Is Kingsoft Cloud (NASDAQ:KC) ready for a correction?

While many traders are getting carried away by overanalyzing technology space, it is reasonable to go over Kingsoft Cloud Holdings. We will evaluate why we are still confident in anticipation of a recovery. What is the firm valuation so far in 2021? We are going to cover Kingsoft Cloud Holdings perspective on valuation to give investors a better transparency on taking a position in it.
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The company reports 182.18 M of total liabilities with total debt to equity ratio (D/E) of 0.08, which may suggest Kingsoft Cloud is not taking enough advantage from financial leverage. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings has a current ratio of 2.8, indicating that it is in good position to pay out its debt commitments in time. Kingsoft Cloud holds a performance score of 14 on a scale of zero to a hundred. The company secures a Beta (Market Risk) of 0.2514, which conveys not very significant fluctuations relative to the market. Let's try to break down what Kingsoft's beta means in this case. As returns on the market increase, Kingsoft Cloud returns are expected to increase less than the market. However, during the bear market, the loss on holding Kingsoft Cloud will be expected to be smaller as well. Although it is vital to follow Kingsoft Cloud Holdings price patterns, it is good to be conservative about what you can do with the information regarding equity historical price patterns. Our philosophy towards estimating future performance of any stock is to look not only at its past charts but also at the business as a whole, including all fundamental and technical indicators. To evaluate if Kingsoft Cloud expected return of 1.02 will be sustainable into the future, we have found twenty-eight different technical indicators, which can help you to check if the expected returns are sustainable. Use Kingsoft Cloud Holdings semi variance, rate of daily change, and the relationship between the value at risk and kurtosis to analyze future returns on Kingsoft Cloud Holdings.
We determine the current worth of Kingsoft Cloud HoldingsLtd using both absolute as well as relative valuation methodologies to arrive at its intrinsic value. In general, an absolute valuation paradigm, as applied to this company, attempts to find the value of Kingsoft Cloud Holdi based exclusively on its fundamental and basic technical indicators. By analyzing Kingsoft Cloud's financials, quarterly and monthly indicators, and related drivers such as dividends, operating cash flow, and various types of growth rates, we attempt to find the most accurate representation of Kingsoft Cloud's intrinsic value. In some cases, mostly for established, large-cap companies, we also incorporate more traditional valuation methods such as dividend discount, discounted cash flow, or asset-based models. As compared to an absolute model, our relative valuation model uses a comparative analysis of Kingsoft Cloud. We calculate exposure to Kingsoft Cloud's market risk, different technical and fundamental indicators, relevant financial multiples and ratios, and then comparing them to Kingsoft Cloud's related companies.

Kingsoft Cloud Holdi Investment Alerts

Kingsoft investment alerts and warnings help investors to get more proficient at understanding not only critical technical and fundamental signals but also the significant portfolio-centered indicators. These indicators include beta, alpha, and other risk-related measures that will help you in monitoring Kingsoft Cloud HoldingsLtd performance across your portfolios.Please check all investment alerts for Kingsoft

Kingsoft Cloud Valuation Ratios as Compared to Competition

Our valuation model uses many indicators to compare Kingsoft value to that of its competitors to determine the firm's financial worth. You can analyze the relationship between different fundamental ratios across Kingsoft Cloud competition to find correlations between indicators driving the intrinsic value of Kingsoft.

Kingsoft Cloud Gross Profit

Kingsoft Cloud Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Kingsoft Cloud previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Kingsoft Cloud Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Kingsoft Cloud's gross profit and other fundamental indicators for more details.

Is Kingsoft Cloud valued correctly by the market?

The current price rise of Kingsoft Cloud Holdings may raise some interest from investors. The stock closed today at a share price of 53.81 on 3,537,100 in trading volume. The company executives may have good odds in positioning the firm resources to exploit market volatility in February. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 30 days investing horizon is currently 4.94. This high volatility is attributed to the latest market swings and not so good earnings reports for some of the Kingsoft Cloud Holdings partners.
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Current Ratio3.31.721.541.87
Book Value per Share77.5659.6553.6857.14

Margins Breakdown

Kingsoft profit margins show the degree to which it makes money. Margin indicators are used not only by investors but also by creditors or Kingsoft Cloud itself as indicators of financial health and management effectiveness. Please look more closely at the different varieties of Kingsoft Cloud profit margins.
EBITDA Margin(0.1)
Gross Margin0.002482
Profit Margin(0.36)
Kingsoft Cloud Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation Amortization USD is somewhat stable at the moment. Further, Kingsoft Cloud Earnings per Diluted Share is somewhat stable at the moment. Kingsoft Cloud Earnings Before Interest Taxes and Depreciation Amortization USD is somewhat stable at the moment. Further, Kingsoft Cloud Earnings per Diluted Share is increasing over the last 5 years. The previous year's value of Kingsoft Cloud Earnings per Diluted Share was -24.38.

Are Kingsoft Cloud technical ratios showing a bounce back?

The sortino ratio is down to 0.12 as of today. Kingsoft Cloud Holdings shows above-average downside volatility for the selected time horizon. We advise investors to inspect Kingsoft Cloud Holdings further and ensure that all market timing and asset allocation strategies are consistent with the estimation of Kingsoft Cloud future alpha.

The Bottom Line

Whereas some companies within the software—application industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Kingsoft Cloud may offer a potential longer-term growth to investors. With an impartial outlook on the current market volatility, it may be better to hold off any inventment activity and neither acquire nor short any shares of Kingsoft Cloud at this time. The Kingsoft Cloud Holdings risk-reward trade off is not appealing enough to do any trading. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Kingsoft Cloud.

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