ZK International Group Co., Ltd.
ZKIN Nasdaq Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products Financials FY2016โFY2025
Revenue
Total sales reported in the income statement.
$71.2M
34.2%
vs prior year
Operating margin
Operating income as a share of revenue.
โ6.0%
4.4ย pts
Net income
Profit after all expenses, interest and tax.
โ$4.0M
Free cash flow
Cash from operations minus capital spending.
$0.1M
Return on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
โ
Market cap
Last close times the latest diluted share count, so it is approximate.
โ
P/E
Last close divided by diluted earnings per share over the last four quarters.
โ
On โ$0.70 EPS (TTM)
What ZK International Group Co., Ltd. does
No business description yet.
- Legal name
- ZK International Group Co., Ltd.
- Fiscal year ends
- September 30, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 20-F ยท Feb 4, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001185185-26-000396
0001687451
Revenue and margins
ZK International Group Co., Ltd. had $71.2M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 34.2% on the year before.
FY16
Revenue $36.8M
FY17
Revenue $45.0M
FY18
Revenue $54.9M
FY19
Revenue $63.9M
FY20
Revenue $86.8M
FY21
Revenue $99.4M
FY22
Revenue $102M
FY23
Revenue $112M
FY24
Revenue $108M
FY25
Revenue $71.2M
FY16
Gross 31.2%
Operating 20.7%
Net 14.3%
FCF โ3.6%
FY17
Gross 29.2%
Operating 18.0%
Net 13.1%
FCF 2.2%
FY18
Gross 33.3%
Operating 17.5%
Net 12.8%
FCF โ5.6%
FY19
Gross 24.5%
Operating 13.5%
Net 12.7%
FCF 11.9%
FY20
Gross 4.5%
Operating โ2.2%
Net โ1.0%
FCF โ0.8%
FY21
Gross 6.5%
Operating โ3.7%
Net โ3.8%
FCF โ3.6%
FY22
Gross 7.4%
Operating โ3.9%
Net โ5.9%
FCF โ2.5%
FY23
Gross 1.2%
Operating โ54.2%
Net โ54.7%
FCF โ2.3%
FY24
Gross 6.1%
Operating โ1.6%
Net โ2.6%
FCF โ6.9%
FY25
Gross 5.7%
Operating โ6.0%
Net โ5.6%
FCF 0.2%
Gross
Operating
Net
FCF
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
FY16
Net income $5.2M
FY17
Net income $5.9M
FY18
Net income $7.0M
FY19
Net income $8.1M
FY20
Net income โ$0.8M
FY21
Net income โ$3.8M
FY22
Net income โ$6.1M
FY23
Net income โ$61.1M
FY24
Net income โ$2.8M
FY25
Net income โ$4.0M
FY16
Diluted EPS $0.59
FY17
Diluted EPS $0.56
FY18
Diluted EPS $0.51
FY19
Diluted EPS $0.49
FY20
Diluted EPS โ$0.05
FY21
Diluted EPS โ$0.17
FY22
Diluted EPS โ$0.21
FY23
Diluted EPS โ$10.76
FY24
Diluted EPS โ$0.57
FY25
Diluted EPS โ$0.70
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
FY16
Return on capital โ
Return on equity 55.3%
Return on assets 11.5%
FY17
Return on capital โ
Return on equity 38.3%
Return on assets 11.0%
FY18
Return on capital โ
Return on equity 24.1%
Return on assets 10.2%
FY19
Return on capital โ
Return on equity 20.1%
Return on assets 10.5%
FY20
Return on capital โ
Return on equity โ1.9%
Return on assets โ1.0%
FY21
Return on capital โ
Return on equity โ5.7%
Return on assets โ3.5%
FY22
Return on capital โ
Return on equity โ7.0%
Return on assets โ4.6%
FY23
Return on capital โ
Return on equity โ111.3%
Return on assets โ65.1%
FY24
Return on capital โ
Return on equity โ10.4%
Return on assets โ4.0%
FY25
Return on capital โ
Return on equity โ15.1%
Return on assets โ5.6%
Return on capital
Return on equity
Return on assets
Cash flow
Free cash flow was $0.1M in fiscal 2025, 0.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
FY16
Free cash flow โ$1.3M
FY17
Free cash flow $1.0M
FY18
Free cash flow โ$3.1M
FY19
Free cash flow $7.6M
FY20
Free cash flow โ$0.7M
FY21
Free cash flow โ$3.6M
FY22
Free cash flow โ$2.6M
FY23
Free cash flow โ$2.6M
FY24
Free cash flow โ$7.5M
FY25
Free cash flow $0.1M
FY16
Cash from operations โ$1.2M
Capital spending $0.1M
FY17
Cash from operations $1.1M
Capital spending $0.2M
FY18
Cash from operations โ$2.6M
Capital spending $0.5M
FY19
Cash from operations $8.5M
Capital spending $0.9M
FY20
Cash from operations $0.5M
Capital spending $1.2M
FY21
Cash from operations โ$3.5M
Capital spending $0.1M
FY22
Cash from operations โ$2.1M
Capital spending $0.5M
FY23
Cash from operations โ$1.9M
Capital spending $0.7M
FY24
Cash from operations โ$6.9M
Capital spending $0.6M
FY25
Cash from operations $0.7M
Capital spending $0.6M
Cash from operations
Capital spending
Dividends, buybacks and share count
ZK International Group Co., Ltd. returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 16.0%.
FY16
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Buybacks โ
FY17
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FY18
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FY19
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FY20
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FY21
Dividends โ
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FY22
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FY23
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FY24
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FY25
Dividends โ
Buybacks โ
Dividends
Buybacks
FY16
Diluted shares 0.01B
FY17
Diluted shares 0.01B
FY18
Diluted shares 0.01B
FY19
Diluted shares 0.02B
FY20
Diluted shares 0.02B
FY21
Diluted shares 0.02B
FY22
Diluted shares 0.03B
FY23
Diluted shares 0.00B
FY24
Diluted shares 0.00B
FY25
Diluted shares 0.01B
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably ZK International Group Co., Ltd. can carry it.
FY16
Cash $0.1M
Debt โ
FY17
Cash $11.3M
Debt โ
FY18
Cash $8.5M
Debt โ
FY19
Cash $3.7M
Debt โ
FY20
Cash $4.1M
Debt โ
FY21
Cash $16.1M
Debt โ
FY22
Cash $8.4M
Debt โ
FY23
Cash $5.0M
Debt โ
FY24
Cash $4.1M
Debt โ
FY25
Cash $2.3M
Debt โ
Cash
Debt
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $16.1M | $8.4M | $5.0M | $4.1M | $2.3M |
| Interest coverage | โ3.1x | โ1.1x | โ38.2x | โ1.4x | โ12.9x |
| Current ratio | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.7x | 1.3x | 1.4x |
| Quick ratio | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Total assets | $134M | $129M | $58.7M | $80.0M | $62.9M |
| Total liabilities | $44.5M | $43.9M | $33.4M | $51.7M | $38.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $88.8M | $84.7M | $25.1M | $28.2M | $24.5M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ 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
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 5 / 7 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 3 / 8 | 4 / 8 | 2 / 8 | 3 / 8 |
| Accruals ratio | 14.2% | 8.9% | 14.0% | โ0.5% | โ1.6% | โ0.3% | โ3.1% | โ63.1% | 5.9% | โ6.6% |
| Altman Z'' | โ | โ | โ | 5.11 | 3.70 | 4.07 | 3.33 | โ6.73 | โ0.57 | โ1.16 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $36.8M | $45.0M | $54.9M | $63.9M | $86.8M | $99.4M | $102M | $112M | $108M | $71.2M |
| Noninterest income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | $0.0M |
| Gross profit | $11.5M | $13.1M | $18.3M | $15.6M | $3.9M | $6.5M | $7.6M | $1.3M | $6.5M | $4.0M |
| Research and development | $1.3M | $1.3M | $1.7M | $1.5M | $1.1M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.3M | $1.2M | $0.9M |
| Operating income | $7.6M | $8.1M | $9.6M | $8.6M | โ$1.9M | โ$3.7M | โ$4.0M | โ$60.4M | โ$1.7M | โ$4.3M |
| Interest expense | $1.4M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.2M | $1.0M | $1.2M | $3.5M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $0.3M |
| Pretax income | $6.4M | $6.9M | $8.5M | $8.4M | โ$2.3M | โ$4.4M | โ$7.4M | โ$61.8M | โ$2.8M | โ$4.0M |
| Income tax | $1.1M | $1.0M | $1.4M | $0.2M | โ$1.4M | โ$0.6M | โ$1.3M | โ$0.5M | $0.0M | โ$0.0M |
| Net income | $5.2M | $5.9M | $7.0M | $8.1M | โ$0.8M | โ$3.8M | โ$6.1M | โ$61.1M | โ$2.8M | โ$4.0M |
| Diluted EPS | $0.59 | $0.56 | $0.51 | $0.49 | โ$0.05 | โ$0.17 | โ$0.21 | โ$10.76 | โ$0.57 | โ$0.70 |
| Diluted shares | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.01B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.02B | 0.03B | 0.00B | 0.00B | 0.01B |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$1.2M | $1.1M | โ$2.6M | $8.5M | $0.5M | โ$3.5M | โ$2.1M | โ$1.9M | โ$6.9M | $0.7M |
| Capital expenditure | $0.1M | $0.2M | $0.5M | $0.9M | $1.2M | $0.1M | $0.5M | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.6M |
| Free cash flow | โ$1.3M | $1.0M | โ$3.1M | $7.6M | โ$0.7M | โ$3.6M | โ$2.6M | โ$2.6M | โ$7.5M | $0.1M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.4M | $0.6M | $0.7M | $0.7M | $0.6M | $0.7M |
| Stock-based compensation | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $1.4M | $2.7M | $2.0M | $0.0M | $1.1M |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $0.1M | $11.3M | $8.5M | $3.7M | $4.1M | $16.1M | $8.4M | $5.0M | $4.1M | $2.3M |
| Current assets | $38.9M | $54.5M | $64.3M | $58.9M | $64.8M | $78.7M | $66.8M | $43.2M | $62.7M | $45.8M |
| Current liabilities | โ | โ | โ | $34.6M | $40.9M | $44.5M | $43.8M | $24.9M | $49.9M | $31.9M |
| Inventory | $6.4M | $10.0M | $17.8M | $20.8M | $21.7M | $20.7M | $21.1M | $17.9M | $13.5M | $13.1M |
| Property and equipment, net | $5.9M | $5.6M | $6.3M | $6.6M | $7.9M | $8.0M | $7.1M | $7.8M | $8.1M | $7.8M |
| Intangible assets | $0.5M | $0.5M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $0.9M | $8.8M | $11.4M | $1.4M | $1.3M | $1.2M |
| Total assets | $45.6M | $61.2M | $76.4M | $78.4M | $86.5M | $134M | $129M | $58.7M | $80.0M | $62.9M |
| Total liabilities | $36.0M | $39.8M | $39.1M | $34.6M | $41.1M | $44.5M | $43.9M | $33.4M | $51.7M | $38.3M |
| Shareholders' equity | $9.5M | $21.2M | $37.0M | $43.5M | $45.0M | $88.8M | $84.7M | $25.1M | $28.2M | $24.5M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | 31.2% | 29.2% | 33.3% | 24.5% | 4.5% | 6.5% | 7.4% | 1.2% | 6.1% | 5.7% |
| Operating margin | 20.7% | 18.0% | 17.5% | 13.5% | โ2.2% | โ3.7% | โ3.9% | โ54.2% | โ1.6% | โ6.0% |
| EBITDA margin | 21.9% | 18.9% | 18.2% | 14.1% | โ1.7% | โ3.1% | โ3.2% | โ53.6% | โ1.0% | โ5.0% |
| Net margin | 14.3% | 13.1% | 12.8% | 12.7% | โ1.0% | โ3.8% | โ5.9% | โ54.7% | โ2.6% | โ5.6% |
| FCF margin | โ3.6% | 2.2% | โ5.6% | 11.9% | โ0.8% | โ3.6% | โ2.5% | โ2.3% | โ6.9% | 0.2% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital employed | โ | โ | โ | 19.7% | โ4.1% | โ4.1% | โ4.7% | โ178.9% | โ5.7% | โ13.7% |
| Return on equity | 55.3% | 38.3% | 24.1% | 20.1% | โ1.9% | โ5.7% | โ7.0% | โ111.3% | โ10.4% | โ15.1% |
| Return on assets | 11.5% | 11.0% | 10.2% | 10.5% | โ1.0% | โ3.5% | โ4.6% | โ65.1% | โ4.0% | โ5.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | 58.2% | 28.3% | 19.4% | 19.0% | โ1.9% | โ4.7% | โ8.3% | โ258.3% | โ10.3% | โ17.1% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | 22.1% | 22.1% | 16.4% | 35.9% | 14.5% | 3.0% | 9.0% | โ3.0% | โ34.2% |
| Net income growth | โ | 11.9% | 19.5% | 15.5% | โ110.2% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| EPS growth | โ | โ5.1% | โ8.9% | โ3.9% | โ110.2% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| FCF growth | โ | โ | โ411.0% | โ | โ109.3% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count change | โ | 21.9% | 24.2% | 21.4% | 0.0% | 36.7% | 30.0% | โ84.7% | 9.3% | 16.0% |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Interest coverage | 5.4x | 6.5x | 7.8x | 7.5x | โ1.9x | โ3.1x | โ1.1x | โ38.2x | โ1.4x | โ12.9x |
| Current ratio | โ | โ | โ | 1.7x | 1.6x | 1.8x | 1.5x | 1.7x | 1.3x | 1.4x |
| Quick ratio | โ | โ | โ | 1.1x | 1.1x | 1.3x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x | 1.0x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.1% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.8% |
| Stock comp / revenue | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 1.4% | 2.6% | 1.8% | 0.0% | 1.6% |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | 2.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| Altman Z'' | โ | โ | โ | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.3 | โ6.7 | โ0.6 | โ1.2 |
| Accruals ratio | 14.2% | 8.9% | 14.0% | โ0.5% | โ1.6% | โ0.3% | โ3.1% | โ63.1% | 5.9% | โ6.6% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001687451). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.