
Fundamental analysis: ATIF Holdings Limited (ATIF)
Awarener score: 2.5
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Very poor), the business stability (unknown) and growth (unknown), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (unknown).
Note: All scores range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best). Conclusions are updated daily with closing stock prices and new reported quarterly financial statements.
Revenue score: a result could not be reached
- Business growth could not be estimated, due to not enough input data. It's been unavailable to compare with peer companies.
- ATIF Holdings Limited business stability could not be estimated, due to insufficient input data. It looks we cannot compare it to rivals.
Margins score: 2.3
- ATIF profit margins -on goods and services sold- are usually meagre. They stand somewhat worse than rival companies.
- Business profit on sales tends to be extremely poor. It's substantially worse when measured against competitors.
- Profits on sales made -available to repay debt and purchase properties- are usually extremely poor. They remain a disappointment compared to peers.
- Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tend to be extremely poor in relation to total revenues. They're still bottom tier against similar companies.
- Profits -before income taxes- are usually extremely poor considering total sales, and remain last-in-rank when measured against rivals.
- Total net profit tends to be extremely poor when confronted to sales. Company stands substantially worse when measured against comparable firms.
Growth score: 1.0
- ATIF Holdings Limited has an unknown gross margin growth, as there is not enough data to analyze. It's been impossible to compare to competitors.
- In recent years, the firm hasn't always been able to profit from operations, which has been bottom tier against comparable firms.
- In past years, the company couldn't always turn a profit -available to repay debt and purchase properties-, which compares last-in-rank when measured against peer enterprises.
- In the previous years, the firm couldn't always make a profit -before income taxes and interests on loans taken-. It turns to be a disappointment compared to similar stocks.
- In past years, at least once the company lost money -before income taxes-. It was bottom tier against rivals.
- In the previous years, the firm had at least a total net loss, and last-in-rank when measured against peer companies.
- The company lost money at least once in the past years. It's been a disappointment compared to industry peers.
Miscellaneous score: 1.0
- ATIF had still to pay income taxes, even though in recent past years mostly lost money. It's been bottom tier against peers.
- The company does not report R&D expenses. It's meaningless to measure in relation to competitors.
- We have insufficient data to estimate how effective is research and development effort. It stands unknown against rival companies.
Profitability score: 1.0
- ATIF Holdings Limited usually gets pauper returns on the resources it controls. It proves last-in-rank when measured against peer firms.
- The company normally gets extremely poor proceeds -on the resources directly invested in the business-. They remain a disappointment compared to similar companies.
- There's usually bottom profitability -in relation to owned resources-. It ranks last-in-rank when measured against competitors.
- In the past, got pauper returns -on the tangible resources it controls-. This metric is usually related to the industry in which operates and combines profitability versus reinvestment needs. It's last-in-rank when measured against comparable enterprises.
Usage of Funds score: 1.7
- ATIF on average doesn't generate genuine funds, so to buy or replace property, plants and equipment must either burn existing cash or increase debt. It stands last-in-rank when measured against rival firms.
- The company is usually replacing part of the property, plant, and equipment that gets old, keeping some funds for something else. It can't keep forever, which is substantially worse when measured against industry peers.
- In the past twelve months the stock paid no dividends. It came bottom tier against competitors.
- The company pays no dividend, so measuring its growth is meaningless. The company has behaved in an conservative way compared to similar firms.
- As no dividends are paid, it is useless trying to estimate their sustainability in time. Sustainability looks not applicable in regard to comparable companies.
- Shares count analysis is unavailable, on lacking data. It remains we cannot compare it with peer enterprises.
- We are not sure on the effectiveness of the company when repurchasing shares, as there were not enough numbers to crunch. It stands unidentified against rivals.
- We do not have sufficient data to comment on buybacks and their sustainability. It still looks dubious against competitors.
Balance Sheet score: 4.2
- ATIF Holdings Limited intangible assets (like brands and goodwill) represent a non-significant portion of resources controlled, according to accounting books, which is safer. It happens to be similar to peer companies.
- The company has roughly triple short-term resources than short-term obligations. Liquidity concerns are most likely unimportant. It turns to be rather normal in relation to similar firms.
- Roughly a third of resources controlled were provided for with financial debt. Creditors have claims on the company. It remains mediocre against rival firms.
- Resources controlled can be quickly made into cash, which is very good for liquidity and risk. It looks more than average in relation to rivals.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has roughly another of cash and short-term receivables. It's lacking compared to peer firms.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has roughly half of cash and equivalents, which is mediocre against similar enterprises.
- Usually, sales are on many months credit. It still ranks below average when measured against peers.
- Normally has no inventories. It comes up as impressive in relation to competitors.
- On average, it takes higher than six months from the purchase to charging customers. It happens to be somewhat worse than peers.
- On average pays suppliers before a month from the purchase. It ranks almost average when measured against industry peers.
- The company pays its suppliers six months or more before charging its customers, so there's abundant money invested in working capital. It's in a weak position compared to similar companies.
- To what extent normalized EBITDA covers interest expenses is not known. It stands impossible to compare against rival firms.
- Business has usually been operated at a loss. Unless prospects improve, the company is no position to decrease loans taken levels but by additional shareholders' funding. Profitability must improve. It ranks last-in-rank when measured against comparable enterprises.
- Revenues are somewhat low in relation to property, plant, and equipment required to operate. This metric is likely dependent on the industry the company operates in. The more property, plant, and equipment used, the more the company must reinvest to fight obsolescence, which usually means less available funds for the shareholders in the long run. It looks in a very weak position compared to similar firms.
- Resource exploitation is slightly low when yearly sales are considered, business volume should be increased. This metric is normally tied to the industry where the firm belongs. It's still slightly worse than peer companies.
Valuation score: 2.9
- ATIF Holdings Limited reported losses, so valuating it in relation to earnings is meaningless. It happens to be last-in-rank when measured against competitors.
- Price-to-Tangible-Book-Value is a fairly complex metric. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It remains rather normal in relation to peers.
- In the past twelve months, the company consumed funds. Either it reinvested in the business or genuine fund generation might be challenging, which stands mediocre against similar companies.
- The company usually consumes more funds than can genuinely generate. Business needs are meet by borrowing money or consuming preexistent cash, which can only keep up until a certain limit. Unless the company is driving business growth, genuine profitability may be brought into question. It's still substantially worse when measured against industry firms.
- A conclusion regarding usual company rewards to stockholders was impossible to reach with data available. It came up also not enough to relate to peer ventures.
- The company has barely more debt than cash. It may borrow extra money if it wishes so, or start cumulating cash for future uses. It looks somewhat worse than similar enterprises.
- Considering the past twelve months, traditional Price-to-Earnings relation has been negative, as the company lost money. It ranks last-in-rank when measured against peer companies.
- Comparing the current stock price with the past twelve-months revenues gives a very high relationship. This is an important metric to check its evolution through time, and to compare to industry peers. It looks in a weak position compared to rival firms.
- The relation between the stock price and accounting book value is significantly high, which may be good or bad depending on context. Run again in analytic mode if you want to dig deeper. The company remains slightly worse than peer firms.
- In the past twelve months, the operating business lost a lot of money. It happens to be substantially worse when measured against industry peers.
- In an alternate metric of bang for the buck, the company has usually shown a very low earnings power ability when measured against the current stock price and financial position. Profitability is in dispute. It's still in a very weak position compared to peer companies.
Total score: 2.0

Company at a glance: ATIF Holdings Limited (ATIF)
Sector, industry: Financial Services, Capital Markets
Market Cap: 0.02 billions
Revenues TTM: unavailable
ATIF Holdings Limited operates as a consulting company in Asia and North America. It offers IPO advisory services to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The company primarily helps clients going public on the OTC markets and exchanges in the United States. It also operates IPOEX.com, an internet-based financial information service platform that provides membership services, including market information, pre-IPO education, and IR media and matchmaking services to SMEs and financing institutions; and chinacnnm.com, a news and financial information platform. In addition, the company offers public consulting, M&A consulting, and financial consulting services. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Shenzhen, China.
Awarener score: 2.5
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Very poor), the business stability (unknown) and growth (unknown), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (unknown).