Fluent Q1 revenue hit by unit's sale; profit beats estimates
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Overview
Commerce media solutions provider's Q1 revenue fell 19% yr/yr, missing analyst expectations
Adjusted EPS and adjusted net income for Q1 beat analyst expectations
Commerce Media Solutions revenue grew 104% yr/yr, now 58% of consolidated revenue
Outlook
Company expects full-year double-digit revenue growth on aggregate continuing business in 2026
Company sees full-year adjusted EBITDA improvement in 2026
Company aims to return Commerce Media Solutions gross margins to the mid-twenties percent range
Result Drivers
CALL SOLUTIONS DIVESTITURE - Revenue declined mainly due to the loss of Call Solutions revenue following its sale in January 2026
COMMERCE MEDIA GROWTH - Commerce Media Solutions revenue more than doubled, offsetting much of the contraction in owned and operated business
BUSINESS MIX SHIFT - Company continued shifting focus and revenue mix toward Commerce Media Solutions, reducing reliance on owned and operated business
Company press release: ID:nGNX2cR4D0
Key Details
Metric |
Beat/Miss |
Actual |
Consensus Estimate |
Q1 Revenue |
Miss |
$44.85 mln |
$46.47 mln (4 Analysts) |
Q1 Adjusted EPS |
Beat |
-$0.19 |
-$0.23 (4 Analysts) |
Q1 EPS |
|
-$0.17 |
|
Q1 Adjusted Net Income |
Beat |
-$5.9 mln |
-$7.31 mln (4 Analysts) |
Q1 Net Income |
|
-$5.35 mln |
|
Q1 Adjusted EBITDA |
Beat |
-$3.6 mln |
-$4.09 mln (4 Analysts) |
Q1 Operating Income |
|
-$3.91 mln |
|
Q1 Pretax Profit |
|
-$5.35 mln |
|
Analyst Coverage
The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 2 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the advertising & marketing peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Fluent Inc is $5.00, about 85.2% above its May 12 closing price of $2.70
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