Dolphin Entertainment

DLPN

Advertising Agencies · Communication Services

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Mixed

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Weak

Valuation

Data not available

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Winston Score History

The full picture

Dolphin Entertainment is a small public relations and entertainment marketing company based in Miami, Florida. It helps celebrities, movies, TV shows, restaurants, hotels, and consumer brands get media attention and manage their public image. The company owns several PR agencies, including 42West, The Door, Shore Fire Media, and B/HI, serving clients across entertainment, hospitality, and lifestyle industries.

Dolphin makes money by charging clients fees for ongoing PR and marketing services rather than selling physical products. It operates mainly in the United States and is a small company with a market cap under $50 million. Its competitive edge comes from owning multiple specialized agencies that can cross-sell services to clients across different industries. However, the company has struggled to turn a profit, posting negative operating margins, and its main risk is that small PR firms face intense competition and can lose clients quickly, making consistent revenue growth difficult to sustain.

Growth Profile

For growth stock investors

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

+2.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow revenue growth

EPS Growth

+0.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

Insider Activity

32.4%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

$8M cash & investments at current burn rate

Growth context

Dolphin Entertainment is growing revenue at 3% year-over-year. The Winston Score measures business quality today — these growth metrics show what could matter tomorrow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale

Gross Margin

14.2%

Thin — 14.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-7.1%

Losing money on operations — -7.1%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-7.1%

Weak — -7.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

+12.5%

Fast-growing sales (+12.5% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-7.0%

Burning cash (-7.0%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns

Debt / Equity

3.86

Heavy debt load (3.86)

Covers its interest

Interest Cover

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

no trend

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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