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Inuvo (INUV) Financial Strength : 5 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Inuvo Financial Strength?

Inuvo has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Inuvo did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Inuvo's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 0.02. As of today, Inuvo's Altman Z-Score is -4.57.


Competitive Comparison of Inuvo's Financial Strength

For the Advertising Agencies subindustry, Inuvo's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Inuvo's Financial Strength Distribution in the Media - Diversified Industry

For the Media - Diversified industry and Communication Services sector, Inuvo's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Inuvo's Financial Strength falls into.



Inuvo Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Inuvo's Interest Expense for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-0.02 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Mar. 2024 was $-2.09 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $0.95 Mil.

Inuvo's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Inuvo did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Inuvo's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Mar. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.272 + 0.948) / 68.096
=0.02

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Inuvo has a Z-score of -4.57, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of -4.57 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Inuvo  (AMEX:INUV) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Inuvo has the Financial Strength Rank of 5.


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Inuvo (INUV) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
500 President Clinton Avenue, Suite 300, Little Rock, AR, USA, 72201
Inuvo Inc develops and sells information technology solutions for marketing. It develops technology to deliver content and targeted advertisements over the internet. Its products and services include ValidClick and IntentKey. The company's platforms identify and message online audiences for any product or service across devices, channels, and formats, including video, mobile, connected TV, display, social, and native. It has clients from various industries that include retail, automotive, insurance, health care, technology, telecommunications, and finance. Its ValidClick platform provides marketing services to Yahoo, Google, and Microsoft. Geographically all its operations function through the United States.
Executives
Barry Lowenthal officer: President 500 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE., SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Kenneth Ewell Lee director 500 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE., SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Jonathan Bond director C/O SITO MOBILE, LTD., 100 TOWN SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 204, JERSEY CITY NJ 07310
Charles D Morgan director, 10 percent owner 3530 GILLESPIE STREET, DALLAS TX 75219
John B Pisaris officer: General Counsel C/O MIVA, INC., 5220 SUMMERLIN COMMONS BLVD., SUITE 500, FORT MYERS FL 33907
Barrett Don Walker Iii officer: Chief Operating Officer 143 VARICK STREET, NEW YORK NY 10013
Richard K Howe director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 1 INFORMATION WAY, LITTLE ROCK AR 72202
Gordon J Cameron director 8415 WEMBLEY CT., CHAGRIN FALLS OH 44023
G Kent Burnett director 1600 CANTRELL ROAD, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Patrick Terrell 10 percent owner
Tocqueville Asset Management L.p. other: Director-by-Deputization 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 19TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10019
Andrea Haldeman officer: Chief Revenue Officer 500 PRESIDENT CLINTON AVE., SUITE 300, LITTLE ROCK AR 72201
Netseer Inc 10 percent owner 5104 Old Ironsides Drive, Suite 108, Santa Clara CA 95054
Wallace D Ruiz officer: CFO
Charles L Pope director 4902 EISENHOWER BOULEVARD, TAMPA FL 33634

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