The framework has shifted from distribution to accumulation since the last review. Smart money appears to be quietly building positions. This typically precedes a markup phase. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 38%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.
36Kr Holdings Inc ADR
KRKR · NASDAQ · USD · Market cap $5M · 295 employees
36Kr Holdings Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2025-12-31
Screened 2025-12-31 · the tape above runs as of 09:00 UTC · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its markdown label.
36Kr Holdings Inc ADR holds its Markdown at $2.65. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 35 days.
| Phase | Markdown · caution |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 35 days |
| Price at the screen | $2.65 |
| Valuation | 66.25 trailing · 44.17 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 70.0 |
| Beta | 0.49 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Accounts receivable
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Permissible | Core business clean | Its core business isn't built on prohibited lines: no gambling, alcohol, tobacco, weapons, or interest-based lending. | Pass |
| Debt load | 13.26% | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is just 13.3% of its assets, well under the one-third ceiling: it does not run on borrowed money. | Pass |
| Interest-bearing cash | 0.67% | Below 33% | Cash held in interest-bearing accounts and securities is 0.7% of assets, under the one-third limit. | Pass |
| Receivables | 55.14% | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is 55.1% of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | 0.00% | Below 5% | Only 0.0% of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, under the 5% line. | Pass |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2025-12-31 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. The price runs 50.0% above the base estimate.
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2025-12-31 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | 44.2xexpensive even after accounting for its growth |
| Trailing P/E | 66.2xexpensive: the price assumes strong growth ahead |
| EPS, trailing | 0.04 |
| EPS, forward | 0.06 |
| Revenue growth | +4.7%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 4.9%barely profitable |
| Return on equity | 9.2%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| FCF yield | 139.69% |
| Debt to equity | 0.31minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet |
| Current ratio | 1.21adequate liquidity, worth monitoring |
| Beta | 0.49barely tracks the market's swings |
| Short interest, float | 0.00% |
| 52-week range | 2.50 - 21.36 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $5M |
| Employees | 295 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; its business and earnings are exposed to China and to currency swings.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
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Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 9.6% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 38%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 38%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 28%.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: PASS with passing ethical screen (70). The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
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| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $3.80 | -2.9% | · | $971 | -2.9% |
| 2 months | $3.93 | -6.1% | · | $939 | -6.1% |
| 3 months | $3.24 | +13.9% | · | $1,139 | +13.9% |
| 6 months | $4.39 | -16.0% | · | $841 | -16.0% |
| 1 year | $5.91 | -37.6% | · | $624 | -37.6% |
| 2 years | $7.62 | -51.6% | · | $484 | -51.6% |
| 3 years | $19.68 | -81.3% | · | $188 | -81.3% |
| 5 years | $48.00 | -92.3% | · | $77 | -92.3% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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