URBAN ONE INC (UONEK) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - Nasdaq - NASDAQ:UONEK - US91705J2042 - Common Stock

7.98 USD

-0.4 (-4.77%)

Last: 1/26/2026, 4:30:02 PM

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, UONEK scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. UONEK was compared to 92 industry peers in the Media industry. Both the profitability and the financial health of UONEK get a neutral evaluation. Nothing too spectacular is happening here. UONEK has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year UONEK has reported negative net income.
In the past year UONEK had a positive cash flow from operations.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: UONEK reported negative net income in multiple years.
In the past 5 years UONEK always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.

1.2 Ratios

UONEK's Return On Assets of -17.71% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. UONEK is outperformed by 67.39% of its industry peers.
UONEK has a Return On Equity of -162.54%. This is in the lower half of the industry: UONEK underperforms 67.39% of its industry peers.
UONEK's Return On Invested Capital of 5.32% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. UONEK outperforms 72.83% of its industry peers.
The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for UONEK is in line with the industry average of 7.07%.

		Industry Rank	Sector 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%

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Operating Margin, with a value of 10.86%, UONEK is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 67.39% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of UONEK has declined.
With an excellent Gross Margin value of 67.14%, UONEK belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 81.52% of the companies in the same industry.
UONEK's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.

		Industry Rank	Sector 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%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), UONEK is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for UONEK has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, UONEK has about the same amount of shares outstanding.
Compared to 1 year ago, UONEK has a worse debt to assets ratio.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.48, we must say that UONEK is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
UONEK has a worse Altman-Z score (-0.48) than 70.65% of its industry peers.
UONEK has a debt to FCF ratio of 13.71. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as UONEK would need 13.71 years to pay back of all of its debts.
With a decent Debt to FCF ratio value of 13.71, UONEK is doing good in the industry, outperforming 60.87% of the companies in the same industry.
UONEK has a Debt/Equity ratio of 6.14. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 6.14, UONEK is doing worse than 76.09% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	6.14
Debt/FCF	13.71
Altman-Z	-0.48

ROIC/WACC0.63

WACC8.42%

2.3 Liquidity

UONEK has a Current Ratio of 2.59. This indicates that UONEK is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of UONEK (2.59) is better than 88.04% of its industry peers.
UONEK has a Quick Ratio of 2.59. This indicates that UONEK is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
UONEK has a better Quick ratio (2.59) than 88.04% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	2.59
Quick Ratio	2.59

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for UONEK have decreased strongly by -70.50% in the last year.
The Revenue for UONEK 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

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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.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for UONEK. In the last year negative earnings were reported.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

69.57% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UONEK, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
UONEK's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. UONEK is cheaper than 75.00% of the companies in the same industry.