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Updated Sep 1, 2026

Kaixin Holdings (KXIN)

Consumer Discretionary • NASDAQ

$1.42

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

23.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

Kaixin Holdings (KXIN) scores 23/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full KXIN quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

N/A (Requires more data)

Requires fair value calculation and current price data

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full KXIN valuation analysis · → View full KXIN Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):EXCELLENT (49.1%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):EXCELLENT (0.04x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (0.0%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (-18.4%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

Kaixin Holdings (KXIN) stock report — Zyberno Score 23/100 (POOR BUSINESS). Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:1.42

Market Cap:$2.37M

Valuation Multiples (4)

P/E Ratio:

14.20x

📊 Click to view full KXIN P/E analysis →

P/B Ratio:0.47x

P/S Ratio:18.35x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (2)

Enterprise Value:$4.57M

Ev Ebitda Ratio:2.15x

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (5)

ROE:

49.1%

📊 Click to view full KXIN ROE analysis →

ROA:1.2%

Roic:

-18.4%

📊 Click to view full KXIN ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:292.4%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-53.8%

Margin Analysis (1)

Ebitda Margin:1,647.2%

Yield Metrics (2)

Earnings Yield:$1.96

Dividend Yield:0.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Earnings Growth (Linear) (1)

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):-41.3%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:0.04x

Quick Ratio:0.02x

Cash Ratio:0.01x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:0.04x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:0.04x

Debt To Ebitda:1.06x

Coverage Ratios (2)

Interest Coverage Ratio:-4,513.14x

Times Interest Earned:-4,513.14

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:-3,734,441.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:53,980.00

Long Term Debt:$94.00K

Net Debt:$2.20M

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

$129.00K

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$0.00

Profitability Breakdown (2)

$129.00K-$1.77M

Bottom Line Performance (3)

Net income TTM: $2.46M

Linear Growth: -41.3%

📊 Click to view full KXIN Net Income analysis & methodology →

Income Before Tax:-$56.64M

Ebitda Ttm:2,124,894.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:31,721,000.00

R And D Expense:0.00

Sga Expense:31,630,000.00

Income Tax Expense:-$2.73M

Interest Expense:7,000.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:0.0%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:24,519.4%

Ebitda Margin:1,647.2%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$213.85M

Current Assets:$142.16K

Ppe Net:236,000.00

Goodwill:21,237,000.00

Intangible Assets:$10.06M

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:11,088,000.00

Current Liabilities:3,876,599.00

Long Term Debt:$94.00K

Short Term Debt:$2.16M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$5.00M

Retained Earnings:$3.31M

Common Stock:200,000,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:0.00

Inventory:66,000.00

Accounts Payable:209,432.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:6,000.00

Stock Based Compensation:25,405,000.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

-$1.63M-$2.60M

Investment Activities (1)

Investing Cash Flow:-$2.06M

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:$3.16M

Dividends Paid Ttm:0.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$0.00

Long Term Debt Repayments:$0.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):0.10

Eps diluted TTM: $0.10

Linear Growth: -11.2%

📊 Click to view full KXIN EPS analysis & methodology →

Earnings Per Share Ttm:$1.47

Revenue & Cash Per Share (2)

Sales Per Share Ttm:0.08

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:-$1.55

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$3.00

Cash Per Share:0.03

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:0.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:0.00x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:-999.00x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:-999.00

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:1.95x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:186.74

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:592.58

Cash Conversion Cycle:-1,404.83

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:60.00

Quality Score:30.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:292.4%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-53.8%

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (1)

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):-41.3%

Other Growth Rates (1)

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):100.0%

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:KXIN

Company Name:Kaixin Holdings

Sector:Consumer Discretionary

Industry:Retail-Auto Dealers & Gasoline Stations

Exchange:NASDAQ

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:low

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:1.67M

Shares Outstanding Basic:5.83M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:2.23M

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Last Updated:2026-09-01 16:19:57 UTC

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