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Fluent (Fluent) ROE % : -21.74% (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fluent ROE %?

ROE % is calculated as Net Income divided by its average Total Stockholders Equity over a certain period of time. Fluent's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $-7.6 Mil. Fluent's average Total Stockholders Equity over the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $34.9 Mil. Therefore, Fluent's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -21.74%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Fluent's ROE % or its related term are showing as below:

FLNT' s ROE % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -107.18   Med: -18.41   Max: 1.03
Current: -107.18

During the past 13 years, Fluent's highest ROE % was 1.03%. The lowest was -107.18%. And the median was -18.41%.

FLNT's ROE % is ranked worse than
95.24% of 987 companies
in the Media - Diversified industry
Industry Median: 2.35 vs FLNT: -107.18

Fluent ROE % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Fluent's ROE % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Fluent ROE % Chart

Fluent Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
ROE %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -0.84 1.03 -4.68 -80.25 -98.50

Fluent Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
ROE % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -212.56 -162.89 25.95 -259.61 -21.74

Competitive Comparison of Fluent's ROE %

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Fluent's ROE %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROE % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Fluent's ROE % Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Fluent's ROE % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fluent's ROE % falls into.



Fluent ROE % Calculation

Fluent's annualized ROE % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2022 )+Total Stockholders Equity (A: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=-63.218/( (93.955+34.404)/ 2 )
=-63.218/64.1795
=-98.50 %

Fluent's annualized ROE % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

ROE %=Net Income (Q: Dec. 2023 )/( (Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Sep. 2023 )+Total Stockholders Equity (Q: Dec. 2023 ))/ count )
=-7.596/( (35.49+34.404)/ 2 )
=-7.596/34.947
=-21.74 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

In the calculation of annual ROE %, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. ROE % is displayed in the 30-year financial page.


Fluent  (NAS:FLNT) ROE % Explanation

ROE % measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' equity (also known as net assets or assets minus liabilities). ROE % shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. ROE %s between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can be illustrated with the three-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-7.596/34.947
=(Net Income / Revenue )*(Revenue / Total Assets)*(Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
=(-7.596 / 291.044)*(291.044 / 111.9785)*(111.9785 / 34.947)
=Net Margin %*Asset Turnover*Equity Multiplier
=-2.61 %*2.5991*3.2042
=ROA %*Equity Multiplier
=-6.78 %*3.2042
=-21.74 %

With this breakdown, it is clear that if a company grows its Net Profit Margin, its Asset Turnover, or its Leverage, it can grow its ROE %.

The factors that affect a company's ROE % can also be illustrated with the five-step DuPont Analysis:

ROE %(Q: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/Total Stockholders Equity
=-7.596/34.947
=(Net Income / Pre-Tax Income) * (Pre-Tax Income / Operating Income) * (Operating Income / Revenue) * (Revenue / Total Assets) * (Total Assets / Total Stockholders Equity)
= (-7.596 / -10.264) * (-10.264 / -21.528) * (-21.528 / 291.044) * (291.044 / 111.9785) * (111.9785 / 34.947)
= Tax Burden * Interest Burden * Operating Margin % * Asset Turnover * Equity Multiplier
= 0.7401 * 0.4768 * -7.4 % * 2.5991 * 3.2042
=-21.74 %

Note: The net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) net income data. The Revenue data used here is four times the quarterly (Dec. 2023) revenue data. The same rule applies to Pre-Tax Income and Operating Income.
* In the five-step DuPont Analysis, Operating Income is only available for non-financial companies. Thus, for Insurance companies, we use EBIT as a substitution of Operating Income. For Banks, both Operating Income and EBIT is unavailable. Thus we combined Interest Burden and Operating Margin % into Pretax Margin %, and the DuPont Analysis is divided into four components instead.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its ROE % by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the equity multiplier when investing in high ROE % companies. Like ROA %, ROE % is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their ROE %s can be extremely high.


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Fluent (Fluent) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
300 Vesey Street, 9th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10282
Fluent Inc is a data-driven digital marketing services company. It performs customer acquisition services by operating digital marketing campaigns, through which it connects its advertiser clients with consumers they are seeking to reach. It delivers data and performance-based marketing executions to its clients, such as consumer brands, direct marketers and agencies across a wide range of industries, including Financial Products & Services, Media & Entertainment, Health & Wellness, Staffing & Recruitment and Retail & Consumer. Geographically it earns key revenue from the U.S segment.
Executives
Matthew Conlin other: President of Fluent, LLC C/O IDI, INC., 2650 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, SUITE 300, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Ryan Schulke director, other: CEO of Fluent, LLC C/O IDI, INC., 2650 NORTH MILITARY TRAIL, SUITE 300, BOCA RATON FL 33431
Ryan Macnab Perfit officer: Interim CFO C/O FLUENT INC. (N/K/A COGINT, INC.), 33 WHITEHALL STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Frost Gamma Investments Trust other: Joint Filer 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI FL 33137
Frost Phillip Md Et Al 10 percent owner 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD, MIAMI FL 33137-3227
Donald Huntley Patrick officer: COO C/O FLUENT INC. (N/K/A COGINT, INC.), 33 WHITEHALL STREET, 15TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10004
Sugandha Khandelwal officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O FLUENT, INC., 300 VESEY STREET, 9TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10282
David Allen Graff director 300 VESEY STREET, NEW YORK NY 10282
Pfenniger Richard C Jr director 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD., MIAMI FL 33137
Carla Newell director 528 RAMONA STREET, PALO ALTO CA 94301
Alexander Mandel officer: Chief Financial Officer 1061 MARKET STREET, 6TH FLOOR, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Kohn Barbara Shattuck director PENN NATIONAL GAMING, INC, 825 BERKSHIRE BLVE, SUITE 200, WYOMISSING PA 19610
Peter Benz director 171 MADISON AVE., 17 FL.,, NEW YORK NY 10016
Michael Brauser director 4400 BISCAYNE BLVD., SUITE 850, MIAMI FL 33137
Andrew J Frawley director C/O EXCHANGE APPLICATIONS INC, 89 SOUTH STREET, BOSTON MA 02111

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