ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
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ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue | 34.75M | 46.63M | 57.15M | 58.08M | 38.41M | 47.33M | 26.23M | 30.59M | 15.44M | 6.17M |
| Revenue Growth % | 7.7% | 34.2% | 22.54% | 1.63% | -33.87% | 23.22% | -44.57% | 16.58% | -49.52% | -66.59% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 27M | 42.02M | 54.73M | 52.58M | 37.78M | 47.23M | 26.43M | 31.02M | 14.99M | 5.87M |
| COGS % of Revenue | 77.7% | 90.11% | 95.77% | 90.53% | 98.35% | 99.79% | 100.74% | 101.43% | 97.11% | - |
| Gross Profit | 7.75M▲ 0% | 4.61M▼ 40.5% | 2.42M▼ 47.6% | 5.5M▲ 127.4% | 632K▼ 88.5% | 98K▼ 84.5% | -194K▼ 298.0% | -436K▼ 124.7% | 446K▲ 202.3% | 296K▲ 0% |
| Gross Margin % | 22.3% | 9.89% | 4.23% | 9.47% | 1.65% | 0.21% | -0.74% | -1.43% | 2.89% | 4.8% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 1.85% | -40.49% | -47.58% | 127.38% | -88.5% | -84.49% | -297.96% | -124.74% | 202.29% | - |
| Operating Expenses | 13.74M | 11.46M | 8.39M | 7.19M | 6.33M | 13.69M | 10.93M | 5.58M | 4.2M | 2.25M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 39.54% | 24.57% | 14.68% | 12.37% | 16.49% | 28.92% | 41.64% | 18.23% | 27.22% | - |
| Selling, General & Admin | 11.74M | 10.2M | 7.46M | 6.32M | 5.79M | 13.36M | 8.57M | 4.33M | 4.2M | 2.25M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 33.8% | 21.87% | 13.05% | 10.88% | 15.09% | 28.23% | 32.68% | 14.15% | 27.22% | - |
| Research & Development | 2M | 1.26M | 933K | 869K | 539K | 326K | 229K | 17K | 0 | 0 |
| R&D % of Revenue | 5.74% | 2.7% | 1.63% | 1.5% | 1.4% | 0.69% | 0.87% | 0.06% | - | - |
| Other Operating Expenses | 0 | 0 | -30K | 0 | -31K | 0 | 2.12M | 1.23M | 0 | 0 |
| Operating Income | -6.15M▲ 0% | -9.44M▼ 53.6% | -5.97M▲ 36.8% | -1.69M▲ 71.7% | -5.7M▼ 237.7% | -13.59M▼ 138.4% | -11.12M▲ 18.2% | -6.01M▲ 45.9% | -3.76M▲ 37.5% | -1.96M▲ 0% |
| Operating Margin % | -17.69% | -20.25% | -10.45% | -2.91% | -14.84% | -28.71% | -42.38% | -19.66% | -24.33% | -31.72% |
| Operating Income Growth % | 34.01% | -53.58% | 36.76% | 71.73% | -237.74% | -138.38% | 18.18% | 45.93% | 37.51% | - |
| EBITDA | -4.58M | -8.02M | -5.43M | -1.43M | -4.83M | -12.75M | -8.56M | -4.36M | -2.8M | -1.53M |
| EBITDA Margin % | -13.17% | -17.2% | -9.5% | -2.46% | -12.57% | -26.94% | -32.64% | -14.26% | -18.12% | -24.86% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 39.37% | -75.26% | 32.29% | 73.7% | -238.1% | -164.11% | 32.84% | 49.08% | 35.85% | 60.31% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 1.57M | 1.42M | 541K | 260K | 873K | 839K | 2.56M | 1.65M | 960K | 423K |
| EBIT | -6.17M | -9.65M | -13.33M | -1.19M | -5.7M | -13.59M | -9M | -4.78M | -3.76M | -1.91M |
| Net Interest Income | 77K | -107K | -37K | -35K | 1K | 4K | 116K | 298K | 298K | 209K |
| Interest Income | 90K | 40K | 0 | 0 | 1K | 4K | 116K | 298K | 298K | 209K |
| Interest Expense | 13K | 147K | 37K | 35K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Income/Expense | -35K | -362K | 1.15M | 467K | 623K | 11.08M | 1.32M | 36K | 387K | 303K |
| Pretax Income | -6.18M▲ 0% | -9.76M▼ 57.9% | -13.36M▼ 36.9% | -1.22M▲ 90.9% | -5.08M▼ 315.9% | -2.51M▲ 50.6% | -9.79M▼ 290.0% | -5.98M▲ 39.0% | -3.37M▲ 43.6% | -1.65M▲ 0% |
| Pretax Margin % | -17.79% | -20.93% | -23.38% | -2.1% | -13.22% | -5.31% | -37.33% | -19.54% | -21.83% | -26.81% |
| Income Tax | 102K | 251K | 764K | 49K | 143K | 177K | -3K | -2K | 399K | 404K |
| Effective Tax Rate % | -1.65% | -2.57% | -5.72% | -4.01% | -2.82% | -7.05% | 0.03% | 0.03% | -11.84% | -24.44% |
| Net Income | -6.49M▲ 0% | -10.13M▼ 56.0% | -14.13M▼ 39.5% | -1.26M▲ 91.1% | -5.22M▼ 314.0% | -2.75M▲ 47.3% | -9.79M▼ 255.5% | -5.97M▲ 39.0% | -3.76M▲ 37.0% | -2.06M▲ 0% |
| Net Margin % | -18.68% | -21.71% | -24.72% | -2.17% | -13.59% | -5.82% | -37.32% | -19.53% | -24.36% | -33.36% |
| Net Income Growth % | 28.6% | -55.96% | -39.53% | 91.07% | -314.04% | 47.25% | -255.52% | 38.98% | 37.04% | 57.92% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -6.29M | -10.01M | -14.13M | -1.27M | -5.22M | -2.69M | -9.79M | -5.97M | -3.77M | -2.06M |
| Discontinued Operations | -50K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 54K | 177K | -49K | -57K | -66K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60K | 62K |
| EPS (Diluted) | -2.86▲ 0% | -4.18▼ 46.2% | -4.45▼ 6.5% | -0.37▲ 91.7% | -1.21▼ 227.0% | -0.41▲ 66.1% | -1.37▼ 234.1% | -0.83▲ 39.4% | -1.86▼ 124.1% | -0.86▲ 0% |
| EPS Growth % | 32.71% | -46.15% | -6.46% | 91.69% | -227.03% | 66.12% | -234.15% | 39.42% | -124.1% | 36.37% |
| EPS (Basic) | -2.86 | -4.18 | -4.45 | -0.37 | -1.21 | -0.41 | -1.37 | -0.83 | -1.86 | - |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 2.27M | 2.42M | 3.17M | 3.43M | 4.32M | 6.61M | 7.14M | 7.2M | 2.02M | 2.38M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 2.27M | 2.42M | 3.17M | 3.43M | 4.32M | 6.61M | 7.14M | 7.2M | 2.02M | 2.38M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | 14.47M | 16.9M | 12.5M | 11.94M | 12.88M | 19.92M | 12.31M | 8.96M | 9.17M | 8.47M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 3.04M | 2.95M | 3.74M | 1.6M | 4.3M | 7.17M | 4.39M | 817K | 812K | 1.76M |
| Cash Only | 3.04M | 2.95M | 3.74M | 1.6M | 4.3M | 7.17M | 4.39M | 817K | 812K | 1.76M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 3.62M | 7.21M | 4.99M | 3.35M | 2.47M | 3.5M | 1.75M | 3.64M | 3.85M | 1.98M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 38.06 | 56.47 | 31.84 | 21.07 | 23.45 | 27 | 24.28 | 43.42 | 90.9 | 144.26 |
| Inventory | 4.75M | 0 | 2.01M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | 64.27 | - | 13.42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Current Assets | 0 | 5.4M | 1.67M | 0 | 1.46M | 4.06M | 3.14M | 0 | 0 | 971K |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 15.57M | 11.66M | 4.47M | 6.62M | 7.78M | 12.71M | 7.34M | 2.27M | 513K | 1.18M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 471K | 299K | 142K | 90K | 108K | 2.39M | 2.01M | 237K | 116K | 209K |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 73.78x | 155.96x | 402.44x | 645.33x | 355.63x | 19.77x | 13.05x | 129.05x | 133.09x | 31.58x |
| Goodwill | 4.97M | 5.28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 7.26M | 3.81M | 45K | 5.78M | 2.56M | 7.52M | 3.26M | 841K | 0 | 576K |
| Long-Term Investments | 1.34M | 918K | 0 | 35K | 67K | 2.28M | 1.6M | 794K | 397K | 1.59M |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 0 | 0 | 3.73M | 0 | 4.45M | 75K | 69K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Assets | 30.04M▲ 0% | 28.56M▼ 4.9% | 16.97M▼ 40.6% | 18.55M▲ 9.3% | 20.67M▲ 11.4% | 32.63M▲ 57.9% | 19.66M▼ 39.8% | 11.23M▼ 42.9% | 9.69M▼ 13.8% | 9.65M▲ 0% |
| Asset Turnover | 1.16x | 1.63x | 3.37x | 3.13x | 1.86x | 1.45x | 1.33x | 2.72x | 1.59x | 0.65x |
| Asset Growth % | -15.28% | -4.93% | -40.59% | 9.33% | 11.41% | 57.89% | -39.76% | -42.86% | -13.77% | -57.17% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 7.62M | 12.96M | 8.44M | 7.01M | 8.02M | 8.82M | 5.7M | 4.86M | 5.85M | 6.02M |
| Accounts Payable | 102K | 2.85M | 2.87M | 408K | 608K | 1.12M | 205K | 201K | 93K | 206K |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 1.38 | 24.76 | 19.13 | 2.83 | 5.87 | 8.65 | 2.83 | 2.37 | 2.26 | 7.87 |
| Short-Term Debt | 721K | 765K | 874K | 576K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99K | 0 | 48K |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 1.42M | 3.56M | 1.06M | 2.01M | 1.44M | 1.25M | 739K | 843K | 489K | 2.21M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 5.06M | 5.23M | 431K | 636K | 1.84M | 4.55M | 2.92M | 2.36M | 1.55M | 3.85M |
| Current Ratio | 1.90x | 1.30x | 1.48x | 1.70x | 1.61x | 2.26x | 2.16x | 1.85x | 1.57x | 1.57x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.28x | 1.30x | 1.24x | 1.70x | 1.61x | 2.26x | 2.16x | 1.85x | 1.57x | 1.57x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 100.96 | - | 26.12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 136.39 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 126K | 134K | 734K | 125K | 166K | 2.04M | 1.66M | 124K | 122K | 223K |
| Long-Term Debt | 126K | 134K | 128K | 125K | 134K | 137K | 126K | 124K | 122K | 123K |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32K | 1.91M | 1.53M | 0 | 0 | 75K |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 288K |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 7.75M | 13.1M | 9.17M | 7.14M | 8.19M | 10.87M | 7.36M | 4.98M | 5.97M | 6.24M |
| Total Debt | 721K | 899K | 1M | 701K | 387K | 2.4M | 2.11M | 247K | 122K | 184K |
| Net Debt | -2.31M | -2.05M | -2.74M | -902K | -3.91M | -4.78M | -2.28M | -570K | -690K | -1.58M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.03x | 0.06x | 0.13x | 0.06x | 0.03x | 0.11x | 0.17x | 0.04x | 0.03x | 0.03x |
| Debt / EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | -0.12x |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.03x |
| Interest Coverage | -472.92x | -64.23x | -161.38x | -48.23x | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 22.3M▲ 0% | 15.46M▼ 30.6% | 7.79M▼ 49.6% | 11.41M▲ 46.4% | 12.48M▲ 9.3% | 21.77M▲ 74.4% | 12.3M▼ 43.5% | 6.25M▼ 49.1% | 3.72M▼ 40.6% | 3.41M▲ 0% |
| Equity Growth % | -19.53% | -30.65% | -49.6% | 46.43% | 9.34% | 74.42% | -43.5% | -49.14% | -40.55% | -144.92% |
| Book Value per Share | 9.82 | 6.38 | 2.46 | 3.33 | 2.89 | 3.29 | 1.72 | 0.87 | 1.84 | 1.43 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 22.24M | 15.29M | 7.84M | 11.47M | 12.54M | 21.77M | 12.3M | 6.25M | 3.66M | 3.35M |
| Common Stock | 12K | 14K | 16K | 20K | 26K | 35K | 7K | 7K | 2K | 3K |
| Retained Earnings | -10.36M | -20.49M | -34.51M | -35.77M | -40.98M | -43.73M | -53.52M | -59.69M | -63.45M | -64.73M |
| Treasury Stock | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 3.31M | 4.21M | 4.06M | 4.11M | 3.73M | 3.68M | 3.8M | 3.87M | 4M | 3.89M |
| Minority Interest | 54K | 177K | -49K | -57K | -66K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60K | 62K |
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'16 | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | -563K | -1.32M | -5.39M | -4.31M | 326K | -8.84M | -3.15M | -2.01M | -2.06M | -2.06M |
| Operating CF Margin % | -1.62% | -2.83% | -9.43% | -7.42% | 0.85% | -18.67% | -12% | -6.58% | -13.33% | - |
| Operating CF Growth % | -109.82% | -134.46% | -308.26% | 20% | 107.56% | -2811.04% | 64.37% | 36.11% | -2.29% | -196.41% |
| Net Income | -6.34M | -10.01M | -14.13M | -1.27M | -5.22M | -2.69M | -9.79M | -5.97M | -3.77M | -2.06M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 1.57M | 1.42M | 541K | 260K | 869K | 839K | 2.56M | 1.65M | 960K | 423K |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 2.31M | 2.27M | 233K | 393K | 2.15M | 7.03M | 0 | 107K | 684K | -671K |
| Deferred Taxes | 102K | 251K | 764K | -168K | 143K | 177K | -3K | -2K | 399K | 392.44K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 652K | 4.06M | 8.85M | 1.84M | 191K | -10.77M | 3.33M | 2.07M | 431K | 523.07K |
| Working Capital Changes | 1.15M | 687K | -1.65M | -5.36M | 2.19M | -3.43M | 757K | 135K | -763K | -228.6K |
| Change in Receivables | -975K | -4.86M | -232K | 699K | 116K | -986K | -217K | 593K | -1.67M | -28.5K |
| Change in Inventory | 2.38M | 903K | 0 | -4.59M | 2.57M | -2.71M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -137K | 2.65M | 161K | -2.44M | 180K | 495K | -848K | -1K | -106K | -289.05K |
| Cash from Investing | -2.58M | 1.06M | -3.05M | -2.16M | -3.47M | -5.47M | 552K | -1.54M | 895K | 708.71K |
| Capital Expenditures | -2.12M | -4K | -4.18M | -2.12M | -2M | -1.49M | 0 | -81K | 0 | -68.96K |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 6.09% | 0.01% | 7.31% | 3.65% | 5.22% | 3.16% | - | 0.26% | 0.02% | - |
| Acquisitions | 28K | 444K | -1.44M | -36K | -28K | -2.27M | 0 | 362K | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | 1.95M | -2.52M | 2.57M | -2.16M | -1.44M | 958K | 540K | -1.82M | 748K | 777.67K |
| Cash from Financing | 753K | -741K | 9.49M | 4.35M | 5.82M | 17.11M | -40K | 0 | 1.15M | 1.56M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 753K | 0 | 151K | -435K | -435K | 0 | -40K | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 1000K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 0 | 0 | -922K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.15M | 1.56M |
| Net Change in Cash | -2.47M▲ 0% | -83K▲ 96.6% | 790K▲ 1051.8% | -2.14M▼ 370.8% | 2.69M▲ 225.9% | 2.88M▲ 6.8% | -2.78M▼ 196.7% | -3.57M▼ 28.5% | -5K▲ 99.9% | 638K▲ 0% |
| Free Cash Flow | -2.68M▲ 0% | -1.32M▲ 50.6% | -9.57M▼ 622.7% | -6.43M▲ 32.8% | -1.68M▲ 73.9% | -10.33M▼ 516.1% | -3.15M▲ 69.5% | -2.09M▲ 33.5% | -2.06M▲ 1.5% | -1.68M▲ 0% |
| FCF Margin % | -7.71% | -2.84% | -16.74% | -11.08% | -4.37% | -21.83% | -12% | -6.84% | -13.35% | -27.29% |
| FCF Growth % | -279.14% | 50.6% | -622.73% | 32.77% | 73.93% | -516.1% | 69.52% | 33.53% | 1.53% | 3.23% |
| FCF per Share | -1.18 | -0.55 | -3.02 | -1.88 | -0.39 | -1.56 | -0.44 | -0.29 | -1.02 | -1.02 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | 0.09x | 0.13x | 0.38x | 3.42x | -0.06x | 3.21x | 0.32x | 0.34x | 0.55x | 0.82x |
| Interest Paid | 13K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 2K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | -25.97% | -53.63% | -121.49% | -13.13% | -43.7% | -16.08% | -57.49% | -64.41% | -75.43% | -60.34% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -21.79% | -42.41% | -48.51% | -16.27% | -44.82% | -79.75% | -61.76% | -57.44% | -64.69% | -64.69% |
| Gross Margin | 22.3% | 9.89% | 4.23% | 9.47% | 1.65% | 0.21% | -0.74% | -1.43% | 2.89% | 4.8% |
| Net Margin | -18.68% | -21.71% | -24.72% | -2.17% | -13.59% | -5.82% | -37.32% | -19.53% | -24.36% | -33.36% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.03x | 0.06x | 0.13x | 0.06x | 0.03x | 0.11x | 0.17x | 0.04x | 0.03x | 0.03x |
| Interest Coverage | -472.92x | -64.23x | -161.38x | -48.23x | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| FCF Conversion | 0.09x | 0.13x | 0.38x | 3.42x | -0.06x | 3.21x | 0.32x | 0.34x | 0.55x | 0.82x |
| Revenue Growth | 7.7% | 34.2% | 22.54% | 1.63% | -33.87% | 23.22% | -44.57% | 16.58% | -49.52% | -66.59% |
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) reported $6.2M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 51442% increase from $0.0M in 2006.
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) saw revenue decline by 49.5% over the past year.
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) reported a net loss of $2.1M for fiscal year 2024.
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) has a return on equity (ROE) of -75.4%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. (CNET) had negative free cash flow of $1.7M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.
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