Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) fundamental analysis — strengths, weaknesses & financial health based on data analysis
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Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) stock price & volume — 10-year historical chart
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) revenue, earnings & EPS growth — 3, 5 & 10-year CAGR
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) EPS & revenue vs analyst estimates — last 4 quarters
| Quarter | Date | EPS (Act vs Est) | Revenue (Act vs Est) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026Latest | Mar 9, 2026 | $0.09vs $0.04-125.0% | $62Mvs $63M-1.2% |
| Q4 2025 | Nov 13, 2025 | $0.23vs $0.14-64.3% | $47Mvs $63M-25.2% |
| Q3 2025 | Aug 19, 2025 | $0.24vs $0.23-4.3% | $45Mvs $66M-32.2% |
| Q2 2025 | May 15, 2025 | $0.31vs $0.38+18.4% | $55Mvs $53M+4.8% |
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Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) annual income statement — 10-year revenue, gross profit & net income history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales/Revenue | 211.69M | 250.28M | 281.68M | 310.72M | 329.25M | 361.13M | 298.4M | 254.62M | 208.76M |
| Revenue Growth % | 13.3% | 18.23% | 12.55% | 10.31% | 5.96% | 9.68% | -17.37% | -14.67% | -18.01% |
| Cost of Goods Sold | 147.41M | 161.56M | 194.44M | 215.13M | 243.72M | 267.49M | 219.88M | 193.82M | 157.52M |
| COGS % of Revenue | 69.63% | 64.55% | 69.03% | 69.24% | 74.02% | 74.07% | 73.69% | 76.12% | 75.46% |
| Gross Profit | 65.31M▲ 0% | 88.72M▲ 35.8% | 87.25M▼ 1.7% | 95.58M▲ 9.6% | 85.53M▼ 10.5% | 93.65M▲ 9.5% | 78.52M▼ 16.2% | 60.8M▼ 22.6% | 51.24M▼ 15.7% |
| Gross Margin % | 30.85% | 35.45% | 30.97% | 30.76% | 25.98% | 25.93% | 26.31% | 23.88% | 24.54% |
| Gross Profit Growth % | 23.13% | 35.85% | -1.66% | 9.55% | -10.51% | 9.49% | -16.16% | -22.56% | -15.72% |
| Operating Expenses | 86.33M | 77.35M | 82.03M | 87.2M | 90.2M | 213.24M | 138.65M | 84.46M | 71.56M |
| OpEx % of Revenue | 40.78% | 30.9% | 29.12% | 28.07% | 27.4% | 59.05% | 46.46% | 33.17% | 34.28% |
| Selling, General & Admin | 67.07M | 49.67M | 59.61M | 58.48M | 60.89M | 54.89M | 54.51M | 55.01M | 49.19M |
| SG&A % of Revenue | 31.68% | 19.85% | 21.16% | 18.82% | 18.49% | 15.2% | 18.27% | 21.61% | 23.56% |
| Research & Development | 2.58M | 5.28M | 8.05M | 12.6M | 15.79M | 18.16M | 18.45M | 17.28M | 11.84M |
| R&D % of Revenue | 1.22% | 2.11% | 2.86% | 4.06% | 4.8% | 5.03% | 6.18% | 6.79% | 5.67% |
| Other Operating Expenses | 16.68M | 13.17M | 14.37M | 16.12M | 13.52M | 140.19M | 65.68M | 12.17M | 10.53M |
| Operating Income | -21.02M▲ 0% | 11.37M▲ 154.1% | 5.22M▼ 54.1% | 8.38M▲ 60.5% | -4.67M▼ 155.7% | -119.59M▼ 2463.6% | -60.13M▲ 49.7% | -23.66M▲ 60.7% | -20.32M▲ 14.1% |
| Operating Margin % | -9.93% | 4.54% | 1.85% | 2.7% | -1.42% | -33.12% | -20.15% | -9.29% | -9.73% |
| Operating Income Growth % | 38.25% | 154.11% | -54.11% | 60.55% | -155.67% | -2463.58% | 49.72% | 60.65% | 14.11% |
| EBITDA | -7.96M | 24.55M | 19.16M | 23.68M | 8.51M | -106.38M | -49.25M | -13.73M | -10.57M |
| EBITDA Margin % | -3.76% | 9.81% | 6.8% | 7.62% | 2.58% | -29.46% | -16.51% | -5.39% | -5.06% |
| EBITDA Growth % | 62.8% | 408.25% | -21.95% | 23.6% | -64.09% | -1350.76% | 53.7% | 72.12% | 23.04% |
| D&A (Non-Cash Add-back) | 13.05M | 13.17M | 13.94M | 15.3M | 13.17M | 13.21M | 10.88M | 9.93M | 9.75M |
| EBIT | -22.02M | 11.37M | 5.22M | 8.38M | -7.63M | -119.59M | -60.13M | -26.34M | 0 |
| Net Interest Income | -9.68M | -8.13M | -6.89M | -5.35M | -2.18M | -1.97M | -3.2M | -4.75M | 0 |
| Interest Income | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interest Expense | 9.68M | 8.13M | 6.89M | 5.35M | 2.18M | 1.97M | 3.2M | 4.75M | -3.07M |
| Other Income/Expense | -10.69M | -8.13M | -6.89M | -5.35M | -5.15M | -1.97M | -3.2M | -7.43M | -6.85M |
| Pretax Income | -31.71M▲ 0% | 3.24M▲ 110.2% | -1.67M▼ 151.7% | 3.03M▲ 281.1% | -9.81M▼ 424.0% | -121.56M▼ 1138.7% | -63.33M▲ 47.9% | -31.09M▲ 50.9% | -27.17M▲ 12.6% |
| Pretax Margin % | -14.98% | 1.29% | -0.59% | 0.97% | -2.98% | -33.66% | -21.22% | -12.21% | -13.01% |
| Income Tax | 0 | 46K | 74K | 822K | 246K | 1.78M | -116K | -1.81M | -2K |
| Effective Tax Rate % | 0% | 1.42% | -4.42% | 27.14% | -2.51% | -1.46% | 0.18% | 5.83% | 0.01% |
| Net Income | -53.21M▲ 0% | -17.93M▲ 66.3% | -1.75M▲ 90.3% | 2.21M▲ 226.3% | -10.06M▼ 555.8% | -123.33M▼ 1126.1% | -63.22M▲ 48.7% | -29.28M▲ 53.7% | -27.17M▲ 7.2% |
| Net Margin % | -25.13% | -7.16% | -0.62% | 0.71% | -3.06% | -34.15% | -21.19% | -11.5% | -13.01% |
| Net Income Growth % | -82.93% | 66.3% | 90.26% | 226.33% | -555.78% | -1126.09% | 48.74% | 53.69% | 7.21% |
| Net Income (Continuing) | -31.71M | 3.19M | -1.75M | 2.21M | -10.06M | -123.33M | -63.22M | -29.28M | -27.17M |
| Discontinued Operations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| EPS (Diluted) | -5.22▲ 0% | -1.40▲ 73.2% | -0.13▲ 90.7% | 0.17▲ 230.8% | -0.75▼ 541.2% | -9.09▼ 1112.0% | -4.59▲ 49.5% | -1.80▲ 60.8% | -1.05▲ 41.7% |
| EPS Growth % | -33.16% | 73.18% | 90.71% | 230.77% | -541.18% | -1112% | 49.5% | 60.78% | 41.67% |
| EPS (Basic) | -5.22 | -1.38 | -0.13 | 0.17 | -0.75 | -9.09 | -4.59 | -1.80 | -1.05 |
| Diluted Shares Outstanding | 9.28M | 12.78M | 13.23M | 13.25M | 13.33M | 13.57M | 13.77M | 16.26M | 25.97M |
| Basic Shares Outstanding | 9.28M | 12.78M | 13.23M | 13.1M | 13.33M | 13.57M | 13.77M | 16.26M | 25.97M |
| Dividend Payout Ratio | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) balance sheet — assets, liabilities & shareholders' equity
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Current Assets | 56.98M | 68.39M | 81.52M | 86.19M | 107.2M | 92.22M | 78.41M | 65.95M | 67.47M |
| Cash & Short-Term Investments | 16.63M | 17.77M | 18.68M | 21.09M | 34.47M | 25.55M | 15.8M | 9.44M | 12.94M |
| Cash Only | 16.63M | 17.77M | 18.68M | 21.09M | 34.47M | 25.55M | 15.8M | 9.44M | 12.94M |
| Short-Term Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Accounts Receivable | 36.28M | 48.65M | 60.91M | 62.67M | 70.23M | 63.16M | 56.53M | 46.53M | 46.73M |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 62.55 | 70.95 | 78.93 | 73.62 | 77.85 | 63.84 | 69.15 | 66.7 | 81.71 |
| Inventory | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Days Inventory Outstanding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Current Assets | 2.27M | 1.97M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.51M | 6.07M | 9.98M | 7.8M |
| Total Non-Current Assets | 260.02M | 224.88M | 235.58M | 224.03M | 210.98M | 91.75M | 33.46M | 27.66M | 21.66M |
| Property, Plant & Equipment | 1.78M | 1.38M | 12.73M | 10.48M | 8.26M | 6.17M | 3.99M | 1.87M | 2.96M |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 119.06x | 181.36x | 22.13x | 29.63x | 39.85x | 58.57x | 74.86x | 135.87x | 70.46x |
| Goodwill | 166.26M | 159.79M | 164.77M | 165.09M | 165.09M | 55.11M | 1.26M | 0 | 0 |
| Intangible Assets | 89.71M | 61.81M | 55.6M | 45.42M | 35.75M | 28.75M | 26.81M | 21.8M | 17.28M |
| Long-Term Investments | 0 | 1.48M | 1.48M | 1.48M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Assets | 2.28M | 1.89M | 2.47M | 1.56M | 1.89M | 1.73M | 1.41M | 3.99M | 1.43M |
| Total Assets | 317M▲ 0% | 293.27M▼ 7.5% | 317.09M▲ 8.1% | 310.22M▼ 2.2% | 318.18M▲ 2.6% | 183.97M▼ 42.2% | 111.87M▼ 39.2% | 93.62M▼ 16.3% | 89.13M▼ 4.8% |
| Asset Turnover | 0.67x | 0.85x | 0.89x | 1.00x | 1.03x | 1.96x | 2.67x | 2.72x | 2.34x |
| Asset Growth % | 1.63% | -7.49% | 8.12% | -2.17% | 2.57% | -42.18% | -39.19% | -16.31% | -4.79% |
| Total Current Liabilities | 32.78M | 33.37M | 52.23M | 50.22M | 57.94M | 50.22M | 49.21M | 64.68M | 65.03M |
| Accounts Payable | 7.41M | 7.86M | 21.57M | 7.69M | 16.13M | 6.19M | 10.95M | 8.78M | 7.2M |
| Days Payables Outstanding | 18.34 | 17.75 | 40.5 | 13.05 | 24.16 | 8.45 | 18.18 | 16.53 | 16.68 |
| Short-Term Debt | 2.75M | 3.5M | 9.15M | 7.29M | 5M | 5M | 5M | 31.61M | 31.95M |
| Deferred Revenue (Current) | 298K | 444K | 1.14M | 1.37M | 651K | 1.01M | 430K | 556K | 721K |
| Other Current Liabilities | 13.35M | 0 | -2.28M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32.36M |
| Current Ratio | 1.74x | 2.05x | 1.56x | 1.72x | 1.85x | 1.84x | 1.59x | 1.02x | 1.04x |
| Quick Ratio | 1.74x | 2.05x | 1.56x | 1.72x | 1.85x | 1.84x | 1.59x | 1.02x | 1.04x |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total Non-Current Liabilities | 60.21M | 52.74M | 53.93M | 43.12M | 46.83M | 39.8M | 28.25M | 3.98M | 5.89M |
| Long-Term Debt | 60.21M | 51.97M | 44.1M | 33.28M | 40.33M | 35.59M | 25.49M | 3.97M | 5.72M |
| Capital Lease Obligations | 0 | 0 | 9.06M | 7.29M | 5.69M | 3.74M | 1.7M | 9K | 0 |
| Deferred Tax Liabilities | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Non-Current Liabilities | 0 | 766K | 775K | 2.54M | 811K | 458K | 1.06M | 1K | 168K |
| Total Liabilities | 92.99M | 86.1M | 106.16M | 93.33M | 104.77M | 90.01M | 77.46M | 68.66M | 70.92M |
| Total Debt | 62.96M | 55.47M | 64.59M | 50.16M | 53.25M | 46.73M | 34.48M | 37.42M | 37.67M |
| Net Debt | 46.33M | 37.7M | 45.91M | 29.07M | 18.78M | 21.18M | 18.68M | 27.98M | 24.73M |
| Debt / Equity | 0.28x | 0.27x | 0.31x | 0.23x | 0.25x | 0.50x | 1.00x | 1.50x | 2.07x |
| Debt / EBITDA | - | 2.26x | 3.37x | 2.12x | 6.26x | - | - | - | - |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | - | 1.54x | 2.40x | 1.23x | 2.21x | - | - | - | - |
| Interest Coverage | -2.17x | 1.40x | 0.76x | 1.57x | -2.14x | -60.86x | -18.77x | -4.98x | - |
| Total Equity | 224.01M▲ 0% | 207.17M▼ 7.5% | 210.94M▲ 1.8% | 216.88M▲ 2.8% | 213.41M▼ 1.6% | 93.95M▼ 56.0% | 34.4M▼ 63.4% | 24.95M▼ 27.5% | 18.21M▼ 27.0% |
| Equity Growth % | -2.46% | -7.52% | 1.82% | 2.82% | -1.6% | -55.97% | -63.38% | -27.46% | -27.02% |
| Book Value per Share | 24.15 | 16.21 | 15.95 | 16.36 | 16.01 | 6.92 | 2.50 | 1.53 | 0.70 |
| Total Shareholders' Equity | 224.01M | 207.17M | 210.94M | 216.88M | 213.41M | 93.95M | 34.4M | 24.95M | 18.21M |
| Common Stock | 31K | 38K | 39K | 40K | 42K | 42K | 43K | 47K | 53K |
| Retained Earnings | -167.44M | -185.37M | -187.12M | -184.91M | -194.97M | -318.3M | -381.52M | -410.8M | -437.96M |
| Treasury Stock | -1.27M | -3.27M | -8.18M | -10M | -10.72M | -11.17M | -11.41M | -11.41M | 0 |
| Accumulated OCI | -1.38M | -1.23M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Minority Interest | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) cash flow — operating, investing & free cash flow history
| Line item | Dec'17 | Dec'18 | Dec'19 | Dec'20 | Dec'21 | Dec'22 | Dec'23 | Dec'24 | Dec'25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operations | 2.35M | 23.48M | 26.02M | 20.3M | 12.42M | 1.96M | 8.14M | -14.1M | -1.47M |
| Operating CF Margin % | 1.11% | 9.38% | 9.24% | 6.53% | 3.77% | 0.54% | 2.73% | -5.54% | -0.7% |
| Operating CF Growth % | 12.05% | 898.47% | 10.79% | -21.98% | -38.79% | -84.19% | 314.36% | -273.31% | 89.59% |
| Net Income | -53.21M | 3.19M | -1.75M | 2.21M | -10.06M | -123.33M | -63.22M | -29.28M | -27.17M |
| Depreciation & Amortization | 14.19M | 13.17M | 13.94M | 15.3M | 13.17M | 13.21M | 10.88M | 9.93M | 9.75M |
| Stock-Based Compensation | 34M | 14.68M | 10.34M | 5.39M | 4.76M | 4.09M | 3.76M | 1.97M | 2.25M |
| Deferred Taxes | 6.65M | 46K | 35K | 120K | 198K | -225K | -145K | -276K | 140K |
| Other Non-Cash Items | 3.03M | -2.35M | 4.36M | 4.27M | 5.66M | 111.99M | 55.95M | 6.44M | 13.56M |
| Working Capital Changes | -2.31M | -5.26M | -913K | -6.99M | -1.3M | -3.77M | 914K | -2.89M | 0 |
| Change in Receivables | -8.99M | -12.84M | -6.98M | -1.99M | -7.65M | 6.62M | 6.51M | 9.47M | -256K |
| Change in Inventory | 9.84M | 7.15M | -2.07M | 0 | -1.03M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Change in Payables | -3.14M | 249K | 6.03M | -13.88M | 8.44M | -9.94M | 4.76M | -2.18M | -1.58M |
| Cash from Investing | -8.13M | -22.59M | -11.96M | -4.27M | -2.99M | -5.44M | -7.11M | -6.21M | -6.37M |
| Capital Expenditures | -8.13M | -1.47M | -4.71M | -64K | -2.99M | -4.4M | -5.86M | -6.21M | 0 |
| CapEx % of Revenue | 3.84% | 0.59% | 1.67% | 0.02% | 0.91% | 1.22% | 1.96% | 2.44% | - |
| Acquisitions | 0 | -19.73M | -7.25M | -1.43M | 0 | -1.04M | -1.25M | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Investing | -6.47M | -1.39M | 0 | -2.78M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6.37M |
| Cash from Financing | 12.31M | 1.79M | -13.15M | -13.62M | 2.47M | -5.45M | -10.77M | 15.21M | 10.79M |
| Debt Issued (Net) | 9.57M | -9.61M | -8.03M | -11.8M | 2.12M | -5M | -10M | -738K | 0 |
| Equity Issued (Net) | 0 | 1000K | -1000K | -1000K | 136K | 0 | 0 | 1000K | 0 |
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Share Repurchases | 0 | -9K | -1.79M | -1.3M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Financing | 2.74M | -1.99M | -3.32M | -515K | 210K | -448K | -768K | 10.19M | 10.79M |
| Net Change in Cash | 6.54M▲ 0% | 2.69M▼ 58.9% | 910K▼ 66.1% | 2.41M▲ 164.6% | 11.9M▲ 394.2% | -8.92M▼ 175.0% | -9.74M▼ 9.2% | -5.11M▲ 47.6% | 2.95M▲ 157.7% |
| Free Cash Flow | -5.78M▲ 0% | 22.01M▲ 481.1% | 21.31M▼ 3.2% | 17.45M▼ 18.1% | 9.43M▼ 46.0% | -2.44M▼ 125.8% | 2.27M▲ 193.4% | -20.32M▼ 993.0% | -1.47M▲ 92.8% |
| FCF Margin % | -2.73% | 8.79% | 7.56% | 5.62% | 2.86% | -0.67% | 0.76% | -7.98% | -0.7% |
| FCF Growth % | 34.58% | 481.13% | -3.2% | -18.09% | -45.96% | -125.83% | 193.39% | -992.97% | 92.77% |
| FCF per Share | -0.62 | 1.72 | 1.61 | 1.32 | 0.71 | -0.18 | 0.17 | -1.25 | -0.06 |
| FCF Conversion (FCF/Net Income) | -0.04x | -1.31x | -14.89x | 9.20x | -1.24x | -0.02x | -0.13x | 0.48x | 0.05x |
| Interest Paid | 0 | 0 | 5.39M | 3.8M | 1.72M | 1.76M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taxes Paid | 0 | 0 | 135K | 843K | 356K | 1.01M | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) financial ratios — P/E, ROE, debt and 30+ core market and balance-sheet ratios
| Metric | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on Equity (ROE) | -13.36% | -23.46% | -8.32% | -0.84% | 1.03% | -4.68% | -80.25% | -98.5% | -98.64% | -125.87% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -9.95% | -5.84% | 3.31% | 1.56% | 2.5% | -1.46% | -51.65% | -53.62% | -33.47% | -31.79% |
| Gross Margin | 28.39% | 30.85% | 35.45% | 30.97% | 30.76% | 25.98% | 25.93% | 26.31% | 23.88% | 24.54% |
| Net Margin | -15.57% | -25.13% | -7.16% | -0.62% | 0.71% | -3.06% | -34.15% | -21.19% | -11.5% | -13.01% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.22x | 0.28x | 0.27x | 0.31x | 0.23x | 0.25x | 0.50x | 1.00x | 1.50x | 2.07x |
| Interest Coverage | -4.48x | -2.17x | 1.40x | 0.76x | 1.57x | -2.14x | -60.86x | -18.77x | -4.98x | - |
| FCF Conversion | -0.07x | -0.04x | -1.31x | -14.89x | 9.20x | -1.24x | -0.02x | -0.13x | 0.48x | 0.05x |
| Revenue Growth | 1225.92% | 13.3% | 18.23% | 12.55% | 10.31% | 5.96% | 9.68% | -17.37% | -14.67% | -18.01% |
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) stock FAQ — growth, dividends, profitability & financials explained
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) reported $208.8M in revenue for fiscal year 2025.
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) saw revenue decline by 18.0% over the past year.
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) reported a net loss of $27.2M for fiscal year 2025.
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) has a return on equity (ROE) of -125.9%. Negative ROE indicates the company is unprofitable.
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) had negative free cash flow of $4.9M in fiscal year 2025, likely due to heavy capital investments.
Fluent, Inc. (FLNT) financial analysis — history, returns, DCA and operating performance tools
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