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ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.

CNET Nasdaq Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. Financials FY2016–FY2025

Revenue Total sales reported in the income statement.
$4.6M
70.1% vs prior year
Operating margin Operating income as a share of revenue.
−42.3%
18.0 pts
Net income Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
−$1.8M
Free cash flow Cash from operations minus capital spending.
−$1.0M
Return on capital After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
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Market cap Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
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P/E Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
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What ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. does

No business description yet.

Legal name
ZW Data Action Technologies Inc.
Fiscal year ends
December 31, 2025
Latest annual report
10-K · Mar 31, 2026
Accession · CIK
0001171843-26-002058
0001376321

Revenue and margins

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. had $4.6M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 70.1% on the year before.

Revenue
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Margins, % of revenue
Gross Operating Net FCF
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Net income and earnings per share

Loss periods are shown in red.

Net income
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Returns on capital

After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.

Return on capital, equity and assets (annual)
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Cash flow

Free cash flow was −$1.0M in fiscal 2025, −21.5% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.

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Cash from operations vs capital spending
Cash from operations Capital spending
Cash from operations vs capital spending
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Dividends, buybacks and share count

ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. returned — to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.

Dividends and buybacks
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Diluted shares outstanding (annual)

Balance sheet

Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably ZW Data Action Technologies Inc. can carry it.

Cash vs debt (incl. leases)
Cash Debt
Fiscal year endFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Cash and short-term investments $7.2M$4.4M$0.8M$0.8M$1.0M
Current ratio 2.3x2.2x1.8x1.6x1.5x
Quick ratio 2.3x2.2x1.8x1.6x1.5x
Total assets $32.6M$19.7M$11.2M$9.7M$9.7M
Total liabilities $10.9M$7.4M$5.0M$6.0M$5.3M
Shareholders' equity $21.8M$12.3M$6.3M$3.7M$4.3M
Net debt (− = net cash) —————

Insider trades

Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. 'Plan' marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.

Bought, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Sold, 12 months

$0.0M

0 insiders

Of sales under plans

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$0.0M

No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.

Piotroski F-score

Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8–9 is strong, 0–2 weak.

TestFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Net income is positive ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
Cash from operations is positive ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
Return on assets rose — ✕ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓
Cash from operations exceeds net income ✓ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Debt fell relative to assets — — — — — — — — — —
Current ratio rose — ✕ ✓ ✓ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕
Share count didn't rise — ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ — — — —
Gross margin rose — ✕ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✓
Revenue rose relative to assets — ✓ ✓ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✕ ✓ ✕ ✕
F-score — / 32 / 83 / 83 / 82 / 82 / 81 / 72 / 73 / 73 / 7
Accruals ratio −19.7%−30.1%−37.9%17.2%−28.3%22.8%−25.3%−25.7%−16.3%−8.7%
Altman Z'' 2.01−2.42−10.15−3.47−5.17−2.83−8.72−17.20−21.07−20.78

10 years of figures

US$ millions unless stated. Hover a ratio's name for its definition.

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Fiscal yearFY16FY17FY18FY19FY20FY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Income statement
Revenue $34.8M $46.6M $57.1M $58.1M $38.4M $47.3M $26.2M $30.6M $15.4M $4.6M
Gross profit $7.8M $4.6M $2.4M $5.5M $0.6M $0.1M −$0.2M −$0.4M $0.4M $0.4M
Research and development $2.0M $1.3M $0.9M $0.9M $0.5M $0.3M $0.2M $0.0M $0.0M $0.0M
Operating income −$6.1M −$9.4M −$14.5M −$1.7M −$5.7M −$13.6M −$11.1M −$6.0M −$3.8M −$2.0M
Interest expense $0.0M $0.1M $0.0M $0.0M — — — — — —
Pretax income −$6.2M −$9.8M −$13.4M −$1.2M −$5.1M −$2.5M −$9.8M −$6.0M −$3.4M −$1.8M
Income tax $0.1M $0.3M $0.8M $0.0M $0.1M $0.2M −$0.0M −$0.0M $0.4M $0.0M
Net income −$6.5M −$10.1M −$14.0M −$1.3M −$5.2M −$2.8M −$9.8M −$6.0M −$3.8M −$1.8M
Diluted EPS — −$0.84 −$0.88 −$0.07 −$0.24 −$0.08 — — — —
Diluted shares 0.01B 0.01B 0.02B 0.02B 0.02B 0.03B — — — —
Cash flow
Cash from operations −$0.6M −$1.3M −$5.4M −$4.3M $0.3M −$8.8M −$3.2M −$2.0M −$2.1M −$0.9M
Capital expenditure $0.1M $0.0M $0.0M — $0.0M $0.3M $0.0M $0.1M $0.0M $0.1M
Free cash flow −$0.7M −$1.3M −$5.4M — $0.3M −$9.2M −$3.2M −$2.1M −$2.1M −$1.0M
Depreciation and amortization $1.6M $1.4M $0.5M $0.2M $0.9M $0.6M $2.2M $1.3M $0.9M $0.2M
Stock-based compensation $2.3M $2.3M $0.2M $0.4M $2.2M $7.0M $0.2M $0.1M $0.7M $0.3M
Balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments $3.0M $3.0M $3.7M $1.6M $4.3M $7.2M $4.4M $0.8M $0.8M $1.0M
Current assets $14.5M $16.9M $12.5M $11.9M $12.9M $19.9M $12.3M $9.0M $9.2M $7.6M
Current liabilities $7.6M $13.0M $9.0M $7.0M $8.0M $8.8M $5.7M $4.9M $5.8M $5.1M
Property and equipment, net $0.5M $0.3M $0.1M $0.1M $0.1M $0.4M $0.2M $0.2M $0.1M $0.1M
Goodwill $5.0M $5.3M — — — — — $0.0M — —
Intangible assets $7.3M $3.8M $0.0M $1.9M $2.6M $7.5M $3.3M $0.8M $0.0M $0.5M
Total assets $30.0M $28.6M $17.0M $18.6M $20.7M $32.6M $19.7M $11.2M $9.7M $9.7M
Total liabilities $7.7M $13.1M $9.2M $7.1M $8.2M $10.9M $7.4M $5.0M $6.0M $5.3M
Shareholders' equity $22.2M $15.3M $7.8M $11.5M $12.5M $21.8M $12.3M $6.3M $3.7M $4.3M
Margins
Gross margin 22.3% 9.9% 4.2% 9.5% 1.6% 0.2% −0.7% −1.4% 2.9% 7.7%
Operating margin −17.7% −20.2% −25.4% −2.9% −14.8% −28.7% −42.4% −19.7% −24.3% −42.3%
EBITDA margin −13.2% −17.1% −24.4% −2.6% −12.6% −27.4% −33.9% −15.4% −18.3% −37.3%
Net margin −18.7% −21.7% −24.5% −2.2% −13.6% −5.8% −37.3% −19.5% −24.4% −38.4%
FCF margin −2.0% −2.8% −9.4% — 0.8% −19.4% −12.2% −6.8% −13.3% −21.5%
Returns
Return on capital employed −27.4% −60.3% −183.2% −14.6% −45.1% −57.1% −79.7% −94.3% −97.8% −42.4%
Return on equity −29.2% −54.0% −121.3% −13.1% −43.4% −16.1% −57.5% −64.4% −75.9% −44.2%
Return on assets −21.6% −34.6% −61.6% −7.1% −26.6% −10.3% −37.4% −38.7% −36.0% −18.3%
Return on tangible equity −64.9% −163.3% −179.9% −13.2% −52.2% −19.3% −108.4% −110.4% −102.8% −46.2%
Growth
Revenue growth — 34.2% 22.5% 1.6% −33.9% 23.2% −44.6% 16.6% −49.5% −70.1%
FCF growth — — — — — −2,913.5% — — — —
Share count change — 6.7% 30.9% 8.0% 26.1% 53.0% — — — —
Financial health
Interest coverage −472.9x −87.8x −392.2x −48.2x — — — — — —
Current ratio 1.9x 1.3x 1.4x 1.7x 1.6x 2.3x 2.2x 1.8x 1.6x 1.5x
Quick ratio 1.9x 1.3x 1.4x 1.7x 1.6x 2.3x 2.2x 1.8x 1.6x 1.5x
Capital allocation
Capex / revenue 0.4% 0.0% 0.0% — 0.0% 0.7% 0.0% 0.3% 0.0% 1.4%
Stock comp / revenue 6.6% 4.9% 0.4% 0.7% 5.6% 14.8% 0.7% 0.3% 4.4% 7.5%
Quality scores
Piotroski F-score — 2.0 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 3.0
Altman Z'' 2.0 −2.4 −10.1 −3.5 −5.2 −2.8 −8.7 −17.2 −21.1 −20.8
Accruals ratio −19.7% −30.1% −37.9% 17.2% −28.3% 22.8% −25.3% −25.7% −16.3% −8.7%

Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001376321). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only — not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.

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