Communication Services · Internet Content & Information
Price
$3.01
Market Cap
$1.9M
Employees
934
Beta
1.76
Avg Volume
22,245
CEO
Sheng Fu
Business Description
Cheetah Mobile Inc., a global internet firm with operations spanning China, the U.S., Japan, and other international regions, was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Beijing, People's Republic of China. The company rebranded to its current name in March 2014, having previously operated as Kingsoft Internet Software Holdings Limited. Cheetah Mobile offers a diverse portfolio of digital products and services. Its suite of mobile utility applications features Clean Master, an essential tool for clearing junk files, optimizing memory, and ensuring user privacy. Security Master provides comprehensive anti-virus and security protection for mobile devices, complemented by Duba Anti-virus, an internet security solution guarding against both identified and emerging digital threats. Beyond utilities, the company develops popular mobile games like Piano Tiles 2, Rolling Sky, and Dancing Line. Its offerings also extend to value-added software for both PC and mobile platforms, including wallpaper and office optimization tools, as well as hardware solutions like the E-Coupon vending robot, which serves reception and marketing functions. Furthermore, Cheetah Mobile delivers a range of services, including a multi-cloud management platform, international advertising agency services, and mobile advertising publishing. It manages duba.com, a personalized web portal that consolidates online resources. The company also provides cloud-based data analytics engines, various artificial intelligence services, and premium membership options. Its clientele comprises direct advertisers, such as developers of mobile applications and games, e-commerce businesses, search engines, and affiliated mobile advertising networks.
Business History
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
| Period | Revenue | Net Income | Net Margin | YoY/QoQ |
|---|
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider
CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
CALCStock Price / EPS (Diluted)
-0.01
Stock Price: $3.01
EPS (Diluted): -409.00
EPS (Diluted): -409.00
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
APIStock Price / Book Value Per Share
0.02
Stock Price: $3.01
Total Equity: $1.61B
Shares: 613,389
Total Equity: $1.61B
Shares: 613,389
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
APIEnterprise Value / EBITDA
-156.67
Market Cap: $1.86M
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $1.51B
EBITDA: $9.36M
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $1.51B
EBITDA: $9.36M
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
APIMarket Cap + Total Debt - Cash
-$1.5B
Market Cap: $1.86M
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $1.51B
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $1.51B
P/S Ratio (Price per dollar of revenue)
APIStock Price / Revenue Per Share
0.02
Stock Price: $3.01
Revenue: $1.15B
Shares: 613,389
Revenue: $1.15B
Shares: 613,389
EV/Sales (Total value vs revenue — works when P/E can't)
API-1.27
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
APIGross Profit / Revenue
72.5%
Gross Profit: $834.03M
Revenue: $1.15B
Revenue: $1.15B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
APIOperating Income / Revenue
-12.0%
Operating Income: -$137.88M
Revenue: $1.15B
Revenue: $1.15B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
APINet Income / Revenue
-22.4%
Net Income: -$257.71M
Revenue: $1.15B
Revenue: $1.15B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
CALCNet Income / Total Equity
-16.0%
Net Income: -$257.71M
Total Equity: $1.61B
Total Equity: $1.61B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
CALCNOPAT / Invested Capital
-141.6%
Operating Income: -$137.88M
Tax Rate: -3.7%
Equity: $1.61B
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $1.51B
Tax Rate: -3.7%
Equity: $1.61B
Total Debt: $0.00
Cash: $1.51B
Zero debt — invested capital = equity minus cash (very efficient)
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
APICurrent Assets / Current Liabilities
1.27
Current Assets: $3.23B
Current Liabilities: $2.55B
Current Liabilities: $2.55B
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALCTotal Debt / Total Equity
0.00
Short-Term Debt: $0.00
Long-Term Debt: $0.00
Total Debt: $0.00
Total Equity: $1.61B
Long-Term Debt: $0.00
Total Debt: $0.00
Total Equity: $1.61B
Zero debt — this company carries no debt obligations. Strongest possible score.
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALCRevenue / Shares Outstanding
$1,875.55
Revenue: $1.15B
Shares: 613,389
Shares: 613,389
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$2,620.96
Total Equity: $1.61B
Shares: 613,389
Shares: 613,389
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$-301.77
Operating CF: -$172.26M
CapEx: -$12.85M
Shares: 613,389
CapEx: -$12.85M
Shares: 613,389
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
APILast Annual Dividend / Stock Price
0.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $3.01
Stock Price: $3.01
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
—
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: -$257.71M
Net Income: -$257.71M
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
Compares CMCM against LLM-researched typical ranges for its
industry. One research call per industry, cached indefinitely — every stock in the same industry
reuses the same baseline.
Deep Analysis
Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.
0
Company Classification
— What type of company is this?
1
Industry Landscape
— Where is the industry headed?
2
Company Momentum
— Where is this company trending?
3
Forward Projection
— 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a
DCF Valuation
— Present value of future cash flows
4b
Earnings Power Value
— Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c
Anchored PE
— Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d
Reverse DCF
— What growth is the market pricing in?
4e
Revenue-Based DCF
— For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f
Anchored P/S
— Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g
Scenario Analysis
— Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h
Dividend Discount Model
— For dividend/income stocks only
4i
Book Value Analysis
— For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j
Insider Activity
— Are insiders buying or selling?
4f
Cash Flow Quality
— How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g
Debt Maturity Risk
— Can it handle its debt?
4h
Macro Environment
— Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i
Sector Intelligence
— How does this company compare within its sector?
4j
Revenue Confidence
— How reliable is the growth projection?
4k
Sensitivity Analysis
— How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l
Sector Demand Cycle
— Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5
AI Investigation
— Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b
Thesis Evaluation
— What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6
Valuation Synthesis
— Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 4:47pm (16h ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $784.6M | $884.1M | $669.5M | $806.9M | $1.2B |
| Cost of Revenue | $257.7M | $252.6M | $231.9M | $261.7M | $316.4M |
| Gross Profit | $527.0M | $631.5M | $437.6M | $545.2M | $834.0M |
| Operating Expenses | $756.5M | $857.1M | $647.4M | $829.6M | $971.9M |
| Operating Income | -$229.6M | -$225.6M | -$209.8M | -$284.4M | -$137.9M |
| Net Income | -$351.1M | -$513.5M | -$602.9M | -$617.6M | -$257.7M |
| EBITDA | -$178.7M | -$172.6M | -$174.6M | -$232.9M | $9.4M |
| EPS | $-617.50 | $-905.00 | $-1,024.50 | $-1,027.00 | $-409.00 |
| EPS (Diluted) | — | — | — | — | — |
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 4:47pm (16h ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & Equivalents | $1.6B | $1.5B | $2.0B | $1.8B | $1.5B |
| Total Current Assets | $2.6B | $3.1B | $3.5B | $3.8B | $3.2B |
| Total Assets | $5.0B | $5.1B | $5.6B | $5.5B | $4.7B |
| Current Liabilities | $1.4B | $1.8B | $2.7B | $3.1B | $2.5B |
| Long-Term Debt | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Total Liabilities | $1.6B | $2.0B | $3.0B | $3.3B | $2.7B |
| Total Equity | $3.3B | $3.0B | $2.5B | $1.9B | $1.6B |
| Retained Earnings | $505.1M | -$9.4M | -$613.1M | -$1.2B | -$1.5B |
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 4:47pm (16h ago)| Metric | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $102.8M | -$424.2M | $550.5M | -$238.3M | -$172.3M |
| Capital Expenditure | -$46.8M | -$6.8M | -$9.7M | -$22.8M | -$12.8M |
| Free Cash Flow | $56.0M | -$431.0M | $540.8M | -$261.2M | -$185.1M |
| Acquisitions (net) | $0 | $0 | -$238.1M | $0 | -$31.4M |
| Debt Repayment | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends Paid | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stock Buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Net Change in Cash | $284.3M | -$68.2M | $503.7M | -$187.2M | -$326.4M |
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 4:47pm (16h ago)| Metric | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue |
$761.2M $761.2M – $761.2M
|
$1.1B $1.1B – $1.1B
|
$1.4B $1.4B – $1.4B
|
$1.7B $1.7B – $1.7B
|
| EBITDA |
-$146.8M -$146.8M – -$146.8M
|
-$212.8M -$212.8M – -$212.8M
|
-$274.5M -$274.5M – -$274.5M
|
-$327.2M -$327.2M – -$327.2M
|
| Net Income |
-$3.0M -$3.0M – -$3.0M
|
$-128,769 $-128,769 – $-128,769
|
$-55,286 $-55,286 – $-55,286
|
$989,005 $989,005 – $989,005
|
| EPS | — | — | — | — |
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 4:47pm (16h ago)| Metric | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | +12.7% | -24.3% | +20.5% | +42.6% |
| Gross Profit Growth | +19.8% | -30.7% | +24.6% | +53.0% |
| Operating Income Growth | +1.7% | +7.0% | -35.5% | +51.5% |
| Net Income Growth | -46.2% | -17.4% | -2.4% | +58.3% |
| EBITDA Growth | +3.5% | -1.2% | -33.4% | +104.0% |
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 26, 2026 4:47pm (16h ago)| Date | Dividend | Declaration | Record | Payment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-22 | $1.44 | 2020-05-26 | 2020-06-23 | 2020-07-09 |
| 2019-09-12 | $0.50 | 2019-08-28 | 2019-09-13 | 2019-09-30 |
Narrative Economics
The story the market is telling about this stock — the intangible X-factor
(founder mythology, cult dynamics, TAM-of-imagination) that moves price beyond
what cash flows alone explain. After Shiller, Narrative Economics.
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