ZK International Group Co., Ltd. key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2025, ZK International Group Co., Ltd. had return on equity of -15.1%, an operating margin of -6.0%, debt equal to 20.7% of equity and a current ratio of 1.44. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

ZK International Group Co., Ltd.: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year	2015Sept 2015	2016Sept 2016	2017Sept 2017	2018Sept 2018	2019Sept 2019	2020Sept 2020	2021Sept 2021	2022Sept 2022	2023Sept 2023	2024Sept 2024	2025Sept 2025
Gross margin	29.1%	31.2%	29.2%	33.3%	24.5%	4.5%	6.5%	7.4%	1.2%	6.1%	5.7%
Operating margin	21.7%	20.7%	18.0%	17.5%	13.5%	−2.2%	−3.7%	−3.9%	−54.2%	−1.6%	−6.0%
Net margin	14.3%	14.3%	13.1%	12.8%	12.7%	−1.0%	−3.8%	−5.9%	−54.7%	−2.6%	−5.6%
Free-cash-flow margin	−8.8%	−3.6%	2.2%	−5.6%	11.9%	−0.8%	−3.6%	−2.5%	−2.3%	−6.9%	0.2%
Return on equity	107.4%	74.2%	38.3%	24.1%	20.1%	−1.9%	−5.7%	−7.0%	−111.3%	−10.4%	−15.1%
Return on assets	—	11.5%	11.0%	10.2%	10.5%	−1.0%	−3.5%	−4.6%	−65.1%	−4.0%	−5.6%
Asset turnover	—	0.81	0.84	0.80	0.83	1.05	0.90	0.78	1.19	1.56	1.00
Current ratio	—	—	—	—	1.70	1.58	1.77	1.52	1.74	1.26	1.44
Debt to equity	0.0%	41.1%	0.0%	0.0%	0.7%	0.9%	4.6%	4.8%	16.2%	—	20.7%
Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest)	4.0x	5.4x	6.5x	7.8x	7.5x	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m	n/m
Effective tax rate	16.0%	17.3%	14.4%	16.4%	2.9%	—	—	—	—	—	—
R&D as % of revenue	2.7%	3.5%	3.0%	3.0%	2.3%	1.3%	1.2%	1.0%	1.1%	1.1%	1.2%
Capital spending as % of revenue	0.8%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	1.4%	1.3%	0.1%	0.5%	0.6%	0.6%	0.8%
Free cash flow ÷ net income	−61.3%	−25.2%	16.9%	−43.9%	93.6%	—	—	—	—	—	—

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

2 of 3 checks passed · September 30, 2025

What it owns · $63m

Short-term assets $46mLonger-term assets $17m

What it owes, and who funded it · $63m

Short-term liabilities $32mLonger-term liabilities $6mShareholders' equity $24m

Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $46m of assets due within a year against $32m of liabilities due within a year.
Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $46m short-term assets against $6m of longer-dated liabilities.
More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Operating income of −$4m against $330,233 of interest.

From ZK International Group Co., Ltd.'s latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from ZK International Group Co., Ltd.'s SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q). How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to ZK International Group Co., Ltd.