| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 0/6 |
| Financial Health | 6/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
DLPN Stock Overview
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent entertainment marketing and premium content development company in the United States.
Dolphin Entertainment Competitors
Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$3.19 |
| 52 Week High | US$15.25 |
| 52 Week Low | US$3.00 |
| Beta | 2.16 |
| 1 Month Change | -17.57% |
| 3 Month Change | -37.45% |
| 1 Year Change | -67.55% |
| 3 Year Change | -39.24% |
| 5 Year Change | -93.62% |
| Change since IPO | -99.79% |
Recent News & Updates
Dolphin Entertainment: A High Risk But Higher Reward Bet
DLPN has made a roundtrip from the $3s to the $30s and back to the $3s. There are several issues that caused the recent drop, including a weak market, broad NFT sell off and internal issues. At the current price, DLPN is highly attractive, with up to 100% upside potential in the medium term. Investing in DLPN is a bet on CEO and founder Bill O'Dowd.
Shareholder Returns
| DLPN | US Entertainment | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -0.6% | 6.0% | 6.6% |
| 1Y | -67.5% | -50.8% | -18.4% |
Return vs Industry: DLPN underperformed the US Entertainment industry which returned -50.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: DLPN underperformed the US Market which returned -18.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| DLPN volatility | |
|---|---|
| DLPN Average Weekly Movement | 11.6% |
| Entertainment Industry Average Movement | 11.7% |
| Market Average Movement | 8.1% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.2% |
Stable Share Price: DLPN is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 12% a week.
Volatility Over Time: DLPN's weekly volatility (12%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | 202 | Bill O'Dowd | https://www.dolphinentertainment.com |
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an independent entertainment marketing and premium content development company in the United States. It operates in two segments, Entertainment Publicity, and Marketing and Content Production. The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment offers public relations, entertainment content marketing, strategic communications, social media and digital marketing, creative branding, talent publicity, and entertainment marketing services, as well as produces promotional video content.
Dolphin Entertainment Fundamentals Summary
| DLPN fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$29.03m |
| Earnings (TTM) | -US$6.46m |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$35.73m |
0.8x
P/S Ratio-4.5x
P/E RatioIs DLPN overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| DLPN income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$35.73m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$3.58m |
| Gross Profit | US$32.14m |
| Other Expenses | US$38.61m |
| Earnings | -US$6.46m |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2021
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | -0.71 |
| Gross Margin | 89.97% |
| Net Profit Margin | -18.09% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 27.0% |
How did DLPN perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonValuation
Is DLPN undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?
Valuation Score
3/6Valuation Score 3/6
Price-To-Sales vs Peers
Price-To-Sales vs Industry
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio
Below Fair Value
Significantly Below Fair Value
PEG Ratio
Key Valuation Metric
Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for DLPN?
Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.
| What is DLPN's n/a Ratio? | |
|---|---|
| n/a Ratio | 0x |
| n/a | n/a |
| Market Cap | US$29.03m |
| Key Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Enterprise Value/Revenue | 1x |
| Enterprise Value/EBITDA | 82.8x |
| PEG Ratio | n/a |
Price to Sales Ratio vs Peers
How does DLPN's PS Ratio compare to its peers?
| DLPN PS Ratio vs Peers |
|---|
| Company | PS | Estimated Growth | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Average | 16x | ||
CPOP Pop Culture Group | 1.1x | n/a | US$35.1m |
KUKE Kuke Music Holding | 1.2x | n/a | US$57.4m |
LIZI Lizhi | 0.2x | 3.6% | US$61.0m |
SPQS SportsQuest | 61.5x | n/a | US$11.4m |
DLPN Dolphin Entertainment | 0.8x | 19.6% | US$29.0m |
Price-To-Sales vs Peers: DLPN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the peer average (16x).
Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry
How does DLPN's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Entertainment Industry?
Price-To-Sales vs Industry: DLPN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the US Entertainment industry average (1.9x)
Price to Sales Ratio vs Fair Ratio
What is DLPN's PS Ratio compared to its Fair PS Ratio? This is the expected PS Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.
| Fair Ratio | |
|---|---|
| Current PS Ratio | 0.8x |
| Fair PS Ratio | 1.7x |
Price-To-Sales vs Fair Ratio: DLPN is good value based on its Price-To-Sales Ratio (0.8x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Sales Ratio (1.7x).
Share Price vs Fair Value
What is the Fair Price of DLPN when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate DLPN's fair value for valuation analysis.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate DLPN's fair value for valuation analysis.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate DLPN's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
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Future Growth
How is Dolphin Entertainment forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 2 analysts?
Future Growth Score
4/6Future Growth Score 4/6
Earnings vs Savings Rate
Earnings vs Market
High Growth Earnings
Revenue vs Market
High Growth Revenue
Future ROE
129.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: DLPN is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered faster growth than the savings rate (1.9%).
Earnings vs Market: DLPN is forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years, which is considered above average market growth.
High Growth Earnings: DLPN is expected to become profitable in the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: DLPN's revenue (19.6% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (8.4% per year).
High Growth Revenue: DLPN's revenue (19.6% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if DLPN's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Dolphin Entertainment performed over the past 5 years?
Past Performance Score
0/6Past Performance Score 0/6
Quality Earnings
Growing Profit Margin
Earnings Trend
Accelerating Growth
Earnings vs Industry
High ROE
39.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: DLPN is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: DLPN is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: DLPN is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 39.7% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare DLPN's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: DLPN is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Entertainment industry (3.7%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: DLPN has a negative Return on Equity (-28.18%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Dolphin Entertainment's financial position?
Financial Health Score
6/6Financial Health Score 6/6
Short Term Liabilities
Long Term Liabilities
Debt Level
Reducing Debt
Stable Cash Runway
Forecast Cash Runway
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: DLPN's short term assets ($18.2M) exceed its short term liabilities ($15.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: DLPN's short term assets ($18.2M) exceed its long term liabilities ($14.8M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: DLPN has more cash than its total debt.
Reducing Debt: DLPN had negative shareholder equity 5 years ago, but is now positive and has therefore improved.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: DLPN has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: DLPN has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if free cash flow continues to grow at historical rates of 24.8% each year
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Dividend
What is Dolphin Entertainment current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Score
0/6Dividend Score 0/6
Notable Dividend
High Dividend
Stable Dividend
Growing Dividend
Earnings Coverage
Future Dividend Coverage
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate DLPN's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate DLPN's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if DLPN's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if DLPN's dividend payments have been increasing.
Earnings Payout to Shareholders
Earnings Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Cash Payout to Shareholders
Cash Flow Coverage: Unable to calculate sustainability of dividends as DLPN has not reported any payouts.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
7.0yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Bill O'Dowd (52 yo)
26.42yrs
Tenure
US$682,880
Compensation
Mr. William O'Dowd, IV, also known as Bill, has been the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. since June 25, 2008 and its President since 1996. Mr. O'Dowd founded Dolphin Ent...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Bill's total compensation ($USD682.88K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD749.40K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Bill's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: DLPN's management team is seasoned and experienced (7 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: DLPN's board of directors are considered experienced (7.5 years average tenure).
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 19.7%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.'s employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
- Ticker: DLPN
- Exchange: NasdaqCM
- Founded: NaN
- Industry: Movies and Entertainment
- Sector: Media
- Implied Market Cap: US$29.032m
- Shares outstanding: 9.10m
- Website: https://www.dolphinentertainment.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.
- 150 Alhambra Circle
- Suite 1200
- Coral Gables
- Florida
- 33134
- United States
Listings
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2022/06/26 00:00 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2022/06/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2021/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.