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CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. CREX
CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. (CREX) earns a Piotroski F-score of 2/9 (weak financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It pays a dividend yielding 10.77% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $57.2M at a -14.5% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -1.42 — elevated (above the −1.78 line — aggressive-accounting signals worth a closer look) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 2/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · distress zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | -0.038 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.431 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.059 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.211 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CREX | CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. | 2/9 | -1.83 | — | +12.5% |
| CSPI | CSP INC /MA/ | 4/9 | 5.51 | — | +6.4% |
| SLP | Simulations Plus, Inc. | 5/9 | 16.14 | — | +13.1% |
| PONY | Pony AI Inc. | 3/9 | 17.95 | — | +20% |
| HCTI | Healthcare Triangle, Inc. | 2/9 | -7.03 | — | +18.8% |
| SLE | Super League Enterprise, Inc. | 4/9 | — | — | -29.9% |
| TSPH | TuSimple Holdings Inc. | 4/9 | 6.14 | — | — |
About CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.
Creative Realities, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides digital signage and media solutions in the United States and internationally. It resells digital signage hardware from original equipment manufacturers. The company also provides design, deployment, and management of digital signage and in-store retail media networks services, including hardware system design/engineering, hardware installation, content development, and post-development network and field support, as well as AdTech to traffic advertising and content directly and through programmatic channels. In addition, it offers digital signage software platforms, such as ReflectView and Reflect Xperience; AdLogic, an AdTech management platform for digital signage networks; CPM+, a demand side and supply side platform with campaign management and programmatic advertising; Clarity, a digital signage platform for menu board solutions; and iShowroomProX, an omni-channel digital sales support platform targeted at original equipment manufacturers in the transportation sector. Creative Realities, Inc. is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky.
FAQ
Is CREX financially healthy?
CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.'s Piotroski F-score is 2/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.
Does CREX pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. pays a dividend yielding about 10.77% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is CREX?
In FY2025, CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. had a net margin of -14.5% and a return on equity of -38.5%.
What is the analyst price target for CREX?
The average Wall-Street price target for CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. is $8.83, about 194.4% above the recent price, from 3 analysts.
Is CREX a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CREATIVE REALITIES, INC.: a Piotroski F-score of 2/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone, a dividend yield of 10.77%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.