ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI (AENT)

US01861F1021 - Common Stock

9.69  +0.88 (+9.99%)

After market: 9.46 -0.23 (-2.37%)

Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, AENT scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. AENT was compared to 15 industry peers in the Distributors industry. AENT scores quite bad on profitability, while its financial health is fine. Not spectacular, but in line with the averages. AENT is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.



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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

AENT had positive earnings in the past year.
AENT had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: AENT reported negative net income in multiple years.
In the past 5 years AENT reported 4 times negative operating cash flow.

1.2 Ratios

AENT's Return On Assets of 2.13% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. AENT outperforms 42.86% of its industry peers.
AENT has a Return On Equity of 9.59%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AENT outperforms 42.86% of its industry peers.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 7.68%, AENT is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.13%
ROE 9.59%
ROIC 7.68%
ROA(3y)2.2%
ROA(5y)0.65%
ROE(3y)3.56%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 0.77%, AENT is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.00% of the companies in the same industry.
AENT has a Operating Margin of 1.83%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AENT outperforms 50.00% of its industry peers.
AENT has a Gross Margin of 11.62%. This is in the lower half of the industry: AENT underperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 1.83%
PM (TTM) 0.77%
GM 11.62%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), AENT is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, AENT has more shares outstanding
AENT has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

AENT has an Altman-Z score of 4.25. This indicates that AENT is financially healthy and has little risk of bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of AENT (4.25) is better than 64.29% of its industry peers.
The Debt to FCF ratio of AENT is 2.20, which is a good value as it means it would take AENT, 2.20 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
AENT has a Debt to FCF ratio of 2.20. This is in the better half of the industry: AENT outperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 1.13 is on the high side and indicates that AENT has dependencies on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 1.13, AENT is not doing good in the industry: 78.57% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Even though the debt/equity ratio score it not favorable for AENT, it has very limited outstanding debt, so we won't put too much weight on the DE evaluation.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.13
Debt/FCF 2.2
Altman-Z 4.25
ROIC/WACC0.54
WACC14.24%

2.3 Liquidity

AENT has a Current Ratio of 1.34. This is a normal value and indicates that AENT is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
AENT has a worse Current ratio (1.34) than 71.43% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.60 indicates that AENT may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
AENT has a Quick ratio of 0.60. This is in the lower half of the industry: AENT underperforms 64.29% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.34
Quick Ratio 0.6

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

AENT shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 168.07%, which is quite impressive.
AENT shows a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 57.17%.
EPS 1Y (TTM)168.07%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%114.59%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)57.17%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%0.99%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, AENT will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 137.17% on average per year.
AENT is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 0.09% yearly.
EPS Next Y350%
EPS Next 2Y137.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year0.96%
Revenue Next 2Y0.09%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

AENT is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 57.00.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, AENT is valued a bit more expensive than 64.29% of the companies in the same industry.
When comparing the Price/Earnings ratio of AENT to the average of the S&P500 Index (27.41), we can say AENT is valued expensively.
With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 21.11, AENT is valued on the expensive side.
71.43% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than AENT, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 23.69. AENT is around the same levels.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 57
Fwd PE 21.11

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, AENT is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 64.29% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio of AENT is on the same level as its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 10.57
EV/EBITDA 23.05

4.3 Compensation for Growth

AENT'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 AENT's earnings are expected to grow with 137.17% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)0.16
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y137.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for AENT!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

ALLIANCE ENTERTAINMENT HOLDI

NASDAQ:AENT (1/3/2025, 8:18:37 PM)

After market: 9.46 -0.23 (-2.37%)

9.69

+0.88 (+9.99%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorConsumer Discretionary
GICS IndustryGroupConsumer Discretionary Distribution & Retail
GICS IndustryDistributors
Earnings (Last)09-19 2024-09-19/amc
Earnings (Next)N/A N/A
Inst Owners0.24%
Inst Owner Change-14.67%
Ins Owners93.83%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap493.80M
Analysts82.86
Price Target8.16 (-15.79%)
Short Float %3.3%
Short Ratio1.15
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/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)33.33%
PT rev (3m)33.33%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 57
Fwd PE 21.11
P/S 0.45
P/FCF 10.57
P/OCF 10.53
P/B 5.61
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 23.05
EPS(TTM)0.17
EY1.75%
EPS(NY)0.46
Fwd EY4.74%
FCF(TTM)0.92
FCFY9.46%
OCF(TTM)0.92
OCFY9.5%
SpS21.64
BVpS1.73
TBVpS-0.27
PEG (NY)0.16
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 2.13%
ROE 9.59%
ROCE 9.72%
ROIC 7.68%
ROICexc 7.84%
ROICexgc 15.68%
OM 1.83%
PM (TTM) 0.77%
GM 11.62%
FCFM 4.23%
ROA(3y)2.2%
ROA(5y)0.65%
ROE(3y)3.56%
ROE(5y)N/A
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
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg 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 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover2.79
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 1.13
Debt/FCF 2.2
Debt/EBITDA 3.88
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage 1.67
Cash Conversion 182.52%
Profit Quality 553.28%
Current Ratio 1.34
Quick Ratio 0.6
Altman-Z 4.25
F-Score6
WACC14.24%
ROIC/WACC0.54
Cap/Depr(3y)5.39%
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)168.07%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%114.59%
EPS Next Y350%
EPS Next 2Y137.17%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)57.17%
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%0.99%
Revenue Next Year0.96%
Revenue Next 2Y0.09%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y500.04%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y2494.72%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y2504.62%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A