51Talk Online Education Group (COE) stock analysis
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $553.52MP/E –Yield –
StockData Score
Prices as of Nov 13, 2026How the score works
Weak6 of 30 checks passed
51Talk Online Education passes 6 of the 30 checks behind our score; 19 could not be run for lack of data and count as not passed. Each dot in the shape is one check — hover it for the numbers.
- Valuation
- 0/6
- Growth
- 2/6
- Past performance
- 0/6
- Financial health
- 4/6
- Dividend
- 0/6
What stands out
No debt
51Talk Online Education has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 85.2% a year over the last three fiscal years.
Interest well covered
No meaningful interest expense to cover.
Debt covered by cash flow
There is no debt to cover.
What to watch
Gross margin slipping
Gross margin was 73.9% over the last twelve months, against 78.0% a year earlier.
Net margin below its 5-year average
Net margin was -17.6% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 402%.
Net margin below the industry
51Talk Online Education's net margin of -17.6% is below the Services-educational services median of -3.7%.
Short-term assets don't cover short-term debts
Current assets are 0.63 times current liabilities.
Valuation0/6
P/E against its history
Not enough price and earnings history to compare.
P/E against the industry
Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.
EV/EBITDA against its history
Needs positive EBITDA and price history.
P/B against the industry
Needs positive book value.
Price against fair value
We could not estimate a fair value: it needs at least two valuation methods with positive inputs.
Margin of safety
Depends on the fair value estimate.
Growth2/6
Revenue growing 10%+ a year
Revenue grew 85.2% a year over the last three fiscal years.
EPS growth over 3 years
Needs positive EPS three years ago and today.
Earnings acceleration
Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.
Growing faster than the industry
Revenue grew 88.6% over the last twelve months; the Services-educational services median is 2.7%.
Guidance issued
The latest outlook (first quarter of 2026 net gross billings, Mar 27, 2026) was issued for the first time, so it neither adds nor takes away points.
Gross margin slipping
Gross margin was 73.9% over the last twelve months, against 78.0% a year earlier.
Past performance0/6
Return on equity
Needs positive equity and five years of results.
Return on invested capital
Needs operating income and invested capital.
Return on equity against the industry
Needs positive equity.
Earnings over 5 years
Needs positive net income five years ago and in the latest year.
Net margin below its 5-year average
Net margin was -17.6% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of 402%.
Net margin below the industry
51Talk Online Education's net margin of -17.6% is below the Services-educational services median of -3.7%.
Financial health4/6
No debt
51Talk Online Education has no borrowings on its latest balance sheet.
Debt not rising
With no debt today, leverage cannot have risen.
Debt covered by cash flow
There is no debt to cover.
Interest well covered
No meaningful interest expense to cover.
Short-term assets don't cover short-term debts
Current assets are 0.63 times current liabilities.
Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z)
Needs market value, working capital and retained earnings.
Dividend0/6
No dividend
51Talk Online Education has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.
Yield against Treasuries
No dividend.
Yield against the market
No dividend.
Dividend stability
No dividend.
Earnings cover
No dividend.
Cash-flow cover
No dividend.
Fair value
How we estimate itWe don't publish a fair value for 51Talk Online Education. It needs a US-dollar share price, at least two valuation methods with positive inputs (earnings, EBITDA, book value or sales) and, for companies with several share classes, classes that trade at the same price.
An estimate from reported numbers and market multiples, not a price target or investment advice. It can be far off for companies whose profits are about to change sharply.
Market risk
From the past year of daily prices.
Liquidity
High risk
- Average value traded per day
- $290.87K
- Value traded per 1% price move
- $55.57K
Downside
High risk
- Typical loss in a bad month
- 43.3%
- Volatility (annualized)
- 75%
- Sharpe ratio, 1 year
- -1.05
- Beta to the S&P 500 (5Y)
- 0.60
Typical bad-month loss, week by week
Margins
Share of revenue, fiscal years 2014 to 2025
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
Growth rates
Compound annual growth to fiscal 2025
| Per year | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Five-year pace |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | +88.6% | +85.2% | -21.2% | – | |
| Gross profit | +78.8% | +81.3% | -20.7% | – | |
| Free cash flow | +72.3% | – | -37.6% | – |
Returns and balance sheet
10 fiscal years. Hover a measure to see how it is calculated.
| Measure | FY2016 | FY2020 | FY2025 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on equity | – | -15.0% | 72.5% | |
| Return on assets | – | 7.9% | -30.5% | |
| Current ratio | 0.85 | 0.54 | 0.63 | |
| Interest coverage | – | 1600.2× | – | |
| Inventory turnover | – | 521.7× | – | |
| Capex to revenue | 8.9% | 1.1% | 2.4% | |
| Diluted shares | 199M | 320M | 355M |
Where the cash went
Fiscal 2021 to 2025, five years combined
51Talk Online Education generated $168.94M from operations and spent $9.89M on capital expenditure, dividends and share buybacks. 68% of that went back into the business.
DuPont analysis
Return on equity split into margin, efficiency and leverage
| Fiscal year | Net margin | Asset turnover | Equity multiplier | Return on equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | -17.6% | 1.74× | -2.37× | 72.5% |
| FY2024 | -14.3% | 1.35× | -3.22× | 62.0% |
| FY2023 | -55.4% | 0.92× | -33.35× | 1705.3% |
| FY2022 | -282.8% | 0.14× | -2.01× | 79.7% |
| FY2021 | 2377.9% | 0.00× | -2.13× | -15.2% |
| FY2020 | 6.7% | 1.17× | -1.91× | -15.0% |
Piotroski F-Score
Nine tests of profitability, balance sheet and efficiency, fiscal 2025 against fiscal 2024
- ProfitableNet income above zero-$16.80M
- Cash generatingOperating cash flow above zero$11.81M
- Return on assets improvedROA up on the prior year-23.2% → -38.2%
- Earnings backed by cashOperating cash flow above net income$11.81M vs -$16.80M
- Less leverageLong-term debt to assets fell– → –
- Better liquidityCurrent ratio rose0.70 → 0.63
- No dilutionShare count did not rise347M → 355M
- Gross margin improvedGross margin up on the prior year77.98% → 73.91%
- More efficientAsset turnover rose1.63 → 2.18
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