The balance sheet is characterized by a rapidly contracting asset base, with total assets halving from $12.6B to $6.3B, and a cash position that has dwindled to $322.2M, significantly reducing the company's liquidity buffer.
HUYA Inc. (HUYA) balance sheet — 10-year assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity history
| Metric | TTM | Dec'25 | Dec'24 | Dec'23 | Dec'22 | Dec'21 | Dec'20 | Dec'19 | Dec'18 | Dec'17 | Dec'16 |
|---|
| Total Current Assets | 3.6B | 4.91B | 6.09B | 8.15B | 10.5B | 11.92B | 11.27B | 10.59B | 6.6B | 1.25B | 156.1M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 2.45B | 3.83B | 5.26B | 7.36B | 9.72B | 10.96B | 10.47B | 10.08B | 5.99B | 1.04B | 101.19M |
| Cash Only | 322.17M | 705.14M | 1.19B | 511.97M | 694.09M | 1.79B | 3.29B | 1.11B | 709.02M | 442.53M | 6.19M |
| Short-Term Investments | 2.13B | 3.13B | 4.08B | 6.85B | 9.02B | 9.17B | 7.18B | 8.96B | 5.28B | 593.24M | 95M |
| Accounts Receivable | 407.02M | 238.72M | 76.04M | 211.82M | 143.94M | 224.14M | 135.68M | 113.64M | 281.22M | 141.68M | 2.94M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 20.39 | 13.4 | 4.57 | 11.05 | 5.67 | 7.21 | 4.54 | 34.42 | 22.01 | 23.67 | 1.35 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9.08B | 55.67M | 164.89M | 1.39M | 307.79M | 62.27M | 48.49M |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | 2.08 | 6.96 | 0.51 | 28.56 | 11.78 | 16.17 |
| Other Current Assets | 463.7M | 838.36M | 748.27M | 575.66M | 9.29B | 677.39M | 143.83M | 400.62M | 320.96M | 72.86M | 51.97M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 2.65B | 1.8B | 3.48B | 4.77B | 3.29B | 1.34B | 1.14B | 774.73M | 511M | 50.23M | 11.13M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 984.99M | 908.96M | 823.5M | 705.77M | 546.03M | 474.98M | 181.97M | 199.51M | 87.42M | 32.31M | 6.27M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 7.42x | 7.15x | 7.38x | 9.91x | 16.97x | 23.90x | 59.98x | 6.04x | 53.35x | 67.61x | 127.16x |
| Goodwill | 439.44M | 453.79M | 463.8M | 456.98M | 449.36M | 0 | -310.22M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 106.31M | 127.71M | 153.19M | 161.74M | 207.1M | 83.94M | 373.02M | 45.09M | 51.98M | 5.62M | 4.87M |
| Long-Term Investments | 2.12B | 296.35M | 1.91B | 751.84M | 906.22M | 608.62M | 467.21M | 379.42M | 219.83M | 10.3M | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 19.05M | 8.85M | 128.26M | 2.7B | 1.18B | 150.89M | 379.46M | 104.89M | 120.83M | 2M | 0 |
| Total Assets | 6.26B | 6.71B | 9.57B | 12.92B | 13.79B | 13.25B | 12.41B | 11.37B | 7.11B | 1.3B | 167.23M |
| Asset Turnover | 1.05x | 0.97x | 0.64x | 0.54x | 0.67x | 0.86x | 0.88x | 0.11x | 0.66x | 1.68x | 4.77x |
| Asset Growth % | -104.17% | -29.91% | -25.97% | -6.3% | 4.06% | 6.8% | 9.19% | 59.95% | 446.4% | 677.68% | - |
| Total Current Liabilities | 1.57B | 1.73B | 1.94B | 2.16B | 2.26B | 2.58B | 2.38B | 2.45B | 1.38B | 685.65M | 319.93M |
| Accounts Payable | 355.8M | 238.05M | 66.61M | 14.96M | 22.52M | 12.58M | 10.08M | 3.73M | 9.22M | 5.8M | 2.67M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 18.7 | 15.43 | 4.61 | 0.88 | 0.95 | 0.47 | 0.43 | 1.37 | 0.86 | 1.1 | 0.89 |
| Short-Term Debt | 0 | 18.99M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 662.44M | 228.31M | 307.03M | 431.12M | 482.85M | 501.45M | 536.79M | 845.97M | 483.78M | 247.38M | 56.67M |
| Other Current Liabilities | 370.47M | 1.18B | 303.94M | 325.01M | 245.58M | 319.29M | 231.64M | 177.91M | 565.69M | 294.83M | 96.94M |
| Current Ratio | 2.29x | 2.84x | 3.14x | 3.77x | 4.66x | 4.63x | 4.73x | 4.33x | 4.78x | 1.82x | 0.49x |
| Quick Ratio | 2.29x | 2.84x | 3.14x | 3.77x | 8.68x | 4.60x | 4.66x | 4.33x | 4.55x | 1.73x | 0.34x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 1.68 | - | - | - | - | 8.82 | 11.07 | 33.56 | 49.71 | 34.35 | 16.62 |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 65.51M | 52.56M | 79.24M | 138.25M | 127.88M | 168.66M | 249.11M | 235.02M | 80.73M | 45.02M | 11.69M |
| Long-Term Debt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 28.74M | 1.77M | 20.05M | 48.07M | 8.62M | 45.08M | 57.62M | 70.11M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 57.08M | 18.94M | 23.41M | 42.32M | 45.91M | 4.6M | 13.35M | -70.11M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 54.25M | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70.11M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total Liabilities | 1.64B | 1.78B | 2.02B | 2.3B | 2.38B | 2.74B | 2.63B | 2.68B | 1.46B | 730.67M | 331.62M |
| Total Debt | 22.91M | 20.76M | 48.63M | 79.9M | 38.42M | 81.56M | 86.85M | 101.99M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Net Debt | -299.25M | -684.38M | -1.14B | -432.07M | -655.67M | -1.71B | -3.21B | -1.01B | -709.02M | -442.53M | -6.19M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.00x | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.00x | 0.01x | 0.01x | 0.01x | - | - | - |
| Debt / EBITDA | -0.24x | - | - | - | - | 0.86x | 0.10x | 2.63x | - | - | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 3.13x | - | - | - | - | -18.02x | -3.87x | -26.05x | -0.31x | - | - |
| Interest Coverage | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Equity | 4.62B | 4.92B | 7.55B | 10.62B | 11.41B | 10.51B | 9.78B | 8.68B | 5.65B | 569.87M | -164.39M |
| Equity Growth % | -86.39% | -34.8% | -28.93% | -6.88% | 8.56% | 7.5% | 12.57% | 53.85% | 890.58% | 446.66% | - |
| Book Value per Share | 20.12 | 21.51 | 32.61 | 43.72 | 47.26 | 43.47 | 40.97 | 37.43 | 33.84 | 5.70 | -1.49 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 4.62B | 4.92B | 7.55B | 10.62B | 11.41B | 10.51B | 9.78B | 8.68B | 5.65B | 569.87M | -164.39M |
| Common Stock | 156K | 152.1K | 150K | 159K | 158K | 157K | 155K | 144K | 133K | 81K | 0 |
| Retained Earnings | -2.11B | -2.22B | -1.98B | -2.05B | -1.73B | -1.3B | -1.88B | -1.99B | -2.42B | -80.97M | -164.39M |
| Treasury Stock | -108.92M | -128.14M | -108.1M | -206.34M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | 611.09M | 801.39M | 770M | 883.02M | 638.09M | 46.13M | 194.69M | 588.81M | 401.2M | 308K | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quick answers to the most common questions about buying HUYA stock.
As of 2025, HUYA Inc. (HUYA) had total assets of $6.71B including $4.91B in current assets.
HUYA Inc. (HUYA) carries total debt of $20.8M, offset by $3.83B in cash and short-term investments. Comparing total debt to cash helps evaluate the company's debt burden and net leverage.
HUYA Inc. (HUYA) has total shareholders' equity (book value) of $4.92B ($21.51 book value per share). Book value represents the net worth of the company belonging to common stock holders.
HUYA Inc. (HUYA) reported a current ratio of 2.84x. A current ratio above 1.0x indicates that the company has more current assets than current liabilities, suggesting sufficient short-term liquidity.
Key Metrics
Top Statement Risk
Persistent operating losses and opaque cash flows
Asset Base Contracts Amidst Equity Erosion
HUYA's total assets have contracted by nearly half from $12.6B in 2024Q1 to $6.3B in 2026Q2, a trend driven by a significant reduction in equity, which suggests a major restructuring or asset divestment has fundamentally reshaped the company's balance sheet.
The sharp decline in total assets, particularly the drop in equity from $9.5B to $4.6B over the same period, indicates a substantial reduction in the company's capital base. This contraction, while improving leverage ratios, raises questions about the sustainability of the business model and its ability to generate future returns on a much smaller asset base. The trajectory suggests a company in transition, moving away from a previously larger, potentially more diversified structure.
Cash Position Dwindles Despite Strong Ratios
While HUYA maintains a robust current ratio of 2.29, its cash reserves have plummeted from $1.2B in 2024Q4 to $322.2M in 2026Q2, a 73% decline that significantly reduces its financial buffer and warrants close monitoring of future cash burn.
The current ratio remains healthy, suggesting ample short-term liquidity, but the underlying cash position tells a more concerning story. The rapid depletion of cash, especially in the context of the prior analysis showing zero operating cash flow, implies that the company is funding its operations and potential losses from its balance sheet rather than generating cash internally. This dynamic is unsustainable and increases vulnerability to external shocks.
Deeply Negative Retained Earnings Signal Chronic Losses
HUYA's retained earnings have remained persistently negative, hovering around -$2.1B for the last ten quarters, which, according to the balance sheet data, indicates a history of accumulated losses that have eroded shareholder equity and continue to weigh on the company's net worth.
The stagnant, deeply negative retained earnings figure is a stark indicator of the company's historical inability to generate cumulative profits. This structural deficit in equity quality means the company's book value is not supported by profitable operations. The lack of improvement in this metric, even as revenue growth reaccelerates, suggests that recent operational gains have not yet been sufficient to offset the legacy of past losses.
Opaque Cash Flow and Asset Contraction
The most significant distortion is the combination of a rapidly shrinking asset base with a reported cash flow statement showing zero activity for ten quarters, which makes it impossible to reconcile the balance sheet changes with operational performance and raises serious questions about financial transparency.
The balance sheet shows a dramatic reduction in assets and equity, yet the cash flow statement provides no explanatory detail for these movements. This opacity prevents analysts from determining whether the asset reduction was due to cash outflows, write-downs, or other non-cash adjustments. The disconnect between the dynamic balance sheet and the static cash flow statement is a major red flag that obscures the true financial health and operational reality of the business.