Ambow Education Holding Ltd.
Ambow Education Holding Ltd. is not an operating company but a Cayman Islands holding company with operations primarily conducted by its subsidiaries in the U.S. Investors in our securities should be aware that they may never directly hold equity interests in our operating entities but rather are purchasing equity solely in Ambow Education Holding Ltd., our Cayman Islands holding company, which…
$1.76
+$0.08 (+4.59%)
EOD Oct 16, 2026
Operating margin is thin at 1.18%. Limited cushion if revenue slows or costs rise, not the profile of a wide-moat business.
Revenue growth slowed to 0.8%, essentially flat. This is a business that needs a catalyst.
At 74x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. Free cash flow declined 206% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened.
74.4x earnings. The market is pricing in years of above-average growth. If that thesis breaks, downside from multiple compression alone could be 30%+. This is a stock where you're paying for the future, not the present.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (FY)
$9M
▲ +0.8% YoY
Net Income (FY)
$1M
▲ +339.8% YoY
Op. Margin
1.18%
▲ +8.9pp YoY
ROIC
0.64%
▲ +4.1pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (FY)
-$463K
▼ -206.4% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (FY)
$137K
▼ -91.6% YoY
Net Debt
$4M
Cash & Equiv.
$4M
5Y CAGR: -35.0%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 14 Aug 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 15 Aug 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 16 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Ambow Education Holding (AMBO) overvalued?
At a P/E of 74.4, Ambow Education Holding (AMBO)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Ambow Education Holding scores 19/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
Is Ambow Education Holding a high-quality business?+
Ambow Education Holding scores 19 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 1.2% operating margin and a 0.6% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Is Ambow Education Holding a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh AMBO's valuation and scores 19/100 on quality (lower-quality). A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.
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