Agora, Inc. (API) is a publicly traded company in the Technology — Software - Application industry listed on NASDAQ. This overview shows the latest price, key valuation ratios, profitability metrics and financial-health indicators used by fundamental investors.
Agora, Inc. operates globally, with a presence in China, the U.S., and other international markets, by delivering a Real-Time Engagement Platform-as-a-Service (RTE-PaaS). Through this platform, the company furnishes software development tools that enable developers to seamlessly integrate real-time video, voice, and messaging capabilities into their applications.
Analysis Summary
Agora, Inc. reported revenue of $141.1M in the most recent fiscal year, growing at a 5-year CAGR of 1.1%.
Trailing-twelve-month margins: gross margin 64.5%, operating margin -4.3%, net margin 7.2%.
At the current price of $4.05, API trades at a P/E of 31.12 and an ROE of 1.96%. Market capitalisation stands at $365M.
Balance sheet quality for API: current ratio of 4.6, net cash position of $137.3M. A debt-to-equity below 1.0 typically signals conservative capital structure, while a current ratio above 1.5 indicates comfortable short-term liquidity.
Cash flow quality is below average: free cash flow of -$4.7M represents -49% conversion of reported net income. High conversion (above 90%) suggests earnings translate cleanly into cash; lower conversion may indicate working capital tightness or accounting timing differences.
Price
| Price | $4.05 |
| Market Cap | $365M |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Country | US |
Valuation Ratios
| P/E Ratio | 31.12 |
| Price / Book | 0.59 |
| EV / EBITDA | 28.34 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.00% |
Profitability
| Return on Equity | 1.96% |
| Return on Invested Capital | -0.97% |
| Return on Assets | 1.50% |
| Gross Margin | 64.49% |
| Operating Margin | -4.34% |
| Net Margin | 7.24% |
Financial Health
| Debt / Equity | 0.18 |
| Current Ratio | 5.11 |
What to look at in Technology companies
- Revenue growth 3y (>=15%/year) — Validates sustained traction, not a one-off.
- Gross margin (Sub-sector dependent) — SaaS >=70%, Internet >=55%, Semis >=45%, Hardware >=35%.
- FCF / Revenue (>=20%) — Real cash generated. Many tech firms dress up non-GAAP earnings.
- ROIC (>=15%) — Capital reinvested efficiency — Buffett's first metric.
- SBC / Revenue (<10% healthy) — Stock-based compensation. Silent dilution: >20% destroys value.
- Net Debt / EBITDA (<=2x (1.5x SaaS)) — Resilience in downturns and rate hikes.
Peer Comparison
| Symbol | Company | Market Cap | P/E | P/B | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| API | Agora, Inc. | $365M | 31.12 | 0.59 | 2.0% |
| SAP | SAP SE | $249.0B | 28.28 | 4.99 | 17.6% |
| SHOP.TO | Shopify Inc. | $233.6B | 169.14 | 15.68 | 9.3% |
| CRM | Salesforce, Inc. | $198.9B | 22.78 | 5.35 | 20.2% |
| 0VHA.L | Shopify Inc. | $167.1B | |||
| SHOP | Shopify Inc. | $166.9B | 87.04 | 13.24 | 15.1% |
| UBER | Uber Technologies, Inc. | $144.3B | 15.52 | 5.36 | 35.7% |
| 0L5N.L | ServiceNow, Inc. | $144.0B |
Price Performance
| 1 month | -7.95% |
| 3 months | -2.41% |
| Year-to-date | -0.49% |
| 1 year | +4.11% |
| 3 years | +58.20% |
52-Week Range
| 52-week High | $5.50 |
| 52-week Low | $3.14 |
| Avg Volume (90d) | 357K |
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