ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI (AENT) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation

NASDAQ:AENT • US01861F1021

6.68 USD
+0.05 (+0.75%)
Last: Mar 5, 2026, 04:30 PM

This AENT fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.

Fundamental Rating

5

AENT gets a fundamental rating of 5 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 23 industry peers in the Distributors industry. AENT has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. AENT is valued quite cheap, while showing a decent growth score. This is a good combination!


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. AENT Profitability Analysis

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year AENT was profitable.
  • AENT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • Of the past 5 years AENT 4 years were profitable.
  • The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: AENT reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
AENT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFAENT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M

1.2 Ratios

  • AENT has a better Return On Assets (5.11%) than 69.57% of its industry peers.
  • With an excellent Return On Equity value of 18.09%, AENT belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 82.61% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AENT has a Return On Invested Capital of 16.58%. This is amongst the best in the industry. AENT outperforms 91.30% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 5.11%
ROE 18.09%
ROIC 16.58%
ROA(3y)2.67%
ROA(5y)1.82%
ROE(3y)7.47%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
AENT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICAENT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 5 10

1.3 Margins

  • AENT has a Profit Margin of 1.80%. This is in the better half of the industry: AENT outperforms 60.87% of its industry peers.
  • AENT has a better Operating Margin (3.67%) than 65.22% of its industry peers.
  • AENT has a Gross Margin of 13.28%. This is in the lower half of the industry: AENT underperforms 60.87% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 3.67%
PM (TTM) 1.8%
GM 13.28%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
AENT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsAENT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2 4 6 8 10

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2. AENT Health Analysis

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so AENT is still creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, AENT has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
  • The number of shares outstanding for AENT has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for AENT has been reduced compared to a year ago.
AENT Yearly Shares OutstandingAENT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
AENT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsAENT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 100M 200M 300M

2.2 Solvency

  • AENT has an Altman-Z score of 4.31. This indicates that AENT is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
  • AENT's Altman-Z score of 4.31 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AENT outperforms 56.52% of its industry peers.
  • The Debt to FCF ratio of AENT is 1.72, which is an excellent value as it means it would take AENT, only 1.72 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
  • AENT has a better Debt to FCF ratio (1.72) than 78.26% of its industry peers.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.62 indicates that AENT is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
  • Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 0.62, AENT is doing worse than 60.87% of the companies in the same industry.
  • Even though the debt/equity ratio score it not favorable for AENT, it has very limited outstanding debt, so we won't put too much weight on the DE evaluation.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.62
Debt/FCF 1.72
Altman-Z 4.31
ROIC/WACC1.61
WACC10.27%
AENT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFAENT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

2.3 Liquidity

  • AENT has a Current Ratio of 1.28. This is a normal value and indicates that AENT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.28, AENT is doing worse than 60.87% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AENT has a Quick Ratio of 1.28. This is a bad value and indicates that AENT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.64, AENT is doing worse than 69.57% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.28
Quick Ratio 0.64
AENT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAENT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 50M 100M 150M 200M

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3. AENT Growth Analysis

3.1 Past

  • AENT shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 131.32%, which is quite impressive.
  • The Earnings Per Share has been growing by 8.72% on average over the past years. This is quite good.
  • The Revenue has decreased by -1.29% in the past year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)131.32%
EPS 3Y8.72%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%1126.92%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.29%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%10.91%

3.2 Future

  • AENT is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 61.49% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, AENT will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 1.77% on average per year.
EPS Next Y125.49%
EPS Next 2Y61.49%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year2.2%
Revenue Next 2Y1.77%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
AENT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAENT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
AENT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAENT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.4 0.6 -0.6

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4. AENT Valuation Analysis

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • A Price/Earnings ratio of 14.84 indicates a correct valuation of AENT.
  • Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, AENT is valued a bit cheaper than 78.26% of the companies in the same industry.
  • AENT is valuated rather cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 27.03, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.85, the valuation of AENT can be described as very reasonable.
  • AENT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. AENT is cheaper than 95.65% of the companies in the same industry.
  • When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AENT to the average of the S&P500 Index (25.11), we can say AENT is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.84
Fwd PE 9.85
AENT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAENT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 82.61% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AENT, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
  • 82.61% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AENT, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 8.35
EV/EBITDA 8.95
AENT Per share dataAENT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 5 10 15 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • AENT's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
  • A more expensive valuation may be justified as AENT's earnings are expected to grow with 61.49% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.12
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y61.49%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. AENT Dividend Analysis

5.1 Amount

  • No dividends for AENT!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

AENT Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics

ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI

NASDAQ:AENT (3/5/2026, 4:30:00 PM)

6.68

+0.05 (+0.75%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustryDistributors
Earnings (Last)02-12
Earnings (Next)05-13
Inst Owners1.42%
Inst Owner Change0.98%
Ins Owners93.95%
Ins Owner Change0.02%
Market Cap340.41M
Revenue(TTM)1.09B
Net Income(TTM)19.56M
Analysts82.22
Price Target9.18 (37.43%)
Short Float %N/A
Short Ratio5.62
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)78.92%
Min EPS beat(2)22.55%
Max EPS beat(2)135.29%
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.78%
Min Revenue beat(2)-6.49%
Max Revenue beat(2)4.94%
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)-12.9%
PT rev (3m)-12.9%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)5.08%
EPS NY rev (1m)2.68%
EPS NY rev (3m)-5.74%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.89%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.95%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.36%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 14.84
Fwd PE 9.85
P/S 0.31
P/FCF 8.35
P/OCF 8.27
P/B 3.15
P/tB 246.68
EV/EBITDA 8.95
EPS(TTM)0.45
EY6.74%
EPS(NY)0.68
Fwd EY10.15%
FCF(TTM)0.8
FCFY11.97%
OCF(TTM)0.81
OCFY12.09%
SpS21.36
BVpS2.12
TBVpS0.03
PEG (NY)0.12
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number4.64
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 5.11%
ROE 18.09%
ROCE 20.57%
ROIC 16.58%
ROICexc 16.86%
ROICexgc 38.28%
OM 3.67%
PM (TTM) 1.8%
GM 13.28%
FCFM 3.74%
ROA(3y)2.67%
ROA(5y)1.82%
ROE(3y)7.47%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score7
Asset Turnover2.84
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.62
Debt/FCF 1.72
Debt/EBITDA 1.48
Cap/Depr 7.25%
Cap/Sales 0.04%
Interest Coverage 4.69
Cash Conversion 90.93%
Profit Quality 208.38%
Current Ratio 1.28
Quick Ratio 0.64
Altman-Z 4.31
F-Score7
WACC10.27%
ROIC/WACC1.61
Cap/Depr(3y)5.52%
Cap/Depr(5y)4.58%
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)131.32%
EPS 3Y8.72%
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%1126.92%
EPS Next Y125.49%
EPS Next 2Y61.49%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-1.29%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%10.91%
Revenue Next Year2.2%
Revenue Next 2Y1.77%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y97.55%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year55.72%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y4172.75%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y2213.15%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI / AENT FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for AENT stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 5 / 10 to AENT.


What is the valuation status for AENT stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 8 / 10 to ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI (AENT). This can be considered as Undervalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI?

ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI (AENT) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.


Can you provide the expected EPS growth for AENT stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI (AENT) is expected to grow by 125.49% in the next year.