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Qfin Holdings Inc ADR

QFINNASDAQ

SectorFinancials

IndustryCredit Services

Beta (adjusted)0.75

Intrinsic Value $18.38median of 2 methodsbased on filings through 31 Dec 2025

Market Price $6.46Price as of 1 Oct 2026

Significantly undervaluedIntrinsic value is 184% above the market price

−50% · IV below pricenear fair value ±15%IV above price · +50%

marker beyond scale (+184%)

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Market Cap $786M

Next Earnings Date17 Nov 2026

Last ex-dividend22 Apr 2026

All prices and values are periodic snapshots, not live quotes. Source dates are shown for reference.

Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

Qfin Holdings, Inc. (formerly Qifu Technology, Inc.) is a leading AI-empowered Credit-Tech platform in China that connects creditworthy consumers and SMEs with financial institutions. Despite navigating a challenging macroeconomic environment and tightening regulatory scrutiny in China's consumer finance sector, Qfin has demonstrated strong operational resilience. The company is successfully pivoting toward a capital-light platform model, leveraging its proprietary Intelligent Credit Engine (ICE) to drive efficiency and maintain stable asset quality. Trading at an extremely low valuation multiple (P/E under 3x) with robust cash generation and a high dividend yield, Qfin offers a compelling margin of safety and significant valuation upside as regulatory headwinds stabilize.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets13 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$13.00

Mean target$20.90

High · most bullish analyst$30.27

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 18 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$13.0015%

In the bear case, persistent macroeconomic weakness in China leads to a severe contraction in consumer credit demand and rising default rates. Regulatory authorities impose even stricter APR caps or capital requirements, forcing Qfin to further compress its loan pricing and take rates. Increased credit costs and higher provision requirements for risk-bearing loans significantly erode net margins, while overseas expansion efforts face execution delays and high initial cash burn, keeping the stock depressed at distressed valuation levels.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$20.9060%

Matches the consensus mean

In the base case, Qfin continues to operate under tight regulatory APR caps and cautious consumer sentiment, resulting in flat to slightly declining domestic loan volumes. However, the company successfully offsets top-line pressure through disciplined cost management, lower funding costs (via optimized ABS mix), and sequential growth in capital-light platform services. Asset quality remains stable with 90-day plus delinquencies managed around 3.5%. The stock's deep discount to fair value is gradually corrected as consistent profitability and high dividend distributions attract value-oriented institutional investors.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$30.2725%

In the bull case, a faster-than-expected stabilization of China's consumer credit market and regulatory environment allows Qfin to resume loan volume growth. The company's advanced AI credit agents and deep integration with large language models (such as DeepSeek) drive superior risk-control performance, pushing delinquency rates down. Concurrently, rapid and successful overseas expansion in Southeast Asia opens a high-growth secondary revenue stream, while aggressive share buybacks and high dividend payouts trigger a major valuation re-rating toward historical averages.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

Industry-leading AI-driven risk management capabilities, highlighted by the deployment of advanced credit AI agents and ChatBI integration.
Strong cash generation profile, with RMB 2.1 billion in operating cash flow generated in Q1 2026 alone.
Robust balance sheet and active capital management, returning capital aggressively through over US$350 million in buybacks and dividends.
Highly attractive shareholder return profile, featuring a double-digit dividend yield and active share buyback programs.

Key Investment Risks

Persistent regulatory headwinds in China's fintech sector, particularly around APR caps and consumer credit data compliance.
Macroeconomic uncertainty and softening retail credit demand in China, impacting overall loan facilitation volumes.
Asset quality risks, with potential increases in delinquency rates during economic downturns.

Thesis Invalidation Triggers

Regulatory changes imposing a hard cap on loan APRs below 18%, severely compressing take rates.
A sharp deterioration in asset quality, with 90-day plus delinquency rates rising above 4.5%.
A material failure or regulatory block in overseas expansion initiatives, limiting long-term growth avenues.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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