Technology · Software - Infrastructure · NASDAQ · United States
$0.36+7.88%
Market cap $3MNext earnings 2021-04-30Updated Oct 24, 2026
Our verdict
Trades 70% below our fair value
Price
$0.36
Model fair valueConfidence: low
about $1.19
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Treated as a loss-making company. None of the usual models had enough data, so this uses Net asset value and Discounted cash flow instead.
ACCE opinionTaoping Inc. Ordinary Shares (TAOP)
Fair value
Not available
ACCE price target
$0.40
Rating
Not rated
Horizon
12 months
ACCE price target published on 15 Oct 2026, 00:00 CEST.
Price used: $0.36 at the close on 23 Oct 2026, 22:00 CEST.
Models: Net asset value and Discounted cash flow.
Fair value: the average of the applicable valuation models (discounted cash flow, multiples, residual income, dividend discount, shareholder yield), each run on the latest financial statements and the market price shown. Opinion columns (fair value, target, rating) are shown apart from the data. Full methodology: acceinvestments.com/data/how-we-value-stocks
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Data
ACCE score
27
out of 100
P/E
0.0x
forward 1.9x
1-year return
-85.2%
Dividend yield
0.00%
Taoping Inc. Ordinary Shares in four questions
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Overview
ACCE thesis
Taoping sells retail analytics, cloud-based business intelligence and smart-retail software to Chinese merchants and enterprises, and its revenue is shrinking fast: down 32.5% year on year. Gross margin of 12.4% and an operating margin of -18.8% leave little room for error, and return on equity of -49.5% shows the losses are eating the equity base. The market cap of roughly $3M and a forward P/E of 1.9 are the only things that look cheap here, and that cheapness reflects a business that is contracting, not one that is mispriced. I would not spend more time on this name unless the company shows a clear turn in revenue and a path to positive operating margin; the current data points to a value trap, which is why it scores 27/100 and sits in no index.
⚠ Investor warnings · 4 flagsAI-assisted·How I use AI
severe
Revenue collapsing, cash burning
Revenue fell 32.5% year on year while free cash flow was -$3.9M against a $4M market cap, so the company is burning roughly its entire equity value in cash.
high
Deeply negative margins
Operating margin is -18.8% and net margin -31.4%, with ROE at -49.5%, showing losses are large relative to the business.
high
Score deteriorating over 90 days
The ACCE score fell from 32 to 27 over 90 days, with Quality at 27 and Momentum at 17, both weak.
moderate
No institutional ownership
Institutional ownership is 0.0% while insiders hold 75.5%, leaving little outside scrutiny or independent sponsorship of the stock.
AI research notes
AI-assisted·How I use AIWritten Oct 13, 2026 · figures from 2026-06-30 · prices to Oct 23, 2026
Why it could do well
Revenue grew at an average of 22.7% a year over the past five years, a longer record than the recent decline.
Analysts' mean price target of $7.00 sits far above the current $0.40 share price.
At 1.9 times forward earnings, the shares are priced cheaply against expected profits.
Why it could disappoint
Revenue fell 32.5% over the latest year, reversing the longer-term growth record.
Free cash flow was negative $4M over the last twelve months, so the business is burning cash.
The diluted share count rose 433.7% last year, sharply diluting existing shareholders' stakes.
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Price
$0.36
Model fair valueConfidence: low
about $1.19
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