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Financial-condition grades for SEC filers
Company Report · as of Oct 9, 2026
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| National CineMedia, Inc.NCMI · other | |
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| Grade |  Bsecond fifth of 336 graded peers; percentile 30.7, sampling error 2.6 points; lower is stronger |
| Rank | 104 of 336 |
| Profitability | Cpercentile 43.7 |
| Solvency | A/Bpercentile 17.7 |
| Growth and financing | Dpercentile 65.2 |
| Reliability | 0.87 AUCfailure model, filers with $120M to $591M assets; 95% interval 0.83 to 0.90; 206 events, 2020 to 2025 |
| Peer failure rate | 1.03% a yearItem 1.03 bankruptcies, same asset band, 2012 to 2025 |
| Size band | $120M to $591M assetstotal assets $490.6M[1] |
| Standard universe | insiderevenue above $1M and assets above $10M[1-2] |
| Warnings | none active · fortress balance sheetnot computable: distress |
| Inputs computable | 7 of 14 |
| Graded from | filings received through Feb 26, 2026225 days before the rescan; every figure keyed to the SEC receipt date |
| Last close | $2.212026-10-08; market equity $207.9M; iex feed |
| Price used in grade | None |
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Percentile at every rescan on file, Jan 21, 2012 to Oct 9, 2026; stronger toward the top. Hover for the date. Open this report as it stood on | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Each date opens the report as it stood on that rescan. |
Business, in the company's words. Opening of Item 1 of the 10-K received Feb 26, 2026; the document on sec.gov.
National CineMedia is the largest cinema advertising platform in the U.S. With unparalleled reach and scale, NCM connects brands to sought-after young, diverse audiences through the power of movies and pop culture. A premium video, full-funnel marketing solution for advertisers, NCM enhances advertisers’ ability to measure and drive results. NCM’s Noovie® Show is presented exclusively in 41 leading national and regional theater circuits including all three national chains, AMC, Cinemark and Regal. NCM’s cinema advertising platform consists of more than 17,000 screens in over 1,300 theaters in 184 Designated Market Areas® (“DMA®”), including all of the top 50.
Warnings [top]
7 checks ran; none of them enters the letter. The checks are listed on the warnings screen.
The Fourteen Inputs [top]
Lower percentile is stronger. Source numbers open the SEC filing; a range that spans filings opens the sources table.
| Input | Percentile, 0 to 100 | Value | Source | Peer median | Percentile | Peers | Period end |
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| Profitability, sleeve percentile 43.7 | |||||||
| Gross profitability | 46.9% | [1-2,5] | 27.1% | 21.5 | 289 | 2026-01-01 | |
| Return on invested capital | not computable | 10.0% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2023-12-28; latest annual assets end 2026-01-01 | |||||||
| Accruals ratio | (3.6%) | [1,6-8] | (5.9%) | 65.9 | 506 | 2026-01-01 | |
| Gross margin stability, five years | not computable | 2.2 pts | |||||
| five annual gross margins are required; found 2 | |||||||
| Solvency, sleeve percentile 17.7 | |||||||
| Twelve-month failure probability | not computable | 0.04% | |||||
| latest liabilities, cash plus short-term investments, book equity, and shares are required | |||||||
| Altman Z double-prime | 5.82 | [1,9-14] | 2.05 | 11.4 | 386 | 2026-01-01 | |
| Net debt to EBITDA | not computable | 2.52x | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2018-12-27; latest annual assets end 2026-01-01 | |||||||
| Interest coverage | not computable | 2.18x | |||||
| one or more required annual facts are missing | |||||||
| Current ratio | 2.22x | [9-10] | 1.32x | 24.0 | 506 | 2026-01-01 | |
| Growth and financing, sleeve percentile 65.2 | |||||||
| Revenue growth, three-year compound | (0.8%) | [2,15-17] | 5.1% | 70.6 | 403 | 2026-01-01 | |
| Free cash flow growth, three-year compound | not computable | 8.7% | |||||
| current FCF must be positive and base FCF must exceed $100,000 | |||||||
| Reinvestment rate | not computable | 11.9% | |||||
| latest aligned inputs end 2018-12-27; latest annual assets end 2026-01-01 | |||||||
| Asset growth, three years | (14.8%) | [1,8,18-19] | 4.1% | 93.6 | 438 | 2026-01-01 | |
| Net share issuance, one year | (2.2%) | [20-21] | (0.4%) | 31.3 | 356 | 2026-02-20 | |
Gross profitability. Revenue less cost of goods sold, over total assets.
Accruals ratio. Net income less operating cash flow, over average assets; lower is stronger.
Gross margin stability, five years. Standard deviation of gross margin; lower is stronger.
Twelve-month failure probability. CHS model; lower is stronger.
Net debt to EBITDA. Lower is stronger.
Net share issuance, one year. Split-adjusted; lower is stronger.
Sleeves are equal-weighted; within a sleeve each computable input carries equal weight. Composite -0.180; sampling error 2.6 percentile points on 336 peers.
Among 336 Peers [top]
Composite score of every graded peer, smoothed. Vertical rules are the letter band edges at the 20th, 40th, 60th and 80th percentiles. Small dots are the six largest peers by market equity.
| Rank | Company | Percentile | Letter | Warnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | Acorn Energy, Inc. (ACFN) Acorn Energy, Inc. (ACFN) Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.3 Nasdaq · Services-Engineering Services market equity $47.7M; last close $19.07 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs | 29.3 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 100 | Planet Fitness, Inc. (PLNT) Planet Fitness, Inc. (PLNT) Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.6 NYSE · Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs last close $44.05 No active warnings; 9 of 14 inputs | 29.6 | B | |
| 101 | Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (BR) Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (BR) Bsecond fifth; percentile 29.9 NYSE · Services-Business Services, NEC market equity $18.8B; last close $165.13 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 29.9 | B | |
| 102 | C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW) C. H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. (CHRW) Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.1 Nasdaq · Arrangement of Transportation of Freight & Cargo market equity $16.5B; last close $141.28 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 30.1 | B | |
| 103 | Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) Barrett Business Services Inc. (BBSI) Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.4 Nasdaq · Services-Help Supply Services market equity $779.9M; last close $32.16 No active warnings; 11 of 14 inputs | 30.4 | B | |
| 104 | National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) National CineMedia, Inc. (NCMI) Bsecond fifth; percentile 30.7 Nasdaq · Services-Advertising market equity $207.9M; last close $2.21 Warnings: fortress balance sheet; 7 of 14 inputs | 30.7 | B | fortress balance sheet |
| 105 | Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. (CRL) Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.0 NYSE · Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research market equity $14.2B; last close $298.09 No active warnings; 8 of 14 inputs | 31.0 | B | |
| 106 | Century Casinos Inc. (CNTY) Century Casinos Inc. (CNTY) Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.3 Nasdaq · Hotels & Motels market equity $24.1M; last close $0.86 Warnings: late filer; 7 of 14 inputs | 31.3 | B | late filer |
| 107 | Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) Vulcan Materials Co. (VMC) Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.6 NYSE · Mining & Quarrying of Nonmetallic Minerals (No Fuels) market equity $32.0B; last close $246.25 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 31.6 | B | |
| 108 | Verra Mobility Corp. (VRRM) Verra Mobility Corp. (VRRM) Bsecond fifth; percentile 31.9 Nasdaq · Transportation Services market equity $443.8M; last close $2.91 No active warnings; 10 of 14 inputs | 31.9 | B | |
| 109 | Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR) Quanta Services, Inc. (PWR) Bsecond fifth; percentile 32.2 NYSE · Electrical Work market equity $103.0B; last close $685.73 No active warnings; 12 of 14 inputs | 32.2 | B |
| Peer policy | Letter | Percentile | Peers |
|---|---|---|---|
| all graded filers, equal sleeves | B | 33.2 | 2204 |
| sector peers, equal sleeves (the grade) | B | 30.7 | 336 |
| same exchange, equal sleeves | B | 38.4 | 1219 |
| sector peers, equal inputs | B/C | 42.4 | 336 |
Each letter is one fifth of the 336 graded peers, about 67 companies. A boundary letter (A/B, B/C, C/D, D/E) marks a percentile within one sampling error of a band edge.
What the Price Implies [top]
Market measures at the 2026-10-08 close. None enters the grade. Percentile among graded peers with the same measure.
| Measure | Value | Peer median | Percentile | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve-month price change, skipping the latest month | (42.6%) | 2.0% | 14 | hotter than 14 of 100 peers |
| Distance from 52-week high | (50.3%) | (26.8%) | 20 | closer to its high than 20 of 100 peers |
| EBIT to enterprise value | (8.0%) | 4.4% | 10 | pricier than 90 of 100 peers |
| Free cash flow yield | 1.3% | 4.1% | 29 | pricier than 71 of 100 peers |
| Book value to price | 1.61 | 0.34 | 96 | pricier than 4 of 100 peers |
| Sales to price | 1.17 | 0.70 | 65 | pricier than 35 of 100 peers |
| Composite equity issuance, five years | 229.1% | (8.8%) | 96 | more equity-funded than 96 of 100 peers |
| Relative strength against the sector, log excess return | (0.70) | (0.13) | 14 | ahead of 14 of 100 peers |
Inputs: market equity $207.9M; EBIT -$13.9M; free cash flow $2.8M; book equity $334.3M; sales $243.2M; debt $10.0M; cash $43.1M[22].
Diagnostics [top]
Diagnostics do not feed the grade.
| Piotroski F-score: 6 of 9, period end 2026-01-01 | ||
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| Return on assets above zero | (1.9%) | ✗ fail[6,8] |
| Operating cash flow above zero | $8.4M | ✓ pass[7] |
| Return on assets improved | 2.1 pts | ✓ pass[6,8,18,23] |
| Operating cash flow exceeds net income | $19.0M | ✓ pass[6-7] |
| Long-term leverage fell | 0.5 pts | ✗ fail[1,8,18,24-25] |
| Current ratio improved | (19.7 pts) | ✗ fail[9-10,26-27] |
| No new shares issued | (2.2%) | ✓ pass[20-21] |
| Gross margin improved | 0.3 pts | ✓ pass[2,5,15,28] |
| Asset turnover improved | 0.4 pts | ✓ pass[2,8,15,18] |
| Cash, filings, liquidity | |
|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $43.1M[29] |
| Operating cash flow, four quarters | $23.9M[7,29-33] |
| Months of runway | not finite |
| trailing operating cash flow is nonnegative, so runway is not finite | |
| Late filings, two years | 0 |
| NT 10-K or NT 10-Q | |
| Days since last periodic filing | 59 |
| 10-Q received Aug 11, 2026 | |
| Median daily dollar volume | $2.0M |
| 63 sessions | |
| Days since newest grade input | 225 |
Downloads [top]
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Sources [top]
Every citation on this page. Filing opens the SEC index page for that submission; viewer opens the SEC interactive data for the same filing; series opens the SEC XBRL API record for that tag and company.
| # | Concept | XBRL tag | Value | Period end | Received | Form | Links |
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| 1 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $490.6M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 2 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $243.2M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 3 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $34.6M | 2023-12-28 | 2025-03-06 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 4 | total debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebt | $10.0M | 2023-12-28 | 2024-03-18 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 5 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $13.0M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 6 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$10.6M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 7 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $8.4M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 8 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $568.6M | 2024-12-26 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 9 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $138.1M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 10 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $62.1M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 11 | retained earnings | us-gaap:RetainedEarningsAccumulatedDeficit | $236.4M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 12 | operating income | us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss | -$13.9M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 13 | book equity | us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | $375.4M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 14 | liabilities | us-gaap:Liabilities | $115.2M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 15 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $240.8M | 2024-12-26 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 16 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $165.2M | 2023-12-28 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 17 | revenue | us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax | $249.2M | 2022-12-29 | 2024-03-18 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 18 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $567.7M | 2023-12-28 | 2025-03-06 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 19 | assets | us-gaap:Assets | $792.4M | 2022-12-29 | 2024-03-18 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 20 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 93,143,847 | 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 21 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 95,209,712 | 2025-02-28 | 2025-03-06 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 22 | shares outstanding | dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding | 94,070,443 | 2026-08-06 | 2026-08-11 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 23 | net income | us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss | -$22.3M | 2024-12-26 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 24 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $12.0M | 2026-01-01 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 25 | long term debt | us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent | $10.0M | 2024-12-26 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 26 | current assets | us-gaap:AssetsCurrent | $177.9M | 2024-12-26 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 27 | current liabilities | us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent | $73.5M | 2024-12-26 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 28 | cost of revenue | us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold | $13.7M | 2024-12-26 | 2026-02-26 | 10-K | filing · viewer · series |
| 29 | cash | us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue | $43.1M | 2026-07-02 | 2026-08-11 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 30 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $16.6M | 2026-07-02 | 2026-08-11 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 31 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $18.1M | 2026-04-02 | 2026-05-12 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 32 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $100,000 | 2025-09-25 | 2025-10-30 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
| 33 | operating cash flow | us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities | $1.1M | 2025-06-26 | 2026-08-11 | 10-Q | filing · viewer · series |
Limitations [top]
Grade boundary. Percentile 30.7 is 9.3 points from the nearest band edge; sampling error is 2.6 points.
Peer group. Sector assignment from four-digit SIC codes, hand-tuned and published. The grade under three alternative peer policies is tabled above.
Size. Within a sector the letter tracks size. Among graded filers in the smallest asset band, 72% grade E and 0% grade A; in the largest, 13% grade E and 21% grade A. Universe as of Oct 9, 2026.
Failure model. filings 2012-01-01 to 2019-12-31 fit, filings 2020-01-01 to 2025-12-31 test; status post hoc pending confirmation. pre-registered on 2026 filings once their 12-month outcome windows close; supported if the paired per-quintile gain over the pooled model has a lower bound above 0.05.
Input validity. Revenue or total assets at or below $100,000 sets the degenerate-inputs flag. An input whose denominator is at or below $100,000 is left not computable rather than ranked.
Returns. No input on this page has a post-2015 confidence interval on returns that excludes zero. The grade ranks reported financial condition and is not a return forecast.
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