Zim's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Zim (ZIMFC) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Zim vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 0M vs -M combined for its competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+141.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Peer revenue share: Zim accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
ZIMFC Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2018
Zim generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group.
API endpoints for this dataset
Zim's Competitor Quality Breadth
Group definitions: see Methodology: Performance Group Definitions.
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zim Corp | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (1) | - | - | ||
| High-Confidence Competitors (3) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 16.70 % (1 of 6) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
ZIMFC Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
ZIMFC Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
ZIMFC Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
Zim's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
All these markets are highly competitive and rapidly changing due to the respective natures of these growing markets. We have many global competitors in the mobile messaging market, including independent aggregators and large telco service providers.
In the database market, our competitors include Oracle™, Microsoft, SAP, MySQL and many others. These competitors have certain competitive advantages over us, including but not limited to:
· Substantially greater financial and technical resources;
· More extensive and well-developed marketing and sales networks;
· Greater global brand recognition; and
· Larger customer bases.
Our existing competitors may in the future achieve greater market acceptance and gain additional market share. It is also possible that new competitors may emerge and acquire significant market share.
We compete in the mobile aggregation environment based on our ability to connect to international operators through a variety of strategic relationships with other aggregators and mobile operators. We have developed strategic relationships with a range of service partners in order to serve our customers more effectively and to extend our services to an international audience.
Publicly Traded Peers of Zim Corp
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
 Zim Corp |
- | 0.35 |
 Avenir Wellness Solutions Inc |
0.02 | 3.06 |
| SUBTOTAL | 0.02 | 3.40 |
Sources: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
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Zim's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from Zim reports and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Oracle™ | Company report | 85% |
| Microsoft | Company report | 85% |
| Advanced Internet, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| SAP | Company report | 85% |
| MySQL | Company report | 85% |
| Advanced Telecom Services, Inc. | Company report | 85% |
| Avenir Wellness Solutions Inc | Company report | 85% |
Company report basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Zim's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: see Methodology: Peer & Competitor Identification, Sourcing.
Zim's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zim Corp | - | 69,502 | -1,800 |
| Avenir Wellness Solutions Inc | 0 | - | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | 0 | - | - |
Zim's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Communications Services industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (121 companies). See the full Communications Services industry profitability benchmarks.| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 94.47 % | 34.71 % (avg) | +59.8 pp |
| Operating Margin | -70.31 % | industry median | -72.0 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | 4.98 % | 6.94 % (avg) | -2.0 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 1.52 % | 13.46 % (avg) | -11.9 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Zim's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in company reports.| Metric | 2013 | 2015 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | - | 32.28 % | - |
| Operating Margin | - | - | - |
| Return on Invested Capital | - | - | - |
| P/E | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Zim's Strategic Group Map
Zim is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC are labeled. See Methodology: Strategic Group Map for how this chart is built.
Zim's trailing-12-month revenue growth of -50.4% and operating margin of -70.3% compares with an average of -19.0% growth and -27.9% margin across its 8 closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC -- Zim sits below that peer average on growth and below it on margin.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Zim's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 1.52 % vs industry average 13.46 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
Note: see Methodology: Porter's Five Forces. Supplier power and buyer power are covered on Zim's dedicated Suppliers and Customers pages, not here.
Zim's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
See Methodology: GE/McKinsey Matrix for how the two axes are built.
Zim falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Zim's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+141.2% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 72.0 points below the industry median.
- Return on equity 9.1 points below the industry aggregate.
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
- A meaningful share of competitors (100.00 %) show financial-distress signals, a possible opening to gain share.
Threats
No rule matched.
Methodology: see Methodology: SWOT Analysis.
Zim's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zim Corp | 4.30 | 6.45 | - |
| Avenir Wellness Solutions Inc | 0.00 | 0.07 | - |
Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Zim's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zim Corp | Q98 2018 | -50.4 % | - |
| Avenir Wellness Solutions Inc | Q3 2024 | -81.3 % | - |
| PEERS TOTAL | -68.7 % | - |
Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Zim's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zim Corp | Q98 2018 | -6.6 % | -24.8 % |
| Avenir Wellness Solutions Inc | Q3 2024 | -87.4 % | - |
Zim's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zim Corp | - | - | - |
| Avenir Wellness Solutions Inc | - | - | - |
ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Zim's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Zim Corp | - | - |
| Avenir Wellness Solutions Inc | - | 0.01 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | - | 0.00 |
P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.