MDC Partners
Market Cap
US$372.6m
Last Updated
2021/06/23 04:31 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials
Executive Summary
MDC Partners Inc. provides marketing, advertising, activation, communications, and strategic consulting solutions worldwide. More Details
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
Imperfect balance sheet with weak fundamentals.
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Share Price & News
How has MDC Partners's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: MDCA is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 9% a week.
Volatility Over Time: MDCA's weekly volatility (9%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-9.2%
MDCA
0.7%
US Media
-0.1%
US Market
1 Year Return
305.1%
MDCA
44.1%
US Media
39.0%
US Market
Return vs Industry: MDCA exceeded the US Media industry which returned 43.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: MDCA exceeded the US Market which returned 39% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| MDCA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -9.2% | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 30 Day | -7.2% | 2.2% | 2.6% |
| 90 Day | 41.5% | -3.7% | 8.0% |
| 1 Year | 305.1%305.1% | 45.7%44.1% | 41.2%39.0% |
| 3 Year | -2.3%-2.3% | 66.4%59.4% | 62.4%52.3% |
| 5 Year | -73.3%-73.7% | 89.4%75.9% | 132.3%106.2% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is MDC Partners's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Should You Be Impressed By MDC Partners' (NASDAQ:MDCA) Returns on Capital?Valuation
Is MDC Partners undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: MDCA ($4.97) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($4.54)
Significantly Below Fair Value: MDCA is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: MDCA is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Media industry average.
PE vs Market: MDCA 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 MDCA's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: MDCA has negative assets, so we can't compare its PB Ratio to the US Media industry average.
Future Growth
How is MDC Partners forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
16.8%
Forecasted Media industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as MDC Partners has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Past Performance
How has MDC Partners performed over the past 5 years?
-29.1%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: MDCA is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: MDCA is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: MDCA is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 29.1% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare MDCA's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: MDCA is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Media industry (25.4%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: MDCA's liabilities exceed its assets, so it is difficult to calculate its Return on Equity.
Financial Health
How is MDC Partners's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: MDCA has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.
Long Term Liabilities: MDCA has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: MDCA has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.
Reducing Debt: MDCA's has negative shareholder equity, so we do not need to check if its debt has reduced over time.
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: Whilst unprofitable MDCA has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: MDCA is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, even with free cash flow being positive and shrinking by 5.4% per year.
Dividend
What is MDC Partners's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate MDCA's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate MDCA'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 MDCA's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if MDCA's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: MDCA is not paying a notable dividend for the US market.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of MDCA'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
- Penn (66 yo)
2.25yrs
Tenure
US$1,795,681
Compensation
Mr. Mark J. Penn has been the Chairman of the Board at MDC Partners Inc. since April 18, 2019 and has been its Chief Executive Officer and Director since March 18, 2019. Mr. Penn founded The Stagwell Group...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: -'s total compensation ($USD1.80M) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.69M).
Compensation vs Earnings: -'s compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Leadership Team
Experienced Management: MDCA's management team is considered experienced (2.5 years average tenure).
Board Members
Experienced Board: MDCA's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 2.7 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
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.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 5.5%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
MDC Partners Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: MDC Partners Inc.
- Ticker: MDCA
- Exchange: NasdaqGS
- Founded: 1980
- Industry: Advertising
- Sector: Media
- Market Cap: US$372.590m
- Shares outstanding: 78.61m
- Website: https://www.mdc-partners.com
Number of Employees
Location
- MDC Partners Inc.
- One World Trade Center
- Floor 65
- New York
- New York
- 10007
- United States
Listings
Biography
MDC Partners Inc. provides marketing, advertising, activation, communications, and strategic consulting solutions worldwide. It offers a range of client services, including global advertising and marketing...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/06/23 04:31 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/06/22 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2021/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2020/12/31 |
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.