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Zhihu (ZH) Profitability Rank : 1 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Zhihu Profitability Rank?

Zhihu has the Profitability Rank of 1. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Zhihu's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -15.65%. As of today, Zhihu's Piotroski F-Score is 6.


Competitive Comparison of Zhihu's Profitability Rank

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, Zhihu's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Zhihu's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Interactive Media Industry

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, Zhihu's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Zhihu's Profitability Rank falls into.



Zhihu Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Zhihu has the Profitability Rank of 1. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Zhihu's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-24.951 / 159.421
=-15.65 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Zhihu has an F-score of 6 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Zhihu (ZH) Business Description

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A5 Xueyuan Road, Haidian District, Beijing, CHN, 100083
Zhihu Inc is primarily engaged in the operation of one online content community and monetizes through paid membership services, advertising services, content-commerce solutions services and vocational training in China. It generates revenues from Advertising services, Paid membership services, Content-commerce solutions, and Others. It derives all its revenues within China.