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CLPS Inc CLPS

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Prepackaged Software · website · IPO 2018-05-24

CLPS Inc (CLPS) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the grey zone. It pays a dividend yielding 14.38% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $164.5M at a -4.3% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade D
2/9
Piotroski F — financial health
2.23
Altman Z″ — distress risk · grey
6.3%
Dividend yield 5y avg · safe · Dividend payout -51.6%
-2.62
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · low

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
2 5 4 3 2 5 3 2 20182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
4.62 5.57 7.42 5.77 5.69 3.58 2.23 20182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$0.88 as of 2026-08-01 · -17.5% 1y
$0.80$1.0652-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.62 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$25M
Dividend yield 5y avg6.3%
Net margin 5y avg0.5%
Return on equity 5y avg0.6%
Beta0.65
Employees3,534
Revenue trend · last 9y · up

How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 7%
Net marginstronger than 45%
Return on equitystronger than 35%
Revenue growthstronger than 70%

Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · grey zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets0.266
Retained earnings / assets-0.063
EBIT / assets-0.046
Equity / liabilities0.951

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About CLPS Inc

CLPS Incorporation, through its subsidiaries, provides information technology services and solutions in Mainland China, Singapore, Hong Kong, the United States, Japan, India, and internationally. It operates in two segments, IT Services and Academic Education Services. The company offers IT consulting services for banking, including system implementation, testing, and enhancement for various functions; service package, such as planning, development, optimization, software quality assurance, and IT staffing; and fintech solutions comprising integrated development, mainframe and open platform integration, mobile apps, quality management, cloud, and big data solutions. It also provides credit card solutions, which include credit card applications, account setup, authorization and activation, settlement, collection, promotion, point systems, anti-fraud, statement, reporting, and risk management; architecture consulting services for core banking systems, and online and mobile banking; and decision engines, quantitative investment, mobile cloud testing, unified operation and maintenance platforms, and enterprise digital management. In addition, the company provides e-commerce platform; e-commerce solutions, such as planning, design, development, and customer service through digital marketing platforms; and automotive solutions, which include big data governance, data analysis, intelligent cockpits, in-car experience interaction, and in-car marketplaces. Further, it engages in the provision of fixed tuition fees for formal educational, recruitment and headhunting, and fee-for-service training services; IT-related courses such as DevOps, ChatGPT, Python, SAFe Scrum Master, and more; software development and sale; and operates CLPS virtual banking platform, a training platform for IT talents. It serves the banking, wealth management, e-commerce, automotive, and technology industries. CLPS Incorporation has an collaboration with The Bank of East Asia, Limited to conduct a Proof-of-Concept of Nibot, an advanced AI agent that integrates robotic process automation and generative artificial intelligence. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong.

FAQ

Is CLPS financially healthy?

CLPS Inc's Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the grey zone.

Does CLPS pay a dividend, and is it safe?

Yes. CLPS Inc pays a dividend yielding about 14.38% with a -51.6% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.

How profitable is CLPS?

In FY2025, CLPS Inc had a net margin of -4.3% and a return on equity of -12.2%.

Is CLPS overvalued or undervalued?

CLPS Inc trades at about 87.5× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.0×–104.2×, median 12.7×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.

Is CLPS a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CLPS Inc: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the grey zone, a dividend yield of 14.38%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-06-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.