CMCM vs WIMI
Cheetah Mobile Inc. and WiMi Hologram Cloud Inc., side by side — 9 fiscal years reported in CNY, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | CMCM | WIMI |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | CNY 1.2B | CNY 422.2M |
| Net income | CNY -257.7M | CNY 309.2M |
| Gross margin | 72.5% | 25.8% |
| Net margin | −20.4% | 82.2% |
| Return on equity | −14.7% | 19.3% |
| Diluted EPS | · | CNY 15.93 |
| Dividend / share | · | · |
| Payout ratio | · | · |
| Free cash flow | · | CNY 59.0M |
| Equity | CNY 1.6B | CNY 2.2B |
| Net debt / equity | · | −0.58× |
| Current ratio | 1.27× | 3.82× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | −5.8% | −11.2% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | · | · |
CMCM bills 2.7× the revenue of WIMI, and CMCM closed the last reported year at a loss.
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
9 years side by side
| Fiscal year | CMCM | WIMI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY 1.2B | CNY 422.2M |
| FY2024 | CNY 806.9M | CNY 541.9M |
| FY2023 | CNY 669.5M | CNY 585.4M |
| FY2022 | CNY 884.1M | CNY 682.3M |
| FY2021 | CNY 784.6M | CNY 933.8M |
| FY2020 | CNY 1.6B | CNY 766.0M |
| FY2019 | CNY 3.6B | CNY 319.2M |
| FY2018 | CNY 5.0B | CNY 225.3M |
| FY2017 | CNY 5.0B | CNY 192.0M |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | CMCM | WIMI |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | CNY -257.7M | CNY 309.2M |
| FY2024 | CNY -617.6M | CNY 71.6M |
| FY2023 | CNY -602.9M | CNY -421.2M |
| FY2022 | CNY -513.5M | CNY -357.7M |
| FY2021 | CNY -351.1M | CNY -236.0M |
| FY2020 | CNY 416.7M | CNY -151.2M |
| FY2019 | CNY -314.0M | CNY 102.2M |
| FY2018 | CNY 1.2B | CNY 89.2M |
| FY2017 | CNY 1.3B | CNY 73.3M |
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +CNY 728,198,589 | CMCM |
| FY2024 | +CNY 264,952,345 | CMCM |
| FY2023 | +CNY 84,137,063 | CMCM |
| FY2022 | +CNY 201,773,021 | CMCM |
| FY2021 | −CNY 149,175,519 | WIMI |
| FY2020 | +CNY 786,631,414 | CMCM |
| FY2019 | +CNY 3,268,513,576 | CMCM |
| FY2018 | +CNY 4,756,433,436 | CMCM |
| FY2017 | +CNY 4,782,727,476 | CMCM |
The higher-revenue side has changed between CMCM and WIMI over this period. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
9 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
9 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −102.6 pp | WIMI |
| FY2024 | −93.6 pp | WIMI |
| FY2023 | −1.5 pp | WIMI |
| FY2022 | −3.7 pp | WIMI |
| FY2021 | −17.8 pp | WIMI |
| FY2020 | +45.4 pp | CMCM |
| FY2019 | −42.4 pp | WIMI |
| FY2018 | −16.5 pp | WIMI |
| FY2017 | −10.5 pp | WIMI |
The higher net margin has changed hands between CMCM and WIMI over this period.
9 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WIMI's net margin has been more volatile than CMCM's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 50.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 42.2.
9 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between CMCM and WIMI over these 9 fiscal years — CMCM led in 1 and WIMI in 8.
9 of 14 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
WIMI's return on equity has been more volatile than CMCM's over the 9 comparable fiscal years — 38.5 percentage points of standard deviation against 20.7.
9 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between CMCM and WIMI over these 9 fiscal years — CMCM led in 4 and WIMI in 5.
9 of 13 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.