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 23,449 employees.

Stock update

Shares of ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc opened at $23.78 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $23.74 - $24.14, and closed at $23.88.

This is a -1.57% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 2,220,657 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 -5.43%.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc's Key Ratios

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc has a market cap of $19.82 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 $37.54 billion with a gross profit of $9.04 billion and an EBITDA of $12.30 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 25.4% while its return on assets stood at 7.92% with a return of equity of 15.35%.

In Q2, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 37.7% while revenue growth was a positive 12.5%.

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

Forward PE

18.4502

Trailing PE

17.708

PEG

23.96

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $1.37 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 4.85%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$82.05 billion

Total Liabilities

$17.73 billion

Operating Cash Flow

$-9408160000.00

Capital Expenditure

$4.50 billion

Dividend Payout Ratio

4.85%

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ended 2024 with $82.05 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $82.05 billion while shareholder equity stood at $55.90 billion.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $17.73 billion in other current liabilities, 528000.00 in common stock, $32.32 billion in retained earnings and $4.24 billion in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $7.78 billion and cash and short-term investments were $15.74 billion. The company’s total short-term debt was $6,952,404,000 while long-term debt stood at $7.16 billion.

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc’s total current assets stands at $23.34 billion while long-term investments were $14.90 billion and short-term investments were $7.96 billion. Its net receivables were $2.32 billion compared to accounts payable of $1.93 billion and inventory worth $26.64 million.

In 2024, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc's operating cash flow was $-9408160000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $4.50 billion.

Comparatively, ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc paid $0.05 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$23.88

52-Week High

$30.05

52-Week Low

$16.0606

Analyst Target Price

$38.1133

ZTO Express (Cayman) Inc stock is currently trading at $23.88 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 $25.68 and 200-day moving average was $26.61 The short ratio stood at 10.03 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 73.8% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 4441.1% are held by institutions.