Golden Sun Education Group Limited, through its various affiliated entities, delivers a spectrum of educational and administrative services across mainland China. The ...
Golden Sun Education Group Limited (GSUN) is an education and training services provider headquartered in Shanghai, China, focused on delivering K-12-oriented school support and supplementary academic instruction. The company’s operations are commonly described in two main business areas: (1) comprehensive services for elementary and high schools (including private school education ...Golden Sun Education Group Limited (GSUN) is an education and training services provider headquartered in Shanghai, China, focused on delivering K-12-oriented school support and supplementary academic instruction. The company’s operations are commonly described in two main business areas: (1) comprehensive services for elementary and high schools (including private school education offerings and school/education management or administrative support), and (2) supplementary instructional and other educational support provisions, which include tutoring services such as foreign language coaching and the management oversight of training programs.
From a product/service perspective, Golden Sun’s offerings fit the broader “education services” category in mainland China, serving families and students who seek both school-based services and additional academic support outside the regular school day. This typically involves recruiting and managing teaching staff, providing instructional delivery (e.g., language and test-prep style support depending on program offerings), and supporting school/training program operations through administrative and operational management.
In terms of scale and operations, the provided dataset indicates a workforce of approximately 88 full-time employees, aligning more with a lean services model rather than a large, highly headcount-intensive operator. Education service companies’ costs are generally driven by personnel (teacher and academic staff compensation), facilities or program delivery costs, and general and administrative expenses related to operating tutoring/training and managing program quality and compliance.
Financially, the supplied TTM snapshot shows relatively weak profitability signals: margins (e.g., gross margin around ~1.8% and net profit margin around ~-9.8%) are negative, and free cash flow is also negative in the dataset (with free cash flow to equity reported as strongly negative). Liquidity indicators provided include a current ratio near ~1.0 and a quick ratio slightly above 1, suggesting near-term liquidity is not extremely stressed based on that single metric. Valuation metrics such as price-to-sales (reported around ~0.075) and price-to-book (around ~0.4) reflect that the market may be pricing the company at low multiples relative to revenue and book value, which is consistent with the negative earnings/free cash flow metrics in the snapshot.
Key leadership is noted as CEO Xueyuan Weng. The company was founded in 1997 and later structured as a holding company (with incorporation mentioned as occurring under Cayman Islands laws in 2018 in the referenced materials), and it has been publicly traded on the NASDAQ Capital Market since June 2022. Overall, Golden Sun’s business model is centered on education delivery and program operations in China, and its recent financial performance in the provided dataset suggests ongoing profitability and cash generation challenges that investors would typically monitor through improving margins, operating cash flow, and reducing cash burn.
YoYYoY means Year-over-Year. It compares the latest annual value with the previous annual value to show long-term trend strength.
QoQQoQ means Quarter-over-Quarter. It compares the latest quarter with the immediately previous quarter to show short-term momentum changes.
RevenueThe total money that came through the front door from selling things, before paying a single bill. Think of it as the grand total of every credit card swipe from customers. (YoY compares this year to last year's performance, while QoQ compares the current three months to the previous three).
$35.5M
+249.2%
+14.0%
Net IncomeThe absolute bottom line. If the company paid every single supplier, employee, banker, and tax collector, this is the actual money left in their pocket at the end of the day.
$-5.1M
-37.3%
-1161.7%
Gross MarginThe basic markup. If they sell a $100 pair of sneakers, this percentage tells you how much of that price tag is profit right after paying for the rubber and shoelaces, but before paying for things like store rent or TV commercials.
+2.3%
-90.3%
+132.0%
Operating MarginThe 'day job' efficiency score. Out of every dollar a customer spends, this shows how many cents the company keeps after making the product AND paying for all the everyday corporate overhead (like salaries, marketing, and keeping the lights on).
-5.9%
+76.5%
-216.5%
Net MarginThe final take-home percentage. When you strip away every conceivable cost, tax, and interest payment, this is the exact number of cents the company truly gets to keep from every dollar in sales.
-14.3%
+60.7%
-1006.7%
Free Cash FlowThe holy grail of corporate cash. It's the spendable, physical money left over after the business pays for its daily operations AND buys the big, expensive upgrades (like new factories or servers) it needs to survive. This is the 'free' money they can use to pay dividends or buy back stock.
$-9.3M
-85.3%
+88.5%
FCF MarginThe ultimate cash conversion rate. It shows how good the company is at turning regular sales directly into cold, hard, spendable cash. A high percentage means the business is an absolute cash-printing machine.
-26.3%
+46.9%
+89.9%
Debt / EquityThe financial risk gauge. It compares how much of the company's empire was built using borrowed money (loans) versus the owners' own money (shareholders). A high number means they are heavily leveraged and playing a riskier game; a low number means they are playing it safe.
45.9%
-92.7%
+22.9%
Current RatioThe 12-month survival check. It simply compares the cash they have right now (plus things they can quickly turn into cash) against the immediate bills they absolutely must pay this year. A score above 1 means they have enough in the wallet to cover the upcoming bills without panicking.
1.20x
+57.1%
-14.6%
Total AssetsThe absolute size of the company's empire. It bundles together absolutely everything of value they own—from the cash in the register and the inventory in the warehouse, to the software patents in the vault and the factories on the ground.
