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Financial statementsYalla Group Ltd financial statements
Income statement, balance sheet and cash flow statement for the last 8 fiscal years, taken from the XBRL data Yalla Group Ltd files with the SEC in its annual reports.
In USD millions, except per-share amounts. Outflows in the cash flow statement are negative.
Income statement
| FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 42.4 | 63.5 | 135 | 273 | 304 | 319 | 340 | 342 |
| Cost of revenue | 13.8 | 20.6 | 61.3 | 95.1 | 114 | 115 | 120 | 112 |
| Gross profit | 28.5 | 42.9 | 73.7 | 178 | 190 | 204 | 219 | 230 |
| Research and development | 0.85 | 1.6 | 5.22 | 14.3 | 24.6 | 25.8 | 29 | 34.3 |
| Selling and marketing | 5.69 | 8.25 | 21.7 | 42.4 | 49.9 | 45.4 | 31.3 | 34.6 |
| General and administrative | 1.63 | 4.12 | 43 | 38.3 | 36.6 | 36.8 | 37.4 | 39 |
| Operating income | 20.4 | 28.9 | 3.76 | 83 | 78.7 | 96.4 | 121 | 122 |
| Interest income | 0.14 | 0.39 | 0.2 | 0.11 | 3.3 | 19.8 | 28.7 | 25.7 |
| Pre-tax income | 20.5 | 29.4 | 4.07 | 84.6 | 81.6 | 116 | 148 | 152 |
| Income tax | 0.26 | 0.44 | 0.86 | 2.02 | 2.6 | 2.69 | 13.9 | 3.98 |
| Net income to minority interests | -0.01 | |||||||
| Net income | 20.2 | 28.9 | 3.21 | 82.6 | 79 | 113 | 134 | 148 |
| EBITDA | 20.4 | 29.1 | 4.02 | 83.9 | 79.8 | 98.1 | 122 | 124 |
| EPS, basic | -0.12 | 0.22 | -0.02 | 0.56 | 0.52 | 0.74 | 0.85 | 0.96 |
| EPS, diluted | -0.12 | 0.22 | -0.02 | 0.46 | 0.45 | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.83 |
| Shares, basic (weighted) | 73.4 | 73.4 | 91.8 | 149 | 154 | 159 | 160 | 156 |
| Shares, diluted (weighted) | 73.4 | 73.4 | 91.8 | 180 | 177 | 182 | 183 | 180 |
Balance sheet
| FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | 17 | 45.3 | 237 | 351 | 407 | 312 | 488 | 527 |
| Short-term investments | 1.51 | 0.77 | 2.91 | 25.8 | 10.3 | 70.9 | 141 | |
| Other current assets | 1.15 | 1.49 | 4.64 | 3.46 | 4.33 | 3.51 | 4.34 | |
| Total current assets | 53.5 | 253 | 376 | 482 | 569 | 692 | 796 | |
| Property, plant and equipment | 0.45 | 1.24 | 1.83 | 2.12 | 1.58 | 14 | 15 | |
| Lease right-of-use assets | 0.86 | 1.95 | 2.38 | 1.37 | 1.9 | |||
| Long-term investments | 1.77 | 3.83 | 51.7 | 93.7 | 82.1 | |||
| Other non-current assets | 0.2 | 15.4 | 13 | 0 | 0.25 | |||
| Total assets | 54.1 | 255 | 381 | 506 | 639 | 802 | 896 | |
| Accounts payable | 0.72 | 1.57 | 4.39 | 5.38 | 0.93 | 0.96 | 1.07 | |
| Accrued liabilities | 1.58 | 6.15 | 14.9 | 22.8 | 25.8 | 32.4 | 30.4 | |
| Deferred revenue | 6.01 | 13.4 | 25 | 36 | 46.6 | 58.1 | 55.2 | |
| Total current liabilities | 8.31 | 21.1 | 44.7 | 65 | 75.3 | 102 | 88.3 | |
| Lease liabilities | 0.2 | 0.74 | 0.95 | 0.01 | 1.1 | |||
| Total liabilities | 8.31 | 21.1 | 44.9 | 66.5 | 76.3 | 104 | 94.2 | |
| Paid-in capital | 221 | 266 | 294 | 313 | 329 | 339 | ||
| Retained earnings | 19.9 | 12.5 | 95.1 | 175 | 292 | 428 | 515 | |
| Treasury stock | -25.4 | -27 | -35.5 | -49.4 | -42.5 | |||
| Other comprehensive income | 0.01 | 0.37 | 0.52 | -1.7 | -2.34 | -3.02 | -1.64 | |
| Shareholders' equity | -7.12 | 19.9 | 234 | 336 | 441 | 568 | 704 | 810 |
| Minority interests | -0.01 | -0.72 | -5.01 | -6.54 | -8.23 | |||
| Total equity | -7.12 | 19.9 | 234 | 336 | 440 | 563 | 698 | 802 |
| Total liabilities and equity | 54.1 | 255 | 381 | 506 | 639 | 802 | 896 | |
| Shares outstanding | 73.4 |
Cash flow statement
| FY2018 | FY2020 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income | 20.2 | 28.9 | 3.21 | 82.6 | 79 | 113 | 134 | 148 |
| Depreciation and amortization | 0.03 | 0.17 | 0.26 | 0.85 | 1.1 | 1.75 | 1.08 | 1.54 |
| Stock-based compensation | 60.8 | 43.9 | 26.7 | 17.9 | 14.7 | 10.3 | ||
| Deferred income tax | 2.15 | 0.78 | ||||||
| Change in payables | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.85 | 2.82 | 0.99 | -4.45 | 0.03 | 0.11 |
| Cash from operations | 23.4 | 31.3 | 64.8 | 144 | 120 | 139 | 173 | 138 |
| Capital expenditures | -0.2 | -0.43 | -1.03 | -1.49 | -1.57 | -1.28 | -0.71 | -1.98 |
| Purchases of investments | -2.01 | -5.94 | -3.66 | -1.77 | -2.98 | -50.1 | -93.5 | -13.7 |
| Cash from investing | -1.91 | -2.83 | 2.48 | -5.36 | -62.6 | -226 | 18.6 | -45.1 |
| Stock issued | 1.09 | 1.97 | 0.95 | 1.09 | 1.1 | |||
| Share buybacks | -25.4 | -1.59 | -8.51 | -13.9 | -56.6 | |||
| Dividends paid | -9.01 | |||||||
| Cash from financing | -6.37 | -0.2 | 124 | -24.6 | 0.37 | -7.55 | -12.8 | -55.5 |
| Exchange rate effect | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.54 | |||||
| Net change in cash | 15.1 | 28.3 | 192 | 115 | 55.8 | -94.9 | 178 | 38.2 |
| Free cash flow | 23.2 | 30.9 | 63.8 | 143 | 118 | 138 | 172 | 136 |
| Income taxes paid | 0 | 0.03 | 0.85 | 1.76 | 2.35 | 2.73 | 3.57 | 11 |
Key metrics
Profitability
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 67.3% | Gross profit / revenue. |
| Operating margin | 35.7% | Operating income / revenue. |
| EBITDA margin | 36.2% | EBITDA (operating income + depreciation and amortization) / revenue. |
| Pre-tax margin | 44.5% | Pre-tax income / revenue. |
| Net margin | 43.3% | Net income / revenue. |
| FCF margin | 39.6% | Free cash flow (cash from operations - capital expenditures) / revenue. |
| Operating cash flow margin | 40.2% | Cash from operations / revenue. |
| Effective tax rate | 2.6% | Income tax / pre-tax income, when pre-tax income is positive. |
| Return on equity (ROE) | 19.6% | Net income / average shareholders' equity (opening and closing). Not shown when equity is negative. |
| Return on assets (ROA) | 17.5% | Net income / average total assets. |
| Return on invested capital (ROIC) | 47.7% | Approximation: operating income x (1 - tax rate) / average (total debt + equity - cash). Tax rate is the effective rate when between 0% and 50%, else 21%. |
| R&D / revenue | 10.0% | Research and development expense / revenue. |
| Stock-based pay / revenue | 3.0% | Stock-based compensation (from the cash flow statement) / revenue. |
| Capex / revenue | 0.6% | Capital expenditures / revenue. |
| D&A / revenue | 0.4% | Depreciation and amortization / revenue. |
Growth
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth, 1y | 0.7% | Revenue vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Revenue CAGR, 3y | 4.0% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Revenue CAGR, 5y | 20.4% | Compound annual growth of revenue over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Gross profit growth, 1y | 4.9% | Gross profit vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Gross profit CAGR, 3y | 6.6% | Compound annual growth of gross profit over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Gross profit CAGR, 5y | 25.6% | Compound annual growth of gross profit over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating income growth, 1y | 0.7% | Operating income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating income CAGR, 3y | 15.8% | Compound annual growth of operating income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating income CAGR, 5y | 100.6% | Compound annual growth of operating income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA growth, 1y | 1.0% | EBITDA vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 3y | 15.7% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EBITDA CAGR, 5y | 98.4% | Compound annual growth of ebitda over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Net income growth, 1y | 10.4% | Net income vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Net income CAGR, 3y | 23.3% | Compound annual growth of net income over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Net income CAGR, 5y | 115.2% | Compound annual growth of net income over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| EPS growth, 1y | 12.2% | EPS vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| EPS CAGR, 3y | 22.6% | Compound annual growth of eps over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow growth, 1y | -20.4% | Operating cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3y | 4.8% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 5y | 16.2% | Compound annual growth of operating cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Free cash flow growth, 1y | -21.2% | Free cash flow vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Free cash flow CAGR, 3y | 4.7% | Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Free cash flow CAGR, 5y | 16.3% | Compound annual growth of free cash flow over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value growth, 1y | 15.0% | Book value vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Book value CAGR, 3y | 22.5% | Compound annual growth of book value over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Book value CAGR, 5y | 28.2% | Compound annual growth of book value over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets growth, 1y | 11.8% | Total assets vs the same period a year earlier. Only from a positive base. |
| Total assets CAGR, 3y | 21.0% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 3 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/3) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Total assets CAGR, 5y | 28.6% | Compound annual growth of total assets over 5 fiscal years: (end / start)^(1/5) - 1. Only when both values are positive. |
| Share count change, 1y | -1.7% | Change in diluted weighted shares vs a year earlier. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 3y | 0.6% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 3 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
| Share count change per year, 5y | 14.4% | Change in diluted weighted shares, per year over 5 years. Negative means buybacks shrank the share count; positive means dilution. |
Balance sheet health
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Current ratio | 9.02x | Current assets / current liabilities. |
| Quick ratio | 7.57x | (Cash + short-term investments + receivables) / current liabilities. |
| Cash ratio | 7.57x | (Cash + short-term investments) / current liabilities. |
| Liabilities / assets | 10.5% | Total liabilities / total assets. |
| Working capital | $708.0M | Current assets - current liabilities. |
| Tangible book value | $810.3M | Shareholders' equity - goodwill - intangible assets. |
Efficiency
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 0.40x | Revenue / average total assets. |
| Fixed asset turnover | 23.6x | Revenue / average property, plant and equipment. |
| Days payables | 3 days | 365 x average accounts payable / cost of revenue. |
| FCF conversion | 91.5% | Free cash flow / net income, when net income is positive. |
| Capex / operating cash flow | 1.4% | Capital expenditures / cash from operations, when that is positive. |
Per share
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| EPS, diluted | $0.83 | Net income per diluted share, as reported (split-adjusted). Over the last twelve months: the four quarters summed, or net income / latest diluted shares when a quarter has no reported EPS. |
| EPS, basic | $0.96 | Net income per basic share, as reported (split-adjusted). |
| Revenue per share | $1.90 | Revenue / diluted weighted shares. |
| FCF per share | $0.75 | Free cash flow / diluted weighted shares. |
| Operating cash flow per share | $0.76 | Cash from operations / diluted weighted shares. |
| Book value per share | $4.50 | Shareholders' equity / shares outstanding (diluted weighted shares when not reported). |
| Tangible book per share | $4.50 | Tangible book value / shares outstanding. |
| Cash per share | $3.71 | (Cash + short-term investments) / shares outstanding. |
| Buybacks / FCF | 41.7% | Share buybacks / free cash flow, when free cash flow is positive. |
Valuation
| Metric | Value | How it is calculated |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $832.0M | Share price x shares outstanding. |
| Enterprise value | $163.8M | Market cap + total debt - cash - short-term investments. |
| P/E | 5.62x | Market cap / net income. Only when net income is positive. |
| P/S | 2.43x | Market cap / revenue. |
| P/B | 1.03x | Market cap / shareholders' equity. Only when equity is positive. |
| Price / tangible book | 1.03x | Market cap / tangible book value, when positive. |
| P/FCF | 6.14x | Market cap / free cash flow. Only when free cash flow is positive. |
| P/OCF | 6.05x | Market cap / cash from operations, when positive. |
| EV/Sales | 0.48x | Enterprise value / revenue. |
| EV/EBIT | 1.34x | Enterprise value / operating income, when both are positive. |
| EV/EBITDA | 1.32x | Enterprise value / EBITDA, when both are positive. |
| EV/FCF | 1.21x | Enterprise value / free cash flow, when both are positive. |
| FCF yield | 16.3% | Free cash flow / market cap. |
| Earnings yield | 17.8% | Net income / market cap (the inverse of P/E). |
| Shareholder yield | 6.8% | (Dividends paid + share buybacks) / market cap. |
| PEG | 0.25x | P/E / EPS growth per year over 3 years (in percent). Only when both are positive. |
What was Yalla Group Ltd's revenue in fiscal 2025?
Yalla Group Ltd reported revenue of $341.9M for fiscal 2025, 0.7% higher than the year before.
Was Yalla Group Ltd profitable in fiscal 2025?
Yes. Net income was $148.1M, a net margin of 43.3%.
How much free cash flow did Yalla Group Ltd generate in fiscal 2025?
Cash from operations of $137.5M minus capital expenditures of $2.0M left free cash flow of $135.6M.