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Sound Group Inc.

SOGP

Sound Group Inc. • NASDAQ
$13.24 ▲ 9.88% (+1.19)
Market Cap $67.99 M
52w High $37.00
52w Low $1.18
Dividend Yield 1.98%
P/E 15.58
Volume 31.99K
Outstanding Shares 5.14M

Income Statement

Period Revenue Operating Expense Net Income Net Profit Margin Earnings Per Share EBITDA
Q4-2023 $422.822M ▼ $244.736M ▲ $-129.335M ▼ -30.589% ▼ $-26 ▼ $-132.37M ▼
Q3-2023 $425.102M ▼ $167.94M ▲ $-59.885M ▼ -14.087% ▼ $-15.2 ▼ $-61.894M ▼
Q2-2023 $592.857M ▼ $166.64M ▲ $13.207M ▼ 2.228% ▼ $3.5 ▼ $9.776M ▼
Q1-2023 $630.991M ▲ $153.727M ▼ $49.362M ▲ 7.823% ▲ $13.6 ▲ $45.894M ▲
Q4-2022 $587.631M $158.065M $31.42M 5.347% $8.4 $28.875M

Balance Statement

Period Cash & Short-term Total Assets Total Liabilities Total Equity
Q2-2025 $504.877M ▲ $591.44M ▲ $317.654M ▲ $297.715M ▲
Q4-2024 $441.858M ▼ $521.44M ▼ $307.135M ▲ $235.289M ▼
Q2-2024 $455.304M ▼ $536.935M ▼ $284.739M ▲ $267.193M ▼
Q4-2023 $494.965M ▼ $566.574M ▼ $276.561M ▼ $299.475M ▼
Q3-2023 $605.436M $701.033M $280.052M $427.446M

Cash Flow Statement

Period Net Income Cash From Operations Cash From Investing Cash From Financing Net Change Free Cash Flow

Five-Year Company Overview

Income Statement

Income Statement Revenue has been fairly stable over the last several years, without a clear growth breakout yet. The company usually earns a positive gross profit on what it sells, but that profit has not been enough to consistently cover operating costs like R&D, marketing, and overhead. As a result, Sound Group has flipped between small profits and small losses, with the most recent two years showing modest net losses. The direction is not sharply worsening, but it also doesn’t yet show a clear, sustained improvement in profitability. Earnings per share move a lot mainly because the company is small and the absolute profit or loss swings are meaningful relative to its size.

Balance Sheet

Balance Sheet The balance sheet is lean and relatively simple. Cash makes up most of the assets, which gives the company some financial flexibility and a cushion for ongoing investment and losses. Debt levels are very low, which reduces financial risk, but equity has drifted down recently, reflecting the accumulation of losses over time. Overall, the company looks more like a small, cash-rich tech venture than a capital-heavy business, but its room for error depends on how carefully it manages that cash.

Cash Flow

Cash Flow Cash generation has been inconsistent. In some years the business has produced cash from operations, but in the most recent period it has been using cash rather than generating it. Free cash flow has followed the same pattern, swinging between modest inflows and outflows. On the positive side, capital spending needs are light, so the business does not require heavy investment in equipment. The key question is whether operations can become steadily cash-generating before the existing cash balance is drawn down too far.

Competitive Edge

Competitive Edge Sound Group operates in a crowded and fast-moving digital audio and social media environment, but its focus is quite specialized. It is trying to build a niche around AI-driven audio social experiences, especially in areas like social audio, gaming-related communication, and AI companions. Its main strengths are deep experience in audio, proprietary AI and voice technologies, and a product ecosystem that ties together user-generated content, communities, and virtual gifting. However, it competes indirectly with very large global platforms and other AI players, so maintaining user engagement and differentiation over time is an ongoing challenge.

Innovation and R&D

Innovation and R&D Innovation is clearly at the core of the strategy. The company is investing heavily in AI for speech, voice, and natural language, including the use of large language models and AI-generated content. Products like TIYA’s AI companions and upgraded AI-powered apps show a push to embed advanced voice and language AI into everyday social interactions. Partnerships with academic institutions and use of external models like GPT-4 suggest a mix of in-house and collaborative R&D. The main opportunity is to turn this technical edge into repeatable, monetizable products at scale; the main risk is that the pace of AI innovation is intense, so staying ahead requires sustained and well-focused R&D spending.

Summary

Sound Group is a small, AI-focused audio software company with stable but still modest revenues and a history of small, recurring losses. Its finances show a light, mostly cash-based balance sheet with very little debt, but also a limited margin for prolonged cash burn. Cash flows are uneven and currently negative, which puts pressure on management to either grow revenue meaningfully, improve efficiency, or both. Strategically, the company is betting on a differentiated position in AI-powered audio and social experiences, supported by proprietary technology and a growing product suite. The long-term story depends on whether its innovation in voice AI and social audio can translate into durable user growth and more consistent profitability in a highly competitive, rapidly evolving market.

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