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Metro Global Media

MGMA
27
Entertainment · Communication Services
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$23
Winston Score
27
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Nov 30, 2001
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+56.6% over 2y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 5.5M (1999) → 8.6M (2001)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Metro Global Media is an adult entertainment company that produces and distributes explicit video content. It owns several well-known brands in that space and sells its content to consumers through websites, streaming platforms, and physical media like DVDs. The company operates in a niche but long-established segment of the media industry.

Metro Global Media makes money by charging consumers directly for content through subscriptions and one-time purchases, and by licensing its library of videos to other platforms. It operates primarily in the United States but distributes content internationally through digital channels. The adult content market is highly competitive, with many free platforms putting pressure on companies that charge for content, and that ongoing shift away from paid content toward free, ad-supported alternatives remains the central risk to its revenue model.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-7.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+80.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

100.0%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$451,454 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue declining

Metro Global Media's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
37.1%
Modest — 37.1% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
1.3%
Thin — 1.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
11.5%
Below par — 11.5% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-9.0%
Shrinking sales (-9.0% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-2.4%
Burning cash (-2.4%)

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
1.00
Elevated debt (1.00)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.95x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.9x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
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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