Op. Margin-65.4%Bottom 25%
Curr. Ratio2.34Top 25%
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