Kuaishou Technology

KUASF

Internet Content & Information · Communication Services

Exchange

Other OTC

Winston Score

Winston is curious

A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Good

Growth

Good

Cash Flow

Good

Stability

Exceptional

Valuation

Good

Dividends

Mixed

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Kuaishou Technology runs one of China's largest short-video and live-streaming platforms, also called Kuaishou (快手). Users watch and share short clips, follow live-streamers, and buy products directly through the app. The platform competes mainly with ByteDance's Douyin (TikTok's Chinese version) and serves hundreds of millions of users, particularly in smaller Chinese cities and rural areas.

Kuaishou makes money through three main streams: live-streaming gifts (where fans pay virtual currency to support creators), online advertising sold to brands, and e-commerce commissions from products sold inside the app. The company operates almost entirely in China, with some early-stage international efforts. Its strong hold on lower-tier city audiences gives it a distinct user base that advertisers want to reach. The key growth driver is expanding e-commerce sales through the platform, but intense competition from Douyin and broader pressure on Chinese consumer spending remain the main risks to watch.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+2.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

-27.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

Insider Activity

34.7%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 years

$121.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

$121.1B cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Kuaishou Technology is growing revenue at 2% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

51.2%

Healthy — 51.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

7.5%

Modest — 7.5% operating margin

Return on the money invested

ROCE

15.6%

Strong — 15.6% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+9.9%

Steady sales growth (+9.9% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

+13.6%

Earnings growing (+13.6% YoY)

Healthy double-digit earnings growth — what compounders look like.

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

111%

Turns 111% of profit into real cash

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-10.0%

Burning cash (-10.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

0.39

Conservative — low debt load (0.39)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

59.91x

Comfortably covers interest (59.9x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

7.9x

no trend

Attractive valuation — P/E 7.9

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

-0.9

SLOWING

Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend

Dividend Yield

2.72%

no trend

Moderate income — 2.72% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

N/A

no trend

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