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URBAN ONE INC (UONE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:UONE - US91705J1051 - Common Stock

1.16 USD
-0.03 (-2.52%)
Last: 12/9/2025, 4:35:17 PM
Fundamental Rating

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UONE gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 94 industry peers in the Media industry. While UONE seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. UONE has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

UONE had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year UONE had a positive cash flow from operations.
In multiple years UONE reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
UONE had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
UONE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFUONE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50M -50M 100M -100M

1.2 Ratios

UONE's Return On Assets of -17.71% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. UONE is outperformed by 72.34% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of -162.54%, UONE is not doing good in the industry: 73.40% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 5.32%, UONE is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.02% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for UONE is in line with the industry average of 8.03%.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -17.71%
ROE -162.54%
ROIC 5.32%
ROA(3y)-2.73%
ROA(5y)-1.22%
ROE(3y)-16.58%
ROE(5y)-8.39%
ROIC(3y)7.75%
ROIC(5y)8.24%
UONE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICUONE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100 200

1.3 Margins

UONE has a better Operating Margin (10.86%) than 63.83% of its industry peers.
UONE's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
The Gross Margin of UONE (67.14%) is better than 77.66% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of UONE has remained more or less at the same level.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 10.86%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 67.14%
OM growth 3Y-14.33%
OM growth 5Y-9.91%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.4%
GM growth 5Y-0.17%
UONE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsUONE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), UONE is creating some value.
UONE has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, UONE has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
UONE has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
UONE Yearly Shares OutstandingUONE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
UONE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsUONE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.78, we must say that UONE is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of -0.78, UONE is not doing good in the industry: 75.53% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
The Debt to FCF ratio of UONE is 13.71, which is on the high side as it means it would take UONE, 13.71 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
UONE's Debt to FCF ratio of 13.71 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. UONE outperforms 55.32% of its industry peers.
UONE has a Debt/Equity ratio of 6.14. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
UONE has a Debt to Equity ratio of 6.14. This is in the lower half of the industry: UONE underperforms 79.79% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 6.14
Debt/FCF 13.71
Altman-Z -0.78
ROIC/WACC0.77
WACC6.91%
UONE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFUONE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 2.59 indicates that UONE has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of UONE (2.59) is better than 86.17% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 2.59 indicates that UONE has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 2.59, UONE belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 86.17% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.59
Quick Ratio 2.59
UONE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesUONE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for UONE have decreased strongly by -70.50% in the last year.
The Revenue for UONE has decreased by -13.08% in the past year. This is quite bad
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.58% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-70.5%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%90.55%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.08%
Revenue growth 3Y0.7%
Revenue growth 5Y0.58%
Sales Q2Q%-16.05%

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 YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
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.
UONE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesUONE Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 100M 200M 300M 400M

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

UONE reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
UONE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsUONE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of UONE indicates a rather cheap valuation: UONE is cheaper than 90.43% of the companies listed in the same industry.
UONE's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. UONE is cheaper than 95.74% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.49
EV/EBITDA 4.85
UONE Per share dataUONE EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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 UONE!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

URBAN ONE INC

NASDAQ:UONE (12/9/2025, 4:35:17 PM)

1.16

-0.03 (-2.52%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)11-04 2025-11-04/bmo
Earnings (Next)03-25 2026-03-25
Inst Owners26.44%
Inst Owner Change-2.47%
Ins Owners54.17%
Ins Owner Change2.7%
Market Cap52.59M
Revenue(TTM)393.67M
Net Income(TTM)-128.13M
Analysts84.44
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.26%
Short Ratio2.2
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)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.13
P/FCF 1.49
P/OCF 1.2
P/B 0.67
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.85
EPS(TTM)-2.88
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.78
FCFY67.17%
OCF(TTM)0.96
OCFY83.18%
SpS8.68
BVpS1.74
TBVpS-7.51
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -17.71%
ROE -162.54%
ROCE 6.74%
ROIC 5.32%
ROICexc 6.08%
ROICexgc 24.83%
OM 10.86%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 67.14%
FCFM 8.97%
ROA(3y)-2.73%
ROA(5y)-1.22%
ROE(3y)-16.58%
ROE(5y)-8.39%
ROIC(3y)7.75%
ROIC(5y)8.24%
ROICexc(3y)9.08%
ROICexc(5y)9.37%
ROICexgc(3y)50.06%
ROICexgc(5y)49.19%
ROCE(3y)9.81%
ROCE(5y)10.43%
ROICexgc growth 3Y10.77%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-3.67%
ROICexc growth 3Y0.32%
ROICexc growth 5Y-0.34%
OM growth 3Y-14.33%
OM growth 5Y-9.91%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.4%
GM growth 5Y-0.17%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.54
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 6.14
Debt/FCF 13.71
Debt/EBITDA 5.12
Cap/Depr 16.23%
Cap/Sales 2.14%
Interest Coverage 1.04
Cash Conversion 46.23%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 2.59
Quick Ratio 2.59
Altman-Z -0.78
F-Score4
WACC6.91%
ROIC/WACC0.77
Cap/Depr(3y)12.11%
Cap/Depr(5y)11.02%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.54%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.41%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-70.5%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%90.55%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-13.08%
Revenue growth 3Y0.7%
Revenue growth 5Y0.58%
Sales Q2Q%-16.05%
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-34.8%
EBIT growth 3Y-13.72%
EBIT growth 5Y-9.39%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-26.74%
FCF growth 3Y-25.75%
FCF growth 5Y-10.74%
OCF growth 1Y-22.3%
OCF growth 3Y-22.4%
OCF growth 5Y-8.52%

URBAN ONE INC / UONE FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for UONE stock?

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


Can you provide the valuation status for URBAN ONE INC?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to URBAN ONE INC (UONE). This can be considered as Overvalued.


Can you provide the profitability details for URBAN ONE INC?

URBAN ONE INC (UONE) has a profitability rating of 3 / 10.


What is the financial health of URBAN ONE INC (UONE) stock?

The financial health rating of URBAN ONE INC (UONE) is 5 / 10.