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URBAN ONE INC (UONEK) Stock Fundamental Analysis

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

0.81 USD
-0.01 (-1.38%)
Last: 11/28/2025, 8:04:36 PM
Fundamental Rating

3

UONEK gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. The analysis compared the fundamentals against 96 industry peers in the Media industry. While UONEK seems to be doing ok healthwise, there are quite some concerns on its profitability. UONEK 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

UONEK had negative earnings in the past year.
UONEK had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years UONEK reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
Each year in the past 5 years UONEK had a positive operating cash flow.
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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50M -50M 100M -100M

1.2 Ratios

UONEK has a Return On Assets of -17.71%. This is in the lower half of the industry: UONEK underperforms 70.83% of its industry peers.
The Return On Equity of UONEK (-162.54%) is worse than 72.92% of its industry peers.
UONEK's Return On Invested Capital of 5.32% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. UONEK outperforms 66.67% of its industry peers.
UONEK had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 7.75%. This is in line with the industry average of 8.15%.
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 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100 200

1.3 Margins

The Operating Margin of UONEK (10.86%) is better than 64.58% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of UONEK has declined.
UONEK has a Gross Margin of 67.14%. This is in the better half of the industry: UONEK outperforms 78.13% of its industry peers.
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 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

The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is just above the Cost of Capital (WACC), so UONEK is still creating some 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.
UONEK has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
UONEK Yearly Shares OutstandingUONEK Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
UONEK Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsUONEK 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 -0.80, we must say that UONEK is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of -0.80, UONEK is not doing good in the industry: 76.04% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
The Debt to FCF ratio of UONEK is 13.71, which is on the high side as it means it would take UONEK, 13.71 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
UONEK has a Debt to FCF ratio of 13.71. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: UONEK outperforms 57.29% of its industry peers.
UONEK has a Debt/Equity ratio of 6.14. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
UONEK has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (6.14) than 78.13% 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 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 UONEK has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
UONEK has a better Current ratio (2.59) than 87.50% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 2.59 indicates that UONEK has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 2.59, UONEK belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 87.50% of the companies in the same industry.
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 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 UONEK have decreased strongly by -70.50% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, UONEK shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -13.08% in the last year.
UONEK shows a small growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 0.58% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-70.5%
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.
UONEK Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesUONEK 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

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

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of UONEK indicates a rather cheap valuation: UONEK is cheaper than 91.67% of the companies listed in the same industry.
UONEK's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. UONEK is cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 1.04
EV/EBITDA 4.67
UONEK Per share dataUONEK 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

UONEK does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

URBAN ONE INC

NASDAQ:UONEK (11/28/2025, 8:04:36 PM)

0.81

-0.01 (-1.38%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryMedia
Earnings (Last)11-04 2025-11-04/bmo
Earnings (Next)03-25 2026-03-25
Inst Owners27%
Inst Owner Change0.06%
Ins Owners54.17%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap36.76M
Revenue(TTM)393.67M
Net Income(TTM)-128.13M
Analysts84.44
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.34%
Short Ratio0.15
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 0.09
P/FCF 1.04
P/OCF 0.84
P/B 0.47
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 4.67
EPS(TTM)-2.88
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.78
FCFY96.11%
OCF(TTM)0.96
OCFY119.01%
SpS8.67
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 -0.8
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)-70.5%
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%

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


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


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