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Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. DLPN

Nasdaq · stock · Services-Personal Services · website · IPO 2017-12-21

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. (DLPN) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $56.7M at a -5.4% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade D
4/9
Piotroski F — financial health
-8.65
Altman Z″ — distress risk · distress
Dividend yield · no dividend
-2.1
Beneish M-score — earnings quality · grey

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
3 6 1 2 4 3 2 4 4 4 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Altman Z″
-11.07 -10.48 -10.18 -6.06 -5.93 -4.39 -8.83 -9.82 -8.65 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

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.

$1.13 as of 2026-08-01 · -4.6% 1y
$1.02$1.7452-wk

Beneish M-score: -2.1 — grey zone (between the usual thresholds). A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.

Market cap USD$15M
Net margin 5y avg-23.3%
Return on equity 5y avg-60.9%

Analyst price target

$5.00 +340.5% vs last
· 1 analysts
target range $5.00 – $5.00

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net bought +$43,952 on the open market · 10 trades

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.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 35%
Net marginstronger than 44%
Return on equitystronger than 24%
Revenue growthstronger than 57%

Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed

Altman Z″ components · distress zone

ComponentValue
Working capital / assets-0.078
Retained earnings / assets-2.56
EBIT / assets-0.001
Equity / liabilities0.199

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About Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an entertainment marketing and production company in the United States. It operates through two segments, Entertainment Publicity and Marketing, and Content Production. The Entertainment Publicity and Marketing segment offers diversified services, including public relations, entertainment and hospitality content marketing, strategic communications and marketing consulting, social media and influencer marketing, and celebrity booking services under the 42West, Shore Fire, The Door, The Digital Dept., Special Projects, Always Alpha, and Elle brands. Its Content Production segment develops, produces, and distributes feature films, television, and digital content under the Dolphin Films brand. The company also offers strategic marketing and publicity services to individuals and corporates in the motion picture, television, music, gaming, culinary, hospitality, lifestyle, and charitable industries; and marketing direction, public relations counsel, and media strategy services for video game publishers, eSports leagues, individual actors, filmmakers, recording artists, authors, and other entities in the gaming industry. The company was formerly known as Dolphin Digital Media, Inc. and changed its name to Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. in July 2017. Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida.

FAQ

Is DLPN financially healthy?

Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the distress zone.

Does DLPN pay a dividend?

No, Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. does not currently pay a dividend.

How profitable is DLPN?

In FY2025, Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. had a net margin of -5.4% and a return on equity of -31.9%.

What is the analyst price target for DLPN?

The average Wall-Street price target for Dolphin Entertainment, Inc. is $5.00, about 340.5% above the recent price, from 1 analysts.

Is DLPN a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Dolphin Entertainment, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the distress zone. 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.