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The Arena Group Holdings (The Arena Group Holdings) Piotroski F-Score

: 5 (As of Today)
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The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

The Arena Group Holdings has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for The Arena Group Holdings's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

AREN' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 2   Med: 4   Max: 5
Current: 5

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of The Arena Group Holdings was 5. The lowest was 2. And the median was 4.


The Arena Group Holdings Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for The Arena Group Holdings's Piotroski F-Score can be seen below:

* 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.

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The Arena Group Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.00 5.00 5.00 4.00 5.00

The Arena Group Holdings Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 5.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Internet Content & Information subindustry, The Arena Group Holdings's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score 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.


The Arena Group Holdings Piotroski F-Score Distribution

For the Interactive Media industry and Communication Services sector, The Arena Group Holdings's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where The Arena Group Holdings's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* 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.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Net Income was -19.377 + -19.484 + -11.166 + -5.555 = $-55.6 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -1.672 + -14.728 + -5.865 + -2.507 = $-24.8 Mil.
Revenue was 51.38 + 58.806 + 63.418 + 70.599 = $244.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 21.345 + 21.664 + 28.173 + 30.781 = $102.0 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was
(203.719 + 204.708 + 199.086 + 191.593 + 188.878) / 5 = $197.5968 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was $203.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $0.4 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $90.4 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $236.0 Mil.
Net Income was -18.449 + -22.207 + -16.505 + -13.697 = $-70.9 Mil.

Revenue was 48.243 + 53.752 + 57.277 + 61.663 = $220.9 Mil.
Gross Profit was 19.746 + 16.13 + 24.606 + 27.53 = $88.0 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was
(173.983 + 171.259 + 186.448 + 167.562 + 203.719) / 5 = $180.5942 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was $174.0 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $78.7 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $216.4 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

The Arena Group Holdings's current Net Income (TTM) was -55.6. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

The Arena Group Holdings's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -24.8. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec22)
=-55.582/203.719
=-0.2728366

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=-70.858/173.983
=-0.40726968

The Arena Group Holdings's return on assets of this year was -0.2728366. The Arena Group Holdings's return on assets of last year was -0.40726968. ==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

The Arena Group Holdings's current Net Income (TTM) was -55.6. The Arena Group Holdings's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -24.8. ==> -24.8 > -55.6 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=0.35/197.5968
=0.00177128

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=1.844/180.5942
=0.01021074

The Arena Group Holdings's gearing of this year was 0.00177128. The Arena Group Holdings's gearing of last year was 0.01021074. ==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=90.399/236.021
=0.38301253

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=78.695/216.364
=0.36371578

The Arena Group Holdings's current ratio of this year was 0.38301253. The Arena Group Holdings's current ratio of last year was 0.36371578. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

The Arena Group Holdings's number of shares in issue this year was 24.594. The Arena Group Holdings's number of shares in issue last year was 18.483. ==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=101.963/244.203
=0.41753377

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=88.012/220.935
=0.39836151

The Arena Group Holdings's gross margin of this year was 0.41753377. The Arena Group Holdings's gross margin of last year was 0.39836151. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Dec22)
=244.203/203.719
=1.19872471

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=220.935/173.983
=1.26986545

The Arena Group Holdings's asset turnover of this year was 1.19872471. The Arena Group Holdings's asset turnover of last year was 1.26986545. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=0+0+1+1+1+1+0+1+0
=5

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

The Arena Group Holdings has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The Arena Group Holdings  (AMEX:AREN) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


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The Arena Group Holdings (The Arena Group Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
200 Vesey Street, 24th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10281
The Arena Group Holdings Inc is a tech-powered media company that fuses superior technology, iconic brands, and marketing savvy to deliver vibrant content and experiences that reach more than 120 million users each month. The company creates robust digital destinations that delight consumers with powerful journalism, news about the things such as favorite sports teams, advice on investing, the inside scoop on personal finance, and the latest on lifestyle essentials. The Company operates in one reportable segment which focuses on a publishing platform.
Executives
Todd D. Sims director C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 21255 BURBANK BLVD., SUITE 400, WOODLAND HILLS CA 91367
B. Riley Financial, Inc. other: See Remarks. 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Paul Taylor Edmondson officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O THEMAVEN, 1500 FOURTH AVENUE, SEATTLE WA 98101
Herbert Hunt Allred director 200 VESEY ST., 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Daniel Shribman director 299 PARK AVENUE, NEW YORK NY 10171
Ross Levinsohn director 701 FIRST AVENUE, SUNNYVALE CA 94089
B. Riley Securities, Inc. 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Christopher Petzel director 200 VESEY ST., 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Laura Anne Lee director 267 1ST STREET, APT 1, BROOKLYN NY 11215
Spiridon Christoforatos officer: Chief Accounting Officer 200 VESEY ST., 24TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Brf Investments, Llc 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Carlo Zola director 225 LIBERTY STREET, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281
Eric Semler director 4625 FIELDSTON ROAD, BRONX NY 10471
Brc Partners Opportunity Fund, Lp other: See Remarks. 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD. SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Henry Robertson Barrett officer: President, Media 225 LIBERTY STREET, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10281