Qutoutiao Inc chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 143.19
Dividend & YieldN/A$ (N/A)
Beta 0.94
Market capitalization 10.28M
Operating cash flow -279.12M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Qutoutiao Inc. operates mobile platforms for the distribution, consumption, and sharing of light entertainment content in the People's Republic of China. The company operates Qutoutiao, a mobile application that aggregates articles and videos from content providers and presents real-time customized feeds to users, as well as provides online data processing and transaction processing services. It also offers Midu Novels, a mobile literature application that offers users free literature supported by advertising, as well as Midu Lite mobile literature application. The company was formerly known as Qtech Ltd. and changed its name to Qutoutiao Inc. in July 2018. Qutoutiao Inc. was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Shanghai, China.

Sector: Communication Services - Industry: Internet Content & Information

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio1.31
Working Capital-1.88
Return On Equity0.86
Debt To Equity-0.92
Fixed Asset Ratio0.08
Fixed Interest Cover-27.06

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities 228.99M 288.55M 14.72M -153.39M
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -72.49M -1.22B 782.54M 75.52M
Net Borrowings 1.17B 1.17B 83.36M -62.96M
Total Cash From Financing Activities 2.3B 1.77B 307.75M -66.09M
Change To Operating Activities 361.1M -40.05M -145.15M 835.72M
Issuance Of Stock 592.51M 356.5M
Net Income -1.94B -2.69B -1.1B
Change In Cash 1.91B -1.81B 219.1M -278.96M
Effect Of Exchange Rate 117.04M 12.85M -7.42M -9.26M
Total Cash From Operating Activities -434.76M -2.37B -863.77M -279.12M
Depreciation 5.89M 20.56M 25.17M 65.21M
Change To Account Receivables -160.73M -322.84M -297.66M -282.27M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities 97.29M 379.12M 224.39M -3.13M
Change To Netincome 1B 362.07M 664.55M 548.5M
Capital Expenditures -14.92M -21.35M -6.2M -7.61M

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development 270.11M 926.23M 947.87M
Income Before Tax -1.95B -2.68B -1.11B
Net Income -1.94B -2.69B -1.1B
Selling General Administrative 4.23B 5.76B 3.77B
Gross Profit 2.52B 3.93B 3.61B
Ebit -1.98B -2.72B -1.03B
Operating Income -1.98B -2.72B -1.03B
Interest Expense -26.88M -26.88M -38.14M -35.48M
Income Tax Expense -400.54k 4.84M -1.01M
Total Revenue 3.02B 5.57B 5.29B
Cost Of Revenue 503.61M 1.64B 1.67B
Total Other Income ExpenseNet 35.37M 38.81M -74M -11.6M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -1.95B -2.69B -1.11B
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -2.03B -2.71B -1.14B -1.35B

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 1.14B 3.15B 3.11B
Total Stockholder Equity 1.51B -701.48M -1.28B
Other Current Liabilities 160.24M 276.82M 177.21M 148.76M
Total Assets 2.75B 2.94B 2.92B
Common Stock 41.55k 44.65k 47k
Other Current Assets 70M 176.11M 374.81M 146.56M
Retained Earnings -2.15B -4.86B -6.01B
Treasury Stock -16.43M -160.16M -57.91M
Cash 2.19B 347.82M 494.48M
Total Current Liabilities 1.11B 1.88B 1.89B
Other Stockholder Equity -16.43M -17.93M 84.32M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 13.93M 93.36M 67.53M
Total Current Assets 2.63B 2.69B 2.47B
Net Tangible Assets 1.41B -797.69M -1.37B
Net Receivables 232.97M 885.29M 1.19B 1.12B
Accounts Payable 131.25M 328.27M 448.98M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Qutoutiao Inc:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
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Insider transaction explanations

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Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Qutoutiao Inc. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Qutoutiao Inc

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Qutoutiao Inc. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Qutoutiao Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Qutoutiao Inc:

Qutoutiao Inc automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of -56.44% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

-56.44 %

Latent gain

-984.91 $

Invested capital

1745.01 $

Annualized return

-17.97 %
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Momentum strategy results on Qutoutiao Inc

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Qutoutiao Inc. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Qutoutiao Inc

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Qutoutiao Inc:

Qutoutiao Inc momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give -58.24% of return on Qutoutiao Inc. That represents -2036.95$ of latent gain with 3497.75$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give -59.6% of return on Qutoutiao Inc. That represents -1642.07$ of latent gain with 2755.27$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

-58.24 %

Latent gain

-2036.95 $

Invested capital

3497.75 $

Annualized return

0.0 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

-59.6 %

Latent gain

-1642.07 $

Invested capital

2755.27 $

Annualized return

-22.41 %

Momentum equity curve on Qutoutiao Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Qutoutiao Inc:

Qutoutiao Inc momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Qutoutiao Inc are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Qutoutiao Inc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Qutoutiao Inc since the beginning:

Qutoutiao Inc

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Qutoutiao Inc

Buy the dip entry openings on Qutoutiao Inc

Qutoutiao Inc

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Qutoutiao Inc is 0%. That represents 0.0$ of latent gain with 0.0$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Qutoutiao Inc stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Qutoutiao Inc, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

0 %

Latent gain

0.0 $

Invested capital

0.0 $

Annualized return

0.0 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Qutoutiao Inc

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Qutoutiao Inc:

Qutoutiao Inc

Note: the dividends potentially given by Qutoutiao Inc are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Qutoutiao Inc

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Qutoutiao Inc:

Qutoutiao Inc

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Qutoutiao Inc

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Qutoutiao Inc.

Equity curve comparison on Qutoutiao Inc

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Qutoutiao Inc investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Qutoutiao Inc

Qutoutiao Inc investment comparison

Performance comparison on Qutoutiao Inc

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment -56.44% -984.91$ 1745.01$ -17.97%
Momentum 1 quarter -58.24% -2036.95$ 3497.75$ -20.08%
Momentum 2 quarters -59.6% -1642.07$ 2755.27$ -22.41%
Non-directional 0% 0.0$ 0.0$ 0.0%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

-17.97 %

Momentum 1Q

-22.41 %

Momentum 2Q

-22.41 %

Non-directional

0.0 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with Qutoutiao Inc:

Positive correlations

Most correlated stocks this year

  • Qutoutiao Inc

  • Most correlated stocks last 3 months

  • Qutoutiao Inc
  • DBS
  • Life Storage Inc
  • Invesco S&P Emerging Markets Low Volatility ETF
  • CITYDEV

  • Negative correlation

    Most negatively correlated stocks this year


    Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months

  • CHINA RES LAND
  • CHINA COMM CONS

  • Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between Qutoutiao Inc and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of Qutoutiao Inc does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


    Company information

    Company name Qutoutiao Inc
    Country China
    City Shanghai
    Address Building No. 8
    Phone 86 21 5889 0398
    Website www.qutoutiao.net
    FullTime employees 1110
    Industry Internet Content & Information
    Sector Communication Services
    Exchange XNAS
    Ticker QTT
    Market www.nasdaq.com

    Qutoutiao Inc ESG Scores

    Environment scores

    Environment ESG Factors Scores
    Environment Score 0
    Peer Environment Performance unknown
    Environment Percentile unknown
    Palm Oil unknown
    Nuclear unknown
    Fur Leather unknown
    GMO unknown
    Coal unknown
    Pesticides unknown
    Animal Testing unknown

    Social scores

    Social ESG Factors Scores
    Social Score 0
    Peer Social Performance unknown
    Social Percentile unknown
    Highest Controversy unknown
    Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
    Adult unknown
    Gambling unknown
    Alcoholic unknown
    Tobacco unknown
    Catholic unknown
    Controversial Weapons unknown
    Small Arms unknown
    Military Contract unknown
    Peer Count unknown

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    Governance scores

    Governance ESG Factors Scores
    Governance Score 0
    Peer Governance Performance unknown
    Governance Percentile unknown

    ESG at glance
    Total ESG Scores: unknown
    Environment Score: 0
    Social Score: 0
    Governance Score: 0

    ESG Performance: unknown

    Peer Group: unknown

    Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

    Rating Year: unknown

    Rating Month: unknown

    Max Age: unknown

    Percentile: unknown