BEST Inc.

NYSE:BEST Stock Report

Market Cap: US$52.4m

This company has been acquired

The company may no longer be operating, as it has been acquired. Find out why through their latest events.

BEST Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

BEST's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -16.5%, while the Logistics industry saw earnings growing at 10.1% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 32% per year.

Key information

-16.47%

Earnings growth rate

-16.47%

EPS growth rate

Logistics Industry Growth19.04%
Revenue growth rate-32.03%
Return on equityn/a
Net Margin-8.74%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Seeking Alpha • Nov 16

BEST Non-GAAP EPS of $0.59, revenue of $285.3M

BEST press release (NYSE:BEST): Q3 Non-GAAP EPS of $0.59. Revenue of $285.3M.
Seeking Alpha • Nov 08

China's Best gets non-compliance notice from NYSE

Best (NYSE:BEST) said it received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange for not being in compliance with the minimum $1 per American Depositary Share (ADS) rule for continued listing on the exchange. The Chinese smart supply chain solutions and logistics provider said it has six months to regain compliance with the minimum share price requirement. The NYSE notice does not affect the company's business operations, and its shares will continue to be listed, in the meantime, according to the company. Best said it was considering its options and intends to take reasonable measures to regain compliance.
Seeking Alpha • Sep 23

BEST notifies 2024 Notes holders of repurchase right

BEST (NYSE:BEST) has announced repurchase right notification for its 1.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2024. Pursuant to the Indenture dated as of Sep 17, 2019, each holder of the notes has the right to require the company to repurchase all of such holder's notes or any portion thereof that is an integral multiple of US$1,000 principal amount for cash on Sep 30, 2022. The repurchase price will be equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be repurchased, plus any accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, Sep 30, 2022. Interest payment date under the terms of the Indenture and the notes will be Oct 1, 2022. The aggregate cash purchase price will be $105.16M if all outstanding notes are surrendered for repurchase through the exercise of the repurchase right. As of Aug 31, 2022, $105.16M in aggregate principal amount of the notes were outstanding. The repurchase right expires at 5:00 p.m on Sep 30, 2022.
Seeking Alpha • Aug 17

BEST Non-GAAP EPADS of -$0.54, revenue of $287.6M

BEST press release (NYSE:BEST): Q2 Non-GAAP EPADS of -$0.54. Revenue of $287.6M (-37.6% Y/Y). FINANCIAL GUIDANCE: Due to the uncertainties relating to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company is not providing any financial guidance or revenue outlook at this time. We are driving each of our business units toward a speedy recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic eases.
Analysis Article • Jan 20

Estimating The Fair Value Of BEST Inc. (NYSE:BEST)

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of BEST Inc. ( NYSE:BEST ) by projecting its future...
Analysis Article • Feb 19

BEST Inc. (NYSE:BEST) Is Expected To Breakeven In The Near Future

We feel now is a pretty good time to analyse BEST Inc.'s ( NYSE:BEST ) business as it appears the company may be on the...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How BEST makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:BEST Revenue, expenses and earnings (CNY Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 248,543-746967117
31 Dec 238,316-830994116
30 Sep 238,061-936976116
30 Jun 237,863-1,1271,015128
31 Mar 237,657-1,3101,120140
31 Dec 227,744-1,4251,127144
30 Sep 22-3,495-580707119
30 Jun 229,278-1,5511,211168
31 Mar 2210,445-1,3851,147173
31 Dec 2111,426-1,2121,142180
30 Sep 2129,939-2,1911,797230
30 Jun 2131,103-2,1091,827213
31 Mar 218,309-530969125
31 Dec 2010,528-1,0031,103136
30 Sep 2028,690-7271,124161
30 Jun 2033,397-7192,122238
31 Mar 2030,487-2391,269201
31 Dec 1910,481-396867147
30 Sep 1933,444-2771,995239
30 Jun 1931,888-3252,007218
31 Mar 1929,832-3991,969207
31 Dec 1825,116-1071,258185
30 Sep 1825,456-6211,822155
30 Jun 1823,622-1,0371,941169
31 Mar 1821,745-1,1451,785144
31 Dec 1719,990-1,2281,623139
30 Sep 1716,543-5,7451,467134
30 Jun 1713,478-5,5991,11399
31 Mar 1710,615-2,82998089
31 Dec 168,844-5,61089180
31 Dec 155,256-5,35253346
31 Dec 143,066-1,29236527

Quality Earnings: BEST is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: BEST is currently unprofitable.

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: BEST is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 16.5% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare BEST's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: BEST is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Logistics industry (-5.5%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: BEST's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/03/10 16:52
End of Day Share Price 2025/03/07 00:00
Earnings2024/03/31
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Key Developments10 years
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Analyst Sources

BEST Inc. is covered by 9 analysts. 0 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Cherry LeungBernstein
Sky HongDeutsche Bank
Ronald KeungGoldman Sachs