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Meta Data Ltd

Meta Data Ltd is an educational services company.1 It is headquartered in Hong Kong, China.1

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

$32.4MRevenue, fiscal 20232
$694.5MNet income, fiscal 20232
  • IndustryServices-Educational Services1
  • HeadquartersHong Kong, China1
  • Business addressFlat H 3/F, Haribest Industrial Building, Sha Tin New Territories, Hong Kong, F4 2000633
  • Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer3

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Flat H 3/F, Haribest Industrial Building, 45-47 Au Pui Wan Street, Sha Tin New Territories, Hong Kong. Our telephone number is +86-13655939932.4 From its latest annual report

Financials

From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.

Key numbers, fiscal 2023

47.6%Gross margin2
41.9%Operating margin2
2141.8%Net margin2
1429.5%Revenue growth, 20232
14486.8%Return on equity2

Where the money goes

Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023

  • Cost of revenue2¢$17.0M
  • Interest1¢$3.8M
  • Profit97¢$694.5M

Out of $32.4M in revenue.2

Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2023

  • Kept or used elsewhere100¢$13.4M

Out of $13.4M of cash from operations.2

Financial statements

Revenue567892$32.4M in 2023−92% since 2018
0$200.0M$400.0M$600.0M2018: $419.1M$419.1M20182019: $558.2M$558.2M2019+33%2020: $502.2M$502.2M2020−10%2021: $529.9M$529.9M2021+6%2022: $2.1M$2.1M2022−100%2023: $32.4M$32.4M2023+1430%
Gross profit56782$15.4M in 2023−93% since 2018
0$100.0M$200.0M$300.0M2018: $212.2M$212.2M20182019: $268.6M$268.6M2019+27%2020: $185.3M$185.3M2020−31%2021: $205.8M$205.8M2021+11%2022: $264.0K$264.0K2022−100%2023: $15.4M$15.4M2023+5741%
Operating income5672$13.6M in 2023−60% since 2018
-$75.0M-$50.0M-$25.0M0$25.0M$50.0M2018: $33.6M$33.6M20182019: $31.9M$31.9M2019−5%2020: -$53.0M-$53.0M20202021: -$9.7M-$9.7M2021−82%2022: -$53.2M-$53.2M2022+449%2023: $13.6M$13.6M2023
Net income5672$694.5M in 2023+1829% since 2018
-$1.0B-$500.0M0$500.0M$1.0B2018: $36.0M$36.0M20182019: $34.3M$34.3M2019−5%2020: -$106.6M-$106.6M20202021: -$772.0M-$772.0M2021+624%2022: -$168.9M-$168.9M2022−78%2023: $694.5M$694.5M2023
Fiscal year20162017201820192020202120222023
Revenue$419.1M5$558.2M6$502.2M7$529.9M8$2.1M9$32.4M2
Cost of revenue$206.9M5$289.6M6$316.9M7$324.1M8$1.9M2$17.0M2
Gross profit$212.2M5$268.6M6$185.3M7$205.8M8$264.0K2$15.4M2
Operating expenses$53.4M2$1.8M2
Operating income$33.6M5$31.9M6-$53.0M7-$9.7M2-$53.2M2$13.6M2
Interest$2.7M5$8.5M6$15.1M7$7.9M2$7.4M2$3.8M2
Income before tax-$60.6M9
Income tax$15.9M5$17.0M6-$5.5M7$4.8M8
Net income$36.0M5$34.3M6-$106.6M7-$772.0M2-$168.9M2$694.5M2
Earnings per share-$0.035$0.016-$0.027-$0.128
Earnings per share (diluted)-$0.035$0.016-$0.027-$0.128
Shares (weighted, basic)22.2K shares287.3K shares2
Shares (weighted, diluted)22.2K shares287.3K shares2

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Corporate structure

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Major holders of Meta Data Ltd

  • Meta Data Ltd Hong Kong, China

Built from major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What Meta Data Ltd reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Property and equipment

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Operating-lease assets (leased space)$24.0K2 Aug 31, 2023$229.3M8 Aug 31, 2020−100.0%

Investments

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Cash and cash equivalents$121.1M2 Aug 31, 2023$29.4M2 Aug 31, 2022+312.2%
Marketable securities, current$2.1M2 Aug 31, 2022$12.6M8 Aug 31, 2021−83.7%
Debt securities available for sale14.2M CNY9 Aug 31, 202268.6M CNY9 Aug 31, 2021−79.4%

Inventory

ItemLatestA year beforeChange
Inventory, total$4.5M9 Aug 31, 2022

Former names

  • OneSmart International Education Group LtdDec 13, 2017 to Apr 28, 20223
  • OneSmart Education Group LtdNov 16, 2017 to Nov 16, 20173

Filings

52 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 3 annual reports, 6 large holders, 43 other. The latest 20:

  1. Apr 1, 2025SEC STAFF ACTION EDGAR
  2. Sep 13, 20246-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  3. Aug 29, 20246-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  4. Aug 19, 20246-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  5. Jul 30, 20246-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  6. Jun 3, 20246-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  7. Apr 17, 2024F-3/A AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM F-3 EDGAR
  8. Jan 17, 20246-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  9. Jan 3, 20246-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  10. Dec 26, 202320-F ANNUAL REPORT EDGAR
  11. Dec 13, 20236-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  12. Nov 14, 20236-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  13. Oct 27, 2023UPLOAD EDGAR
  14. Oct 13, 2023CORRESP EDGAR
  15. Sep 29, 2023UPLOAD EDGAR
  16. Aug 16, 2023CORRESP EDGAR
  17. Aug 10, 2023UPLOAD EDGAR
  18. Aug 9, 20236-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR
  19. Jul 21, 2023CORRESP EDGAR
  20. Jul 20, 20236-K REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER EDGAR

The 52 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.

Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Major holders

Investors who own more than 5% of the shares must tell the SEC: a 13D if they may seek to influence the company, a 13G if they hold passively.

SEC filer profile

How Meta Data Ltd is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.

  • Name on EDGARMeta Data Ltd1
  • CIK0001722380
  • Filer statusNon-accelerated filer1
  • Fiscal year endsAugust 311
  • Industry code (SIC)8200 Services-Educational Services1
  • SEC reviewing officeOffice of Trade & Services, Division of Corporation Finance1
  • Business addressFlat H 3/F, Haribest Industrial Building, Sha Tin New Territories, Hong Kong, F4 2000631
  • Phone86-1365 5939 9321
  • On EDGAR sinceNov 16, 20171
  • Filings140 in all: 6-K (64), SC 13G/A (14), UPLOAD (11), CORRESP (10), 20-F (6), SC 13G (6), DRSLTR (3), F-1/A (3)1
    All 26 form types

    F-6 POS (3), DRS/A (2), EFFECT (2), S-8 (2), 20-F/A (1), 25-NSE (1), 3 (1), 424B3 (1), 424B4 (1), 8-A12B (1), CERT (1), DRS (1), F-1 (1), F-3 (1), F-3/A (1), F-6 (1), SC 13D (1), SEC STAFF ACTION (1)

  • Latest filingsAnnual report (20-F) Dec 26, 2023

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