Snail Inc. Class A Common Stock (SNAL)

FairStock Score: 15/100 — RISKY

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AI Analysis

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

I look first for a durable business and consistent numbers. Snail is a small game publisher with 166 employees, competing in interactive entertainment where hits are unpredictable and platform owners hold much of the power. In fiscal 2024 (period ended 2024-12-31), it earned $1.8 million on $84.5 million of revenue. Then fiscal 2025 (period ended 2025-12-31) swung to a $27.2 million net loss on $81.2 million of revenue, with diluted EPS of -$0.73. That is not consistency. The latest filed quarter, fiscal Q2 2026 (period ended 2026-06-30), had $19.7 million of revenue and a $3.0 million net loss. Fiscal Q1 2026 (period ended 2026-03-31) was profitable with $2.1 million of net income, so results are lumpy. Trailing-twelve-month free cash flow was $5.5 million, an 18.8% FCF yield on the $29.5 million market cap as of the 2026-10-13 close. That looks superficially cheap, but FairStock's Piotroski score is 1/9 and its Altman Z-score is -1.10, signaling fragility. The P/E is -1.75 and ROCE is -11.60%, both reflecting losses. There is no dividend. The stock closed at $2.21 within a 52-week range of $0.34 to $5.92, so volatility is severe. FairStock labels it a TURNAROUND—loss in the latest year after earlier profits. Turnarounds can be profitable, but I need evidence of a durable franchise and a stronger balance sheet. Here revenue is shrinking, the moat appears thin, and earnings are unproven. A low price alone is not a margin of safety if the business cannot earn consistent profits.

In plain English: Snail makes and publishes video games. The business looks weak right now: it lost money in the most recent year and latest quarter, and sales have slipped. The stock price is low and the company generates some cash, but it has not shown steady profits, so the low price is only attractive if a turnaround actually happens.

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

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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