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Fluent (Fluent) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Fluent Financial Strength?

Fluent has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Fluent did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Fluent's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.12. As of today, Fluent's Altman Z-Score is -3.20.


Competitive Comparison of Fluent's Financial Strength

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Fluent's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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 Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Fluent's Financial Strength falls into.



Fluent Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Fluent's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.8 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.4 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $27.2 Mil.

Fluent's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Fluent did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Fluent's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(7.296 + 27.187) / 291.044
=0.12

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Fluent has a Z-score of -3.20, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -3.2 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Fluent  (NAS:FLNT) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Fluent has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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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