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Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.
CSSEQ Communication Services Entertainment
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2023 (year ended December 2023) was $294.4 million, up 16.5% from fiscal 2022. Revenue growth for five consecutive years, operating cash flow growth for three.
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | Trend | 2024e | 2025e | 2026e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | — | — | — | 6.79 | 6.19 | 6.75 | 4.66 | 12.01 | 4.35 | 0.19 |
Analyst estimates 2024–2026 Powerpack |
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| High | — | — | — | 13.26 | 11.41 | 13.11 | 20.98 | 47.72 | 15.89 | 6.89 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | — | — | — | — | 40 | 85 | 99 | 151 | 1,329 | 1,194 | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | — | — | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.67 | 0.65 | 0.67 | 0.73 | 0.19 | 0.25 | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | — | — | 8 | 11 | 27 | 55 | 66 | 110 | 253 | 294 | ||||
| Gross margin, % | — | — | 61.13 | 60.24 | 54.04 | 26.99 | 21.43 | 19.44 | 14.63 | (3.79) | |||||
| EBT | — | — | 1 | 20 | 0 | (31) | (40) | (50) | (139) | (629) | |||||
| EBT margin, % | — | — | 15.03 | 191.01 | 0.11 | (56.39) | (61.02) | (45.67) | (55.08) | (213.54) | |||||
| Net income | — | — | 1 | 21 | (1) | (32) | (41) | (50) | (102) | (623) | |||||
| Depreciation | — | — | 4 | 5 | 10 | 24 | 45 | 57 | 99 | 139 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | — | — | 0.92 | 1.02 | 2.25 | 4.62 | 5.39 | 7.35 | 14.65 | 10.34 | ||||
| Earnings | — | — | 0.09 | 2.26 | (0.16) | (2.92) | (3.62) | (3.96) | (6.45) | (22.36) | |||||
| Cash flow | — | — | (0.28) | (1.04) | (0.65) | (1.56) | (1.47) | (2.02) | (3.65) | (0.82) | |||||
| Capex | — | — | (0.57) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | (0.44) | (0.11) | (0.34) | (0.23) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | (0.85) | (1.04) | (0.65) | (1.56) | (1.91) | (2.13) | (3.98) | (1.05) | |||||
| Book value | — | — | 0.41 | 4.42 | 5.11 | 7.59 | 5.29 | 6.10 | 4.62 | (17.69) | |||||
| Shares, m | — | — | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 28 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | — | — | 0.00 | 4.68 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| P/S | — | — | 14.44 | 8.85 | 3.34 | 1.73 | 3.71 | 1.88 | 0.36 | 0.02 | |||||
| P/B | — | — | 18.15 | 2.05 | 1.47 | 1.75 | 8.55 | 2.27 | 1.14 | 0.00 | |||||
| EV/Sales | — | — | 14.32 | 8.65 | 3.32 | 1.83 | 3.52 | 1.98 | 2.18 | 1.87 | |||||
| EV/FCF | — | — | (17.28) | (8.54) | (7.17) | (4.33) | (8.29) | (5.96) | (7.51) | (15.86) | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | — | — | (2) | (11) | (8) | (19) | (18) | (30) | (63) | (23) | ||||
| Capex | — | — | (5) | — | — | — | (5) | (2) | (6) | (7) | |||||
| Free cash flow | — | — | (7) | (11) | (8) | (19) | (24) | (32) | (69) | (30) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | — | — | (5) | 2 | 6 | (22) | (25) | 4 | (505) | (615) | ||||
| Total debt | — | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 55 | 480 | 546 | |||||
| Net debt | — | — | (1) | (2) | (1) | 5 | (12) | 11 | 461 | 543 | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | — | — | 4 | 46 | 61 | 91 | 65 | 92 | 80 | (504) | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | — | — | 2.25 | 62.11 | (2.91) | (28.43) | (27.51) | (29.61) | (19.72) | (97.47) | ||||
| ROIC | — | — | 35.69 | (0.85) | 0.80 | (16.94) | (52.32) | (28.12) | (13.49) | (884.26) | |||||
| ROE | — | — | 3.15 | 84.95 | (3.66) | (60.47) | (106.81) | (98.74) | (129.90) | 300.39 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2023 · latest quarter Mar 2024
Charts ten years each
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. vs peers in Entertainment (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMVVF MultiMetaVerse Holdings Limited | $17.8M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | −12,816.50% (below 0%: shrinking) | — | 0.00% | Compare |
| MPU Mega Matrix Inc. | $8.6M | — (loss-making) | — | −49.20% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −206.16% (below 0%: shrinking) | 58.35% | (294.65%) | Compare |
| CPOP Pop Culture Group Co., Ltd. | $5.8M | — (loss-making) | 40.1× | −37.64% (below 0%: shrinking) | −1,011.11% (below 0%: shrinking) | −33.18% (below 0%: shrinking) | (17.72%) | 0.00% | Compare |
| KUKEY Kuke Music Holding Limited Sponsored ADR | $5.8M | 0.0× | — (loss-making) | −68.09% (below 0%: shrinking) | +155.13% (above 0%: growing) | −98.11% (below 0%: shrinking) | 99.79% | 68.89% | Compare |
| FTRKF FAST TRACK GROUP | $3.5M | — | — | — | — | −179,477.46% (below 0%: shrinking) | 40.11% | (10.89%) | Compare |
| CSSEQ Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. | $3.4M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −75.00% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +92.70% (above 0%: growing) | (3.62%) | (99.91%) | |
| KUST Kustom Entertainment Inc. | $2.7M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | +88.22% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −232.03% (below 0%: shrinking) | (21.87%) | (53.03%) | Compare |
| NXAT Nexus Advanced Technologies Inc. | $1.4M | 0.8× | — | — | n/m | −187.53% (below 0%: shrinking) | — | — | Compare |
| ZNB Zeta Network Group | $830.0K | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −66.45% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +138.17% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| Median of peers | $4.6M | — | — | −49.20% | — | −196.84% | 20.06% | 0.00% |
Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (CSSEQ) key facts
- Strength: Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc.’s revenue for fiscal 2023 (year ended December 2023) was $294.4 million, up 16.5% from fiscal 2022.
- Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment, Inc. (CSSEQ) is an Entertainment company in the Communication Services sector.
- Return on equity was 300.4% and debt-to-equity -1.01.
- Its Piotroski F-score is 3 out of 9 and its Altman Z-score is −8.33 (distress zone) for fiscal 2023.