Comparing Kartoon Studios (TOON) & Its Peers

Volatility & Risk

Kartoon Studios has a beta of 2.06, meaning that its stock price is 106% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kartoon Studios’ rivals have a beta of 1.06, meaning that their average stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kartoon Studios and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kartoon Studios	$37.09 million	-$77.10 million	-1.33
Kartoon Studios Competitors	$4.13 billion	$68.45 million	-9.35

Kartoon Studios’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Kartoon Studios. Kartoon Studios is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

8.6% of Kartoon Studios shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Kartoon Studios shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kartoon Studios and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kartoon Studios	-114.48%	-78.36%	-38.43%
Kartoon Studios Competitors	10.34%	-4.24%	-3.24%

Summary

Kartoon Studios rivals beat Kartoon Studios on 7 of the 9 factors compared.

About Kartoon Studios

Kartoon Studios Inc., a content and brand management company, creates, produces, licenses, and broadcasts educational and multimedia animated content for children worldwide. The company offers Shaq’s Garage, a children’s animated series about the secret adventures; Cocomelon that provides 3D animation videos of traditional nursery rhymes and children’s songs; Eggventurers, a preschool animated series; Barbie Productions that provides animated Barbie series; Octonauts, a children’s television series based on the children’s books; Roblox Rumble, an elimination-style competitive reality series; and Spin Master Productions. It also operates a kartoon channel network and channel frederator network, as well as distributes subscription video on demand services for kids. In addition, the company acts as a licensing agent for Llama Llama, Bee & PuppyCat, and Castlevania. It serves various customers and partners, including broadcasters, consumer products licensees, and online platforms. The company was formerly known as Genius Brands International, Inc. and changed its name to Kartoon Studios Inc. in June 2023. Kartoon Studios Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California.