BEDU vs ZH

Comparison between Bright Scholar Education Holdings Limited American Depositary Shares, each representing four (4) Class A Ordinary Shares (BEDU, Company) and Zhihu Inc (ZH, Company).

BEDU is from the Consumer Defensive sector, while ZH is from the Communication Services sector.

5-Year PerformanceBEDU has outperformed ZH, delivering a return of -37.5% compared to -43.2%

BEDU vs ZH - Performance Comparison

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Key Characteristics

Financial metrics and valuation ratios

Metric	BEDU(COMPANY)	ZH(COMPANY)
Market Cap	$267M	$267M
Max Drawdown	99.26%	96.82%
Sharpe Ratio	0.55	-0.42
5Y Beta	N/A	0.87
Industry	Education & Training Services	Internet Content & Information
P/E Ratio	-1.84	-9.58
Forward P/E	N/A	37.31
PEG Ratio	-0.01	-0.26
5Y EPS CAGR	N/A	-37.46%
Debt to Equity	0.00%	0.92%
Free Cash Flow Yield	4.26%	-19.52%
P/S Ratio	N/A	0.11
P/B Ratio	N/A	0.51

Market Cap

BEDU

$267M

Winner

$267M

Max Drawdown

BEDU

99.26%

Winner

96.82%

Sharpe Ratio

Winner

BEDU

0.55

-0.42

5Y Beta

BEDU

N/A

0.87

Industry

BEDU

Education & Training Services

Internet Content & Information

P/E Ratio

BEDU

-1.84

Winner

-9.58

Forward P/E

BEDU

N/A

37.31

PEG Ratio

BEDU

-0.01

Winner

-0.26

5Y EPS CAGR

BEDU

N/A

-37.46%

Debt to Equity

Winner

BEDU

0.00%

0.92%

Free Cash Flow Yield

Winner

BEDU

4.26%

-19.52%

P/S Ratio

BEDU

N/A

0.11

P/B Ratio

BEDU

N/A

0.51

BEDU vs ZH - Historical Returns

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Period	BEDU	ZH
1 month	+4.65%	+4.79%
3 months	+22.95%	+2.50%
6 months	+19.68%	-13.00%
1 year	+13.64%	-22.82%
5 years(CAGR)	-37.49%	-43.18%
10 years(CAGR)	-30.41%	N/A
Max(CAGR)	-30.41%	-40.16%

BEDU

+4.65%

Winner

+4.79%

Winner

BEDU

+22.95%

+2.50%

Winner

BEDU

+19.68%

-13.00%

Winner

BEDU

+13.64%

-22.82%

5Y(CAGR)

Winner

BEDU

-37.49%

-43.18%

10Y(CAGR)

BEDU

-30.41%

N/A

Max(CAGR)

Winner

BEDU

-30.41%

-40.16%

BEDU vs ZH - Annual Returns (2017 - 2026)

Returns include dividend reinvestment.

Year	BEDU	ZH
2026	N/A	-1.50%
2025	+36.36%	-7.34%
2024	+18.21%	-33.62%
2023	-47.03%	-33.11%
2022	-49.28%	-75.56%
2021	-79.44%	-34.82%
2020	-32.21%	N/A
2019	-24.44%	N/A
2018	-54.11%	N/A
2017	+39.33%	N/A

BEDU vs ZH Drawdown Comparison

The maximum drawdown for BEDU was -99.22%, occurring on Aug 9, 2023. This drawdown has not yet recovered.

The maximum drawdown for ZH was -96.82%, occurring on Jun 27, 2024. This drawdown has not yet recovered.

The current BEDU drawdown is -97.87%. The current ZH drawdown is -95.97%.

Rank	BEDU	ZH
#1	-99.22% Oct 16, 2017 - Aug 9, 2023	-96.82% Jun 30, 2021 - Jun 27, 2024
#2	-16.42% May 18, 2017 - Jul 14, 2017	-29.82% Apr 23, 2021 - Jun 11, 2021
#3	-10.71% Sep 22, 2017 - Oct 6, 2017	-17.04% Apr 6, 2021 - Apr 16, 2021
#4	-5.01% Aug 1, 2017 - Aug 14, 2017	-11.76% Mar 26, 2021 - Apr 1, 2021
#5	-4.90% Jul 14, 2017 - Jul 20, 2017	-11.75% Jun 15, 2021 - Jun 28, 2021
#6	-4.59% Jul 24, 2017 - Jul 28, 2017	-3.68% Apr 16, 2021 - Apr 21, 2021
#7	-4.07% Oct 6, 2017 - Oct 16, 2017	-1.04% Apr 21, 2021 - Apr 23, 2021
#8	-3.87% Aug 14, 2017 - Aug 16, 2017	N/A
#9	-2.85% Sep 1, 2017 - Sep 7, 2017	N/A
#10	-2.78% Aug 25, 2017 - Aug 29, 2017	N/A
#11	-2.72% Aug 16, 2017 - Aug 18, 2017	N/A
#12	-1.39% Sep 13, 2017 - Sep 15, 2017	N/A
#13	-0.92% Sep 20, 2017 - Sep 22, 2017	N/A
#14	-0.76% Aug 30, 2017 - Sep 1, 2017	N/A
#15	-0.42% Sep 7, 2017 - Sep 11, 2017	N/A