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Yalla Group Ltd

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Mcap
818,4M USD
P/E
6,3x
EV / Rev
1,9x
Div yield
Op margin
36,5 %
ROE
5,0 %
Net margin
39,0 %
Debt / equity
0,00
Beta
52w range
Volume
Day range
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$5,94
Open
$5,93
Next earnings
2026-07-28
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About

Yalla Group Ltd operates in the online services industry, providing social networking and entertainment services through its mobile applications, primarily in the Middle East and North Africa.

Business. Yalla Group Ltd (YALA.K) is a technology company operating in the online services industry, primarily generating revenue through advertising. The firm tracks key performance indicators such as monthly active users, average revenue per user, and ad impressions to measure its business activity. Specific details regarding operating segments, headquarters location, and primary listing exchanges are not provided in the available data.

Classification92 %
SectorTechnology
Business sectorSoftware & IT Services
IndustryOnline Services
Generated · model-assisted
Sell-side consensus
BUY2 analysts
1 buy1 hold0 sell
Avg 12m price target8,40

Analyst recommendations

2 analysts · consensus Buy
Buy1
Hold1
Sell0
12-month price target
8,40
Consensus of sell-side coverage.
Upcoming events
  • EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-07-28 · estimated
See all catalysts →

At a glance

Score
56
composite score
Valuation
6,3x
P/E
Analysts
Buy
2 analysts · indicative
Ownership
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership
largest disclosed fund holder
Profitability
5,0 %
return on equity
Quality
58
quality score (0-100)

What drives this business

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    Analysis

    AI analysis
    Generated · analysis pipeline · tier hybrid · as of 2026-07-07 ↑ At a glance

    Opportunity

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    Upcoming catalysts

    Scheduled public events. Informational only — not investment advice.

    • Company
    • EarningsQ2 2026 earnings (expected)2026-07-28 · estimated
    • Macro
    • Rate decisionReserve Bank of Australia rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-08 · AU
    • Rate decisionBank of Canada rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-15 · CA
    • Rate decisionEuropean Central Bank rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · EU
    • Rate decisionBank of Japan rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-16 · JP
    • Rate decisionFederal Reserve rate decision (press conf.)2026-07-29 · US
    • Rate decisionBank of England rate decision (press conf.)2026-08-06 · GB
    • Macro & political
    • ElectionSE Swedish Election2026-09-14 · SE
    • ElectionUS U.S. Midterms2026-11-03 · US
    • ElectionFR French Legislative2027-06-01 · FR

    Pre-earnings brief

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    Signals & dispatch

    peak dispatch · —

    Composite-score breakdown

    Composite score56 / 100
    Composite score 0-100 · Data quality 0,58
    Data quality0,58 / 1.00

    Synthesis

    Business

    Yalla Group Ltd (YALA.K) is a technology company operating in the online services industry, primarily generating revenue through advertising. The firm tracks key performance indicators such as monthly active users, average revenue per user, and ad impressions to measure its business activity. Specific details regarding operating segments, headquarters location, and primary listing exchanges are not provided in the available data.

    Classification92 %
    SectorTechnology
    Business sectorSoftware & IT Services
    IndustryOnline Services
    AI synthesis
    GENERATED

    Yalla Group maintains a strong liquidity position, with a current ratio of 6.95 and $289.6 million in cash and equivalents, indicating a robust ability to meet short-term obligations. The company has no long-term debt, and its debt-to-equity ratio is 0.0, suggesting a conservative capital structure with minimal leverage. The price-to-book ratio of 1.47 and price-to-tangible-book ratio of 1.47 indicate that the company is trading at a moderate premium to its book value.

    In terms of profitability, Yalla Group's return on equity (ROE) of 4.95% and return on assets (ROA) of 4.42% are below the industry median for online services, which typically sees ROE and ROA in the 6-8% range. This suggests that the company is generating returns, but not at a level that outperforms its peers.

    The company's revenue is concentrated in the Middle East and North Africa, with no disclosed segment breakdown. This geographic concentration could expose the company to regional economic or political risks, particularly in volatile markets. There is no indication of diversification into other regions or product lines in the latest financial data.

    Looking ahead, Yalla Group is expected to maintain a stable growth trajectory, with no significant revenue growth or decline projected in the current or next fiscal year. The company's revenue of $81.2 million in the latest period reflects a steady performance, but there is no indication of acceleration in growth. Analysts have assigned a mean price target of $8.40, suggesting a potential upside from the current market price of $6.17.

    The risk assessment for Yalla Group indicates low liquidity and dilution risks, with no immediate filing-based flags detected. The company's conservative capital structure and strong cash position reduce the likelihood of near-term financial distress. However, the absence of long-term debt could also limit the company's ability to finance growth opportunities.

    Recent events and filings do not indicate any material changes in the company's operations or strategy. The company has not issued new shares or announced any significant capital expenditures in the latest period. The lack of recent dilution and the absence of long-term debt suggest a stable capital structure.

    Key takeaways
    • Yalla Group has a strong liquidity position with $289.6 million in cash and a current ratio of 6.95.
    • The company's ROE and ROA are below the industry median, indicating room for improvement in profitability.
    • Revenue is concentrated in the Middle East and North Africa, exposing the company to regional risks.
    • Analysts project a potential upside in the stock price, with a mean price target of $8.40.
    • The company has no long-term debt and a low dilution risk, suggesting a conservative capital structure.

    Bull / Bear case

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    BULL CASE · 3

    Yalla Group achieved a 16.1% net income CAGR from 2022 to 2026, demonstrating strong and consistent profitability growth over the period.

    The company maintains a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0, indicating a pristine balance sheet with no long-term debt obligations.

    Analysts project 55.8% upside potential, with a mean price target of $8.40 versus the current market price of $5.39.

    BEAR CASE · 3

    Revenue growth slowed significantly to just 0.7% year-over-year in FY2026, suggesting a potential plateau in top-line expansion.

    Return on equity of 4.95% remains relatively low despite high margins, indicating inefficient use of shareholder capital.

    Operating income growth also decelerated to 0.7% year-over-year in FY2026, mirroring the stagnation in revenue growth.

    In focus — financials by report

    Quarterly
    Annual
    QUARTERLYFiled 2026-05-18
    Q1 2026 · Quarter highlights
    Open report →

    Revenue $79.0M, −5,8% YoY; Operating income −24,8% YoY.

    Revenue$79.0M−5,8 % YoY
    Operating income$23.5M−24,8 % YoY
    Net income
    Free cash flow
    EPS
    Operating cash flow
    Financials
    Income statement
    Revenue$79.0M
    Gross profit
    Operating income$23.5M
    Net income
    Margins
    Gross margin
    Operating margin29.7%
    Net margin
    FCF margin
    Balance sheet
    Total assets
    Total liabilities$75.2M
    Total equity$835.7M
    Cash & equivalents$369.0M
    Long-term debt
    P&L flow · revenue → net income
    Revenue $79.0MOperating costs $55.5M
    Highlights
    • Revenue $79.0M, −5,8% YoY
    • Operating income −24,8% YoY
    • Operating margin 29.7%

    Valuation TTM

    Market price
    $5,39
    Market cap
    $936.8M
    Enterprise value
    $647.2M
    P/E
    6.3x
    Non-GAAP P/E
    EV / Revenue
    1.9x
    EV / Op income
    5.7x
    EV / OCF
    P / B
    1.5x
    P / Tangible book
    1.5x
    Tangible book
    $639.1M
    Net cash
    $289.6M
    Current ratio
    7.0
    Debt / equity
    0.0
    ROA
    4.4%
    ROE
    5.0%
    Cash conversion
    CapEx / revenue
    SBC / revenue
    Dilution ratio
    0.0%

    Revenue by segment

    Market share

    INDUSTRYSEGMENTCOMPANYTechnologyIndustryDiversified Online Services1 708,8B node revenueGOOG 23,6%GOOGL 23,6%META 11,8%BABA 8,9%BBAAY 8,9%PDD 3,7%UBER 3,0%NFLX 2,6%Other 14,0%
    Source: company disclosures · own-taxonomy revenue-covered setYALA 0,0% · rank #51 of 93

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    Supply chain

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    Peer comparison

    Peer comparison8 peers · vs YALA · multiples and returns
    GO
    GOOG
    GOOG.O
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    vs self
    GO
    GOOGL
    ALPHABET INC.
    $366,06
    4,48T USD
    P/E
    69,6x
    +40,0 vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    13,1 %
    +8,1 vs self
    ME
    META
    META PLATFORMS, INC.
    $594,16
    1,52T USD
    P/E
    56,2x
    +26,6 vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    11,0 %
    +6,0 vs self
    BA
    BABA
    Alibaba Group Holding
    $99,30
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    vs self
    BB
    BBAAY
    BBAAY.PK
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    vs self
    PD
    PDD
    PDD Holdings Inc.
    $84,69
    120,2B USD
    P/E
    5,1x
    -24,5 vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    12,8 %
    +7,8 vs self
    UB
    UBER
    UBER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    $69,69
    141,9B USD
    P/E
    vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    -5,9 %
    -10,9 vs self
    NF
    NFLX
    NETFLIX, INC.
    $76,77
    323,3B USD
    P/E
    184,0x
    +154,4 vs self
    Div yield
    vs self
    ROE
    9,7 %
    +4,8 vs self

    Market position

    Stress test

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    Predictor forecast

    Next quarternear-term
    Earnings · next quarterconf 45 %
    EPS
    Consensus EPS
    0,90
    Predicted surprise
    +0,00
    Beat probability
    45 %
    Analysts
    2
    Other metrics
    Revenue
    no estimate
    Segment revenue
    no estimate
    Margin
    no estimate
    Segment margin
    no estimate
    as of 2026-05-24 · Earnings Surprise V1
    Period note: consensus is not fiscal-period-aligned at source — read as consensus vs the last reported actual, not a calibrated same-quarter surprise.
    Full fiscal year~1 year ahead
    Full fiscal year · our forecast vs guidance vs consensus
    MetricOur forecastGuidanceConsensus
    EPSno estimateno estimate0,90
    Revenueno estimateno estimate342,6M USD
    Operating incomeno estimateno estimate115,0M USD
    Full-year consensus mean (period as reported by source) · consensus in USD. Company-level full-year forecast and management guidance are not yet modelled at scale — shown as "no estimate", never inferred.
    Probabilistic model output — not investment advice. · generated 2026-07-07

    Options

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    Consensus distribution

    sell-side coverage
    Recommendation distribution2 analysts
    Strong buy0
    Buy1
    Hold1
    Sell0
    Strong sell0
    12-month price target$8,40 · Median $8,40
    Low $6,90High $9,90
    Operating income · consensus115,0M USD
    EPS surprise
    −1,1 %
    reported vs consensus · miss
    Revenue surprise
    −0,2 %
    reported vs consensus · miss

    Estimate revisions

    consensus EPS · 26-week trend
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    Sell-side observations

    Low$6,90
    Mean$8,40
    Median$8,40
    High$9,90
    Spot$5,39
    +55.8 %implied to mean12-month sell-side price targets · ▲ spot

    Themes

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    ESG

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    Risk factors

    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskLow
    Filing-based flags
    • No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.

    Benchmarks vs cohort

    Op Margin36,5 %Best in class
    Net Margin39,0 %Best in class
    ROE5,0 %Above median
    D/E0,00Above P75

    Corporate actions / M&A

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    FX exposure

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    Comparable transactions

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    Derivatives & instruments

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    Data sources
    • Market data
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    • Issuer disclosures
    • Public news
    • Earnings transcripts
    • Consensus estimates
    • ESG data
    How metrics are computed
    • Return On Equity
      net_income / total_equity
    • Price To Earnings
      market_price / (net_income / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Price To Book
      market_price / (adjusted_book_value / shares_outstanding_diluted)
    • Dilution Ratio
      (shares_outstanding_diluted - shares_outstanding_basic) / shares_outstanding_basic
    • Market Price
      input from market-data provider (delayed close or quote-shim mid)
    • Market Cap
      market_price * shares_outstanding_diluted
    Source documents
    • Yalla Group Ltd Market data — financials · 2026-05-30
    • Yalla Group Ltd Market data — analyst estimates · 2026-05-30

    Ownership & reference

    Top holders

    • Arrowstreet Capital, Limited PartnershipInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$8M
    • State Street Investment Management (US)Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$9M
    • Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLCInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$5M
    • Wellington Management Company, LLPInvestment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • UBS Financial Services, Inc.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$1M
    • FMR LLCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCInstitutional Investor · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P.Investment Managers · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M
    • Wells Fargo AdvisorsBrokerage Firms · as of 2026-03-310,00 %$0M

    Leadership

    • Saifi IsmailPresident, Director
    • Tao YangChairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer

    Insider activity

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    Short positioning

    1.2Mshares short-13.2% vs prior
    3.24days to cover
    66.9%short of daily vol
    1.4Kfails-to-deliver
    as of 2026-06-15 · short-interest report (free)

    Geographic breakdown

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    Listings · one canonical issuer all listings resolve to the canonical
    YALA.KCanonical
    NYSE · USD

    Intel & risk

    PredictorBeat prob45 %Surprise+0,00Full forecast →
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    OSINT findings
    Dilution riskLow
    Liquidity riskLow
    No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.

    Evidence & claims

    From filings & derived data
    • EPS (basic) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 12.9%Derived (calculated)
    • EPS (diluted) (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 12.2%Derived (calculated)
    • Net income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 10.4%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating cash flow (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -20.4%Derived (calculated)
    • R&D expense (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 18.0%Derived (calculated)
    • Operating income (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 0.7%Derived (calculated)
    • Revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 0.7%Derived (calculated)
    • Shareholders' equity (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 15.0%Derived (calculated)
    • Total assets (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 11.8%Derived (calculated)
    • Total liabilities (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -9.3%Derived (calculated)
    • Net margin (FY 2025-12-31): 43.3%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on equity (FY 2025-12-31): 18.3%Derived (calculated)
    • Return on assets (FY 2025-12-31): 16.5%Derived (calculated)
    • Current ratio (FY 2025-12-31): 9.02xDerived (calculated)
    • Debt-to-equity (FY 2025-12-31): 0.12xDerived (calculated)
    • Capex (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 180.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Cash & equivalents (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): 7.9%Derived (calculated)
    • Cost of revenue (YoY) (2025-12-31 vs 2024-12-31): -7.1%Derived (calculated)
    • Shareholders' equity (annual): USD 810.28MSEC XBRL filing
    • Revenue (annual): USD 341.94MSEC XBRL filing
    • EPS (basic) (annual): USD-PER-SHARES 1SEC XBRL filing
    • Cash & equivalents (annual): USD 526.97MSEC XBRL filing
    • Cost of revenue (annual): USD 111.93MSEC XBRL filing
    • Capex (annual): USD 1.98MSEC XBRL filing
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    The Thread

    Everything we know, in order
    2026-07-28EVENTUpcomingQ2 2026 earnings (expected) estimated date
    2026-06-30 03:38 UTCEARNINGSUpcomingForecast: earnings_forecast (90d)
    2026-05-19FILING6-K filing →
    2026-05-18 17:00 UTCEARNINGSQuarterly results — Q1 2026 Revenue USD 79.0M
    2026-04-22FILING20-F filing →
    2026-03-10FILING6-K filing →
    2026-03-10FILING6-K filing →
    2026-03-09 17:00 UTCEARNINGSQuarterly results — Q4 2025 Revenue USD 83.9M · Net USD 34.9M
    2026-03-09 17:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2026 Revenue USD 341.9M · Net USD 149.8M
    2025-11-12FILING6-K filing →
    2025-11-10 17:00 UTCEARNINGSQuarterly results — Q3 2025 Revenue USD 89.6M · Net USD 41.1M
    2025-08-12FILING6-K filing →
    2025-08-11 17:00 UTCEARNINGSQuarterly results — Q2 2025 Revenue USD 84.6M · Net USD 36.8M
    2025-05-20FILING6-K filing →
    2025-05-19 17:00 UTCEARNINGSQuarterly results — Q1 2025 Revenue USD 83.9M · Net USD 37.1M
    2025-04-23FILING20-F filing →
    2025-03-11FILING6-K filing →
    2025-03-10 17:00 UTCEARNINGSQuarterly results — Q4 2024 Revenue USD 90.8M · Net USD 32.6M
    2025-03-10 17:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2025 Revenue USD 339.7M · Net USD 135.7M
    2024-11-12FILING6-K filing →
    2024-11-11 17:00 UTCEARNINGSQuarterly results — Q3 2024 Revenue USD 88.9M · Net USD 39.9M
    2024-08-13FILING6-K filing →
    2024-08-12 17:00 UTCEARNINGSQuarterly results — Q2 2024 Revenue USD 81.2M · Net USD 31.6M
    2024-05-21FILING6-K filing →
    2024-03-11 17:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2024 Revenue USD 318.9M · Net USD 117.3M
    2023-03-13 17:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2023 Revenue USD 303.6M · Net USD 79.8M
    2022-03-14 17:00 UTCEARNINGSAnnual results — FY 2022 Revenue USD 273.1M · Net USD 82.6M
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