Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

Buy

Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is Fluent, Inc. ?

Poor Management Efficiency with a low ROCE of 1.73%

The company has been able to generate a Return on Capital Employed (avg) of 1.73% signifying low profitability per unit of total capital (equity and debt)

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate -204.42% of over the last 5 years

The company has declared Negative results for the last 10 consecutive quarters

NET SALES(Q) At USD 47.03 MM has Fallen at -18.15%
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q) Lowest at -8.18 %
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Grown by 13.99% (YoY)

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 72.64%, its profits have fallen by -17%

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Commercial Services & Supplies)

When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data

Is Fluent, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Medium Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Fluent, Inc.

62.26%

0.13

82.03%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.71

19.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

-7.21%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-204.42%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-0.69

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.24

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

0.95

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

4.39

Tax Ratio

7.36%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

32.29%

ROCE (avg)

1.73%

ROE (avg)

0.48%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

4.73

EV to EBIT

-5.29

EV to EBITDA

-9.34

EV to Capital Employed

3.04

EV to Sales

0.57

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-57.50%

ROE (Latest)

-112.25%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bullish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

Bearish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bullish

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Bullish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

Mildly Bullish

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

3What is working for the Company

NET PROFIT(HY)

Higher at USD -13.5 MM

-16What is not working for the Company

NET SALES(Q)

At USD 47.03 MM has Fallen at -18.15%

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at -8.18 %

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Grown by 13.99% (YoY

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Lowest at 5.01 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -3.85 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -7.03 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -7.02 MM

Here's what is not working for Fluent, Inc.

Net Sales

At USD 47.03 MM has Fallen at -18.15%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 57.46 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is extremely negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at -8.18 % and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD -3.85 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD -7.03 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD -7.02 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Lowest at 5.01 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company's pace of selling Debtors has slowed

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Grown by 13.99% (YoY)

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has deteriorated; this may lead to a fall in profit margin

Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales