SOLOCAL GROUP (LOCAL.PA)
FR00140006O9 - Common Stock
Overall LOCAL gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated LOCAL against 26 industry peers in the Interactive Media & Services industry. LOCAL has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. LOCAL does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
LOCAL had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year LOCAL had a positive cash flow from operations.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: LOCAL reported negative net income in multiple years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: LOCAL reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
1.2 Ratios
LOCAL has negative profitability rations, so we won't be analyzing them here.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for LOCAL is significantly above the industry average of 30.07%.
The last Return On Invested Capital (%ROIC%%) for LOCAL is well below the 3 year average (50.92%), which needs to be investigated, but indicates that LOCAL had better years and this may not be a problem.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | N/A | ||
| ROE | N/A | ||
| ROIC | N/A |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)50.92%
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
LOCAL has a Operating Margin (9.55%) which is in line with its industry peers.
LOCAL's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
With a Gross Margin value of 69.22%, LOCAL perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 58.33% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of LOCAL has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 9.55% | ||
| PM | N/A | ||
| GM | 69.22% |
OM growth 3Y1.79%
OM growth 5Y2.09%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.33%
GM growth 5Y-0.21%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
LOCAL has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is creating value.
The number of shares outstanding for LOCAL remains at a similar level compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for LOCAL has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, LOCAL has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of -5.47, we must say that LOCAL is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -5.47, LOCAL is doing worse than 79.17% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of LOCAL is 22.14, which is on the high side as it means it would take LOCAL, 22.14 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 22.14, LOCAL is in line with its industry, outperforming 41.67% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | 22.14 | ||
| Altman-Z | -5.47 |
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC4.22%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 0.28 indicates that LOCAL may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
LOCAL's Current ratio of 0.28 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LOCAL is outperformed by 95.83% of its industry peers.
LOCAL has a Quick Ratio of 0.28. This is a bad value and indicates that LOCAL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 0.28, LOCAL is not doing good in the industry: 95.83% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.28 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.28 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for LOCAL have decreased strongly by -266.18% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, LOCAL shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -7.20% in the last year.
The Revenue for LOCAL have been decreasing by -11.56% on average. This is quite bad
EPS 1Y-266.18%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS growth Q2Q-323.87%
Revenue growth 1Y-7.2%
Revenue growth 3Y-8.69%
Revenue growth 5Y-11.56%
Revenue growth Q2Q-7.55%
3.2 Future
LOCAL is expected to show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -42.76% yearly.
LOCAL is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -1.98% yearly.
EPS Next Y-68.75%
EPS Next 2Y-45.77%
EPS Next 3Y-42.76%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-7.99%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.17%
Revenue Next 3Y-1.98%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
LOCAL reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Also next year LOCAL 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
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, LOCAL is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, LOCAL is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 1.19 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.76 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
LOCAL's earnings are expected to decrease with -42.76% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-45.77%
EPS Next 3Y-42.76%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for LOCAL!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
SOLOCAL GROUP
EPA:LOCAL (9/22/2023, 7:00:00 PM)
0.119
+0 (+0.85%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)N/A N/A
Earnings (Next)N/A N/A
Inst OwnersN/A
Inst Owner ChangeN/A
Ins OwnersN/A
Ins Owner ChangeN/A
Market Cap15.64M
Analysts37.78
Price Target0.26 (118.49%)
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
Dividend Growth(5Y)-87.19%
DP0%
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
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
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-64.62%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)-21.05%
EPS NY rev (3m)-65.12%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-7.07%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.04 | ||
| P/FCF | 1.19 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.39 | ||
| P/B | N/A | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 2.76 |
EPS(TTM)-0.28
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.02
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.1
FCFY84.07%
OCF(TTM)0.31
OCFY259.69%
SpS2.93
BVpS-1.94
TBVpS-3.01
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | N/A | ||
| ROE | N/A | ||
| ROCE | -23.24% | ||
| ROIC | N/A | ||
| ROICexc | N/A | ||
| ROICexgc | N/A | ||
| OM | 9.55% | ||
| PM | N/A | ||
| GM | 69.22% | ||
| FCFM | 3.42% |
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)50.92%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)69.28%
ROCE(5y)-183.79%
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y1.79%
OM growth 5Y2.09%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.33%
GM growth 5Y-0.21%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover1.14
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | 22.14 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 0.48 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 53.47% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 7.14% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.28 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.28 | ||
| Altman-Z | -5.47 |
F-Score4
WACC4.22%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)56.16%
Cap/Depr(5y)66.56%
Cap/Sales(3y)8.54%
Cap/Sales(5y)8.01%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
Growth
EPS 1Y-266.18%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS growth Q2Q-323.87%
EPS Next Y-68.75%
EPS Next 2Y-45.77%
EPS Next 3Y-42.76%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue growth 1Y-7.2%
Revenue growth 3Y-8.69%
Revenue growth 5Y-11.56%
Revenue growth Q2Q-7.55%
Revenue Next Year-7.99%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.17%
Revenue Next 3Y-1.98%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-42.1%
EBIT growth 3Y-7.06%
EBIT growth 5Y-9.71%
EBIT Next Year37.16%
EBIT Next 3Y17.74%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y139.59%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y675.02%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y13.66%