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J and Friends Holdings Limited Sponsored ADR Class A

JF
23
Financial - Credit Services · Financial Services
Price
$0.94
-0.03 (-3.21%)
Market Cap
$384,493
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Market
Winston Score
23
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+94.2% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 245K (2021) → 475K (2025)

J and Friends Holdings Limited is a small financial services company based in China. It operates in the credit services industry, likely offering lending or financing products to individual consumers or small businesses. The company appears to be listed in the United States through an American Depositary Receipt (ADR) structure, meaning foreign investors can buy shares on a U.S. exchange.

The company earns money by charging interest or fees on loans and financial products, which explains its 63% gross margin. However, it is currently losing money at the operating level, with an operating margin of negative 41%, suggesting its costs far exceed what it keeps after paying for its services. The company is very small, with a market cap near zero, and faces significant risks including heavy competition in China's crowded consumer lending market, regulatory pressure from Chinese financial authorities, and the ongoing challenge of reaching profitability before its cash runs out.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+2.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+57.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$3M/ year

Rising (+54% vs prior year)

31.2% of revenue

4.5x the sector average (7%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

12.3%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$7M cash & investments

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Heavy R&D investment

J and Friends Holdings Limited Sponsored ADR Class A is putting 31% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 4.5x the sector average. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

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Quality

Gross Margin
60.9%
Premium pricing power — 60.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
-47.1%
Losing money on operations — -47.1%
ROCE
-14.4%
Weak — -14.4% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-13.3%
Shrinking sales (-13.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
0.0%
Thin free cash flow (0.0%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.40
Elevated debt (1.40)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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