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Koal Software Co., Ltd. Class A603232.SSCompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

China · CNY·Information Technology›Packaged Software
Momentum weak 29
Mkt cap
$479M
US dollars, full cap
Free float
67%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$54.0M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
68.7×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
-16.2 pp
WACC 6.2%
Hurdle
n/a
no reverse DCF
Next earnings
171 days
26 Apr 2027
Close · CNYCN¥13.74
1D-3.7%
1W+5.0%
1M-11.0%
3M-13.0%
6M-26.3%
YTD-40.1%
1Y-22.2%
ATR %8.2%
52w lowhigh54.8% off high

What Koal Software does

Employees: 585

Koal Software at a glance

Size Koal Software (603232.SS) is a China Information Technology company (Packaged Software) with a market value of $479M, the 3951st largest of 4,839 China companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at CN¥13.74 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 26.3%, against -27.5% for the median peer and -16.4% for the China market (cap-weighted) — 11th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 18.1% over the last twelve months (peer median +0.8%); the operating margin is -32.5% (peer median 7.8%).

Valuation It trades at 68.7× forward earnings against a peer median of 16.7× (2nd most expensive of 13).

Capital Return on invested capital runs 16.2 points below its cost of capital (6.2% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 26 Apr 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

8010012011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026Peer median 72603232.SS 71
Six months, rebased to 100: Koal Software against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

Koal Software financials

Reported figures in CNY; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
RevenueCN¥369MCN¥356MCN¥526MCN¥559MCN¥655M
Revenue growth—-32%-6%-15%—
Gross profitCN¥137MCN¥132MCN¥231MCN¥221MCN¥220M
EBITDA-CN¥82.3M-CN¥76.0MCN¥34.4MCN¥21.5M-CN¥29.7M
Net income-CN¥73.2M-CN¥84.8MCN¥36.8MCN¥37.0M-CN¥8.71M
Free cash flow-CN¥2.96M-CN¥16.0M-CN¥108M-CN¥83.8M-CN¥11.7M
Capital expenditure-CN¥2.15MCN¥3.65MCN¥114MCN¥51.1MCN¥12.8M
Total debtCN¥59.7MCN¥60.8MCN¥91.6MCN¥11.4MCN¥5.50M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Koal Software competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%+20%-20%0%+20%50363632688648688168GBG30014844759678BOKUEQSHKDCRWGRVY1INNCSHR002425301315300663IIIV603232.SS6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Koal Software is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

-50%0%+50%0×50×100×50363632688168GBG44759678BOKUEQSCRW1INN603232.SSRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Koal Software is the large dot.

Koal Software competitors and peer comparison

How Koal Software compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Koal Software against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure603232.SSPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return-11.0%-1.1%5th lowest of 21
6-month return-26.3%-27.5%11th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high-54.8%-45.6%6th lowest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)-18.1%+0.8%4th lowest of 20
Operating margin-32.5%7.8%5th lowest of 20
Forward P/E68.7×16.7×2nd most expensive of 13
ROIC minus cost of capital-16.2 pp-7.1 pp4th lowest of 18

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Koal Software 603232.SSChina$479M-26%-18%-33%68.7×n/an/a
Japan Business Systems 5036.TJapan$477M+16%+25%4%10.6×n/an/a
GREE Holdings.Inc 3632.TJapan$475M+20%-10%8%24.5×n/an/a
China Post Technology 688648.SSChina$474M-33%+52%-7%n/an/an/a
Beijing ABT Networks 688168.SSChina$485M-52%-73%-33%110.8×n/an/a
GB Group PLC GBG.LUnited Kingdom$472M-29%+1%11%8.7×4.6%+5.5%
Tangel Culture 300148.SZChina$472M-8%+9%9%n/a25.6%-7.4%
Hennge K.k 4475.TJapan$471M+132%+19%17%40.3×21.7%+21.3%
Unisound AI Technology 9678.HKHong Kong$470M-84%+40%-18%24.0×n/an/a
BOKU BOKU.LUnited Kingdom$490M-29%+10%9%19.3×9.1%+17.3%
Equasens EQS.PAFrance$468M-25%+9%21%9.4×-6.4%+6.6%
AMTD Digital, Inc. Sponsored ADR HKDUnited States$468M-15%+22%27%n/a48.8%+18.5%
Craneware CRW.LUnited Kingdom$467M-32%-3%14%17.2×2.9%+22.2%
Gravity Co., Ltd. Sponsored ADR GRVYUnited States$467M+3%-2%16%n/an/an/a
innoscripta 1INN.DEGermany$495M-37%+42%61%8.0×-13.3%+55.9%
CoinShares CSHRUnited States$498M-36%n/an/a7.1×n/an/a
Kaiser (China) Culture 002425.SZChina$461M-10%-3%-53%n/an/an/a
Shanghai Wisdom Information Technology 301315.SZChina$499M-26%-15%4%n/an/an/a
Client Service International 300663.SZChina$499M-45%-29%-85%n/a30.0%-10.7%
JinXianDai Information Industry 300830.SZChina$502M-29%-20%-42%n/a17.7%-8.8%
i3 Verticals IIIVUnited States$502M-10%-8%3%16.1×31.2%+7.3%

Questions

Which companies are Koal Software's closest peers?
The cockpit's peer set: Japan Business Systems (5036.T), GREE Holdings.Inc (3632.T), China Post Technology (688648.SS), Beijing ABT Networks (688168.SS), GB Group PLC (GBG.L), Tangel Culture (300148.SZ), Hennge K.k (4475.T), Unisound AI Technology (9678.HK).
Is Koal Software expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 68.7× against a peer median of 16.7×, 2nd most expensive of 13 in its peer set.
How has Koal Software stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -26.3% against -27.5% for the median peer; over one year -22.2%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.