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Vol. II · No. 255Saturday, 12 September 2026
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The Screen · Financials

Qfin Holdings, Inc. logoQfin Holdings, Inc.

QFIN · Nasdaq · USD · Market cap $1.1B

FAIL · Does not pass the screen
8.72 USD

At the last full screen
2026-09-03

Screened 2026-09-03 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed

The Label · The Season, Not the Day

This name holds its distribution label.

Qfin Holdings, Inc. holds its Distribution at $8.72. Consolidating, no directional conviction, held for 6 days.

As held on the ledger · 2026-09-03
PhaseDistribution · caution
Quantitative stateConsolidating, no directional conviction, held for 6 days
Price at the screen$8.72
Valuation2.00 trailing · 2.62 forward price to earnings
Values screenFAIL
Beta0.62
The Workings

Five Screens, Shown in Full

Does not pass. Business activity: conventional financial services

TestFigureLimitWhat it meansStatus
Business activity Excluded Core business clean Its core business involves an activity the values screen does not clear. Fail
Debt load 301.82% Below 33% Interest-bearing debt is 301.8% of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. Fail
Interest-bearing cash 529.72% Below 33% Interest-bearing cash and securities are 529.7% of assets, above the one-third limit. Fail
Receivables 0.00% Below 49% Money owed to the company is 0.0% of assets, under the 49% limit. Pass
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 Worth

The Fair Value Range

17.44Conservative17.44Base case17.44Growth case 8.72Price

Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-09-03 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 100.0% margin of safety to the base estimate.

The Street's Range
8.02Street low 14.02Street average 23.31Street high 8.72Price

Third-party analyst targets: 13 covering, consensus Buy. The average target sits +61% from the screen price.

Reading the gap · Both our model and the analysts see meaningful upside from here.

Price History & Projections
$40.6$25.7$10.8TODAY5y agoPROJECTIONStreet high$23.31 +57%Conservative$17.44 +18%Our fair value$17.44 +18%Street avg$14.02 -5%

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 2026-09-03 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
The fundamentals · plain-English read
Forward P/E2.6xvery cheap relative to earnings
Trailing P/E2.0xvery cheap relative to earnings
EPS, trailing4.36
EPS, forward3.33
Revenue growth-31.6%revenue is shrinking
Profit margin22.3%healthy profit margins
Return on equity15.3%a solid return on shareholder capital
FCF yield1,452.55%
Dividend yield1,245.00%
Debt to equity0.14minimal debt: a conservative balance sheet
Current ratio2.17comfortably covers its short-term bills
Beta0.62steadier than the market
Short interest, float0.03%
52-week range8.35 - 32.69
MoatSTRONG
Market cap$1.1B

The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market.

Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.

Where & How to Trade

QFIN trades on Nasdaq. As a listed security it is accessible through almost any international broker offering its home market. New to this, or investing from abroad? Our guide to accessing global markets covers brokers, currencies and the practical steps.

The Dated Journal · Newest First, Never Edited

Every Entry, As Written

2026-09-10 Distribution · changed $8.72 -31.5% Entry 5

The framework has shifted from markup to distribution since the last review. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Price has moved down 31.5% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is sitting below its long-term trend line with momentum reading neutral. Over the past year the shares are down 62%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 22%. The street (13 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $15.

2026-08-09 Markup · changed $12.73 -12.4% Entry 4

The framework has shifted from distribution to markup since the last review. Price is trending higher with momentum. The crowd has caught on and buyers are in control. Price has moved down 12.4% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative 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 62%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 22%. The street (13 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $22.

2026-07-18 Distribution $14.53 +0.0% Entry 3

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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative 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 62%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 22%. The street (13 analysts) rates it buy, with a mean price target of $22.

2026-07-03 Distribution $14.53 +0.0% Entry 2

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: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

2026-07-02 Distribution $14.53 Entry 1

The framework reads distribution. Smart money appears to be selling into strength. Institutional holders may be rotating out. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows negative risk-adjusted returns.

Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.

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The Insider Ledger · Form 4 Filings, As Filed
Most recent filings · QFIN
DateInsiderTitleTypeSharesValue
2026-03-31 CHEN XIAOHUAN Director 250,000 $3,197,900

Public filings, recorded as found. The full tape lives at Insider Intelligence.

What Holding Actually Paid · Price Plus Dividends
If $1,000 had been placed · historical, not a promise
PeriodPrice thenPrice returnDivs per share$1,000 becameTotal return
1 month $13.18 +12.3% · $1,123 +12.3%
2 months $12.82 +15.5% $0.78 $1,216 +21.6%
3 months $13.11 +13.0% $0.78 $1,189 +18.9%
6 months $18.32 -19.2% $0.78 $851 -14.9%
1 year $38.50 -61.5% $1.54 $425 -57.5%
2 years $17.95 -17.5% $2.84 $983 -1.7%
3 years $13.47 +9.9% $3.92 $1,390 +39.0%
5 years $31.08 -52.4% $5.18 $643 -35.7%

Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

The Ledger's Promise

This entry now belongs to the ledger. Whatever QFIN does next, these words stay.

Qfin Holdings, Inc. · QFIN · Distribution · $8.72
Recorded 2026-09-03 · before the outcome · scored mechanically

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