Waton Financial Limited (WTF)Financial Services | Capital Markets | Kowloon City, Hong Kong | NasdaqCM
2.70 USD
-0.19
(-6.574%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.71 +0.01 (0.370%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:30 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 1:48 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is severely compromised by a massive short interest of nearly 24%, indicating intense bearish sentiment and potential for volatility-driven manipulation rather than organic price appreciation. While the stock recently traded near its 52-week high, the underlying reality is starkly different: the company is reporting negative profit margins, negative operating cash flow, and negative returns on both assets and equity. This financial distress is compounded by recent news of losses and warnings regarding oversight in China, suggesting operational headwinds that are likely to persist. Furthermore, the security has no price history beyond a single annual anchor point, making any assessment of long-term growth trends impossible; without a track record of sustained revenue growth or profitability, the business cannot be considered a viable long-term hold. Finally, there is absolutely no dividend distribution, offering no income buffer to offset the significant capital risks associated with investing in a financially distressed entity. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.059921 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.060456 |
| MSTL | 0.064606 |
| AutoTheta | 0.073199 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 40% |
| H-stat | 0.30 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.608 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.52 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 11.864 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.211 |
| Market Cap | 130,241,176 |
| Profit Margins | -149.13% |
| Website | https://www.waton.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.33256352 |
| Address1 | Tower 6 |
| Address2 | Suites 3605-06, 36th Floor The Gateway Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui |
| All Time High | 19.85 |
| All Time Low | 2.28 |
| Ask | 3.05 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 6,840 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 14,548 |
| Average Volume | 14,548 |
| Average Volume10Days | 6,840 |
| Bid | 2.73 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Book Value | 0.574 |
| City | Kowloon City |
| Country | Hong Kong |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.7 |
| Current Ratio | 1.544 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 2.89 |
| Day Low | 2.7 |
| Debt To Equity | 11.864 |
| Display Name | Waton Financial |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 10.442 |
| Enterprise Value | 106,098,552 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -0.31 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 2.8719 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.17190003 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.059855856 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -33.25635 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 7.22 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.5199995 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.62603873 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 2.28 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.42000008 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.18421057 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 2.28 - 7.22 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,743,514,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 5,439,249 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 51 |
| Fullday Change | -0.19 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.5744 |
| Fullday Price | 2.71 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.61282 |
| Gross Profits | 6,226,494 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.8684 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.0038400001 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 48,237,472 |
| Industry | Capital Markets |
| Industry Disp | Capital Markets |
| Industry Key | capital-markets |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,025-04-01 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,774,915,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Waton Financial Limited provides securities brokerage and financial technology services in Hong Kong. The company offers securities brokerage services for securities listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange; margin financing services; and other ancillary services through an electronic trading platform to its corporate and individual brokerage customers, as well as bond distribution services. It also provides software licensing and related support services, including licensing and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) based delivery of trading platform applications, upgrades and enhancements, maintenance, and other related services to securities brokers and financial institutions. The company was formerly known as IAM Group Inc. and changed its name to Waton Financial Limited in July 2023. Waton Financial Limited was founded in 1989 and is based in Kowloon City, Hong Kong. Waton Financial Limited operates as a subsidiary of Waton Corporation Limited. |
| Long Name | Waton Financial Limited |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 130,241,176 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_1904845252 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Net Income To Common | -15,152,338 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,806,451,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 139,406,294 |
| Open | 2.76 |
| Operating Cashflow | -7,060,432 |
| Operating Margins | -1.5453501 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 852 2853 1818 |
| Post Market Change | 0.00999999 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.37037 |
| Post Market Price | 2.71 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,806 |
| Previous Close | 2.89 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 4.7038326 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 12.818549 |
| Profit Margins | -1.49132 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.507 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.19000006 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.574396 |
| Regular Market Day High | 2.89 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.7 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.7 - 2.89 |
| Regular Market Open | 2.76 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 2.89 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.7 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,851 |
| Return On Assets | -0.35494 |
| Return On Equity | -0.87857 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.029 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.211 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Sector Disp | Financial Services |
| Sector Key | financial-services |
| Shares Outstanding | 48,237,472 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0034999999 |
| Shares Short | 168,063 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 186,693 |
| Short Name | Waton Financial Limited |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.026500002 |
| Short Ratio | 48.64 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| Symbol | WTF |
| Total Cash | 26,719,868 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.554 |
| Total Debt | 2,577,450 |
| Total Revenue | 10,160,368 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -0.31 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 3.42888 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.7288799 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.21257085 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,851 |
| Website | https://www.waton.com |