CREX Fundamental Analysis - CREATIVE REALITIES INC

Fundamental Rating

CREX gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 97 industry peers in the Media industry. Both the profitability and financial health of CREX have multiple concerns. CREX is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CREX was profitable.

In the past year CREX has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: CREX reported negative net income in multiple years.

In multiple years CREX reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -0.05%, CREX is in line with its industry, outperforming 56.70% of the companies in the same industry.

CREX has a Return On Equity (-0.10%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.

With a Return On Invested Capital value of 0.43%, CREX is not doing good in the industry: 62.89% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.05%
ROE	-0.1%
ROIC	0.43%

ROA(3y)-2.23%

ROA(5y)-17.47%

ROE(3y)-5.54%

ROE(5y)-80.4%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 0.60%, CREX is doing worse than 61.86% of the companies in the same industry.

The Gross Margin of CREX (46.99%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

CREX's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	0.6%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	47%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y1.36%

GM growth 5Y1.66%

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ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), CREX is destroying value.

Compared to 1 year ago, CREX has more shares outstanding

Compared to 5 years ago, CREX has more shares outstanding

The debt/assets ratio for CREX is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.23, we must say that CREX is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

CREX has a worse Altman-Z score (0.23) than 65.98% of its industry peers.

CREX has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.78. This is a neutral value indicating CREX is somewhat dependend on debt financing.

CREX has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.78) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.78
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.23

ROIC/WACC0.06

WACC7.45%

2.3 Liquidity

CREX has a Current Ratio of 1.23. This is a normal value and indicates that CREX is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

CREX has a Current ratio of 1.23. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CREX outperforms 42.27% of its industry peers.

CREX has a Quick Ratio of 1.10. This is a normal value and indicates that CREX is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

CREX has a worse Quick ratio (1.10) than 61.86% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.23
Quick Ratio	1.1

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 309.09% over the past year.

CREX shows a small growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 1.67%.

The Revenue has been growing by 9.98% on average over the past years. This is quite good.

EPS 1Y (TTM)309.09%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%7900%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.67%

Revenue growth 3Y40.23%

Revenue growth 5Y9.98%

Sales Q2Q%-20.77%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 73.78% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

CREX is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 13.96% yearly.

EPS Next Y181.91%

EPS Next 2Y73.78%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year9.28%

Revenue Next 2Y13.96%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

Based on the Price/Earnings ratio of 7.17, the valuation of CREX can be described as very cheap.

CREX's Price/Earnings ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. CREX is cheaper than 86.60% of the companies in the same industry.

CREX's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 27.45.

CREX is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.80.

CREX's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CREX is cheaper than 74.23% of the companies in the same industry.

CREX is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 21.90, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	7.17
Fwd PE	9.8

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of CREX is on the same level as its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	11.96

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.

CREX's earnings are expected to grow with 73.78% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)0.04

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y73.78%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

CREX does not give a dividend.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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CREATIVE REALITIES INC

NASDAQ:CREX (7/3/2025, 7:14:02 PM)

After market: 3.25 -0.05 (-1.52%)

3.3

-0.09 (-2.65%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorCommunication Services

GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment

GICS IndustryMedia

Earnings (Last)05-14 2025-05-14/bmo

Earnings (Next)08-12 2025-08-12/bmo

Inst Owners18.11%

Inst Owner Change-8.75%

Ins Owners16.42%

Ins Owner Change4.94%

Market Cap34.72M

Analysts84

Price Target5.61 (70%)

Short Float %1.07%

Short Ratio0.61

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector 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)1

Avg EPS beat(2)230.68%

Min EPS beat(2)-140.1%

Max EPS beat(2)601.45%

EPS beat(4)3

Avg EPS beat(4)160.43%

Min EPS beat(4)-140.1%

Max EPS beat(4)601.45%

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)-3.64%

Min Revenue beat(2)-11.52%

Max Revenue beat(2)4.23%

Revenue beat(4)3

Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.84%

Min Revenue beat(4)-11.52%

Max Revenue beat(4)4.23%

Revenue beat(8)3

Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.2%

Revenue beat(12)3

Avg Revenue beat(12)-4.26%

Revenue beat(16)3

Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.68%

PT rev (1m)-16.98%

PT rev (3m)-24.14%

EPS NQ rev (1m)-9.53%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-291.67%

EPS NY rev (1m)221.84%

EPS NY rev (3m)130.44%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.37%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-22.61%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.02%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-7.06%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	7.17
Fwd PE	9.8
P/S	0.72
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	1.16
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	11.96

EPS(TTM)0.46

EY13.94%

EPS(NY)0.34

Fwd EY10.2%

FCF(TTM)-0.34

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.1

OCFYN/A

SpS4.59

BVpS2.84

TBVpS-1.8

PEG (NY)0.04

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-0.05%
ROE	-0.1%
ROCE	0.55%
ROIC	0.43%
ROICexc	0.44%
ROICexgc	6.2%
OM	0.6%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	47%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-2.23%

ROA(5y)-17.47%

ROE(3y)-5.54%

ROE(5y)-80.4%

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 3Y1.36%

GM growth 5Y1.66%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover0.72

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.78
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	4.93
Cap/Depr	58.56%
Cap/Sales	5.37%
Interest Coverage	0.26
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.23
Quick Ratio	1.1
Altman-Z	0.23

F-Score3

WACC7.45%

ROIC/WACC0.06

Cap/Depr(3y)115.1%

Cap/Depr(5y)95.1%

Cap/Sales(3y)8.11%

Cap/Sales(5y)6.88%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)309.09%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%7900%

EPS Next Y181.91%

EPS Next 2Y73.78%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.67%

Revenue growth 3Y40.23%

Revenue growth 5Y9.98%

Sales Q2Q%-20.77%

Revenue Next Year9.28%

Revenue Next 2Y13.96%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-78.53%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year709.43%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-40%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-151.33%

OCF growth 3Y93.04%

OCF growth 5YN/A

CREATIVE REALITIES INC (CREX) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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