Qutoutiao Inc.

QTTOY
About the company

Qutoutiao Inc. operates mobile content platforms for the distribution, consumption, and sharing of entertainment content in the People's Republic of China. The company operates Qutoutiao, a mobile application that delivers customized feeds of articles and short videos to users based on their profiles, interests, and behaviors.

Country: ChinaPrice: $0.00Market Cap: $9,092

Investment snapshot

6%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

1

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

2 / 13

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$0.08

+28233.3% vs price

Models with upside

2 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

QTTOY undervalued: all 2 models price fair value above $0.00 (median $0.08)

Key risk

No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability 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

VerdictFAILFAILFAILNot rankedBUYFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A+99.0%N/AN/AN/A+97.6%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2024 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2025-04-30

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

  • Valuation models100% pass✓ 2▾

    QTTOY undervalued: all 2 models price fair value above $0.00 (median $0.08)

    Munger fair value$0.12
    ✓Munger+99.0% margin vs $0.00
    Ackman fair value$0.05
    ✓Ackman+97.6% margin vs $0.00
  • Cash Flow70% pass✓ 9✗ 3▾

    7 of 10 pass — Buffett, Marks and Sleep object

    Free Cash Flow Proxy$-23.0M
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    FCF Positive and Growing$0.5M
    ✓LynchPositive and growing
    Operating Cash Flow$0.5M
    ✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=0.80%, ROA=-35.00%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Price / (CFO / Shares)0.2x
    ✓Dreman< 8x
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=5547.5%
    ✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    FCF Positive3/9 years FCF positive
    ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
    (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap548.5%
    ✓Ackman>= 4%
    Price / FCF per Share0.2x
    ✓Ackman<= 25
    Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency3/9 years positive
    ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
    Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$0.5M
    ✓Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+5547.49%; #11/4519 (top 0.2%)
    ✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

  • Profitability0% pass✓ 6✗ 29▾

    No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion

    Positive EPS (10 years)0/10 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)0/10 years positive
    ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
    ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-128.3%
    ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
    Operating Margin (10-yr trend)3.3% (latest)
    ✓BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
    Free Cash Flow Proxy$-23.0M
    ✗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
    ROEN/A (negative equity)
    ✗Lynch> 15%
    EBIT / Enterprise ValueN/A (EV <= 0)
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=N/A (EV <= 0), ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Net Income / Total Assets-35.00%
    ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
    ROA Change YoY-44.83% -> -35.00% (delta: +9.83%)
    ✓PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=0.80%, ROA=-35.00%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Gross Margin Change YoY44.2% -> 45.2%
    ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Pre-Tax Income / Revenue-16.5%
    ✗Dreman>= 8%
    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity
    ✗Dreman> 12%
    Margin of Safety
    ✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
    Return on Equity-128.3% (3-yr avg)
    ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
    Discount to Intrinsic Value
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Positive Net Income Frequency0/9 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    Operating Income / Revenue3.3%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    Net Income / Shareholders Equity
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Operating Margin Trend-29.4% (2022) -> 3.3% (2024)
    ✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 48.1% -> 45.2%, operating margin -29.4% -> 3.3%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    Net income / market capitalization-252477.88%; #6304/6340 (top 99.4%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Gross profit / total assets+96.41%; #156/3702 (top 4.2%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Net income / positive book equity
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.4599; #4886/5884 (top 83.0%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    Positive Diluted-EPS Years0/9 years positive
    ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
  • 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 GrowthN/A (no inventory)
    ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
    EPS Growth Direction
    ✗DremanPositive over recent years
    EPS CAGR
    ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
    Positive Net Income Frequency0/9 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    3yr Median Revenue Growth-32.6%
    ✗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 48.1% -> 45.2%, operating margin -29.4% -> 3.3%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-year Revenue CAGR-29.6%
    ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
  • Verdicts7% pass✓ 1✗ 13▾

    Split decision: 13 FAIL · 2 NEUTRAL · 1 BUY

    Overall verdict
    ✗GrahamFAIL (1/9)✗BuffettFAIL (1/9)✗LynchFAIL (2/7)•GreenblattNot ranked✓PiotroskiBUY (F-Score 8)✗DremanFAIL (1/11)✗MungerFAIL (0/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (0/5)✗AckmanFAIL (3/9)✗TempletonFAIL (2/8)✗SleepFAIL (2/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (0/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
  • Debt & Leverage8% pass✓ 1✗ 14▾

    11 of 12 flag QTTOY's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +8 more

    LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
    ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
    Debt/Equity & Interest Coverage
    ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
    Total Debt / Equity
    ✗Lynch< 0.33
    Cash - Long-term Debt
    ✗LynchPositive preferred
    LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%
    ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities0.52
    ✗Dreman> 1.5✗SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
    ✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00x
    Debt Levels
    ✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
    Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=0.2x, D/EBITDA=N/A
    ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
    Total Debt / Shareholders Equity
    ✗Ackman<= 1.0
    Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
  • Efficiency13% pass✓ 2✗ 9▾

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

    Current Ratio0.52
    ✗Graham>= 2.0
    ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-1268.4%
    ✗Buffett> 10%
    ROIC - WACC-1278.4%
    ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
    EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)N/A (invested capital <= 0)
    ✗Greenblatt> 25%
    Current Ratio Change YoY0.43 -> 0.52
    ✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
    Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY1.80x -> 2.13x
    ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities0.52
    ✗Dreman> 1.5
    Return on Invested Capital
    ✗Munger> 15%
    ROIC (high and growing)FY2022: ROIC=unavailable; FY2023: ROIC=unavailable; FY2024: ROIC=unavailable
    ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
    Reinvestment Rate x ROIC
    ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
    ROIC (5-year)
    ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years
  • Valuation15% pass✓ 5✗ 23▾

    11 of 13 flag QTTOY's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +8 more

    Price / 3-yr avg EPS
    ✗Graham<= 15x
    Price-to-Book Ratio
    ✗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 ValueN/A (EV <= 0)
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=N/A (EV <= 0), ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Price / EPS
    ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
    Price / (CFO / Shares)0.2x
    ✓Dreman< 8x
    Price / Book Value per ShareN/A (negative BVPS)
    ✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
    Valuation ReasonablenessOE Yield=-24975.5%
    ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=5547.5%
    ✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    P/B or P/E vs. Historical Average
    ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
    Discount to Intrinsic Value
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Price / FCF per Share0.2x
    ✓Ackman<= 25
    Price vs. Trailing Low300% of trailing low ($0.00)
    ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
    Net income / market capitalization-252477.88%; #6304/6340 (top 99.4%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Positive book equity / market capitalization-65029.8199; #6445/6449 (top 99.9%)
    ✗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 ShareN/A (non-positive TBVPS)
    ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
    Book Value per Share Change
    ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
    Revenue / market capitalization+15400.5327; #21/5247 (top 0.4%)
    ✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+5547.49%; #11/4519 (top 0.2%)
    ✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+50.00%; #649/6202 (top 10.5%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

Business & financials

Financial snapshot: annual FY 2024. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

Company Profile

Industry: Business Services
Size: Micro Cap($9,092)
Revenue: $140.0M+33.5% YoY
Net Income: $23.0M+12.0% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin3.3%
Return on Equity3.9%
Debt / Equity--
Current Ratio0.52
EPS (Diluted)$-0.59
Shares Retired0.0% / −0.0% 2y

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Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2024

Retired 0.0% of shares last year, 0.0% issued 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 2024
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  • 20-F · 2025-04-30
FY 2023
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  • 20-F · 2024-05-15
FY 2022
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Market Cap$9.1Kcurrent$2.7Mest.$71.3Mest.$175.0Mest.$221.9Mest.
Revenue$140.0M↑33%$104.9M↓33%$155.5M↓77%$681.0M↓16%$810.3M
Operating Income$4.6M↑1821%-$266.5K↑99%-$45.7M↑76%-$187.3M↓18%-$158.3M
Net Income-$23.0M↑12%-$26.1M↑80%-$131.4M↑32%-$194.5M↓15%-$169.3M
EPS (Diluted)$-0.59↑3%$-0.61↑69%$-1.95↑30%$-2.79↓16%$-2.41
Gross Margin45.2%↑2%44.2%↓8%48.1%↓34%73.0%↑7%68.3%
Operating Margin3.3%↑1389%-0.3%↑99%-29.4%↓7%-27.5%↓41%-19.5%
ROE3.9%↓18%4.7%↓82%25.5%↓51%51.9%↓40%86.2%
Total Debt--$53.4M↓79%$249.9M↑33%$188.3M↑3%$182.1M
Shareholders' Equity-$591.3M↓7%-$554.0M↓7%-$515.7M↓38%-$375.0M↓91%-$196.4M
Current Ratio0.52↑19%0.43↓11%0.49↓15%0.57↓56%1.31
Debt / Equity—-0.10↑80%-0.48↑4%-0.50↑46%-0.93
Operating Cash Flow$524.8K↑106%-$9.2M↑85%-$63.7M↓46%-$43.8M↑67%-$132.4M
Free Cash Flow$504.4K↑105%-$9.3M↑85%-$63.7M↓42%-$45.0M↑66%-$133.4M

Score history

Historical Score Timeline

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QTTOY vs Peers — Financial Grading

Revenue$140.0MBottom 25%
Net Income$23.0MMedian
ROE3.9%Bottom 25%
D/E—
Op. Margin3.3%Median
Curr. Ratio0.52Bottom 25%
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AECOMACM$9.1B$70.50$16.1B$561.8M22.5%1.096.4%1.141/93/93/71/3F-Score 82/11
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INCCVLT$6.2B$152.07$1.2B$70.7M942.8%—6.3%1.951/92/94/70/3F-Score 66/11
WPP plcWPP$6.0B$27.79$18.2B$289.5M-8.5%1.942.8%0.891/92/91/70/3F-Score 32/11
VARONIS SYSTEMS INCVRNS$5.6B$48.94$623.5M$129.3M-21.6%0.76-23.5%1.971/90/91/70/3F-Score 51/11
ROBERT HALF INC.RHI$4.3B$42.00$5.4B$133.0M10.4%—1.4%1.532/95/91/70/3F-Score 52/11