PodcastOne Inc. Common Stock (PODC)

FairStock Score: 53/100 — MIXED

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AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

As a value investor, I start with the business and the numbers. PodcastOne operates in podcasting, a fast-changing, competitive field with no obvious moat. Revenue has grown from $43.3M in FY2024 to $52.1M in FY2025 to $61.7M in FY2026, all fiscal years ended March 31. That is real top-line progress. Better still, net losses narrowed from $14.7M to $6.5M to $2.6M over those same years. But the most recent filed quarter, fiscal Q1 2027 ended 2026-06-30, showed revenue of $16.1M and a net loss of $1.6M. So profitability remains elusive, and the latest loss is wider than the $1.1M loss in fiscal Q1 2026 ended 2025-06-30. FairStock's calculations at the 2026-10-13 close of $1.94 show a negative P/E of -17.64, P/B of 2.43, ROE of -16.21%, ROCE of -6.48%, Piotroski F-Score of 3/9, and Altman Z-Score of 1.32. The balance sheet has little debt with D/E of 0.01, and trailing free cash flow is positive at $1.2M, a 2.0% FCF yield. But a 2% cash yield is not enough compensation for a money-losing, high-beta business with no clear durable advantage. Revenue growth of 24.75% is attractive, and profit growth of 90.27% reflects shrinking losses, yet four straight years of losses mean no Lynch category fits. I would want evidence that scale turns into consistent owner earnings before calling this cheap.

In plain English: PodcastOne makes and distributes podcasts and sells advertising around them. Sales have been growing, but the company has not yet made a yearly profit. At $1.94, the stock looks expensive against current profits because there are none, though the business has little debt and is losing less money than before.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q1 2027 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q3 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-12-31) · fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2026 10-K (period ended 2026-03-31) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-03-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-03-31)

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