Fluent vs National CineMedia
FLNT and NCMI side by side, both in business services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FLNT and NCMI compare
National CineMedia is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as Fluent ($175M against $109M).
National CineMedia grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.5% versus −12.0% for Fluent).
National CineMedia keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −10.7% compared with −11.5% at Fluent.
National CineMedia pays a dividend yielding 3.2%; Fluent does not pay one.
National CineMedia scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 2 for Fluent), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | FLNT | NCMI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $109M | $175M |
| Share price | $3.46 | $1.86 |
| Change, 1 year | 77.4% | −52.3% |
| Change, 5 years | −73.8% | −94.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.08 | 1.39 |
| Employees | 186 | 248 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 2 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 13.5× | 0.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | – | 9.5× |
| FCF yield | −4.0% | 10.5% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $2.29 |
| Margin of safety | – | 18.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −12.0% | 4.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −7.6% | 21.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 26.5% | 94.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | −7.4% (better) | −15.2% |
| Net margin | −11.5% | −10.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | −2.1% | 7.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | −170% | −7.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −33.6% | −9.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 3.94 | 0.02 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −5.5× (better) | −17.9× |
| Current ratio | 0.88 | 1.50 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −5.48 | 0.79 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | −50.4% |
| Buyback yield | – | 2.6% |
| Shareholder yield | 0.00% | 5.8% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 13.9% | 89.4% |
| Held by insiders | 67.5% | 30.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $858K (better) | −$2.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 0.58% | 9.5% |
Go deeper
- FLNT stock overview
- FLNT income statement
- FLNT valuation and score
- NCMI stock overview
- NCMI income statement
- NCMI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.