Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

MOMO • • Industrial / General

Communication ServicesInternet ServicesSocial Networking & CommunicationSpecialized Social Platforms

AboutHello Group Inc. provides mobile-based social and entertainment services in the People's Republic of China. It operates Momo platform that includes its Momo mobile application, as well as various related properties, features, functionalities, tools, and services. The company's Momo mobile application connects people and facilitates interactions based on location and interests; and various recreational activities, including live talent shows, short videos, and social games, as well as other video- and audio-based interactive experiences, such as online parties, mobile karaoke, and user participated reality shows. It also operates Tantan, a social and dating application, which enables users to find and establish romantic connections, and meet interesting people; and provides live video, quick chat, value-added, mobile marketing, and other services, as well as mobile games and audio chatrooms. In addition, it allows its platform's users to livestream a variety of content and activities that comprise talent shows, such as singing, dancing, and talk shows, as well as casual chatting, and other forms of interactions between broadcasters and viewers. The company was formerly known as Momo Inc. and changed its name to Hello Group Inc. in August 2021. Hello Group Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Beijing, the People's Republic of China.Show more

Revenue $10.56B -12.0%
EBITDA $1.59B -29.4%
Net Income $1.04B -46.9%
EPS (Diluted) 5.58 -43.3%
Gross Margin 38.96% -5.4%
EBITDA Margin 15.07% -19.8%
Operating Margin 14.51% -19.9%
Net Margin 9.84% -39.7%
ROE 8.88% -48.0%
ROIC 11.19% -40.5%
Debt/Equity 0.40 +110.1%
Interest Coverage 11.99 -65.7%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Share count reduced 7.0% through buybacks
✓Trading at only 0.1x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗Profits declining 18.9% over 5 years
✗Sales declining 9.0% over 5 years

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y43.89%

5Y-9.05%

3Y-10.18%

TTM-7.31%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-18.94%

3Y-

TTM-38.84%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-15.79%

3Y-

TTM-33.89%

ROCE

10Y Avg15.54%

5Y Avg7.75%

3Y Avg13.72%

Latest11.74%

Peer Comparison

Specialized Social Platforms

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
MOMOHello Group Inc.	828.85M	6.95	1.25	-11.98%	8.17%	7.77%	100%	0.40
NXDRNextdoor Holdings, Inc.	479.15M	1.96	-7.84	13.27%	-24.58%	-14.5%		0.09
JOYYJOYY Inc.	2.42B	69.89	-26.88	-1.33%	-6.53%	-3.07%	9.26%	0.01

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	869.83M	3.84B	8.61B	13.41B	16.97B	14.2B	14.58B	12.7B	12B	10.56B
Revenue Growth %	2.13%	3.42%	1.24%	0.56%	0.27%	-0.16%	0.03%	-0.13%	-0.06%	-0.12%
Cost of Goods Sold+	196.78M	1.68B	4.24B	7.18B	8.62B	7.69B	8.38B	7.42B	7.06B	6.45B
COGS % of Revenue	0.23%	0.44%	0.49%	0.54%	0.51%	0.54%	0.58%	0.58%	0.59%	0.61%
Gross Profit+	673.05M	2.16B	4.37B	6.23B	8.35B	6.52B	6.19B	5.28B	4.94B	4.12B
Gross Margin %	0.77%	0.56%	0.51%	0.46%	0.49%	0.46%	0.42%	0.42%	0.41%	0.39%
Gross Profit Growth %	2.74%	2.22%	1.02%	0.43%	0.34%	-0.22%	-0.05%	-0.15%	-0.06%	-0.17%
Operating Expenses+	636.6M	1.11B	2.08B	2.96B	4.97B	4.34B	8.58B	3.66B	2.77B	2.58B
OpEx % of Revenue	0.73%	0.29%	0.24%	0.22%	0.29%	0.31%	0.59%	0.29%	0.23%	0.24%
Selling, General & Admin	490.2M	945.44M	1.83B	2.45B	4.22B	3.24B	3.23B	2.67B	1.88B	1.84B
SG&A % of Revenue	0.56%	0.25%	0.21%	0.18%	0.25%	0.23%	0.22%	0.21%	0.16%	0.17%
Research & Development	151.03M	218.03M	336.17M	760.64M	1.1B	1.1B	1.13B	1.01B	884.59M	804.42M
R&D % of Revenue	0.17%	0.06%	0.04%	0.06%	0.06%	0.08%	0.08%	0.08%	0.07%	0.08%
Other Operating Expenses	-4.63M	-2.66M	-156.76M	-253.7M	-344.84M	0	4.22B	-20.63M	0	-59M
Operating Income+	36.45M	975.09M	2.43B	3.27B	3.2B	2.18B	-2.39B	1.63B	2.17B	1.53B
Operating Margin %	0.04%	0.25%	0.28%	0.24%	0.19%	0.15%	-0.16%	0.13%	0.18%	0.15%
Operating Income Growth %	1.22%	25.76%	1.5%	0.34%	-0.02%	-0.32%	-2.1%	1.68%	0.34%	-0.3%
EBITDA+	79.59M	1.03B	2.52B	3.51B	3.56B	2.54B	-2.12B	1.74B	2.25B	1.59B
EBITDA Margin %	0.09%	0.27%	0.29%	0.26%	0.21%	0.18%	-0.15%	0.14%	0.19%	0.15%
EBITDA Growth %	1.55%	11.98%	1.43%	0.39%	0.01%	-0.29%	-1.84%	1.82%	0.3%	-0.29%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	43.14M	58.36M	81.19M	241.27M	356.19M	366.25M	264.6M	112.13M	79.61M	58.73M
EBIT	36.45M	990.41M	2.55B	3.5B	3.95B	2.81B	-2.02B	2.11B	2.71B	1.95B
Net Interest Income+	50.67M	54.6M	145.57M	216.44M	328.93M	365.6M	310.5M	285.35M	374.03M	383.12M
Interest Income	50.67M	54.6M	145.57M	272.95M	407.54M	444.47M	384.28M	368.88M	436.25M	510.96M
Interest Expense	0	0	0	56.5M	78.61M	78.87M	73.78M	83.53M	62.22M	127.85M
Other Income/Expense	50.67M	15.32M	115.48M	173.24M	633M	523.15M	286.42M	414.75M	406.75M	351.82M
Pretax Income+	87.11M	990.41M	2.55B	3.44B	3.83B	2.7B	-2.1B	2.04B	2.58B	1.88B
Pretax Margin %	0.1%	0.26%	0.3%	0.26%	0.23%	0.19%	-0.14%	0.16%	0.22%	0.18%
Income Tax+	597.25K	35.66M	430.76M	699.65M	881.41M	714.37M	822.56M	562.28M	630.02M	845.02M
Effective Tax Rate %	1.02%	1.02%	0.82%	0.82%	0.77%	0.74%	1.39%	0.73%	0.76%	0.55%
Net Income+	88.92M	1.01B	2.08B	2.82B	2.97B	1.99B	-2.92B	1.48B	1.96B	1.04B
Net Margin %	0.1%	0.26%	0.24%	0.21%	0.18%	0.14%	-0.2%	0.12%	0.16%	0.1%
Net Income Growth %	1.56%	10.34%	1.06%	0.35%	0.06%	-0.33%	-2.47%	1.51%	0.32%	-0.47%
Net Income (Continuing)	88.92M	978.97M	2.14B	2.79B	2.95B	1.99B	-2.93B	1.48B	1.95B	1.04B
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	18.6M	92.3M	188.72M	196.35M	138.96M	153.33M	181.84M	187.27M
EPS (Diluted)+	0.39	5.00	10.05	13.00	13.18	9.66	-14.42	7.30	9.84	5.58
EPS Growth %	1.48%	11.82%	1.01%	0.29%	0.01%	-0.27%	-2.49%	1.51%	0.35%	-0.43%
EPS (Basic)	0.52	5.28	10.58	13.18	14.32	10.10	-14.42	7.60	10.36	5.62
Diluted Shares Outstanding	200.7M	203.52M	207.63M	216.54M	225.6M	226.04M	202.35M	202.35M	200.92M	186.8M
Basic Shares Outstanding	171.32M	188.67M	197.27M	213.64M	207.66M	217.75M	202.34M	195.09M	198.94M	186.97M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	0.3%	0.57%	-	0.57%	0.49%	0.69%

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	3.27B	5B	7.76B	12.63B	15.79B	11.75B	9.41B	11.72B	7.83B	12.01B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	3.05B	4.52B	6.93B	11.29B	14.93B	10.93B	8.43B	10.62B	6.89B	6.15B
Cash Only	1.1B	1.79B	4.48B	2.47B	2.61B	3.36B	5.57B	5.02B	5.62B	4.12B
Short-Term Investments	1.95B	2.73B	2.45B	8.82B	12.31B	7.57B	2.86B	5.6B	1.27B	2.03B
Accounts Receivable	104.33M	251.13M	291.09M	719.61M	269.54M	200.83M	205.22M	188.71M	201.52M	192.32M
Days Sales Outstanding	43.78	23.87	12.35	19.59	5.8	5.16	5.14	5.42	6.13	6.65
Inventory	0	499.95K	0	0	0	2.13M	0	97.71M	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	0.11	-	-	-	0.1	-	4.81	-	-
Other Current Assets	319.47M	55.1M	538.18M	620.98M	599M	247.84M	421.84M	468.9M	723.76M	4.57B
Total Non-Current Assets+	248.77M	344.31M	739.73M	6.33B	6.69B	11.47B	8.7B	4.11B	8.39B	6.37B
Property, Plant & Equipment	105.1M	96.74M	259.59M	387.53M	536.9M	543.94M	438.6M	288.5M	768.61M	1.15B
Fixed Asset Turnover	8.28x	39.70x	33.15x	34.60x	31.61x	26.11x	33.23x	44.03x	15.61x	9.19x
Goodwill	0	0	22.2M	4.31B	4.36B	4.09B	0	0	0	136.25M
Intangible Assets	447.94K	251.13M	48.72M	1.04B	890.3M	687.21M	27.32M	22.2M	17.09M	86.66M
Long-Term Investments	125.41M	221.73M	289.46M	447.46M	495.9M	455M	820.01M	893.99M	4.71B	3.89B
Other Non-Current Assets	12.98M	18.01M	72.77M	95.71M	369.04M	5.67B	7.38B	2.87B	2.87B	1.11B
Total Assets+	3.52B	5.34B	8.52B	18.97B	22.48B	23.22B	18.11B	15.83B	16.23B	18.38B
Asset Turnover	0.25x	0.72x	1.01x	0.71x	0.75x	0.61x	0.80x	0.80x	0.74x	0.57x
Asset Growth %	0.19%	0.52%	0.59%	1.23%	0.19%	0.03%	-0.22%	-0.13%	0.03%	0.13%
Total Current Liabilities+	467.05M	928.37M	1.7B	2.7B	2.61B	2.52B	2.52B	4.74B	2.09B	6.4B
Accounts Payable	67.81M	280.93M	484.94M	718.36M	714.32M	699.39M	726.21M	617.02M	616.68M	615.25M
Days Payables Outstanding	125.77	61.16	41.76	36.5	30.26	33.21	31.62	30.35	31.89	34.83
Short-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65B	215.62M	4.32B
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	0
Other Current Liabilities	-93.33M	-93.25M	765.54M	1.23B	429.57M	501.14M	449.91M	289.65M	374.55M	612.79M
Current Ratio	7.00x	5.39x	4.57x	4.69x	6.06x	4.67x	3.74x	2.47x	3.74x	1.88x
Quick Ratio	7.00x	5.39x	4.57x	4.69x	6.06x	4.67x	3.74x	2.45x	3.74x	1.88x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-37.18	-	-	-	-27.95	-	-20.12	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	11.85M	14.04M	27.23M	5.25B	6.16B	5.87B	5.01B	160.7M	2.15B	551.76M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	4.88B	4.95B	4.66B	4.57B	0	1.96B	0
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	56.5M	136.44M	103.11M	33.28M	52.17M	115.11M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	208K	12.18M	259.25M	222.58M	171.8M	213.38M	22.01M	24.99M	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	11.85M	13.83M	27.23M	110.04M	0	901.28M	128.09M	105.41M	114.08M	436.66M
Total Liabilities	478.91M	942.41M	1.72B	7.94B	8.76B	8.39B	7.53B	4.9B	4.24B	6.95B
Total Debt+	0	0	0	4.88B	5.15B	4.93B	4.83B	2.77B	2.29B	4.58B
Net Debt	-1.1B	-1.79B	-4.48B	2.41B	2.53B	1.56B	-739.22M	-2.25B	-3.33B	458.53M
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	0.44x	0.37x	0.33x	0.46x	0.25x	0.19x	0.40x
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	1.39x	1.45x	1.94x	-	1.59x	1.01x	2.88x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-13.82x	-1.73x	-1.78x	0.69x	0.71x	0.62x	-	-1.29x	-1.48x	0.29x
Interest Coverage	-	-	-	57.81x	40.72x	27.60x	-32.39x	19.48x	34.95x	11.99x
Total Equity+	3.04B	4.4B	6.79B	11.12B	13.91B	14.84B	10.59B	10.93B	11.99B	11.43B
Equity Growth %	0.11%	0.45%	0.54%	0.64%	0.25%	0.07%	-0.29%	0.03%	0.1%	-0.05%
Book Value per Share	15.15	21.63	32.72	51.33	61.65	65.63	52.31	54.02	59.66	61.20
Total Shareholders' Equity	3.04B	4.4B	6.78B	11.02B	13.72B	14.64B	10.45B	10.78B	11.8B	11.43B
Common Stock	266.16K	291.64K	280.73K	270K	272K	274K	277K	281K	286K	210K
Retained Earnings	-610.94M	355.11M	2.41B	5.36B	7.46B	8.44B	4.68B	5.32B	6.32B	6.64B
Treasury Stock	-418.73M	-447.83M	-402.27M	-402.27M	-402.27M	-732.47M	-1.6B	-1.99B	-2.2B	-325.23M
Accumulated OCI	-29.38M	-112.27M	104.16M	313.56M	302.69M	183.92M	149.37M	-140.25M	-126.08M	1.05M
Minority Interest	0	0	18.6M	92.3M	188.72M	196.35M	138.96M	153.33M	181.84M	187.27M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	371.67M	1.52B	2.79B	3.33B	5.45B	3.08B	1.56B	1.23B	2.28B	1.64B
Operating CF Margin %	0.43%	0.39%	0.32%	0.25%	0.32%	0.22%	0.11%	0.1%	0.19%	0.16%
Operating CF Growth %	11.1%	3.08%	0.84%	0.19%	0.64%	-0.43%	-0.49%	-0.21%	0.86%	-0.28%
Net Income	88.92M	1.01B	2.08B	2.79B	2.96B	2.1B	-2.93B	1.48B	1.95B	1.04B
Depreciation & Amortization	43.14M	58.36M	81.19M	241.27M	356.19M	366.25M	264.6M	112.13M	79.61M	58.73M
Stock-Based Compensation	112.84M	220.16M	324.2M	580.81M	1.41B	678.69M	475.77M	401.48M	267.1M	192.57M
Deferred Taxes	0	-73K	-6.79M	-10.96M	20.72M	4.57M	-2.35M	507K	0	0
Other Non-Cash Items	-2.37M	16.11M	-1.11M	3.63M	30.15M	76.72M	4.41B	-129.5M	110.5M	274.4M
Working Capital Changes	129.14M	212.77M	317.95M	-275.58M	672.82M	-145.73M	-662.01M	-637.74M	-131.74M	74.71M
Change in Receivables	-55.43M	-159.55M	-8M	-440.64M	442.18M	52.25M	-10.37M	20.34M	-21.31M	7.61M
Change in Inventory	65.96M	44.02M	69.64M	-20.52M	141.42M	-160.42M	-895.04M	0	0	0
Change in Payables	34.24M	222.33M	168.3M	233.71M	52.25M	-11.72M	30.48M	-115.38M	13.71M	-3.26M
Cash from Investing+	-2.16B	-821.78M	-178.3M	-10.03B	-4.03B	-748.47M	2.55B	1.72B	2.41B	-558.89M
Capital Expenditures	-87.78M	-48.79M	-230.51M	-242.84M	-186.52M	-124.14M	-95.32M	-80.44M	-576.31M	-285.54M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.1%	0.01%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.05%	0.03%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	134.76M	437.46K	52.23K	2.21M	-300M	709K	8.59M	28.05M	3.34M	-136.7M
Cash from Financing+	-14.5M	97.21K	2.74M	4.69B	-1.27B	-1.5B	-1.79B	-3.43B	-1.7B	236.2M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	-877.35M	-1.12B	-852.74M	-841M	-958.05M	-716.3M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-14.5M	124K	2.83M	-3.24M	-396.43M	-43.96M	-71.3M	-62.2M	-3.72M	18K
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	283.89M	1.47B	2.56B	3.08B	5.26B	2.96B	1.46B	1.15B	1.7B	1.35B
FCF Margin %	0.33%	0.38%	0.3%	0.23%	0.31%	0.21%	0.1%	0.09%	0.14%	0.13%
FCF Growth %	4.12%	4.17%	0.75%	0.2%	0.71%	-0.44%	-0.5%	-0.22%	0.48%	-0.2%
FCF per Share	1.41	7.21	12.34	14.25	23.33	13.08	7.23	5.67	8.47	7.25
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	4.18x	1.50x	1.34x	1.18x	1.83x	1.55x	-0.53x	0.83x	1.16x	1.58x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56.37M	36.83M	99.28M
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	801.75M	599.99M	579.53M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	3.08%	27.1%	37.15%	31.45%	23.75%	13.84%	-22.95%	13.8%	17.08%	8.88%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	2.92%	32.11%	74.06%	30.93%	16.02%	9.94%	-13.66%	13.18%	18.82%	11.19%
Gross Margin	77.38%	56.34%	50.75%	46.43%	49.23%	45.88%	42.48%	41.58%	41.18%	38.96%
Net Margin	10.22%	26.26%	24.17%	21%	17.51%	14%	-20.02%	11.68%	16.31%	9.84%
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	0.44x	0.37x	0.33x	0.46x	0.25x	0.19x	0.40x
Interest Coverage	-	-	-	57.81x	40.72x	27.60x	-32.39x	19.48x	34.95x	11.99x
FCF Conversion	4.18x	1.50x	1.34x	1.18x	1.83x	1.55x	-0.53x	0.83x	1.16x	1.58x
Revenue Growth	213.32%	341.54%	124.09%	55.79%	26.56%	-16.3%	2.62%	-12.84%	-5.54%	-11.98%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Live Video Service	-	376.93M	1.1B	10.71B	-	998.77M	903.14M	-	5.57B	4.78B
Live Video Service Growth	-	-	192.52%	871.30%	-	-	-9.58%	-	-	-14.15%
Value-added Services	-	67.6M	103.14M	-	-	-	-	-	5.09B	4.77B
Value-added Services Growth	-	-	52.57%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-6.15%
Mobile Marketing	38.88M	66.34M	76.18M	500.32M	331.82M	198.2M	159.01M	124.96M	109.13M	105.17M
Mobile Marketing Growth	-	70.60%	14.83%	556.78%	-33.68%	-40.27%	-19.77%	-21.42%	-12.67%	-3.63%
Other Services	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.34M	3.14M
Other Services Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-80.80%
Mobile Games	31.08M	35.45M	35.62M	130.39M	92.45M	39.56M	47.71M	55.73M	19.61M	432K
Mobile Games Growth	-	14.06%	0.47%	266.07%	-29.10%	-57.21%	20.59%	16.81%	-64.81%	-97.80%
Membership Subscription	58.46M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Membership Subscription Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Emoticons	3.7M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Emoticons Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
CHINA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.39B
CHINA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Overseas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.17B
Overseas Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 1.2x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) reported $10.45B in revenue for fiscal year 2024.

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) saw revenue decline by 12.0% over the past year.

Yes, Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) is profitable, generating $854.4M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (9.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) pays a dividend with a yield of 55.18%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.9%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) generated $1.16B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.

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Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

MOMO • • Industrial / General

Communication ServicesInternet ServicesSocial Networking & CommunicationSpecialized Social Platforms

Revenue $10.56B -12.0%
EBITDA $1.59B -29.4%
Net Income $1.04B -46.9%
EPS (Diluted) 5.58 -43.3%
Gross Margin 38.96% -5.4%
EBITDA Margin 15.07% -19.8%
Operating Margin 14.51% -19.9%
Net Margin 9.84% -39.7%
ROE 8.88% -48.0%
ROIC 11.19% -40.5%
Debt/Equity 0.40 +110.1%
Interest Coverage 11.99 -65.7%

Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

✓High quality earnings: Operating CF exceeds net income
✓Share count reduced 7.0% through buybacks
✓Trading at only 0.1x book value

✗Weaknesses

✗Profits declining 18.9% over 5 years
✗Sales declining 9.0% over 5 years

Price & Volume

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y43.89%

5Y-9.05%

3Y-10.18%

TTM-7.31%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-

5Y-18.94%

3Y-

TTM-38.84%

EPS CAGR

10Y-

5Y-15.79%

3Y-

TTM-33.89%

ROCE

10Y Avg15.54%

5Y Avg7.75%

3Y Avg13.72%

Latest11.74%

Peer Comparison

Specialized Social Platforms

Name	Market Cap	Current Price	P/E Ratio	Revenue Growth 1Y	Net Margin	ROE	FCF Yield	Debt/Equity
MOMOHello Group Inc.	828.85M	6.95	1.25	-11.98%	8.17%	7.77%	100%	0.40
NXDRNextdoor Holdings, Inc.	479.15M	1.96	-7.84	13.27%	-24.58%	-14.5%		0.09
JOYYJOYY Inc.	2.42B	69.89	-26.88	-1.33%	-6.53%	-3.07%	9.26%	0.01

Profit & Loss

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+	869.83M	3.84B	8.61B	13.41B	16.97B	14.2B	14.58B	12.7B	12B	10.56B
Revenue Growth %	2.13%	3.42%	1.24%	0.56%	0.27%	-0.16%	0.03%	-0.13%	-0.06%	-0.12%
Cost of Goods Sold+	196.78M	1.68B	4.24B	7.18B	8.62B	7.69B	8.38B	7.42B	7.06B	6.45B
COGS % of Revenue	0.23%	0.44%	0.49%	0.54%	0.51%	0.54%	0.58%	0.58%	0.59%	0.61%
Gross Profit+	673.05M	2.16B	4.37B	6.23B	8.35B	6.52B	6.19B	5.28B	4.94B	4.12B
Gross Margin %	0.77%	0.56%	0.51%	0.46%	0.49%	0.46%	0.42%	0.42%	0.41%	0.39%
Gross Profit Growth %	2.74%	2.22%	1.02%	0.43%	0.34%	-0.22%	-0.05%	-0.15%	-0.06%	-0.17%
Operating Expenses+	636.6M	1.11B	2.08B	2.96B	4.97B	4.34B	8.58B	3.66B	2.77B	2.58B
OpEx % of Revenue	0.73%	0.29%	0.24%	0.22%	0.29%	0.31%	0.59%	0.29%	0.23%	0.24%
Selling, General & Admin	490.2M	945.44M	1.83B	2.45B	4.22B	3.24B	3.23B	2.67B	1.88B	1.84B
SG&A % of Revenue	0.56%	0.25%	0.21%	0.18%	0.25%	0.23%	0.22%	0.21%	0.16%	0.17%
Research & Development	151.03M	218.03M	336.17M	760.64M	1.1B	1.1B	1.13B	1.01B	884.59M	804.42M
R&D % of Revenue	0.17%	0.06%	0.04%	0.06%	0.06%	0.08%	0.08%	0.08%	0.07%	0.08%
Other Operating Expenses	-4.63M	-2.66M	-156.76M	-253.7M	-344.84M	0	4.22B	-20.63M	0	-59M
Operating Income+	36.45M	975.09M	2.43B	3.27B	3.2B	2.18B	-2.39B	1.63B	2.17B	1.53B
Operating Margin %	0.04%	0.25%	0.28%	0.24%	0.19%	0.15%	-0.16%	0.13%	0.18%	0.15%
Operating Income Growth %	1.22%	25.76%	1.5%	0.34%	-0.02%	-0.32%	-2.1%	1.68%	0.34%	-0.3%
EBITDA+	79.59M	1.03B	2.52B	3.51B	3.56B	2.54B	-2.12B	1.74B	2.25B	1.59B
EBITDA Margin %	0.09%	0.27%	0.29%	0.26%	0.21%	0.18%	-0.15%	0.14%	0.19%	0.15%
EBITDA Growth %	1.55%	11.98%	1.43%	0.39%	0.01%	-0.29%	-1.84%	1.82%	0.3%	-0.29%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)	43.14M	58.36M	81.19M	241.27M	356.19M	366.25M	264.6M	112.13M	79.61M	58.73M
EBIT	36.45M	990.41M	2.55B	3.5B	3.95B	2.81B	-2.02B	2.11B	2.71B	1.95B
Net Interest Income+	50.67M	54.6M	145.57M	216.44M	328.93M	365.6M	310.5M	285.35M	374.03M	383.12M
Interest Income	50.67M	54.6M	145.57M	272.95M	407.54M	444.47M	384.28M	368.88M	436.25M	510.96M
Interest Expense	0	0	0	56.5M	78.61M	78.87M	73.78M	83.53M	62.22M	127.85M
Other Income/Expense	50.67M	15.32M	115.48M	173.24M	633M	523.15M	286.42M	414.75M	406.75M	351.82M
Pretax Income+	87.11M	990.41M	2.55B	3.44B	3.83B	2.7B	-2.1B	2.04B	2.58B	1.88B
Pretax Margin %	0.1%	0.26%	0.3%	0.26%	0.23%	0.19%	-0.14%	0.16%	0.22%	0.18%
Income Tax+	597.25K	35.66M	430.76M	699.65M	881.41M	714.37M	822.56M	562.28M	630.02M	845.02M
Effective Tax Rate %	1.02%	1.02%	0.82%	0.82%	0.77%	0.74%	1.39%	0.73%	0.76%	0.55%
Net Income+	88.92M	1.01B	2.08B	2.82B	2.97B	1.99B	-2.92B	1.48B	1.96B	1.04B
Net Margin %	0.1%	0.26%	0.24%	0.21%	0.18%	0.14%	-0.2%	0.12%	0.16%	0.1%
Net Income Growth %	1.56%	10.34%	1.06%	0.35%	0.06%	-0.33%	-2.47%	1.51%	0.32%	-0.47%
Net Income (Continuing)	88.92M	978.97M	2.14B	2.79B	2.95B	1.99B	-2.93B	1.48B	1.95B	1.04B
Discontinued Operations	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Minority Interest	0	0	18.6M	92.3M	188.72M	196.35M	138.96M	153.33M	181.84M	187.27M
EPS (Diluted)+	0.39	5.00	10.05	13.00	13.18	9.66	-14.42	7.30	9.84	5.58
EPS Growth %	1.48%	11.82%	1.01%	0.29%	0.01%	-0.27%	-2.49%	1.51%	0.35%	-0.43%
EPS (Basic)	0.52	5.28	10.58	13.18	14.32	10.10	-14.42	7.60	10.36	5.62
Diluted Shares Outstanding	200.7M	203.52M	207.63M	216.54M	225.6M	226.04M	202.35M	202.35M	200.92M	186.8M
Basic Shares Outstanding	171.32M	188.67M	197.27M	213.64M	207.66M	217.75M	202.34M	195.09M	198.94M	186.97M
Dividend Payout Ratio	-	-	-	-	0.3%	0.57%	-	0.57%	0.49%	0.69%

Balance Sheet

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+	3.27B	5B	7.76B	12.63B	15.79B	11.75B	9.41B	11.72B	7.83B	12.01B
Cash & Short-Term Investments	3.05B	4.52B	6.93B	11.29B	14.93B	10.93B	8.43B	10.62B	6.89B	6.15B
Cash Only	1.1B	1.79B	4.48B	2.47B	2.61B	3.36B	5.57B	5.02B	5.62B	4.12B
Short-Term Investments	1.95B	2.73B	2.45B	8.82B	12.31B	7.57B	2.86B	5.6B	1.27B	2.03B
Accounts Receivable	104.33M	251.13M	291.09M	719.61M	269.54M	200.83M	205.22M	188.71M	201.52M	192.32M
Days Sales Outstanding	43.78	23.87	12.35	19.59	5.8	5.16	5.14	5.42	6.13	6.65
Inventory	0	499.95K	0	0	0	2.13M	0	97.71M	0	0
Days Inventory Outstanding	-	0.11	-	-	-	0.1	-	4.81	-	-
Other Current Assets	319.47M	55.1M	538.18M	620.98M	599M	247.84M	421.84M	468.9M	723.76M	4.57B
Total Non-Current Assets+	248.77M	344.31M	739.73M	6.33B	6.69B	11.47B	8.7B	4.11B	8.39B	6.37B
Property, Plant & Equipment	105.1M	96.74M	259.59M	387.53M	536.9M	543.94M	438.6M	288.5M	768.61M	1.15B
Fixed Asset Turnover	8.28x	39.70x	33.15x	34.60x	31.61x	26.11x	33.23x	44.03x	15.61x	9.19x
Goodwill	0	0	22.2M	4.31B	4.36B	4.09B	0	0	0	136.25M
Intangible Assets	447.94K	251.13M	48.72M	1.04B	890.3M	687.21M	27.32M	22.2M	17.09M	86.66M
Long-Term Investments	125.41M	221.73M	289.46M	447.46M	495.9M	455M	820.01M	893.99M	4.71B	3.89B
Other Non-Current Assets	12.98M	18.01M	72.77M	95.71M	369.04M	5.67B	7.38B	2.87B	2.87B	1.11B
Total Assets+	3.52B	5.34B	8.52B	18.97B	22.48B	23.22B	18.11B	15.83B	16.23B	18.38B
Asset Turnover	0.25x	0.72x	1.01x	0.71x	0.75x	0.61x	0.80x	0.80x	0.74x	0.57x
Asset Growth %	0.19%	0.52%	0.59%	1.23%	0.19%	0.03%	-0.22%	-0.13%	0.03%	0.13%
Total Current Liabilities+	467.05M	928.37M	1.7B	2.7B	2.61B	2.52B	2.52B	4.74B	2.09B	6.4B
Accounts Payable	67.81M	280.93M	484.94M	718.36M	714.32M	699.39M	726.21M	617.02M	616.68M	615.25M
Days Payables Outstanding	125.77	61.16	41.76	36.5	30.26	33.21	31.62	30.35	31.89	34.83
Short-Term Debt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.65B	215.62M	4.32B
Deferred Revenue (Current)	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	1000K	0
Other Current Liabilities	-93.33M	-93.25M	765.54M	1.23B	429.57M	501.14M	449.91M	289.65M	374.55M	612.79M
Current Ratio	7.00x	5.39x	4.57x	4.69x	6.06x	4.67x	3.74x	2.47x	3.74x	1.88x
Quick Ratio	7.00x	5.39x	4.57x	4.69x	6.06x	4.67x	3.74x	2.45x	3.74x	1.88x
Cash Conversion Cycle	-	-37.18	-	-	-	-27.95	-	-20.12	-	-
Total Non-Current Liabilities+	11.85M	14.04M	27.23M	5.25B	6.16B	5.87B	5.01B	160.7M	2.15B	551.76M
Long-Term Debt	0	0	0	4.88B	4.95B	4.66B	4.57B	0	1.96B	0
Capital Lease Obligations	0	0	0	0	56.5M	136.44M	103.11M	33.28M	52.17M	115.11M
Deferred Tax Liabilities	0	208K	12.18M	259.25M	222.58M	171.8M	213.38M	22.01M	24.99M	0
Other Non-Current Liabilities	11.85M	13.83M	27.23M	110.04M	0	901.28M	128.09M	105.41M	114.08M	436.66M
Total Liabilities	478.91M	942.41M	1.72B	7.94B	8.76B	8.39B	7.53B	4.9B	4.24B	6.95B
Total Debt+	0	0	0	4.88B	5.15B	4.93B	4.83B	2.77B	2.29B	4.58B
Net Debt	-1.1B	-1.79B	-4.48B	2.41B	2.53B	1.56B	-739.22M	-2.25B	-3.33B	458.53M
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	0.44x	0.37x	0.33x	0.46x	0.25x	0.19x	0.40x
Debt / EBITDA	-	-	-	1.39x	1.45x	1.94x	-	1.59x	1.01x	2.88x
Net Debt / EBITDA	-13.82x	-1.73x	-1.78x	0.69x	0.71x	0.62x	-	-1.29x	-1.48x	0.29x
Interest Coverage	-	-	-	57.81x	40.72x	27.60x	-32.39x	19.48x	34.95x	11.99x
Total Equity+	3.04B	4.4B	6.79B	11.12B	13.91B	14.84B	10.59B	10.93B	11.99B	11.43B
Equity Growth %	0.11%	0.45%	0.54%	0.64%	0.25%	0.07%	-0.29%	0.03%	0.1%	-0.05%
Book Value per Share	15.15	21.63	32.72	51.33	61.65	65.63	52.31	54.02	59.66	61.20
Total Shareholders' Equity	3.04B	4.4B	6.78B	11.02B	13.72B	14.64B	10.45B	10.78B	11.8B	11.43B
Common Stock	266.16K	291.64K	280.73K	270K	272K	274K	277K	281K	286K	210K
Retained Earnings	-610.94M	355.11M	2.41B	5.36B	7.46B	8.44B	4.68B	5.32B	6.32B	6.64B
Treasury Stock	-418.73M	-447.83M	-402.27M	-402.27M	-402.27M	-732.47M	-1.6B	-1.99B	-2.2B	-325.23M
Accumulated OCI	-29.38M	-112.27M	104.16M	313.56M	302.69M	183.92M	149.37M	-140.25M	-126.08M	1.05M
Minority Interest	0	0	18.6M	92.3M	188.72M	196.35M	138.96M	153.33M	181.84M	187.27M

Cash Flow

	Dec 2015	Dec 2016	Dec 2017	Dec 2018	Dec 2019	Dec 2020	Dec 2021	Dec 2022	Dec 2023	Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+	371.67M	1.52B	2.79B	3.33B	5.45B	3.08B	1.56B	1.23B	2.28B	1.64B
Operating CF Margin %	0.43%	0.39%	0.32%	0.25%	0.32%	0.22%	0.11%	0.1%	0.19%	0.16%
Operating CF Growth %	11.1%	3.08%	0.84%	0.19%	0.64%	-0.43%	-0.49%	-0.21%	0.86%	-0.28%
Net Income	88.92M	1.01B	2.08B	2.79B	2.96B	2.1B	-2.93B	1.48B	1.95B	1.04B
Depreciation & Amortization	43.14M	58.36M	81.19M	241.27M	356.19M	366.25M	264.6M	112.13M	79.61M	58.73M
Stock-Based Compensation	112.84M	220.16M	324.2M	580.81M	1.41B	678.69M	475.77M	401.48M	267.1M	192.57M
Deferred Taxes	0	-73K	-6.79M	-10.96M	20.72M	4.57M	-2.35M	507K	0	0
Other Non-Cash Items	-2.37M	16.11M	-1.11M	3.63M	30.15M	76.72M	4.41B	-129.5M	110.5M	274.4M
Working Capital Changes	129.14M	212.77M	317.95M	-275.58M	672.82M	-145.73M	-662.01M	-637.74M	-131.74M	74.71M
Change in Receivables	-55.43M	-159.55M	-8M	-440.64M	442.18M	52.25M	-10.37M	20.34M	-21.31M	7.61M
Change in Inventory	65.96M	44.02M	69.64M	-20.52M	141.42M	-160.42M	-895.04M	0	0	0
Change in Payables	34.24M	222.33M	168.3M	233.71M	52.25M	-11.72M	30.48M	-115.38M	13.71M	-3.26M
Cash from Investing+	-2.16B	-821.78M	-178.3M	-10.03B	-4.03B	-748.47M	2.55B	1.72B	2.41B	-558.89M
Capital Expenditures	-87.78M	-48.79M	-230.51M	-242.84M	-186.52M	-124.14M	-95.32M	-80.44M	-576.31M	-285.54M
CapEx % of Revenue	0.1%	0.01%	0.03%	0.02%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.05%	0.03%
Acquisitions	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Investments	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Investing	134.76M	437.46K	52.23K	2.21M	-300M	709K	8.59M	28.05M	3.34M	-136.7M
Cash from Financing+	-14.5M	97.21K	2.74M	4.69B	-1.27B	-1.5B	-1.79B	-3.43B	-1.7B	236.2M
Debt Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Equity Issued (Net)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dividends Paid	0	0	0	0	-877.35M	-1.12B	-852.74M	-841M	-958.05M	-716.3M
Share Repurchases	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Other Financing	-14.5M	124K	2.83M	-3.24M	-396.43M	-43.96M	-71.3M	-62.2M	-3.72M	18K
Net Change in Cash	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Free Cash Flow+	283.89M	1.47B	2.56B	3.08B	5.26B	2.96B	1.46B	1.15B	1.7B	1.35B
FCF Margin %	0.33%	0.38%	0.3%	0.23%	0.31%	0.21%	0.1%	0.09%	0.14%	0.13%
FCF Growth %	4.12%	4.17%	0.75%	0.2%	0.71%	-0.44%	-0.5%	-0.22%	0.48%	-0.2%
FCF per Share	1.41	7.21	12.34	14.25	23.33	13.08	7.23	5.67	8.47	7.25
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)	4.18x	1.50x	1.34x	1.18x	1.83x	1.55x	-0.53x	0.83x	1.16x	1.58x
Interest Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56.37M	36.83M	99.28M
Taxes Paid	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	801.75M	599.99M	579.53M

Key Ratios

Metric	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Return on Equity (ROE)	3.08%	27.1%	37.15%	31.45%	23.75%	13.84%	-22.95%	13.8%	17.08%	8.88%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	2.92%	32.11%	74.06%	30.93%	16.02%	9.94%	-13.66%	13.18%	18.82%	11.19%
Gross Margin	77.38%	56.34%	50.75%	46.43%	49.23%	45.88%	42.48%	41.58%	41.18%	38.96%
Net Margin	10.22%	26.26%	24.17%	21%	17.51%	14%	-20.02%	11.68%	16.31%	9.84%
Debt / Equity	-	-	-	0.44x	0.37x	0.33x	0.46x	0.25x	0.19x	0.40x
Interest Coverage	-	-	-	57.81x	40.72x	27.60x	-32.39x	19.48x	34.95x	11.99x
FCF Conversion	4.18x	1.50x	1.34x	1.18x	1.83x	1.55x	-0.53x	0.83x	1.16x	1.58x
Revenue Growth	213.32%	341.54%	124.09%	55.79%	26.56%	-16.3%	2.62%	-12.84%	-5.54%	-11.98%

Revenue by Segment

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Live Video Service	-	376.93M	1.1B	10.71B	-	998.77M	903.14M	-	5.57B	4.78B
Live Video Service Growth	-	-	192.52%	871.30%	-	-	-9.58%	-	-	-14.15%
Value-added Services	-	67.6M	103.14M	-	-	-	-	-	5.09B	4.77B
Value-added Services Growth	-	-	52.57%	-	-	-	-	-	-	-6.15%
Mobile Marketing	38.88M	66.34M	76.18M	500.32M	331.82M	198.2M	159.01M	124.96M	109.13M	105.17M
Mobile Marketing Growth	-	70.60%	14.83%	556.78%	-33.68%	-40.27%	-19.77%	-21.42%	-12.67%	-3.63%
Other Services	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	16.34M	3.14M
Other Services Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-80.80%
Mobile Games	31.08M	35.45M	35.62M	130.39M	92.45M	39.56M	47.71M	55.73M	19.61M	432K
Mobile Games Growth	-	14.06%	0.47%	266.07%	-29.10%	-57.21%	20.59%	16.81%	-64.81%	-97.80%
Membership Subscription	58.46M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Membership Subscription Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Emoticons	3.7M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Emoticons Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Revenue by Geography

	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
CHINA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9.39B
CHINA Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Overseas	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.17B
Overseas Growth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Frequently Asked Questions

Valuation & Price

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 1.2x. This may indicate the stock is undervalued or faces growth challenges.

Growth & Financials

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) reported $10.45B in revenue for fiscal year 2024.

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) saw revenue decline by 12.0% over the past year.

Yes, Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) is profitable, generating $854.4M in net income for fiscal year 2024 (9.8% net margin).

Dividend & Returns

Yes, Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) pays a dividend with a yield of 55.18%. This makes it attractive for income-focused investors.

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) has a return on equity (ROE) of 8.9%. This is below average, suggesting room for improvement.

Hello Group Inc. (MOMO) generated $1.16B in free cash flow for fiscal year 2024. Positive FCF indicates the company can fund dividends, buybacks, or reinvestment.