ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc

Company Profile

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc had its IPO on 2016-10-27 under the ticker symbol ZTO.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Integrated Freight & Logistics industry. ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc has a staff strength of 24,888 employees.

Stock update

Shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc opened at $26.68 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-06-03.

The stocks traded within a range of $26.26 - $26.88, and closed at $26.35.

This is a +2.17% increase from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 1,735,700 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc have slipped by -5.01%.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc's Key Ratios

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc has a market cap of $21.53 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 2.9029 and a price to sales ratio of 0.6264.

In the last 12-months ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc’s revenue was $36.46 billion with a gross profit of $9.04 billion and an EBITDA of $11.31 billion. The EBITDA ratio measures ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc’s operating margin was 23.51% while its return on assets stood at 7.34% with a return of equity of 14.51%.

In Q1, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 84.4% while revenue growth was a positive 13.7%.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

18.4502

Trailing PE

19.6642

PEG

23.96

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.34 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 18.4502 and a PEG multiple of 23.96. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc’s profitability.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.5937 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 2.599. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.6264.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 1.04% and a payout ratio of 3.86%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$80.70 billion

Total Liabilities

$19.10 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-5866601000.00

Capital Expenditure

$0

Dividend Payout Ratio

3.86%

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ended 2023 with $80.70 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $80.70 billion while shareholder equity stood at $53.56 billion.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $19.10 billion in other current liabilities, 533000.00 in common stock, $30.76 billion in retained earnings and $4.24 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $9.56 billion and cash and short-term investments were $18.43 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $6,798,943,000 while long-term debt stood at $6.77 billion.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc’s total current assets stands at $25.28 billion while long-term investments were $12.09 billion and short-term investments were $8.88 billion. Its net receivables were $576.36 million compared to accounts payable of $2.06 billion and inventory worth $29.14 million.

In 2023, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc's operating cash flow was $-5866601000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $0.

Comparatively, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc paid $0.04 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$26.35

52-Week High

$30.05

52-Week Low

$16.0606

Analyst Target Price

$38.1133

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc stock is currently trading at $26.35 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $30.05 and a 52-week low of $30.05. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $38.1133.

Its 50-day moving average was $28 and 200-day moving average was $25.6 The short ratio stood at 6.84 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 79.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 4413.7% are held by institutions.