Professional Diversity Network launches PDN Intelligence to advance GPU-powered AI infrastructure. Launch of PDN Intelligence marks major strategic entry into GPU-powered AI infrastructure with potential to shift company trajectory.
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| total | individual payouts | |
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| 2020 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2019 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2018 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2017 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2016 | ‡‡‡ |
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| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
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| Cash | 0.63 | 1.73 | 1.47 | 2.64 |
| Receivables | 1.18 | 1.23 | 1.01 | 0.67 |
| Inventory | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | — | — |
| 2.37 | 3.23 | 2.56 | 3.43 |
| 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Q'26 | |
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| Payables | 0.52 | 0.16 | 0.74 | 0.99 |
| ST’ Debt | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | — | 3.24 | 1.16 |
| 3.48 | 2.96 | 6.60 | 4.38 |
| 10y | 5y | 3y | |
| Sales | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Cash Flow | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Earnings | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ |
| Book Value | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ |
| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | 1.55 | 1.18 | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | 1.50 | 1.64 | 1.73 | 1.67 |
6.55
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| ’24 | 1.73 | 1.69 | 1.69 | 1.62 |
6.73
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| ’23 | 1.96 | 1.84 | 2.01 | 1.89 |
7.70
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| ’22 | 2.05 | 2.20 | 2.11 | 1.95 |
8.31
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| ’22 | — | — | — | — |
8.31
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| ’21 | 1.48 | 1.46 | 1.68 | 1.47 |
6.10
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (0.36) | (0.59) | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | (0.28) | (0.50) | (2.72) | 1.41 |
(2.09)
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| ’24 | (0.54) | (0.22) | (0.56) | (1.18) |
(2.50)
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| ’23 | (0.42) | (0.49) | (1.53) | (0.58) |
(3.03)
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| ’22 | (0.29) | (0.28) | (0.83) | (0.85) |
(2.25)
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| ’22 | — | — | — | — |
(2.25)
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| ’21 | (0.73) | 0.07 | (0.53) | (0.68) |
(1.87)
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (0.36) | (0.61) | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | (0.28) | (0.50) | (5.62) | 0.61 |
(5.79)
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| ’24 | (0.63) | (0.38) | (0.76) | (1.44) |
(2.76)
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| ’23 | (0.46) | (0.52) | (1.59) | (0.78) |
(3.24)
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| ’22 | (0.29) | (0.29) | (0.85) | (0.90) |
(2.31)
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| ’22 | — | — | — | — |
(2.25)
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| ’21 | (0.74) | 0.06 | (0.58) | (0.74) |
(2.00)
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| Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ’26 | (0.19) | (0.15) | — | — |
—
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| ’25 | (0.39) | (0.23) | (0.83) | (0.53) |
(2.11)
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| ’24 | (0.70) | (0.50) | (0.30) | (0.55) |
(2.07)
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| ’23 | (1.10) | (1.40) | (1.20) | (0.50) |
(4.30)
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| ’22 | (1.20) | (0.60) | (1.40) | (0.11) |
(3.90)
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| ’22 | — | — | — | — |
(0.32)
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| ’21 | (1.20) | (0.80) | (0.20) | (1.80) |
(4.00)
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| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
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| ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 9.20 | 11.50 | 4.00 | 0.97 | — | — | — |
Low Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 22.80 | 77.70 | 30.10 | 12.39 | — | — | — |
High Price
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡ | 41 | 48 | 43 | 34 | — | — | — |
Employees
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.19 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Emp
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.31 | 7.70 | 6.73 | 6.55 | — | — | — |
Revenue
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 38.33% | 55.05% | 60.68% | 43.11% | — | — | — |
Gross Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (3.11) | (4.53) | (2.59) | (6.51) | — | — | — |
EBT
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (37.35%) | (58.78%) | (38.47%) | (99.46%) | — | — | — |
EBT Margin
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (2.54) | (4.39) | (2.60) | (6.51) | — | — | — |
Net Income
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.87 | 0.62 | 0.20 | 0.16 | — | — | — |
Depreciation
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.01 | 217.49 | 161.41 | 63.81 | — | — | — |
Revenue/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.32) | (4.30) | (2.07) | (2.11) | — | — | — |
Earnings/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.27) | (85.51) | (59.99) | (20.35) | — | — | — |
Cash Flow/Sh
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00 | (5.97) | (6.30) | (36.10) | — | — | — |
Capex/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.27) | (91.48) | (66.29) | (56.45) | — | — | — |
Free CF/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.31 | 72.55 | 116.09 | 108.99 | — | — | — |
Book Value/Sh
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 8.20 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.10 | — | — | — |
Shares
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — |
PE Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.03 | 0.02 | — | — | — |
PS Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.04 | 0.01 | — | — | — |
PB Ratio
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.39) | 0.06 | (0.17) | (0.15) | — | — | — |
EV/Sales
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 1.20 | (0.13) | 0.32 | 0.15 | — | — | — |
EV/FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (2.25) | (3.03) | (2.50) | (2.09) | — | — | — |
Op' Cash Flow
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.06) | (0.21) | (0.26) | (3.70) | — | — | — |
Capex
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (2.25) | (3.24) | (2.76) | (5.79) | — | — | — |
FCF
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.69) | (1.11) | 0.27 | (4.04) | — | — | — |
Working Cap'
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| — | — | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 0.44 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Total Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (0.79) | (0.63) | (1.73) | (1.47) | — | — | — |
Net Debt
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | 2.55 | 2.57 | 4.84 | 11.18 | — | — | — |
Sh' Equity
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (32.90%) | (65.51%) | (35.11%) | (49.91%) | — | — | — |
ROA
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| ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡ | 0.00% | (146.17%) | (48.34%) | (41.51%) | — | — | — |
ROIC
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| ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | ‡‡‡‡‡ | (92.06%) | (176.79%) | (67.81%) | (80.52%) | — | — | — |
ROE
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Professional Diversity Network, Inc. (IPDN) exemplifies the dangers of hype-fueled small-cap stocks, where fleeting DEI buzz masks a decade of operational erosion. Once riding post-IPO euphoria to revenue peaks of $26.2 million in 2016 and stock highs near $278, the company has since suffered a 74% sales wipeout to $6.7 million in 2024, alongside an 83% headcount slash to 43 employees and cumulative net losses exceeding $41 million. Chronic unprofitability persists with negative cash flows, dismal ROE at -67.8%, and revenue per employee lagging far behind scaled peers like LinkedIn.
Yet analyst price targets cluster at levels implying a staggering 44,000% upside from recent lows—a chasm the author deems collective delusion amid pump-and-dump volatility, massive dilution, and absent insider buying. Valuation multiples like 0.93x PS remain premium for a declining niche player battered by AI hiring tools, gig economy shifts, and DEI fatigue, decoupling stock spikes from fading fundamentals.
This contrarian deep-dive unmasks IPDN’s turnaround mirage, forecasting cash bleed, stagnation, or delisting risk over moonshot dreams—urging investors to shun the siren song or eye shorts in this small-cap trap.
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