ZK International Group Co., Ltd. (ZKIN) is a China-focused infrastructure products manufacturer headquartered in Wenzhou, Zhejiang (with operations conducted substantially through PRC subsidiaries). The company’s core business centers on the design, production, and sale of pipe and fitting products for applications where corrosion resistance, durability, and installation compatibility are important—especially ...ZK International Group Co., Ltd. (ZKIN) is a China-focused infrastructure products manufacturer headquartered in Wenzhou, Zhejiang (with operations conducted substantially through PRC subsidiaries). The company’s core business centers on the design, production, and sale of pipe and fitting products for applications where corrosion resistance, durability, and installation compatibility are important—especially water and gas transmission for urban infrastructural development, residential housing development, and related municipal uses.
Product-wise, ZKIN supplies a range of carbon steel and stainless steel strip-based and finished pipe solutions and components. Its offering includes stainless steel band and welded stainless steel pipes and fittings, along with pipe connection systems such as couplings, adapters, unions, caps, and plugs, plus multi-directional and branching fittings (e.g., elbows, three-way fittings, tees, crosses, wyes) and size-changing parts (reducers and bushings). It also provides accessories that support complete installation and lifecycle maintenance, such as pipe fasteners and flanges.
From a commercial perspective, the company operates as both a manufacturer and supplier of engineered components for project-based end markets. The provided description also indicates that ZKIN exports its products to Europe, Africa, and Southeast Asia, supporting a cross-border distribution model where project demand and procurement cycles can drive quarterly order variability. In addition to manufacturing, the company engages in import/export and trading activities involving steel coils/strips and nickel materials, which can help source inputs and potentially stabilize supply for production. The description further mentions other activities (including participation in a non-fungible token marketplace and sports betting/casino operations), but its primary, directly described manufacturing business remains pipe and fitting infrastructure solutions.
Operationally, manufacturing pipe systems is typically material- and process-intensive; ZKIN’s performance metrics (from the provided financial snapshot) suggest profitability pressures in the most recent trailing-twelve-month period, with negative margins (e.g., net profit margin around -5.6% and EBIT/EBITDA margins also negative). Liquidity indicators (current ratio ~1.44 and quick ratio ~1.03) point to near-term coverage, while negative return metrics such as return on equity (about -15.6%) and return on assets (about -6.3%) reflect overall earnings weakness. Capital allocation appears meaningful for a manufacturing business (capex-to-revenue ~0.8% and capex-to-operating-cash-flow >0.7 in the snapshot), and free cash flow yield and related ratios indicate that cash flow generation and working-capital dynamics are key.
In terms of scale, ZKIN reports full-time employee count of about 274, aligning with an employee range of 201–500. Leadership is associated with co-founder Ruihong Ma as CEO in the provided FMP data, and another provided snippet indicates a co-founder (Huang) serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board since inception; this may reflect timing/version differences across filings. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is listed on NASDAQ since an IPO date shown as 2017-09-01. Overall, ZKIN positions itself as a sustainable-infrastructure provider supplying water and gas systems components, with growth tied to infrastructure build-outs and cross-region project procurement.
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).
$71.2M
-34.2%
-96.8%
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.
$-4.0M
-43.3%
-433.9%
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.
+5.7%
-6.3%
-82.9%
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).
-3.5%
-120.6%
-12307.5%
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.
-5.6%
-117.6%
-16559.2%
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.
$191770
+102.5%
-9546.2%
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.
+0.3%
+103.8%
-294828.5%
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.
95.8%
+57.6%
-90.6%
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.
1.44x
+14.1%
+317.8%
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.
