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ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI (AENT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:AENT - Nasdaq - US01861F1021 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

2.95  -0.02 (-0.67%)

Fundamental Rating

3

AENT gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 18 industry peers in the Distributors industry. While AENT seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. AENT has a bad growth rate and is valued cheaply.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year AENT was profitable.
AENT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years AENT reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
In the past 5 years AENT reported 4 times negative operating cash flow.
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 0 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M

1.2 Ratios

With a Return On Assets value of 1.64%, AENT is not doing good in the industry: 61.11% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
The Return On Equity of AENT (6.90%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
AENT has a Return On Invested Capital (7.59%) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.64%
ROE 6.9%
ROIC 7.59%
ROA(3y)2.2%
ROA(5y)0.65%
ROE(3y)3.56%
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 0 2 4 6

1.3 Margins

AENT has a Profit Margin of 0.62%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AENT outperforms 44.44% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 1.77%, AENT is in line with its industry, outperforming 44.44% of the companies in the same industry.
AENT has a worse Gross Margin (11.46%) than 72.22% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.77%
PM (TTM) 0.62%
GM 11.46%
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 2 4 6 8 10

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so AENT is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, AENT has more shares outstanding
Compared to 1 year ago, AENT has a worse debt to assets ratio.
AENT Yearly Shares OutstandingAENT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 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 100M 200M 300M

2.2 Solvency

AENT has an Altman-Z score of 3.43. This indicates that AENT is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 3.43, AENT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
AENT has a debt to FCF ratio of 1.93. This is a very positive value and a sign of high solvency as it would only need 1.93 years to pay back of all of its debts.
AENT has a Debt to FCF ratio of 1.93. This is in the better half of the industry: AENT outperforms 77.78% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.84 indicates that AENT is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.84, AENT is not doing good in the industry: 66.67% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
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 0.84
Debt/FCF 1.93
Altman-Z 3.43
ROIC/WACC0.59
WACC12.83%
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 0 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M

2.3 Liquidity

AENT has a Current Ratio of 1.24. This is a normal value and indicates that AENT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
AENT has a worse Current ratio (1.24) than 72.22% of its industry peers.
AENT has a Quick Ratio of 1.24. This is a bad value and indicates that AENT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of AENT (0.77) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.24
Quick Ratio 0.77
AENT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesAENT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 180.02% over the past year.
The Revenue has decreased by -5.00% in the past year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)180.02%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-20.74%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-7.5%

3.2 Future

AENT is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 137.17% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 0.09% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y350%
EPS Next 2Y137.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.96%
Revenue Next 2Y0.09%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

AENT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesAENT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2023 2024 2025 2026 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
AENT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesAENT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.4 -0.6

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings ratio is 22.69, which indicates a rather expensive current valuation of AENT.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, AENT is valued a bit cheaper than 61.11% of the companies in the same industry.
AENT is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.03, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.43 indicates a rather cheap valuation of AENT.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of AENT indicates a rather cheap valuation: AENT is cheaper than 94.44% of the companies listed in the same industry.
AENT is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 21.94, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 22.69
Fwd PE 6.43
AENT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsAENT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 20 40 60 80

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, AENT is valued a bit cheaper than 72.22% of the companies in the same industry.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, AENT is valued cheaper than 88.89% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 3.48
EV/EBITDA 9.55
AENT Per share dataAENT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 10 15 20

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The 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 137.17% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.06
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y137.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for AENT!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI

NASDAQ:AENT (5/21/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

2.95

-0.02 (-0.67%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustryDistributors
Earnings (Last)05-15 2025-05-15/amc
Earnings (Next)N/A N/A
Inst Owners0.8%
Inst Owner Change5795.43%
Ins Owners93.83%
Ins Owner Change0.59%
Market Cap150.33M
Analysts82.86
Price Target8.16 (176.61%)
Short Float %N/A
Short Ratio0.63
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
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)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
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)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
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)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 22.69
Fwd PE 6.43
P/S 0.14
P/FCF 3.48
P/OCF 3.47
P/B 1.57
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 9.55
EPS(TTM)0.13
EY4.41%
EPS(NY)0.46
Fwd EY15.56%
FCF(TTM)0.85
FCFY28.75%
OCF(TTM)0.85
OCFY28.79%
SpS21.01
BVpS1.88
TBVpS-0.24
PEG (NY)0.06
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 1.64%
ROE 6.9%
ROCE 9.61%
ROIC 7.59%
ROICexc 7.69%
ROICexgc 17.16%
OM 1.77%
PM (TTM) 0.62%
GM 11.46%
FCFM 4.04%
ROA(3y)2.2%
ROA(5y)0.65%
ROE(3y)3.56%
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
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg 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-Score6
Asset Turnover2.67
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.84
Debt/FCF 1.93
Debt/EBITDA 3.31
Cap/Depr 1.16%
Cap/Sales 0.01%
Interest Coverage 1.65
Cash Conversion 178%
Profit Quality 655.19%
Current Ratio 1.24
Quick Ratio 0.77
Altman-Z 3.43
F-Score6
WACC12.83%
ROIC/WACC0.59
Cap/Depr(3y)5.39%
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
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)180.02%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-20.74%
EPS Next Y350%
EPS Next 2Y137.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-5%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%-7.5%
Revenue Next Year0.96%
Revenue Next 2Y0.09%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y62.17%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y2362.98%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y2366.23%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A