SPARK NETWORKS SE-ADR (LOV) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:LOV • US8465171002

0.212 USD
-0.02 (-8.74%)
At close: Sep 7, 2023
0.12 USD
-0.09 (-43.4%)
After Hours: 9/7/2023, 8:06:04 PM
Fundamental Rating

2

We assign a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10 to LOV. LOV was compared to 69 industry peers in the Interactive Media & Services industry. LOV has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. LOV has a valuation in line with the averages, but it does not seem to be growing.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • LOV had negative earnings in the past year.
  • LOV had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
LOV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFLOV Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 -20M -40M -60M

1.2 Ratios

  • LOV has negative profitability rations, so we won't be analyzing them here.
  • LOV had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 33.53%. This is significantly above the industry average of 13.58%.
  • The 3 year average ROIC (33.53%) for LOV is well above the current ROIC(%ROIC%%). The reason for the recent decline needs to be investigated.
Industry RankSector 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)33.53%
ROIC(5y)N/A
LOV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICLOV Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 200 -200 400 600

1.3 Margins

  • The Operating Margin of LOV (7.84%) is better than 73.13% of its industry peers.
  • With a Gross Margin value of 43.50%, LOV is not doing good in the industry: 64.18% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • LOV's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 7.84%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 43.5%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y4.56%
GM growth 5Y4.66%
LOV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsLOV Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 20 -20

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is well above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so LOV is creating value.
  • The number of shares outstanding for LOV has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
  • The debt/assets ratio for LOV is higher compared to a year ago.
LOV Yearly Shares OutstandingLOV Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 100M 200M 300M
LOV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsLOV Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 100M 200M 300M

2.2 Solvency

  • LOV has an Altman-Z score of -2.49. This is a bad value and indicates that LOV is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • LOV's Altman-Z score of -2.49 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. LOV is outperformed by 79.10% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -2.49
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC9.91%
LOV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFLOV Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 50M 100M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 0.10 indicates that LOV may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
  • LOV has a Current ratio of 0.10. This is amonst the worse of the industry: LOV underperforms 97.01% of its industry peers.
  • LOV has a Quick Ratio of 0.10. This is a bad value and indicates that LOV is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
  • With a Quick ratio value of 0.10, LOV is not doing good in the industry: 97.01% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.1
Quick Ratio 0.1
LOV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesLOV Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 50M 100M 150M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The earnings per share for LOV have decreased strongly by -104.74% in the last year.
  • Looking at the last year, LOV shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -15.18% in the last year.
  • LOV shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 15.53% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-104.74%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-206.39%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-15.18%
Revenue growth 3Y3.19%
Revenue growth 5Y15.53%
Sales Q2Q%-14.23%

3.2 Future

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y107.73%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-17.23%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

  • No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
  • No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
LOV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesLOV Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 50M 100M 150M 200M
LOV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesLOV Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 -5 -10 -15 -20

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • LOV reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
  • With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 0.27, the valuation of LOV can be described as very cheap.
  • Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, LOV is valued cheaply inside the industry as 100.00% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 27.69, LOV is valued rather cheaply.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 0.27
LOV Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsLOV Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 5 10 15 20 25

4.2 Price Multiples

  • 83.58% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than LOV, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA 5.89
LOV Per share dataLOV EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5 -10

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.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

SPARK NETWORKS SE-ADR

NASDAQ:LOV (9/7/2023, 8:06:04 PM)

After market: 0.12 -0.09 (-43.4%)

0.212

-0.02 (-8.74%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)08-07
Earnings (Next)11-06
Inst Owners0.07%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners27.77%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap5.57M
Revenue(TTM)172.36M
Net Income(TTM)-59.24M
Analysts80
Price Target1.53 (621.7%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
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 N/A
Fwd PE 0.27
P/S 0.03
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 5.89
EPS(TTM)-10.19
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.79
Fwd EY371.6%
FCF(TTM)-0.16
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.06
OCFYN/A
SpS6.56
BVpS-1.47
TBVpS-5.62
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA N/A
ROE N/A
ROCE -62.68%
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM 7.84%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 43.5%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)N/A
ROA(5y)N/A
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)33.53%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)42.45%
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 3Y4.56%
GM growth 5Y4.66%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover1.28
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA 0
Cap/Depr 107.22%
Cap/Sales 1.52%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.1
Quick Ratio 0.1
Altman-Z -2.49
F-Score4
WACC9.91%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)50.14%
Cap/Depr(5y)63.41%
Cap/Sales(3y)1%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.8%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-104.74%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-206.39%
EPS Next Y107.73%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-15.18%
Revenue growth 3Y3.19%
Revenue growth 5Y15.53%
Sales Q2Q%-14.23%
Revenue Next Year-17.23%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y328.19%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year1232.08%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-132.03%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-110.35%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

SPARK NETWORKS SE-ADR / LOV FAQ

Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for SPARK NETWORKS SE-ADR?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to LOV.


Can you provide the valuation status for SPARK NETWORKS SE-ADR?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 4 / 10 to SPARK NETWORKS SE-ADR (LOV). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


What is the profitability of LOV stock?

SPARK NETWORKS SE-ADR (LOV) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


What is the expected EPS growth for SPARK NETWORKS SE-ADR (LOV) stock?

The Earnings per Share (EPS) of SPARK NETWORKS SE-ADR (LOV) is expected to grow by 107.73% in the next year.