0.189 USD
-0.04 (-18.95%)
0.16 USD
-0.03 (-15.34%)
Taking everything into account, CMLS scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CMLS was compared to 91 industry peers in the Media industry. CMLS has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. CMLS does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
- CMLS had negative earnings in the past year.
- In the past year CMLS has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
- In multiple years CMLS reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
- CMLS had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- CMLS's Return On Assets of -25.32% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CMLS is outperformed by 78.35% of its industry peers.
- CMLS's Return On Equity of -4075.01% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CMLS is outperformed by 81.44% of its industry peers.
- CMLS has a worse Return On Invested Capital (0.01%) than 63.92% of its industry peers.
- CMLS had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 2.36%. This is below the industry average of 7.07%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -25.32% | ||
| ROE | -4075.01% | ||
| ROIC | 0.01% |
ROA(3y)-10.83%
ROA(5y)-6.94%
ROE(3y)-1370.73%
ROE(5y)-824.61%
ROIC(3y)2.36%
ROIC(5y)2.14%
1.3 Margins
- CMLS has a Operating Margin of 0.01%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CMLS underperforms 63.92% of its industry peers.
- CMLS's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 60.80%, CMLS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 74.23% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CMLS has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 0.01% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 60.8% |
OM growth 3Y-89.25%
OM growth 5Y-76.27%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.04%
GM growth 5Y-0.89%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CMLS is destroying value.
- CMLS has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- CMLS has less shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- CMLS has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- CMLS has an Altman-Z score of 0.48. This is a bad value and indicates that CMLS is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of 0.48, CMLS is doing worse than 63.92% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 96.41 is on the high side and indicates that CMLS has dependencies on debt financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 96.41, CMLS is doing worse than 81.44% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 96.41 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.48 |
ROIC/WACC0
WACC8.05%
2.3 Liquidity
- CMLS has a Current Ratio of 1.85. This is a normal value and indicates that CMLS is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.85, CMLS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 63.92% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.85 indicates that CMLS should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 1.85, CMLS is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 63.92% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.85 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for CMLS have decreased strongly by -65.57% in the last year.
- The Revenue has decreased by -2.07% in the past year.
- The Revenue has been decreasing by -5.77% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-65.57%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-121.18%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.07%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.36%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.77%
Sales Q2Q%-6.35%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 7.18% on average over the next years.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 0.60% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y3.11%
EPS Next 2Y15.1%
EPS Next 3Y7.18%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-8.62%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.1%
Revenue Next 3Y-1.18%
Revenue Next 5Y0.6%
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- CMLS reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
- Also next year CMLS is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
- CMLS's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.3 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y15.1%
EPS Next 3Y7.18%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for CMLS!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
0.189
-0.04 (-18.95%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)05-01 2025-05-01/bmo
Earnings (Next)07-31 2025-07-31/bmo
Inst Owners40.09%
Inst Owner Change-73.33%
Ins Owners10.97%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap3.30M
Revenue(TTM)827.08M
Net Income(TTM)-283.25M
Analysts45.71
Price Target11.22 (5836.51%)
Short Float %0.66%
Short Ratio0.16
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)11.38%
Min EPS beat(2)-10.75%
Max EPS beat(2)33.5%
EPS beat(4)2
Avg EPS beat(4)-42.91%
Min EPS beat(4)-231.51%
Max EPS beat(4)37.11%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)-21.47%
EPS beat(12)5
Avg EPS beat(12)-17.82%
EPS beat(16)8
Avg EPS beat(16)-20.84%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.17%
Min Revenue beat(2)-2.28%
Max Revenue beat(2)-2.06%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-2.23%
Min Revenue beat(4)-2.51%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.06%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.8%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.91%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.79%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-3.2%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-10.26%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-2.31%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.15%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.57%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-5.3%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-7.35%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | N/A | ||
| P/B | 0.47 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 10.3 |
EPS(TTM)-4.52
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-2.36
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.29
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.18
OCFYN/A
SpS47.42
BVpS0.4
TBVpS-33.73
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -25.32% | ||
| ROE | -4075.01% | ||
| ROCE | 0.01% | ||
| ROIC | 0.01% | ||
| ROICexc | 0.01% | ||
| ROICexgc | 0.02% | ||
| OM | 0.01% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 60.8% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)-10.83%
ROA(5y)-6.94%
ROE(3y)-1370.73%
ROE(5y)-824.61%
ROIC(3y)2.36%
ROIC(5y)2.14%
ROICexc(3y)2.54%
ROICexc(5y)2.34%
ROICexgc(3y)8%
ROICexgc(5y)7.4%
ROCE(3y)2.99%
ROCE(5y)2.71%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-88.54%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-74.64%
ROICexc growth 3Y-88.06%
ROICexc growth 5Y-75.01%
OM growth 3Y-89.25%
OM growth 5Y-76.27%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-0.04%
GM growth 5Y-0.89%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.74
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 96.41 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 11.32 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 32.92% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.35% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0 | ||
| Cash Conversion | N/A | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.85 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.48 |
F-Score3
WACC8.05%
ROIC/WACC0
Cap/Depr(3y)43.63%
Cap/Depr(5y)45.37%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.85%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.87%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-65.57%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-121.18%
EPS Next Y3.11%
EPS Next 2Y15.1%
EPS Next 3Y7.18%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-2.07%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.36%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.77%
Sales Q2Q%-6.35%
Revenue Next Year-8.62%
Revenue Next 2Y-2.1%
Revenue Next 3Y-1.18%
Revenue Next 5Y0.6%
EBIT growth 1Y-99.71%
EBIT growth 3Y-89.62%
EBIT growth 5Y-77.64%
EBIT Next Year1480.77%
EBIT Next 3Y147.42%
EBIT Next 5Y86.44%
FCF growth 1Y-429.82%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-109.85%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A
CUMULUS MEDIA INC-CL A / CMLS FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of CUMULUS MEDIA INC-CL A (CMLS) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to CMLS.
What is the valuation status for CMLS stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to CUMULUS MEDIA INC-CL A (CMLS). This can be considered as Overvalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for CUMULUS MEDIA INC-CL A?
CUMULUS MEDIA INC-CL A (CMLS) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.
How financially healthy is CUMULUS MEDIA INC-CL A?
The financial health rating of CUMULUS MEDIA INC-CL A (CMLS) is 2 / 10.
How sustainable is the dividend of CUMULUS MEDIA INC-CL A (CMLS) stock?
The dividend rating of CUMULUS MEDIA INC-CL A (CMLS) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.