Taoping Inc. (TAOP)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Tianjin, China | NasdaqCM
0.77 USD
-0.35
(-31.295%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 0.83 +0.06 (7.849%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:55 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 6 a.m. EDT
The investment case for this software infrastructure firm has collapsed under the weight of a decade-long structural decline. While the company trades at a fraction of its book value and boasts a seemingly attractive forward P/E, these metrics are misleading given that the business is currently burning cash, reporting negative operating margins, and shrinking revenue by nearly 29%. The most damning evidence is the price history: the stock has lost 99.8% of its value over the last nine years, with four consecutive years of double-digit declines ending recently. This persistent downward trajectory suggests the market has correctly identified a deteriorating competitive position or a failing business model, rendering any 'value' narrative a trap. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet showing significant debt relative to equity, there is no margin of safety here. The recent price action shows some minor volatility, but the trend remains firmly bearish, making this a security to avoid entirely. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoARIMA ✓ | 0.172847 |
| AutoETS | 0.172888 |
| MSTL | 0.173148 |
| AutoTheta | 0.174840 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 20% |
| H-stat | 44.83 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.002 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.15 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 59.613 |
| Revenue per Share | 24.126 |
| Market Cap | 7,389,663 |
| Forward P/E | 2.08 |
| Beta | 0.32 |
| Profit Margins | -32.65% |
| Website | https://www.taop.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.65 |
| Address1 | Tianjin Science and Technology Plaza |
| Address2 | 21st floor of Building 3 Keyan West Road Nankai District |
| All Time High | 38,880.0 |
| All Time Low | 0.52 |
| Ask | 1.74 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 60,000 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 168,464 |
| Average Volume | 168,464 |
| Average Volume10Days | 60,000 |
| Beta | 0.324 |
| Bid | 1.49 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 2.035 |
| City | Tianjin |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,325,289,600 |
| Country | China |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.7695 |
| Current Ratio | 1.872 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 1.06 |
| Day Low | 0.751 |
| Debt To Equity | 59.613 |
| Display Name | Taoping |
| Dividend Date | 1,596,067,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,619,780,340 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,619,780,340 |
| Ebitda | -7,555,349 |
| Ebitda Margins | -0.24517 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -2.238 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.549 |
| Enterprise Value | 16,906,604 |
| Eps Forward | 0.37 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -7.88 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.104 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.33449996 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.3029891 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -65.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 3.99 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -3.2205 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.80714285 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.52 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.24950004 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4798078 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.52 - 3.99 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,158,931,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 4,159,915 |
| Forward Eps | 0.37 |
| Forward P E | 2.0797298 |
| Free Cashflow | -2,313,756 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 118 |
| Fullday Change | -0.3505 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -31.2946 |
| Fullday Price | 0.8299 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.10931 |
| Gross Profits | 3,368,706 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.75525004 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.0 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 9,603,201 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,748,476,800 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:30 |
| Long Business Summary | Taoping Inc. provides cloud-app technologies for smart city IoT platforms, digital advertising delivery, and other internet-based information systems in China. It operates through Cloud-based Technology, Traditional Information Technology, and Smart Elevator segment. The company offers cloud-based products, high-end data storage servers, and related services to private sectors, including new media, healthcare, education and residential community management, and other industries and applications; and hardware and software solutions with proprietary software and content, as well as designs and develops software products customized for private sector. It also provides advertising and elevator services. In addition, the company engages in the wastewater treatment business and other AI-related product and solutions. Further, it operates Taoping Net, an advertising-resources trading service platform, which connects screen owners, advertisers, and consumers; and Taoping App that enables customers to distribute and manage ads from mobile terminals. The company was formerly known as China Information Technology, Inc. and changed its name to Taoping Inc. in June 2018. Taoping Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Tianjin, the People's Republic of China. |
| Long Name | Taoping Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 7,389,663 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_34030517 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,767,139,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -10,061,723 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 10,755,584 |
| Open | 1.06 |
| Operating Cashflow | -2,551,230 |
| Operating Margins | -0.38214 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.1 |
| Phone | 86 22 8708 9858 |
| Post Market Change | 0.06040001 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 7.8492537 |
| Post Market Price | 0.8299 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,314 |
| Previous Close | 1.12 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.37813267 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.23979539 |
| Profit Margins | -0.32650003 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.862 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.3505 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -31.2946 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.06 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.751 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.751 - 1.06 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.06 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.12 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.7695 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 259,928 |
| Return On Assets | -0.15477 |
| Return On Equity | -0.5683 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.289 |
| Revenue Per Share | 24.126 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 9,552,783 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0083 |
| Shares Short | 79,660 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 22,622 |
| Short Name | Taoping Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0089 |
| Short Ratio | 0.21 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | TAOP |
| Total Cash | 2,131,861 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.222 |
| Total Debt | 11,648,801 |
| Total Revenue | 30,816,536 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -7.88 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 1.4331 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.66359997 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.4630521 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 259,928 |
| Website | https://www.taop.com |
| Zip | 300,192 |