Stocktoria
National CineMedia, Inc. NCMI
National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 3.24% (safety: safe). FY2026 revenue was $243.2M at a -4.4% 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.
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 · 5/9 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 · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.155 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.482 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.028 |
| Equity / liabilities | 3.259 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCMI | National CineMedia, Inc. | 5/9 | 5.82 | — | +1% |
| FLNT | Fluent, Inc. | 3/9 | -17.1 | — | -18% |
| MNTN | MNTN, Inc. | 5/9 | 6.38 | — | +28.6% |
| TZOO | TRAVELZOO | 5/9 | -0.18 | 24.4 | +9.3% |
| INUV | Inuvo, Inc. | 2/9 | — | — | +2.9% |
| DRCT | Direct Digital Holdings, Inc. | 3/9 | -16.73 | — | -44.3% |
| IZEA | IZEA Worldwide, Inc. | 6/9 | 5.18 | 1489.6 | -12.9% |
About National CineMedia, Inc.
National CineMedia, Inc., through its subsidiary, National CineMedia, LLC, operates cinema advertising network in North America. The company engages in the sale of advertising to national, regional, and local businesses in Noovie, a cinema advertising and entertainment show seen on movie screens; and sells advertising on its Lobby Entertainment Network, a series of strategically placed screens located in movie theater lobbies, as well as other forms of advertising and promotions in theatre lobbies. It also sells digital advertising, including through NCM Boost, a data, insights and analytics platform that utilizes data; NCM Boost, a audience accelerator digital product; NCM Boomerang, retargeting solution designed to amplify post-theatre engagement; NCM Bullseye, an AI-generated creative to deliver dynamic and hyper-localized messaging; and NCM Blueprint, a real-time renovation permit data to identify homeowners who are actively engaged in remodelling projects. It offers its services to national and local sales groups. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.
FAQ
Is NCMI financially healthy?
National CineMedia, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does NCMI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. National CineMedia, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 3.24% with a -107.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is NCMI?
In FY2026, National CineMedia, Inc. had a net margin of -4.4% and a return on equity of -2.8%.
Is NCMI overvalued or undervalued?
National CineMedia, Inc. trades at about 0.2× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 0.3×–823.2×, median 255.9×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for NCMI?
The average Wall-Street price target for National CineMedia, Inc. is $5.25, about 136.5% above the recent price, from 4 analysts.
Is NCMI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on National CineMedia, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 3.24%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2026-01-01. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.