Head to Head Contrast: Kartoon Studios (TOON) and Its Peers

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kartoon Studios and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kartoon Studios	$37.09 million	-$77.10 million	-1.33
Kartoon Studios Competitors	$4.12 billion	$74.17 million	-6.06

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

Volatility and Risk

Kartoon Studios has a beta of 2.08, indicating that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kartoon Studios’ competitors have a beta of 1.06, indicating that their average stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Kartoon Studios and its competitors’ 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	10.38%	-3.69%	-2.97%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

8.6% of Kartoon Studios shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Kartoon Studios shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.8% of shares of all “Entertainment” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Kartoon Studios competitors 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.