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 1.8 times as much as Fluent ($176M against $98.6M).
National CineMedia grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.5% versus −1.7% for Fluent).
Fluent keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −9.0% compared with −10.7% at National CineMedia.
National CineMedia pays a dividend yielding 3.2%; Fluent does not pay one.
National CineMedia scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 3 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 | $98.6M | $176M |
| Share price | $3.12 | $1.87 |
| Change, 1 year | 60.0% | −55.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −76.4% | −94.3% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.06 | 1.40 |
| Employees | 186 | 248 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 3 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 0 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 0.5× (better) | 0.7× |
| P/B | 17.7× | 0.6× (better) |
| P/FCF | 18.2× | 9.6× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.5% | 10.5% (better) |
| Fair value | – | $2.32 |
| Margin of safety | – | 19.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | −1.7% | 4.5% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −7.6% | 21.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.8% | 94.1% (better) |
| Operating margin | −5.7% (better) | −15.2% |
| Net margin | −9.0% (better) | −10.7% |
| FCF margin | 2.6% | 7.4% (better) |
| Return on equity | −138% | −7.9% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | −27.3% | −9.6% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 6.43 | 0.02 (better) |
| Interest coverage | −4.3× (better) | −17.9× |
| Current ratio | 0.84 | 1.50 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | −5.08 | 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.