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Alliance Entertainment (AENT)

Market Price (10/31/2025): $6.15 | Market Cap: $313.4 Mil
Sector: Communication Services | Industry: Movies & Entertainment

Alliance Entertainment (AENT)

Market Price (10/31/2025): $6.15
Market Cap: $313.4 Mil
Sector: Communication Services
Industry: Movies & Entertainment

Investment Highlights Why It Matters Which of these 2 stories sounds closer for this stock?

1. Generates cash flow

The stock generated 4% or more of the share price (called cash flow yield), and shows moderate 10-15% or more growth.

2. Riding a trend

Think Tesla during the pandemic of 2020 when EVs were riding a cultural high, or Nvidia in the current AI boom, or even Figma. These companies don’t have enough yield, or, enough growth, or both - however - they are riding a trend. They have momentum. These can be more volatile - they don’t have the floor of strong cash flow

0 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -58%		 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -115%		 Stock price has recently run up significantly
6M Rtn6 month market price return is 122%
1 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 8.5%		  Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -3.4%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -3.9%
2   High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 120%
0 Valuation becoming less expensive
P/S 6M Chg %Price/Sales change over 6 months. Declining P/S indicates valuation has become less expensive. is -58%
1 Attractive yield
FCF Yield is 8.5%
2 Weak multi-year price returns
3Y Excs Rtn is -115%
3 Stock price has recently run up significantly
6M Rtn6 month market price return is 122%
4 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -3.4%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -3.9%
5 High stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 120%

Market Valuation & Key Metrics

AENTS&P 500
REVENUE GROWTHVERY POOR
Rev LTM ($ Bil)1.1
Rev Chg Q-3.9%6.4%
Rev Chg LTM-3.4%5.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-4.2%5.3%
PROFITABILITYVERY POOR
Op Inc LTM ($ Bil)0.0
CFO LTM ($ Bil)0.0
Net Inc LTM ($ Bil)0.0
Op Mgn LTM2.9%18.7%
CFO/Rev LTM2.5%20.4%
Net Inc Mgn1.4%12.8%
VALUATIONLOW
P/S0.33.2
P/CFO11.715.5
P/FCF11.720.6
P/E20.823.6
STABILITYPOOR
Debt/Equity0.290.21
Cash/Assets0.000.07

AENT Stock

   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Factor Drivers of Stock Movement
The 122.0% change in AENT stock from 5/1/2025 to 10/30/2025 was primarily driven by a 130.1% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%).

501202510302025Change
Stock Price ($)2.776.15122.02%
Change Contribution ByLTMLTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)1070.811063.46-0.69%
Net Income Margin (%)0.62%1.42%130.14%
P/E Multiple21.4020.78-2.86%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)50.9650.960.00%
Cumulative Contribution122.02%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown
The 47.1% change in AENT stock from 10/30/2024 to 10/30/2025 was primarily driven by a 240.6% change in the company's Net Income Margin (%).

1030202410302025Change
Stock Price ($)4.186.1547.13%
Change Contribution ByLTMLTM
Total Revenues ($ Mil)1100.481063.46-3.36%
Net Income Margin (%)0.42%1.42%240.60%
P/E Multiple46.4920.78-55.29%
Shares Outstanding (Mil)50.9550.96-0.02%
Cumulative Contribution47.13%

LTM = Last Twelve Months as of date shown
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Return vs. Risk

Price Returns Compared

 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
AENT Return--4%-91%876%-32%-38%
Peers Return13%10%-6%5%13%-16%16%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%16%110%

Monthly Win Rates [3]
AENT Win Rate-44%83%33%75%44% 
Peers Win Rate28%20%17%30%32%50% 
S&P 500 Win Rate58%75%42%67%75%67% 

Max Drawdowns [4]
AENT Max Drawdown---0%-93%0%-75% 
Peers Max Drawdown-14%-2%-14%-16%-8%-39% 
S&P 500 Max Drawdown-31%-1%-25%-1%-2%-15% 

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: NFLX, NXST, ANGH, ANGX, BLMZ.
[3] Win Rate = % of calendar months in which monthly returns were positive
[4] Max drawdown represents maximum peak-to-trough decline within a year
[5] 2025 data is for the year up to 10/30/2025 (YTD)

How Low Can It Go

Unique KeyEventAENTS&P 500
2022 Inflation Shock2022 Inflation Shock  
2022 Inflation Shock% Loss% Loss-92.9%-25.4%
2022 Inflation Shock% Gain to Breakeven% Gain to Breakeven1310.7%34.1%
2022 Inflation ShockTime to BreakevenTime to BreakevenNot Fully Recovered days464 days

Compare to NFLX, NXST, ANGH, ANGX, BLMZ


In The Past

Alliance Entertainment's stock fell -92.9% during the 2022 Inflation Shock from a high on 1/17/2023. A -92.9% loss requires a 1310.7% gain to breakeven.

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About Alliance Entertainment (AENT)

Better Bets than Alliance Entertainment (AENT)

 AENTBetter Performance than AENT
MetricValueIndustry (Movies & Entertainment)
Rev Chg LTM-3.4%NFLX (15.4%), DIS (5.0%), WMG (1.4%), LYV (-0.3%), FWONA (4.7%)
Op Mgn LTM2.9%NFLX (29.1%), DIS (14.8%), WMG (13.7%), LYV (4.2%), FWONA (11.4%)
CFO/Rev LTM2.5%NFLX (22.1%), DIS (20.3%), WMG (11.6%), LYV (7.9%), FWONA (20.5%)
FCF/Rev LTM2.5%NFLX (20.7%), DIS (12.2%), WMG (6.0%), LYV (4.5%), FWONA (18.2%)
Total Yield4.8%DIS (6.1%), NXST (14.5%), CNK (10.5%), MCS (5.7%), CNVS (6.2%)
 AENTBetter Performance than AENT
MetricValueAll Other Sectors
Rev Chg LTM-3.4%NVDA (71.6%), AAPL (6.0%), MSFT (15.6%), AMZN (10.9%), AVGO (28.0%)
Op Mgn LTM2.9%NVDA (58.1%), AAPL (31.9%), MSFT (46.3%), AMZN (11.4%), AVGO (39.0%)
CFO/Rev LTM2.5%NVDA (46.6%), AAPL (26.6%), MSFT (50.0%), AMZN (18.1%), AVGO (42.4%)
FCF/Rev LTM2.5%NVDA (43.6%), AAPL (23.5%), MSFT (26.6%), AVGO (41.6%), TSLA (7.1%)
Total Yield4.8%JPM (6.6%), XOM (9.7%), JNJ (8.2%), BAC (6.8%), BABA (36.3%)
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 AENTMETA TTD MTCH GOOGL YELP CARG T FOXA UPWK WBD
What You Pay           
P/E20.828.757.614.727.413.826.013.914.48.869.7
P/EBIT10.719.750.69.622.311.318.07.09.320.415.7
What You Get           
Rev Chg Q-3.9%26.2%18.7%-0.0%15.9%3.7%7.0%3.5%4.9%0.9%1.0%
Rev Chg LTM-3.4%21.3%23.2%-0.6%13.4%5.4%4.8%1.5%14.9%3.9%-3.7%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg�17.3%24.5%2.6%11.0%9.1%-14.1%0.6%5.6%11.2%36.1%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg2.6%29.0%26.8%25.7%20.5%18.4%17.3%16.0%11.9%12.7%11.6%

[1] Choosing top 10 best bets from each sector quarterly is an alpha producing strategy vs sector benchmark
[2] Historical annualized return of 12%, alpha of 0.5%, and sharpe of 0.56

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Trade Ideas

Select past ideas related to AENT. For more, see Trefis Trade Ideas.

Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
TTD_9302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE09302025TTDTrade DeskDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap		1.9%1.9%0.0%
CMCSA_7312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper07312025CMCSAComcastMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple		-13.2%-13.2%-13.2%
PINS_5312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper05312025PINSPinterestMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple		5.5%5.5%-2.3%
IRDM_4302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield04302025IRDMIridium CommunicationsDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin		-28.9%-28.9%-28.9%
IAS_4302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE04302025IASIntegral Ad ScienceDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap		44.4%44.4%0.0%
Unique KeyDateTickerCompanyCategoryTrade Strategy6M Fwd Rtn12M Fwd Rtn12M Max DD
TTD_9302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE09302025TTDTrade DeskDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap		1.9%1.9%0.0%
CMCSA_7312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper07312025CMCSAComcastMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple		-13.2%-13.2%-13.2%
PINS_5312025_Monopoly_xInd_xCD_Getting_Cheaper05312025PINSPinterestMonopolyMY | Getting CheaperMonopoly-Like with P/S Decline
Large cap with monopoly-like margins or cash flow generation and getting cheaper based on P/S multiple		5.5%5.5%-2.3%
IRDM_4302025_Dip_Buyer_FCFYield04302025IRDMIridium CommunicationsDip BuyDB | FCFY OPMDip Buy with High FCF Yield and High Margin
Buying dips for companies with high FCF yield and meaningfully high operating margin		-28.9%-28.9%-28.9%
IAS_4302025_Dip_Buyer_High_CFO_Margins_ExInd_DE04302025IASIntegral Ad ScienceDip BuyDB | CFO/Rev | Low D/EDip Buy with High Cash Flow Margins
Buying dips for companies with significant cash flows from operations and reasonable debt / market cap		44.4%44.4%0.0%

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1INBXInhibrx Biosciences176.8%409.8%
2PUMPProPetro71.2%16.2%
3RNAAvidity Biosciences43.5%139.6%
4DYNDyne Therapeutics42.8%-0.0%
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8BBNXBeta Bionics33.8% 
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1PMIPicard Medical-75.2%5106.3%
2LRNStride-56.1%-35.8%
3NTLAIntellia Therapeutics-52.6%5.2%
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5FIFiserv-47.4%-68.3%
6VRNSVaronis Systems-43.8%-21.2%
7THRYThryv-33.4%-44.8%
8NFENew Fortress Energy-30.5%-91.9%
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Peer Comparisons for Alliance Entertainment

Financials

AENTNFLXNXSTANGHANGXBLMZMedian
NameAlliance.Netflix Nexstar .Anghami Angel St.Harrison. 
Mkt Price6.151,089.00195.182.886.250.206.20
Mkt Cap0.3462.25.9---5.9
Rev LTM1,06343,3795,316-186-3,190
Op Inc LTM3112,6431,209--101-620
FCF LTM278,9671,254--60-640
FCF 3Y Avg297,256992---992
CFO LTM279,5751,382--56-704
CFO 3Y Avg297,7061,142---1,142

Growth & Margins

AENTNFLXNXSTANGHANGXBLMZMedian
NameAlliance.Netflix Nexstar .Anghami Angel St.Harrison. 
Rev Chg LTM-3.4%15.4%6.6%--10.6%-1.6%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-11.4%3.2%---7.3%
Rev Chg Q-3.9%17.2%-3.2%-431.0%-7.0%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-0.9%4.0%-0.7%-61.8%-1.6%
Op Mgn LTM2.9%29.1%22.7%--54.0%-12.8%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg0.7%24.4%20.8%---20.8%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM1.0%-0.4%-0.3%-34.9%-0.3%
CFO/Rev LTM2.5%22.1%26.0%--29.9%-12.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg2.6%20.2%21.9%---20.2%
FCF/Rev LTM2.5%20.7%23.6%--32.3%-11.6%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg2.6%19.0%19.0%---19.0%

Valuation

AENTNFLXNXSTANGHANGXBLMZMedian
NameAlliance.Netflix Nexstar .Anghami Angel St.Harrison. 
Mkt Cap0.3462.25.9---5.9
P/S0.310.71.1---1.1
P/EBIT10.736.04.7---10.7
P/E20.844.39.3---20.8
P/CFO11.748.34.3---11.7
Total Yield4.8%2.3%14.5%---4.8%
Dividend Yield0.0%0.0%3.7%---0.0%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg17.7%2.5%17.9%---17.7%
D/E0.30.01.1---0.3
Net D/E0.30.01.0---0.3

Returns

AENTNFLXNXSTANGHANGXBLMZMedian
NameAlliance.Netflix Nexstar .Anghami Angel St.Harrison. 
1M Rtn-9.7%-9.2%-1.3%-2.4%7.6%-10.5%-5.8%
3M Rtn25.3%-6.1%5.2%746.8%-7.6%7.6%
6M Rtn122.0%-3.9%37.6%-55.7%--5.2%-3.9%
12M Rtn47.1%44.5%14.1%-63.5%--76.5%14.1%
3Y Rtn-38.5%273.1%28.0%-87.5%---5.3%
1M Excs Rtn-12.8%-8.7%-2.1%-4.0%-21.1%-4.9%-6.8%
3M Excs Rtn15.4%-15.4%-2.7%820.9%-3.7%3.7%
6M Excs Rtn100.3%-25.7%15.8%-77.4%--26.9%-25.7%
12M Excs Rtn70.3%28.2%-0.1%-81.2%--94.2%-0.1%
3Y Excs Rtn-115.3%197.4%-62.1%-165.6%---88.7%

Financials

$ Mil | FY: 6/302025Q42025Q32025Q22025Q12024Q42024Q32024Q22024Q12023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q1
Period End6/30/20253/31/202512/31/20249/30/20246/30/20243/31/202412/31/20239/30/20236/30/20233/31/202312/31/20229/30/2022
Filing Date9/10/20255/15/20252/13/202511/12/20249/20/20245/9/20242/8/202411/9/202310/19/20235/22/20235/1/202311/9/2023
Key Financials Quarterly            
Total Revenue228213394229237211426227247228445239
Ebitda117143211702-6-16-6
Operating Income1141521216-21-4-17-7
Net Income62703-39-3-5-8-16-8
EPS0.120.040.140.010.05-0.070.18-0.07-0.10-0.16-0.32-0.16
Key Financials TTM            
Total Revenue TTM1,0631,0731,0711,1031,1001,1111,1271,1471,1591,1771,2691,363
Ebitda TTM35251923202014-20-26-31-1734
Operating Income TTM31211920171712-22-27-33-2327
Net Income TTM1512785-3-7-31-35-35-2415
Growth Rates Quarterly            
Total Revenue Growth-3.9%0.9%-7.5%1.0%-4.1%-7.3%-4.4%-5.0%-6.8%-28.9%-17.3%-
EBITDA Growth496.3%989.4%-22.6%6079.6%-9.8%110.5%206.9%100.9%185.8%-173.0%-147.4%-
Operating Income Growth1475.0%129.7%-7.3%237.3%-46.7%137.9%191.4%78.5%129.0%-168.6%-153.9%-
Net Income Growth129.8%154.8%-20.7%111.5%154.1%56.4%157.5%53.9%-0.2%-308.7%-165.0%-
Margins Quarterly            
EBITDA Margin4.9%3.1%3.4%1.5%0.8%0.3%4.1%0.0%0.8%-2.5%-3.7%-2.6%
Operating Income Margin4.7%1.7%3.8%0.9%0.3%0.7%3.8%-0.7%0.5%-1.8%-3.9%-3.0%
Net Income Margin2.5%0.9%1.8%0.2%1.1%-1.6%2.1%-1.5%-1.9%-3.4%-3.5%-3.1%
Cash & Debt            
Total Cash12241231111-
Total Debt91102105124110981191391491441920
Net Debt / (Cash)9010010312010997116138148143191-
Cash Flows Quarterly            
FCF from Operations11225-12102029-3-5498-48
Cash Flows TTM            
FCF from Operations TTM272643475641704938-59-
Returns to Shareholders Quarterly            
Dividends000000000000
Share Repurchases-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) Quarterly            
ROIC24.4%6.4%29.4%5.0%1.7%3.7%27.4%-2.4%2.6%-6.3%-21.9%-
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) TTM            
ROIC TTM18.1%14.2%12.7%12.1%10.6%11.9%7.1%-9.5%-11.4%-13.0%-7.4%-

Price Behavior

AENT Betas & Captures as of 9/30/2025

 1M2M3M6M1Y3Y
Beta0.52-0.08-1.140.821.080.63
Up Beta-11.43-2.28-2.490.780.870.45
Down Beta1.423.56-0.721.391.321.08
Up Capture450%124%138%99%209%12%
Bmk +ve Days13233574144420
Stock +ve Days11223159123308
Down Capture-26%-253%-444%-42%81%86%
Bmk -ve Days8192952107330
Stock -ve Days10203265124354

[1] Upside and downside betas calculated using positive and negative benchmark daily returns respectively

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date10152025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity268,318
Short Interest: % Change Since 93020256.3%
Average Daily Volume42,536
Days-to-Cover Short Interest6.31
Basic Shares Quantity50,957,370
Short % of Basic Shares0.5%

Returns Analyses

Earnings Returns History

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 Forward Returns
Earnings Date1D Returns5D Returns21D Returns
9/10/2025-15.1%-2.4%-4.6%
2/13/2025-19.1%-19.3%-31.5%
9/20/20241.1%0.0%37.4%
4/12/20230.0%-14.3%0.0%
SUMMARY STATS   
# Positive212
# Negative232
Median Positive0.5%0.0%18.7%
Median Negative-17.1%-14.3%-18.0%
Max Positive1.1%0.0%37.4%
Max Negative-19.1%-19.3%-31.5%

SEC Filings

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Report DateFiling DateFiling
3312025515202510-Q 3/31/2025
12312024213202510-Q 12/31/2024
93020241112202410-Q 9/30/2024
6302024920202410-K 6/30/2024
3312024509202410-Q 3/31/2024
12312023208202410-Q 12/31/2023
93020231109202310-Q 9/30/2023
63020231019202310-K 6/30/2023
3312023522202310-Q 3/31/2023
123120225012023S-1/A 12/31/2022
63020226302023424B4 6/30/2022

Insider Activity

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 OwnerTitleFiling DateActionPriceSharesTransacted
Value		Value of
Held Shares		Form
0Black Robert R.Chief Compliance Officer9092025Buy5.002,00010,00060,000Form
1Ogilvie Bruce A JrExecutive Chairman5302025Buy2.702,0005,40041,277,532Form
2Walker Jeffrey ClintonChief Executive Officer2282025Buy38533.0036,6841,413,544,572885,209,438,146Form
3Ogilvie Bruce A JrExecutive Chairman2252025Buy4.031,0004,03061,588,374Form

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