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AACG
ATA Creativity Global
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WHAT DOES THIS COMPANY DO?
ATA Creativity Global. What it actually does.

Provides portfolio training for students seeking admission to art and design schools. Offers research-based learning programs to enhance students' creative skills. Now — the numbers.

on the stock market since 2008
489 employees
$14M market value
WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?
77%Portfolio Training Service
Portfolio Training ServiceResearch Based Learning Services 8%Other 15%
77% of all revenue comes from a single line: Portfolio Training Service.

That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.

Revenue last year:
$40M
The loss that same year:
$7.2M
For every $1 it earns, the company spends $1.2.

The company is still in the product-building phase: its spending runs above its sales. That only changes once the product starts selling at scale.

THE SALES TREND
Sales are growing — but slowly for a company this size.

Average growth of 7% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.

$30.2M
2021
2022
2023
2024
$40M
2025
In the vault right now:
$12.7M
DEBT: $6.9M
At this pace, that money lasts about 1.8 years.

Before the clock runs out, either sales must climb sharply or new money must come in. This is the most critical line in the whole picture.

INSIDE THE REPORT CARD

We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.

A score of 50 means class average.

BUSINESS QUALITY
15
very weak

Clearly below the class average.

FINANCIAL STRENGTH
17
very weak

Clearly below the class average.

VALUATION
55
average

The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.

GROWTH
58
average

There is growth, but not at top-of-the-class tempo.

PRICE MOMENTUM
30
very weak

Clearly below the class average.

WORTH WATCHING

Business Quality: Profit power and business quality trail similar companies in the sector.

Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.

THE FIVE-YEAR JOURNEY
A long and steep decline.

An investor who bought at the very peak is down 67% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.

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THE BRIGHT SIDE · 1/2
The product is selling

Sales run at $40.0M a year. A small number, but proof the product has real buyers.

2
THE BRIGHT SIDE · 2/2
Executives are buying their own stock

Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 3 buys and 2 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.

1
THE RISKS · 1/3
Running at a loss

A loss of $7.2M against $40.0M in annual sales.

2
THE RISKS · 2/3
Trading under $1

The stock sits at $0.88. Under exchange rules, stocks that stay below $1 for too long risk being removed from the market.

3
THE RISKS · 3/3
The cash has a countdown

At the current pace of spending, the cash lasts about 1.8 years. After that, the company needs to find new money.

FINALE · THE GRADE
grade pending

No score published: this stock trades under $10,000 on a typical day, so the price beside it is not one you could reliably act on.

One-line summary: few numbers, an untested story. Keep watching.

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Not covered, because the filings we hold do not carry it: earnings execution.

This was a film — not investment advice.
Data: FMP & company filings
Sep 12, 2026 · stockexpertai.com · Stock Film