INUVO INC (INUV) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSEARCA:INUV • US46122W3034

1.89 USD
-0.09 (-4.55%)
At close: Feb 20, 2026
1.88 USD
-0.01 (-0.53%)
After Hours: 2/20/2026, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

INUV gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 276 industry peers in the Software industry. While INUV seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. While showing a medium growth rate, INUV is valued expensive at the moment.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • INUV had negative earnings in the past year.
  • INUV had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
  • In the past 5 years INUV always reported negative net income.
  • In the past 5 years INUV reported 4 times negative operating cash flow.
INUV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFINUV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -5M -10M

1.2 Ratios

  • INUV has a Return On Assets of -16.26%. This is in the lower half of the industry: INUV underperforms 71.38% of its industry peers.
  • INUV has a Return On Equity of -38.61%. This is in the lower half of the industry: INUV underperforms 68.12% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -16.26%
ROE -38.61%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-28.94%
ROA(5y)-24.97%
ROE(3y)-54.78%
ROE(5y)-43.28%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
INUV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICINUV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 -20 -40 -60

1.3 Margins

  • INUV's Gross Margin of 81.39% is amongst the best of the industry. INUV outperforms 84.78% of its industry peers.
  • INUV's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
  • INUV does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 81.39%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y5.29%
GM growth 5Y6.3%
INUV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsINUV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • INUV does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
  • The number of shares outstanding for INUV has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • INUV has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for INUV has been reduced compared to a year ago.
INUV Yearly Shares OutstandingINUV Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M
INUV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsINUV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M

2.2 Solvency

  • INUV has an Altman-Z score of -4.95. This is a bad value and indicates that INUV is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • With a Altman-Z score value of -4.95, INUV is not doing good in the industry: 82.61% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • INUV has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -4.95
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC11.96%
INUV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFINUV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 10M 20M 30M

2.3 Liquidity

  • INUV has a Current Ratio of 0.79. This is a bad value and indicates that INUV is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Current ratio value of 0.79, INUV is not doing good in the industry: 85.14% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • A Quick Ratio of 0.79 indicates that INUV may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • INUV has a worse Quick ratio (0.79) than 84.78% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.79
Quick Ratio 0.79
INUV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesINUV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M 20M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 46.67% over the past year.
  • Looking at the last year, INUV shows a quite strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 13.37% in the last year.
  • Measured over the past years, INUV shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 6.37% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)46.67%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-20%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.37%
Revenue growth 3Y11.88%
Revenue growth 5Y6.37%
Sales Q2Q%0.89%

3.2 Future

  • INUV is expected to show a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will grow by 29.17% yearly.
  • Based on estimates for the next years, INUV will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 6.24% on average per year.
EPS Next Y11.6%
EPS Next 2Y29.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year16.53%
Revenue Next 2Y11.24%
Revenue Next 3Y6.24%
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 stable.
INUV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesINUV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
INUV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesINUV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0 1 -1

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • INUV reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • Also next year INUV is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
INUV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsINUV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 -10 20 30 40

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
INUV Per share dataINUV EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 4 6

4.3 Compensation for Growth

  • INUV's earnings are expected to grow with 29.17% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y29.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

INUVO INC

NYSEARCA:INUV (2/20/2026, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 1.88 -0.01 (-0.53%)

1.89

-0.09 (-4.55%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)11-06
Earnings (Next)03-05
Inst Owners18.55%
Inst Owner Change-14.52%
Ins Owners15.09%
Ins Owner Change0.13%
Market Cap27.61M
Revenue(TTM)83.79M
Net Income(TTM)-4.66M
Analysts84
Price Target10.07 (432.8%)
Short Float %3.13%
Short Ratio1.67
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)3.54%
Min EPS beat(2)1.96%
Max EPS beat(2)5.12%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)37.07%
Min EPS beat(4)1.96%
Max EPS beat(4)100%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)25.64%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)11.21%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)-2.13%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.1%
Min Revenue beat(2)-6.35%
Max Revenue beat(2)10.56%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)0.95%
Min Revenue beat(4)-6.35%
Max Revenue beat(4)10.56%
Revenue beat(8)4
Avg Revenue beat(8)3.36%
Revenue beat(12)5
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.8%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)1.6%
PT rev (1m)-9.2%
PT rev (3m)-9.2%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)14.05%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.71%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-6.21%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.28
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF 23.67
P/B 2.29
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.32
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.13
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.04
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)0.08
OCFY4.22%
SpS6.7
BVpS0.83
TBVpS-0.1
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -16.26%
ROE -38.61%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 81.39%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-28.94%
ROA(5y)-24.97%
ROE(3y)-54.78%
ROE(5y)-43.28%
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 3Y5.29%
GM growth 5Y6.3%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover3.41
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 76.6%
Cap/Sales 1.82%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.79
Quick Ratio 0.79
Altman-Z -4.95
F-Score5
WACC11.96%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)65.34%
Cap/Depr(5y)55.02%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.24%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.41%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)46.67%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-20%
EPS Next Y11.6%
EPS Next 2Y29.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)13.37%
Revenue growth 3Y11.88%
Revenue growth 5Y6.37%
Sales Q2Q%0.89%
Revenue Next Year16.53%
Revenue Next 2Y11.24%
Revenue Next 3Y6.24%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y25.26%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year56.92%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y91.74%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y120.01%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

INUVO INC / INUV FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for INUVO INC?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to INUV.


Can you provide the valuation status for INUVO INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 1 / 10 to INUVO INC (INUV). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is INUVO INC (INUV) stock?

INUVO INC (INUV) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.