MARCHEX INC-CLASS B (MCHX) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - NASDAQ:MCHX - US56624R1086 - Common Stock
1.46 USD
+0.03 (+2.1%)
We assign a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10 to MCHX. MCHX was compared to 96 industry peers in the Media industry. No worries on liquidiy or solvency for MCHX as it has an excellent financial health rating, but there are worries on the profitability. MCHX does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
MCHX had negative earnings in the past year.
MCHX had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years MCHX always reported negative net income.
MCHX had a negative operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
MCHX has a Return On Assets of -11.05%. This is in the lower half of the industry: MCHX underperforms 67.71% of its industry peers.
MCHX has a Return On Equity of -14.47%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: MCHX outperforms 41.67% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -11.05% | ||
| ROE | -14.47% | ||
| ROIC | N/A |
ROA(3y)-15.59%
ROA(5y)-20.68%
ROE(3y)-20.46%
ROE(5y)-28.56%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
With a decent Gross Margin value of 64.52%, MCHX is doing good in the industry, outperforming 76.04% of the companies in the same industry.
MCHX's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
MCHX does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 64.52% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.74%
GM growth 5Y-1.35%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
MCHX does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for MCHX has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, MCHX has less shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for MCHX has been reduced compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
MCHX has an Altman-Z score of -6.02. This is a bad value and indicates that MCHX is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
MCHX has a worse Altman-Z score (-6.02) than 84.38% of its industry peers.
MCHX has no outstanding debt. Therefor its Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratios are 0 and belong to the best of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | -6.02 |
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.82%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 2.42 indicates that MCHX has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.42, MCHX belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 85.42% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 2.42 indicates that MCHX has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
MCHX's Quick ratio of 2.42 is amongst the best of the industry. MCHX outperforms 85.42% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.42 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 2.42 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for MCHX have decreased by 0.00% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, MCHX shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -3.58% in the last year.
Measured over the past years, MCHX shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -2.46% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)0%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%100%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3.58%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.47%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.46%
Sales Q2Q%-8.28%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 50.17% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
The Revenue is expected to grow by 1.63% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y87.25%
EPS Next 2Y50.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-3.97%
Revenue Next 2Y1.63%
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.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for MCHX. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
The Price/Forward Earnings ratio is 71.57, which means the current valuation is very expensive for MCHX.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of MCHX is on the same level as its industry peers.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of MCHX to the average of the S&P500 Index (34.08), we can say MCHX is valued expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 71.57 |
4.2 Price Multiples
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | N/A |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
MCHX's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as MCHX's earnings are expected to grow with 50.17% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y50.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
MCHX does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
NASDAQ:MCHX (11/21/2025, 4:46:51 PM)
1.46
+0.03 (+2.1%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners63.56%
Inst Owner Change-0.03%
Ins Owners8.44%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap64.50M
Revenue(TTM)48.12M
Net Income(TTM)-4.64M
Analysts82.86
Price Target4.08 (179.45%)
Short Float %0.13%
Short Ratio1.49
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)100%
Min EPS beat(2)-96.08%
Max EPS beat(2)296.08%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)14.22%
Min EPS beat(4)-96.08%
Max EPS beat(4)296.08%
EPS beat(8)4
Avg EPS beat(8)24.43%
EPS beat(12)6
Avg EPS beat(12)5.06%
EPS beat(16)10
Avg EPS beat(16)18.05%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-7.03%
Min Revenue beat(2)-7.85%
Max Revenue beat(2)-6.22%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.76%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.85%
Max Revenue beat(4)-2.27%
Revenue beat(8)0
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4.12%
Revenue beat(12)0
Avg Revenue beat(12)-3.97%
Revenue beat(16)1
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.36%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)200%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)83.33%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-7.75%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-7.21%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | 71.57 | ||
| P/S | 1.36 | ||
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| P/OCF | N/A | ||
| P/B | 2.01 | ||
| P/tB | 4.45 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | N/A |
EPS(TTM)-0.05
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.02
Fwd EY1.4%
FCF(TTM)-0.04
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.01
OCFYN/A
SpS1.08
BVpS0.73
TBVpS0.33
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -11.05% | ||
| ROE | -14.47% | ||
| ROCE | N/A | ||
| ROIC | N/A | ||
| ROICexc | N/A | ||
| ROICexgc | N/A | ||
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 64.52% | ||
| FCFM | N/A |
ROA(3y)-15.59%
ROA(5y)-20.68%
ROE(3y)-20.46%
ROE(5y)-28.56%
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 3Y1.74%
GM growth 5Y-1.35%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.13
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0 | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | N/A | ||
| Cap/Depr | 30% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.07% | ||
| Interest Coverage | N/A | ||
| Cash Conversion | N/A | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 2.42 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 2.42 | ||
| Altman-Z | -6.02 |
F-Score5
WACC8.82%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)40.99%
Cap/Depr(5y)32.87%
Cap/Sales(3y)3.05%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.87%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)0%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%100%
EPS Next Y87.25%
EPS Next 2Y50.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-3.58%
Revenue growth 3Y-3.47%
Revenue growth 5Y-2.46%
Sales Q2Q%-8.28%
Revenue Next Year-3.97%
Revenue Next 2Y1.63%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-7.66%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year135.03%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y83.1%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y92.27%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A
MARCHEX INC-CLASS B / MCHX FAQ
Can you provide the ChartMill fundamental rating for MARCHEX INC-CLASS B?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to MCHX.
What is the valuation status for MCHX stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to MARCHEX INC-CLASS B (MCHX). This can be considered as Overvalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for MARCHEX INC-CLASS B?
MARCHEX INC-CLASS B (MCHX) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.
How financially healthy is MARCHEX INC-CLASS B?
The financial health rating of MARCHEX INC-CLASS B (MCHX) is 7 / 10.
Is the dividend of MARCHEX INC-CLASS B sustainable?
The dividend rating of MARCHEX INC-CLASS B (MCHX) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.