URBAN ONE INC (UONEK) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:UONEK • US91705J4022

8.2 USD
+0.43 (+5.53%)
Last: Mar 2, 2026, 08:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, UONEK scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. UONEK was compared to 91 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 does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

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

1.2 Ratios

  • With a Return On Assets value of -17.71%, UONEK is not doing good in the industry: 67.03% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
  • UONEK has a worse Return On Equity (-162.54%) than 70.33% of its industry peers.
  • Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 5.32%, UONEK is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 72.53% of the companies in the same industry.
  • The Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years for UONEK is in line with the industry average of 7.00%.
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%
UONEK Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICUONEK Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100 200

1.3 Margins

  • UONEK's Operating Margin of 10.86% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. UONEK outperforms 68.13% of its industry peers.
  • UONEK's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
  • With an excellent Gross Margin value of 67.14%, UONEK belongs to the best of the industry, outperforming 83.52% of the companies in the same industry.
  • In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of UONEK 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%
UONEK Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsUONEK Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so UONEK is still creating some value.
  • Compared to 1 year ago, UONEK has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 5 years ago, UONEK has less shares outstanding
  • Compared to 1 year ago, UONEK has a worse debt to assets ratio.
UONEK Yearly Shares OutstandingUONEK Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M 8M 10M
UONEK Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsUONEK Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

2.2 Solvency

  • UONEK has an Altman-Z score of -0.80. This is a bad value and indicates that UONEK is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -0.80, UONEK is doing worse than 72.53% of the companies in the same industry.
  • 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 61.54% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Debt/Equity ratio of 6.14 is on the high side and indicates that UONEK has dependencies on debt financing.
  • UONEK's Debt to Equity ratio of 6.14 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. UONEK is outperformed by 80.22% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 6.14
Debt/FCF 13.71
Altman-Z -0.8
ROIC/WACC0.8
WACC6.69%
UONEK Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFUONEK Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B

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.
  • Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 2.59, UONEK belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 86.81% of the companies in the same industry.
  • A Quick Ratio of 2.59 indicates that UONEK has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • UONEK has a Quick ratio of 2.59. This is amongst the best in the industry. UONEK outperforms 89.01% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 2.59
Quick Ratio 2.59
UONEK Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesUONEK Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 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 UONEK have decreased strongly by -70.51% in the last year.
  • The Revenue for UONEK has decreased by -13.08% in the past year. This is quite bad
  • UONEK shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 0.58% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-70.51%
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.
UONEK Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesUONEK Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 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

  • UONEK reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
UONEK Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsUONEK 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

  • Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, UONEK is valued cheaply inside the industry as 91.21% of the companies are valued more expensively.
  • 98.90% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UONEK, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.04
EV/EBITDA 4.65
UONEK Per share dataUONEK EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 50 -50

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

  • UONEK does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%

URBAN ONE INC

NASDAQ:UONEK (3/2/2026, 8:00:02 PM)

8.2

+0.43 (+5.53%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)11-04
Earnings (Next)03-20
Inst Owners26.44%
Inst Owner Change4.18%
Ins Owners54.16%
Ins Owner Change-0.03%
Market Cap36.90M
Revenue(TTM)393.67M
Net Income(TTM)-128.13M
Analysts84.44
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short Ratio0.48
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield 0%
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 0.09
P/FCF 1.04
P/OCF 0.84
P/B 0.47
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.65
EPS(TTM)-28.83
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)7.85
FCFY95.74%
OCF(TTM)9.72
OCFY118.56%
SpS87.48
BVpS17.52
TBVpS-75.7
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 -0.8
F-Score4
WACC6.69%
ROIC/WACC0.8
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)-70.51%
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 / UONEK FAQ

What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of URBAN ONE INC (UONEK) stock?

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


Can you provide the valuation status for URBAN ONE INC?

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


What is the profitability of UONEK stock?

URBAN ONE INC (UONEK) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.