Zhihu Balance Sheet

Financials in millions CNY. Fiscal year is January - December.

Millions CNY. Fiscal year is Jan - Dec.

Fiscal Year	TTM	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019
Period Ending	Sep '24 Sep 30, 2024	Dec '23 Dec 31, 2023	Dec '22 Dec 31, 2022	Dec '21 Dec 31, 2021	Dec '20 Dec 31, 2020	Dec '19 Dec 31, 2019
Cash & Equivalents	3,214	2,107	4,526	2,157	957.82	900.35
Short-Term Investments	1,782	3,356	1,736	5,055	2,139	2,643
Cash & Short-Term Investments	4,996	5,463	6,262	7,212	3,097	3,544
Cash Growth	-11.64%	-12.75%	-13.18%	132.90%	-12.61%	-
Accounts Receivable	493.79	682.93	859.05	849.82	499.89	251.87
Other Receivables	-	43.83	23.54	109.57	0.36	4.84
Receivables	493.79	726.77	882.59	959.39	500.25	256.72
Inventory	-	22.19	10.35	4.6	-	-
Prepaid Expenses	-	92.18	96.29	105.83	61.24	17.19
Other Current Assets	207.84	73.82	69.07	52.07	61.93	84.44
Total Current Assets	5,750	6,378	7,320	8,334	3,720	3,902
Property, Plant & Equipment	22.95	51.06	107.41	136.38	11.35	40.56
Long-Term Investments	51.18	44.62	-	178.52	-	-
Goodwill	126.34	191.08	126.34	73.66	-	-
Other Intangible Assets	58.05	122.65	80.24	68.31	23.48	34.94
Other Long-Term Assets	0.46	7.99	22.45	14.13	6.45	6.86
Total Assets	6,009	6,795	7,656	8,805	3,761	3,984
Accounts Payable	901.38	1,065	940.97	1,110	547.83	383.23
Accrued Expenses	226.87	406.33	334.39	372.34	269.47	226.07
Current Portion of Leases	16.03	42.09	53.19	40.53	2.89	22.75
Current Income Taxes Payable	15.09	21.39	25.98	66.18	7.07	7.05
Current Unearned Revenue	278.74	303.57	355.63	239.76	160	107.13
Other Current Liabilities	148.58	107.53	114.69	68.78	27.32	16.82
Total Current Liabilities	1,638	1,945	1,825	1,898	1,015	763.04
Long-Term Leases	2.63	3.64	43.37	82.13	-	2.89
Long-Term Deferred Tax Liabilities	7.43	22.57	11.63	14.03	-	-
Other Long-Term Liabilities	15	121.96	82.13	73.14	-	-
Total Liabilities	1,664	2,094	1,962	2,067	1,015	765.93
Common Stock	4,289	0.24	0.25	0.24	0.05	0.05
Additional Paid-In Capital	-	13,487	13,615	13,350	-	-
Retained Earnings	-	-8,708	-7,862	-6,281	-4,949	-3,940
Treasury Stock	-	-161.64	-33.81	-	-	-
Comprehensive Income & Other	-	-17.87	-65.81	-339.12	-195.93	-52.6
Total Common Equity	4,289	4,600	5,654	6,731	-5,144	-3,992
Minority Interest	56.01	101.8	40.57	7.5	-	-
Shareholders' Equity	4,345	4,702	5,694	6,738	2,747	3,218
Total Liabilities & Equity	6,009	6,795	7,656	8,805	3,761	3,984
Total Debt	70.44	45.73	96.56	122.66	2.89	25.64
Net Cash (Debt)	4,926	5,417	6,165	7,090	3,094	3,518
Net Cash Growth	-12.08%	-12.13%	-13.04%	129.15%	-12.06%	-
Net Cash Per Share	52.38	54.33	60.67	88.56	142.18	169.54
Filing Date Shares Outstanding	92.44	98.15	106.35	99.69	19.77	19.6
Total Common Shares Outstanding	92.44	98.15	106.35	99.69	19.77	19.6
Working Capital	4,111	4,432	5,495	6,436	2,706	3,139
Book Value Per Share	46.40	46.86	53.16	67.52	-260.22	-203.66
Tangible Book Value	4,105	4,286	5,447	6,589	-5,168	-4,027
Tangible Book Value Per Share	44.41	43.67	51.22	66.09	-261.41	-205.44
Machinery	-	25.77	23.95	22.65	18.74	22.09
Leasehold Improvements	-	19.38	14.02	13.7	10.08	9.9

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Standard template. Financial Sources.