ZKH Group (NYSE:ZKH) Loss Narrows To C¥10.1m Challenging Bearish Profitability Fears

ZKH Group (NYSE:ZKH) opened Q1 2026 with revenue of C¥2.1b and a basic EPS loss of C¥0.06, while trailing 12 month figures show revenue of C¥9.2b and a net loss of C¥83.1m. Over recent quarters the company has reported revenue between C¥1.9b and C¥2.6b per quarter and basic EPS ranging from a loss of C¥0.41 to a profit of C¥0.03. This gives investors a mixed view of earnings progression as margins move away from loss-making levels.

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With the latest numbers on the table, the next step is to see how this earnings profile aligns with the key bullish and bearish narratives investors have been debating around ZKH Group.

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Losses Narrow On Trailing Basis

• On a trailing 12 month view, net loss has narrowed from C¥268.0 million in Q4 2024 to C¥83.1 million in Q1 2026, while revenue over the same window has stayed in a tight band around C¥8.7b to C¥9.2b.
• Consensus narrative links margin improvement to higher private label mix and AI driven efficiencies, and the multi year earnings improvement of 43.9% a year and the latest C¥10.1 million quarterly loss, versus losses of C¥66.7 million to C¥231.1 million across earlier periods, heavily supports the idea that cost ratios are moving in the right direction even though profitability has not yet been reached.

Volatile Path Toward Profitability

• EPS has swung from a loss of C¥0.41 in Q1 2025 to a small profit of C¥0.03 in Q4 2025, then back to a loss of about C¥0.06 in Q1 2026, and the trailing 12 month EPS loss has narrowed from C¥1.64 in Q4 2024 to C¥0.51 in Q1 2026.
• Bears point to this choppy path as a risk that the move to sustained profits could stall. The mix of a profitable Q4 2025 alongside continued trailing losses of C¥83.1 million and ongoing quarterly losses across much of the period gives some support to that concern, while also showing that individual quarters can already tip into positive territory, which critics need to factor into a cautious view.
  • Bearish assumptions that margins only reach about 1.5% in three years and earnings rise to C¥176.4 million sit against this pattern of improving but still fragile profitability metrics.
  • The continued loss on a trailing basis means any setback in revenue or cost control would directly test the bearish view that the company may find it hard to lock in consistent earnings.

Bears warn that narrow quarterly profits and ongoing trailing losses leave little room for error before the story disappoints, so it pays to read the full cautious case before deciding how much risk to accept.🐻 ZKH Group Bear Case

Low P/S And Big Gap To DCF Fair Value

• With the share price at US$2.60 and P/S at 0.3x compared with 0.9x for peers and 1.1x for the US Trade Distributors industry, and a cited DCF fair value of US$15.27, the stock is described as trading very far below both sales based and DCF based reference points.
• Bullish investors argue that this wide valuation gap offers potential upside if the profit transition plays out. The combination of an 83% discount to DCF fair value, a consensus analyst price target of about US$4.65 against the current US$2.60, and forecasts that earnings could move from a loss of C¥139.7 million to a profit of C¥155.7 million by 2029 heavily supports their claim that the current pricing already reflects many of the profitability and volatility risks flagged in the data.
  • At the same time, the fact that revenue in the forecast set is expected to grow around 8.4% to 9.5% a year, which is below the 11.7% reference rate for the US market, gives bulls a clear hurdle to think about when weighing how much of that discount might close.
  • Share price volatility over the past three months means any change in expectations around that earnings path could move the US$2.60 price quickly toward or away from the US$4.65 target.

Bulls argue that a P/S of 0.3x and a big gap to DCF fair value leave a lot of room if margins keep improving, so it is worth seeing how the optimistic narrative connects these valuation markers to the profit targets being discussed.🐂 ZKH Group Bull Case

Next Steps

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With such a split between risks and rewards in the story so far, it makes sense to look at the underlying data yourself and decide where you stand. To see both sides set out clearly, check the 4 key rewards and 1 important warning sign.

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