Update date
30 Apr 2024
BEST Inc. financial metrics
Period Q4 2023 · Filed 30 Apr 2024
Supporting Metrics
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| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax |
$16,785,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-7% |
| Additional Paid in Capital |
$2,750,715,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-2.6% |
| Assets |
$880,795,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-22% |
| Assets, Current |
$435,245,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-8% |
| Cash and Cash Equivalents, at Carrying Value |
$59,997,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-22% |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents, and Short-term Investments |
$207,071,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-14% |
| Contract with Customer, Liability, Current |
$14,629,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+11% |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Gross |
$330,097,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-0.6% |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Net of Valuation Allowance |
$50,841,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-26% |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards |
$199,924,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-2.3% |
| Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance |
$279,256,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+5.9% |
| Employee-related Liabilities, Current |
$88,983,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-1.7% |
| Goodwill |
$7,625,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-2.9% |
| Inventory, Net |
$1,098,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-54% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid |
$237,947,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-26% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Four |
$18,977,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-41% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year One |
$85,203,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-12% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Three |
$35,762,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-34% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, to be Paid, Year Two |
$57,099,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-30% |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Undiscounted Excess Amount |
$42,690,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-25% |
| Liabilities |
$890,642,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-12% |
| Liabilities and Equity |
$880,795,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-22% |
| Liabilities, Current |
$683,418,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+12% |
| Operating Lease, Liability |
$195,257,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-27% |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Current |
$73,774,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-6.5% |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Noncurrent |
$121,483,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-35% |
| Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset |
$182,189,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-28% |
| Operating Lease, Weighted Average Discount Rate, Percent |
0.08
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
0% |
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
$6,608,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-40% |
| Other Liabilities, Noncurrent |
$3,216,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
+18% |
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |
-$2,781,625,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-1.3% |
| Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
-$13,825,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-114% |
| Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest |
-$36,871,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-142% |
| Unrecognized Tax Benefits |
$12,468,000
Period-end balance · 31 Dec 2023
|
-6.4% |
Comparisons, sources and research notes
Sources and sharing
BEST Inc. Financial Facts
- Context
- Latest metrics period: Q4 2023
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.
Tracking and update notes
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Company facts change as new 10-Q and 10-K filings update the latest reported period, headline values, and cross-company comparison context.
- Latest source-backed update
- Latest metrics period Q4 2023
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- Current latest metrics period: Q4 2023.
- Most recent SEC facts end date on this page: 31 Dec 2023.
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Latest update
Latest update for BEST Inc.
Latest financial period: Q4 2023. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.
Page type
Company facts
Latest period
Q4 2023
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 30 Apr 2024.
Filing notes and source
Key facts
- BEST Inc. financial facts use SEC filings; any third-party reference is labeled separately.
- Latest metrics period on this page: Q4 2023.
- Headline metric summary will appear when SEC facts are available.
Change
- No metrics are currently available for comparison on this facts page.
- Changes will populate automatically as new 10-Q/10-K periods are processed.
Research use
- This gives a beginner-friendly first read before you inspect detailed formulas and metric tables.
- Metric cards link to SEC history; a third-party reference may use a different or unverified reporting period.
Evidence
Based on latest 10-Q/10-K
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Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.
Valuation Snapshot
SEC-only DCF estimate using a normalized free cash flow base, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.
No market comparison
No market comparison
Low confidence
USD inputs only. Cash and complete debt must share the latest balance date. Missing balances are unknown, never zero; equity value and market EV remain unavailable until both are verified.
Fair value per share
n/a
Market price
n/a
PEG ratio
n/a
Enterprise value
-$1.38B
Equity value
n/a
DCF fair value scenarios
Bear
n/a
- Growth
- 1%
- Discount
- 11%
- Terminal
- 2%
Base
n/a
- Growth
- 4%
- Discount
- 10%
- Terminal
- 2.5%
Bull
n/a
- Growth
- 7%
- Discount
- 9%
- Terminal
- 3%
Base growth: DCF Growth Assumption.
Key valuation metrics
EV/Revenue
n/a
Market price market EV / SEC revenue
Market enterprise value is unavailable
EV/EBITDA
n/a
Market price market EV / SEC EBITDA
Market enterprise value is unavailable
P/E
n/a
Market price market price / SEC EPS
Market cap is unavailable
P/S
n/a
Market price market cap / SEC revenue
Market cap is unavailable
P/B
n/a
Market price market cap / SEC equity
Market cap is unavailable
PEG
n/a
P/E / DCF Growth Assumption
P/e or positive growth is unavailable
Core assumptions
- Projection
- 5 years
- FCF growth
- 4%
- Discount rate
- 10%
- Terminal growth
- 2.5%
SEC fact inputs
- DCF base FCF
- -$95.02M
- Trailing SEC FCF
- Reported FCF
- -$95.02M
- Net income
- -$114.71M
- EBITDA
- -$107.43M
- Cash
- $207.07M
- Debt
- n/a
- Equity
- -$13.82M
- Shares
- 60,000,000
Input periods, units and SEC sources
Equity value = DCF enterprise value + cash − debt. Cash flow uses matching annual or trailing-12-month periods.
- Operating cash flow: -76,777,000.0 USD · through 2023-12-31 · reported annual SEC source
- Capital expenditures: 18,241,000.0 USD · through 2023-12-31 · reported annual SEC source
- Cash and equivalents: 207,071,000.0 USD · through 2023-12-31 SEC source
- Debt: unavailable on a verified comparable basis
Data confidence notes
- Debt unavailable: no complete usd debt balance at the latest balance date
- Dcf base free cash flow: trailing free cash flow is not positive
- Dcf confidence is low for this sec-only free cash flow estimate
- Ticker missing for issuer
- Debt missing: equity value and market ev unavailable
- Base free cash flow is negative; dcf output is mechanically computed but high risk
- Peg unavailable: market price is missing
Financial Quality Score
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
n/a
Insufficient Data Confidence low
Financial Health
Calculation methodology and other links
How we score
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
How Calculated (standard_v1)
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
- Operating Income / Revenues using matching TTM or quarter periods; basis shown per metric
- Current Assets / Current Liabilities (latest instant quarter)
- (Current Assets - Inventory) / Current Liabilities; fallback: (Cash+Short-Term Investments + Accounts Receivable) / Current Liabilities
- Total Debt / Stockholders Equity (latest instant quarter; shared unit; freshest series)
- TTM Net Income / Average Equity (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM Net Income / Average Assets (current quarter + same quarter previous year) / 2
- TTM NOPAT / Average Invested Capital, where NOPAT=Operating Income*(1-tax rate), Invested Capital=Equity+Total Debt-Cash & ST Investments
- Revenues YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
- Net Income YoY using available TTM or quarter comparison; basis shown per metric
CIK / security context first