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Kartoon Studios Inc. (TOON) 10-Year Financial Performance & Capital Metrics

TOON • • Industrial / General
Communication ServicesEntertainmentFilm & Television Production & DistributionIndependent Film & Content Distributors
AboutKartoon Studios Inc., a content and brand management company, creates, produces, licenses, and broadcasts educational and multimedia animated content for children worldwide. The company offers Ukulele U, a live-action IP preschool music series; Team Zenko Go!, a preschool computer animated children's streaming television series; Rainbow Rangers, an animated series about the adventures of seven magical girls; Guava Juice, a 2D animated IP series; Shaq's Garage, a children's animated series about the secret adventures; Cocomelon that provides 3D animation videos of traditional nursery rhymes and children's songs; Eggventurers, a preschool animated series; Barbie Productions that provides animated Barbie series; Octonauts, a children's television series based on the children's books; Roblox Rumble, an elimination-style competitive reality series; Spin Master Productions; Madagascar; and Bee & PuppyCat. It also operates a cartoon channel over various platforms. In addition, the company acts as a licensing agent for Llama Llama, Bee & PuppyCat, and Castlevania. It serves various customers and partners, including broadcasters, consumer products licensees, and online platforms. The company was formerly known as Genius Brands International, Inc. and changed its name to Kartoon Studios Inc. in June 2023. Kartoon Studios Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.Show more
  • Revenue $33M -26.1%
  • EBITDA -$13M +81.0%
  • Net Income -$21M +73.1%
  • EPS (Diluted) -0.54 +76.4%
  • Gross Margin 29.02% +247.1%
  • EBITDA Margin -38.72% +74.3%
  • Operating Margin -52.15% +68.2%
  • Net Margin -63.63% +63.6%
  • ROE -46.23% +50.2%
  • ROIC -20.6% +47.6%
  • Debt/Equity 0.46 -14.6%
  • Interest Coverage -19.63 +10.1%
Technical Analysis

Key Insights

Based on financial data analysis

✓Strengths

  • ✓Strong 5Y sales CAGR of 40.7%
  • ✓Trading at only 0.8x book value

✗Weaknesses

  • ✗Negative free cash flow
  • ✗Low quality earnings: Net income not backed by cash flow
  • ✗Shares diluted 14.1% in last year

* These insights are generated automatically based on available financial data. Please conduct your own research before making investment decisions.

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Growth Metrics

Revenue CAGR

10Y42.78%
5Y40.71%
3Y60.57%
TTM22.16%

Profit (Net Income) CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM37.98%

EPS CAGR

10Y-
5Y-
3Y-
TTM45.66%

ROCE

10Y Avg-35.38%
5Y Avg-40.8%
3Y Avg-44.77%
Latest-28.85%

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NameMarket CapCurrent PriceP/E RatioRevenue Growth 1YNet MarginROEFCF YieldDebt/Equity
AENTAlliance Entertainment Holding Corporation387.12M7.6025.33-3.36%1.8%18.09%6.91%0.88
TOONKartoon Studios Inc.39.08M0.73-1.34-26.07%-64.05%-104.21%0.46
DLPNDolphin Entertainment, Inc.20.12M1.66-1.3619.85%-11.37%-71.98%2.37

Profit & Loss

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Sales/Revenue+907.98K866.88K5.34M993.45K5.91M2.48M7.87M62.3M44.09M32.59M
Revenue Growth %-0.02%-0.05%5.16%-0.81%4.95%-0.58%2.17%6.91%-0.29%-0.26%
Cost of Goods Sold+200.42K421.9K4.38M1.63M4.57M2.12M21.99M49.36M40.4M23.13M
COGS % of Revenue0.22%0.49%0.82%1.64%0.77%0.86%2.79%0.79%0.92%0.71%
Gross Profit+707.57K444.97K952.38K-631.58K1.34M359K-14.11M12.94M3.69M9.46M
Gross Margin %0.78%0.51%0.18%-0.64%0.23%0.14%-1.79%0.21%0.08%0.29%
Gross Profit Growth %1.82%-0.37%1.14%-1.66%3.12%-0.73%-40.31%1.92%-0.72%1.57%
Operating Expenses+4.16M6.91M5.87M5.63M7.85M18.24M49.64M56.66M76.06M26.45M
OpEx % of Revenue4.59%7.97%1.1%5.67%1.33%7.35%6.3%0.91%1.73%0.81%
Selling, General & Admin4.24M6.91M5.87M5.72M7.85M18.24M41.41M47.69M37.98M26.45M
SG&A % of Revenue4.67%7.97%1.1%5.76%1.33%7.35%5.26%0.77%0.86%0.81%
Research & Development0000000000
R&D % of Revenue----------
Other Operating Expenses0000008.23M8.97M38.08M0
Operating Income+-3.54M-6.46M-4.91M-6.26M-6.51M-17.88M-63.75M-43.72M-72.37M-17M
Operating Margin %-3.89%-7.46%-0.92%-6.31%-1.1%-7.2%-8.1%-0.7%-1.64%-0.52%
Operating Income Growth %0.03%-0.83%0.24%-0.27%-0.04%-1.75%-2.57%0.31%-0.66%0.77%
EBITDA+-3.4M-6.15M-2.25M-5.1M-3.94M-16.52M-61.52M-32.8M-66.41M-12.62M
EBITDA Margin %-3.75%-7.1%-0.42%-5.13%-0.67%-6.65%-7.81%-0.53%-1.51%-0.39%
EBITDA Growth %0.04%-0.81%0.63%-1.26%0.23%-3.2%-2.72%0.47%-1.02%0.81%
D&A (Non-Cash Add-back)133.91K310.48K2.66M1.17M2.57M1.36M2.23M10.91M5.96M4.38M
EBIT-3.46M-6.2M-4.91M-7.98M-10.67M-400.49M-126.35M-41.98M-74.86M-20.12M
Net Interest Income+-36.65K-11.18K-3.23K-1.02M-792.16K-1.03M539K-1.43M-2.69M-698K
Interest Income27.33K00015.04K145K559K1.01M622K168K
Interest Expense27.33K11.18K3.23K1.02M807.21K1.18M20K2.44M3.31M866K
Other Income/Expense53.22K251.73K5.05K-2.74M-4.97M-383.79M-62.61M-704K-5.8M-3.99M
Pretax Income+-3.48M-6.21M-4.91M-9M-11.48M-401.67M-126.37M-44.42M-78.17M-20.98M
Pretax Margin %-3.84%-7.17%-0.92%-9.06%-1.94%-161.77%-16.05%-0.71%-1.77%-0.64%
Income Tax+3.78M50-2000105K-973K-43K
Effective Tax Rate %2.09%1%1%1%1%1%1%1.03%0.99%0.99%
Net Income+-7.27M-6.21M-4.91M-9M-11.48M-401.67M-126.29M-45.59M-77.1M-20.74M
Net Margin %-8%-7.17%-0.92%-9.06%-1.94%-161.77%-16.04%-0.73%-1.75%-0.64%
Net Income Growth %-0.95%0.15%0.21%-0.83%-0.28%-33.98%0.69%0.64%-0.69%0.73%
Net Income (Continuing)-3.48M-6.21M-4.91M-9M-11.48M-401.67M-126.37M-44.53M-77.2M-20.94M
Discontinued Operations0000000000
Minority Interest0000001.92M1.79M1.69M1.49M
EPS (Diluted)+-29.06-15.87-8.07-10.28-9.64-28.20-4.24-1.45-2.29-0.54
EPS Growth %-0.63%0.45%0.49%-0.27%0.06%-1.93%0.85%0.66%-0.58%0.76%
EPS (Basic)-29.06-15.87-8.07-10.28-9.64-28.20-4.24-1.45-2.29-0.54
Diluted Shares Outstanding250.09K391.52K608.47K875.87K1.19M14.25M29.75M31.39M33.67M38.41M
Basic Shares Outstanding250.09K391.52K608.47K875.87K1.19M14.25M29.75M31.39M33.67M38.41M
Dividend Payout Ratio----------

Balance Sheet

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Total Current Assets+5.43M3.38M10.83M5.58M4.65M108.57M136.19M139.53M55.67M34.66M
Cash & Short-Term Investments5.19M2.89M7.5M2.68M305.12K100.46M114.58M91.14M15.54M9.91M
Cash Only5.19M2.89M7.5M2.68M305.12K100.46M2.06M7.43M3.59M7.88M
Short-Term Investments000000112.52M83.71M11.95M2.03M
Accounts Receivable171.87K122.91K3.05M2.16M4.1M1.73M9.88M45.82M38.89M23.64M
Days Sales Outstanding69.0951.75208.94793.71253.41254.46457.91268.45321.98264.8
Inventory7.08K6.56K17.59K15.82K9.28K00000
Days Inventory Outstanding12.895.681.463.550.74-----
Other Current Assets01M568.67K421.44K008M2.57M1.24M1.11M
Total Non-Current Assets+13.44M14.63M16.88M19.02M24.77M25.64M37.9M100.06M55.76M50.8M
Property, Plant & Equipment150.95K90.46K94.67K75.63K4.07M2.07M3.23M13.24M10.82M8.18M
Fixed Asset Turnover6.02x9.58x56.36x13.13x1.45x1.20x2.43x4.70x4.07x3.99x
Goodwill10.37M10.37M10.37M10.37M10.37M10.37M15.23M33.47M00
Intangible Assets1.92M1.85M1.86M89.99K9.96M11.86M12.67M36.95M24.29M22.34M
Long-Term Investments001.78M001.3M6.7M16.25M19.09M16.43M
Other Non-Current Assets1M2.26M2.76M8.49M368K43K69K148K1.56M3.85M
Total Assets+18.87M18.01M27.71M24.6M29.41M134.2M174.08M239.59M111.44M85.47M
Asset Turnover0.05x0.05x0.19x0.04x0.20x0.02x0.05x0.26x0.40x0.38x
Asset Growth %0.09%-0.05%0.54%-0.11%0.2%3.56%0.3%0.38%-0.53%-0.23%
Total Current Liabilities+2.61M3.86M2.79M4.61M8.3M7.18M21.13M110.91M45.64M33.44M
Accounts Payable359.43K648.64K453.2K285.56K946.45K786K7.19M11.44M16.86M11.95M
Days Payables Outstanding654.6561.1537.7464.1475.62135.07119.3984.57152.36188.61
Short-Term Debt410.54K001.83M2.37M366K6.39M80.83M19.02M10.12M
Deferred Revenue (Current)0410.66K453.93K0664.89K684K432K1000K1000K1000K
Other Current Liabilities1.74M2.66M1.72M2.3M01.2M2.62M803K63K1.06M
Current Ratio2.08x0.88x3.88x1.21x0.56x15.12x6.44x1.26x1.22x1.04x
Quick Ratio2.08x0.87x3.87x1.21x0.56x15.12x6.44x1.26x1.22x1.04x
Cash Conversion Cycle-572.61-503.72172.67733.12178.53-----
Total Non-Current Liabilities+04.1M9.88M7.15M12.03M7.83M8.3M15.81M12.54M15.57M
Long-Term Debt01.33M4.32M2.18M3.09M1.1M82K000
Capital Lease Obligations00003.57M2.05M2.46M9.12M7.66M5.41M
Deferred Tax Liabilities070.9K14.9K00002.37M1.4M1.3M
Other Non-Current Liabilities00910.1K4.98M925K925K2.27M952K14K5.48M
Total Liabilities2.61M7.96M12.67M11.76M20.33M15M29.43M126.72M58.17M49.01M
Total Debt+410.54K1.33M4.32M4.01M9.63M3.67M9.6M92.37M28.71M16.78M
Net Debt-4.78M-1.56M-3.18M1.33M9.33M-96.79M7.54M84.94M25.12M8.9M
Debt / Equity0.03x0.13x0.29x0.31x1.06x0.03x0.07x0.82x0.54x0.46x
Debt / EBITDA----------
Net Debt / EBITDA----------
Interest Coverage-129.38x-578.36x-1522.71x-6.15x-8.06x-15.15x-3187.65x-17.88x-21.83x-19.63x
Total Equity+14.12M10.06M15.04M12.84M9.09M119.2M144.65M112.87M53.26M36.46M
Equity Growth %0.03%-0.29%0.5%-0.15%-0.29%12.12%0.21%-0.22%-0.53%-0.32%
Book Value per Share56.4725.6824.7214.667.638.374.863.601.580.95
Total Shareholders' Equity14.12M10.06M15.04M12.84M9.09M119.2M142.73M111.08M51.57M34.97M
Common Stock3.75K4.01K7.61K9.46K21.88K258K303K319K352K45K
Retained Earnings-30.43M-36.64M-41.55M-50.7M-66.05M-469.56M-595.85M-641.44M-718.55M-739.28M
Treasury Stock0000000-290K-339K-340K
Accumulated OCI24-2.73K-5.12K-5.12K-5.12K-5K-1.22M-9.93M-3.88M-3.38M
Minority Interest0000001.92M1.79M1.69M1.49M

Cash Flow

Dec 2015Dec 2016Dec 2017Dec 2018Dec 2019Dec 2020Dec 2021Dec 2022Dec 2023Dec 2024
Cash from Operations+-3.4M-3.72M-7.19M-8.01M-6.25M-8.05M-23.82M-25.92M-16.09M-3.49M
Operating CF Margin %-3.74%-4.29%-1.35%-8.06%-1.06%-3.24%-3.03%-0.42%-0.37%-0.11%
Operating CF Growth %-0.37%-0.09%-0.93%-0.11%0.22%-0.29%-1.96%-0.09%0.38%0.78%
Net Income-3.48M-6.21M-4.91M-9M-11.48M-401.67M-126.37M-44.53M-77.2M-20.94M
Depreciation & Amortization133.91K310.48K2.66M1.17M2.57M1.36M2.23M10.91M5.96M4.38M
Stock-Based Compensation31.92K1.62M793.96K306.02K184.26K8.93M16.45M10.89M2.67M667K
Deferred Taxes0000000-45K-973K7K
Other Non-Cash Items249.63K1.41M11.24M1.82M5.05M384.48M90.25M25.53M72.26M20.81M
Working Capital Changes-328.92K813.34K-5.8M-2.9M-2.58M-1.15M-6.39M-28.69M-18.81M-8.41M
Change in Receivables65.32K294.79K-4.78M2.65M-1.92M2.33M-276K-11.63M-16.31M-4.43M
Change in Inventory4.61K518-11.03K1.77K6.54K9K0000
Change in Payables0289.2K-266.64K588.3K250.49K-389K-169K2.75M5.35M-4.9M
Cash from Investing+-294.21K-11.49K-107.19K-42.98K-26.98K-1.4M-128.73M-30.94M73.86M10.01M
Capital Expenditures-182.99K-11.49K-107.19K-42.98K-26.98K-76K-302K-592K-72K-117K
CapEx % of Revenue0.2%0.01%0.02%0.04%0%0.03%0.04%0.01%0%0%
Acquisitions----------
Investments----------
Other Investing-111.22K-5.65K-44.79K-21.36K0-26K-2.28M-1.59M1.33M83K
Cash from Financing+4.58M1.43M11.9M3.64M3.5M109.61M62.17M54.44M-60.8M-3.13M
Debt Issued (Net)----------
Equity Issued (Net)----------
Dividends Paid0000000000
Share Repurchases----------
Other Financing4.58M110K3.4M1.6M1.35M5.82M57.27M-1.51M4.98M-393K
Net Change in Cash----------
Free Cash Flow+-3.58M-3.73M-7.29M-8.05M-6.28M-8.16M-25.13M-26.54M-16.16M-3.61M
FCF Margin %-3.94%-4.3%-1.37%-8.1%-1.06%-3.28%-3.19%-0.43%-0.37%-0.11%
FCF Growth %-0.44%-0.04%-0.96%-0.1%0.22%-0.3%-2.08%-0.06%0.39%0.78%
FCF per Share-14.31-9.52-11.99-9.19-5.27-0.57-0.84-0.85-0.48-0.09
FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income)0.47x0.60x1.46x0.89x0.54x0.02x0.19x0.57x0.21x0.17x
Interest Paid2.58K2.67K3.23K271.24K516.96K470K19K252K1.82M129K
Taxes Paid000000019K64K0

Key Ratios

Metric2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Return on Equity (ROE)-52.2%-51.4%-39.12%-64.59%-104.72%-626.22%-95.73%-35.41%-92.82%-46.23%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)-27.66%-54.34%-36.19%-36.1%-29.96%-65.71%-54.77%-18.74%-39.3%-20.6%
Gross Margin77.93%51.33%17.85%-63.57%22.67%14.46%-179.27%20.77%8.36%29.02%
Net Margin-800.34%-716.73%-92%-906.32%-194.34%-16176.8%-1604.1%-73.19%-174.9%-63.63%
Debt / Equity0.03x0.13x0.29x0.31x1.06x0.03x0.07x0.82x0.54x0.46x
Interest Coverage-129.38x-578.36x-1522.71x-6.15x-8.06x-15.15x-3187.65x-17.88x-21.83x-19.63x
FCF Conversion0.47x0.60x1.46x0.89x0.54x0.02x0.19x0.57x0.21x0.17x
Revenue Growth-1.92%-4.53%515.51%-81.38%494.68%-57.97%217.08%691.3%-29.24%-26.07%

Revenue by Segment

2024
Production Services17.85M
Production Services Growth-
Content Distribution9.61M
Content Distribution Growth-
License298K
License Growth-

Revenue by Geography

2024
UNITED STATES17.8M
UNITED STATES Growth-
CANADA5.77M
CANADA Growth-
Other Countries380K
Other Countries Growth-

Frequently Asked Questions

Growth & Financials

Kartoon Studios Inc. (TOON) reported $39.1M in revenue for fiscal year 2024. This represents a 1428% increase from $2.6M in 2013.

Kartoon Studios Inc. (TOON) saw revenue decline by 26.1% over the past year.

Kartoon Studios Inc. (TOON) reported a net loss of $25.0M for fiscal year 2024.

Dividend & Returns

Kartoon Studios Inc. (TOON) has a return on equity (ROE) of -46.2%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.

Kartoon Studios Inc. (TOON) had negative free cash flow of $14.4M in fiscal year 2024, likely due to heavy capital investments.

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