Marchex
Market Cap
US$103.7m
Last Updated
2021/01/26 00:42 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Marchex, Inc. operates as a call analytics company that helps businesses connect, drive, measure, and convert callers into customers. More Details
Snowflake Analysis
Excellent balance sheet and overvalued.
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Share Price & News
How has Marchex's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: MCHX is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: MCHX's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
10.7%
MCHX
2.2%
US Media
2.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
-21.6%
MCHX
14.3%
US Media
26.0%
US Market
Return vs Industry: MCHX underperformed the US Media industry which returned 14.3% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MCHX underperformed the US Market which returned 26% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| MCHX | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 10.7% | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| 30 Day | 24.7% | 1.8% | 5.1% |
| 90 Day | 49.7% | 20.2% | 17.1% |
| 1 Year | -21.6%-21.6% | 15.9%14.3% | 28.9%26.0% |
| 3 Year | -8.7%-22.1% | 28.2%22.7% | 46.3%36.6% |
| 5 Year | -15.5%-28.0% | 87.3%73.5% | 126.9%101.6% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Marchex's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Does Marchex (NASDAQ:MCHX) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?Valuation
Is Marchex undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
1.68x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MCHX's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Significantly Below Fair Value: Insufficient data to calculate MCHX's fair value to establish if it is undervalued.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: MCHX is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Media industry average.
PE vs Market: MCHX is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate MCHX's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: MCHX is good value based on its PB Ratio (1.7x) compared to the US Media industry average (2x).
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Future Growth
How is Marchex forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 2 analysts?
40.3%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: MCHX is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: MCHX is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: MCHX is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: MCHX's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-51.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: MCHX's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-51.1% per year).
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if MCHX's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Marchex performed over the past 5 years?
21.0%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: MCHX is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: MCHX is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MCHX is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 21% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare MCHX's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: MCHX is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (-12.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: MCHX has a negative Return on Equity (-48.02%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Marchex's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: MCHX's short term assets ($63.5M) exceed its short term liabilities ($26.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: MCHX's short term assets ($63.5M) exceed its long term liabilities ($3.7M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: MCHX's debt to equity ratio (7.6%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: Insufficient data to determine if MCHX's debt to equity ratio has reduced over the past 5 years.
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: MCHX has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: MCHX has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if free cash flow continues to reduce at historical rates of 40.9% each year
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Dividend
What is Marchex current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate MCHX's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate MCHX'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 MCHX's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if MCHX's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: MCHX is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of MCHX's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.5yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Russell Horowitz (53 yo)
0.83
Tenure
US$1,266,235
Compensation
Mr. Russell C. Horowitz serves as Co-Chief Executive Officer at Marchex, Inc since March 2020. He has been Chief Executive Officer at Archeo, Inc. since November 16, 2012 and its Chairman since October 18,...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Russell's total compensation ($USD1.27M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD528.62K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Russell's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman & Co-CEO | 0.83yr | US$1.27m | 1.89% $ 2.0m | |
| CFO & Co-CEO | 0.83yr | US$2.44m | 2.76% $ 2.9m | |
| Vice President of Strategy & Operations | 6.33yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Investor Relations & Strategic Initiatives | no data | no data | no data | |
| General Counsel & Secretary | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| SVP & Head of Automotive | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive Vice President of Business Development & Solution Consulting | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President | 3.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Analytics | 3.58yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief AI Scientist | 2.25yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP & Head of Automotive | 5.92yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Revenue Officer | 1.08yrs | no data | 0.84% $ 871.0k |
2.5yrs
Average Tenure
Experienced Management: MCHX's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Executive Chairman & Co-CEO | 0.83yr | US$1.27m | 1.89% $ 2.0m | |
| Independent Director | 17.67yrs | US$108.45k | 0.37% $ 379.9k | |
| Independent Director | 12.17yrs | US$108.45k | 0.71% $ 740.1k | |
| Independent Director | 1.75yrs | US$210.35k | 0.12% $ 122.3k |
7.0yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: MCHX's board of directors are considered experienced (7 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 not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Marchex, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Marchex, Inc.
- Ticker: MCHX
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 2003
- Industry: Advertising
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: US$103.694m
- Shares outstanding: 38.69m
- Website: https://www.marchex.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Marchex, Inc.
- 520 Pike Street
- Suite 2000
- Seattle
- Washington
- 98101
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCHX | NasdaqGS (Nasdaq Global Select) | Yes | Class B Common Stock | US | USD | Mar 2004 |
| NHM | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Class B Common Stock | DE | EUR | Mar 2004 |
Biography
Marchex, Inc. operates as a call analytics company that helps businesses connect, drive, measure, and convert callers into customers. Its products include Marchex Call Analytics, an analytics platform for ...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/26 00:42 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/25 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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