MediaAlpha, Inc.

NYSE:MAX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$744.3m

MediaAlpha Balance Sheet Health

Financial Health criteria checks 2/6

MediaAlpha has a total shareholder equity of $-65.8M and total debt of $155.7M, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to -236.7%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $266.2M and $332.0M respectively. MediaAlpha's EBIT is $82.7M making its interest coverage ratio 7. It has cash and short-term investments of $38.8M.

Key information

-236.69%

Debt to equity ratio

US$155.69m

Debt

Interest coverage ratio7x
CashUS$38.84m
Equity-US$65.78m
Total liabilitiesUS$332.01m
Total assetsUS$266.23m

Recent financial health updates

No updates

Recent updates

MediaAlpha's Unique Business Makes It A Standout Among Peers

Dec 16

MediaAlpha, Inc.'s (NYSE:MAX) Stock Retreats 26% But Revenues Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors

Mar 19
MediaAlpha, Inc.'s (NYSE:MAX) Stock Retreats 26% But Revenues Haven't Escaped The Attention Of Investors
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I Will Capitalize On P&C Insurance And Medicare Advantage Opportunities

Strategic investments in data science and business expansion aim to enhance efficiencies, supporting net margin improvements through better cost management.

MediaAlpha's (NYSE:MAX) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

Nov 12
MediaAlpha's (NYSE:MAX) Earnings May Just Be The Starting Point

MediaAlpha, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 40%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Nov 01
MediaAlpha, Inc. Just Beat EPS By 40%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) Stock's 28% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Jul 04
MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) Stock's 28% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Brokers Are Upgrading Their Views On MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) With These New Forecasts

May 08
Brokers Are Upgrading Their Views On MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) With These New Forecasts

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX)

May 03
Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX)

Revenues Tell The Story For MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) As Its Stock Soars 37%

Mar 12
Revenues Tell The Story For MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) As Its Stock Soars 37%

Not Many Are Piling Into MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) Just Yet

Jan 24
Not Many Are Piling Into MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) Just Yet

MediaAlpha Is Optimistic On Insurance Carrier Spending Return

Dec 05

MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) Analysts Are Reducing Their Forecasts For This Year

May 10
MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) Analysts Are Reducing Their Forecasts For This Year

MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) Stock's 26% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Apr 17
MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE:MAX) Stock's 26% Dive Might Signal An Opportunity But It Requires Some Scrutiny

Financial Position Analysis

Short Term Liabilities: MAX has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than short term assets not covering short term liabilities.

Long Term Liabilities: MAX 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: MAX has negative shareholder equity, which is a more serious situation than a high debt level.

Reducing Debt: MAX'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 MAX has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.

Forecast Cash Runway: MAX is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 10.5% per year.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/01/19 07:44
End of Day Share Price 2026/01/16 00:00
Earnings2025/09/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Analyst Sources

MediaAlpha, Inc. is covered by 14 analysts. 6 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Michael ZaremskiBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
null nullBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Michael GrahamCanaccord Genuity