MARCHEX INC

MCHX
About the company

Marchex, Inc., a conversation intelligence company, provides conversational analytics and related solutions in the United States, Canada, and internationally.

Country: United StatesPrice: $1.41Market Cap: $62.5M

Investment snapshot

12%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

2

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

1 / 13

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

—

No comparable estimates

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

8 of 12 pass — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +1 more object

Key risk

No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictFAILFAILFAILFAIL · Rank #2622 (Top 84.7%)FAILFAILPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

TTM ended 2026-06-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-06-30 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-06-30 · TTM ended 2026-06-30

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-06-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-06-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-06-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-06-30

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment · Balance sheet at 2026-06-30

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-03-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-06-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-06-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Balance sheet at 2026-06-30

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-03-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-06-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-06-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-26

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-06-30

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-06-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-08-13

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

  • Debt & Leverage67% pass✓ 11✗ 4▾

    8 of 12 pass — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +1 more object

    LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
    ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
    Debt/Equity & Interest Coverage
    ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
    Total Debt / Equity0
    ✓Lynch< 0.33
    Cash - Long-term Debt
    ✗LynchPositive preferred
    LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%
    ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities2.29
    ✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity0
    ✓Dreman< 0.8✓Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✓SchlossD/E < 1.00x
    Debt Levels0
    ✓MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✓AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
    Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-69.8x, D/EBITDA=N/A
    ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
    Total Debt / Shareholders Equity0
    ✓Ackman<= 1.0
    Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)-0.0034; #460/4210 (top 10.9%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

  • Profitability0% pass✓ 4✗ 31▾

    No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion

    Positive EPS (10 years)5/24 years positive
    ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Net Income Positive (10+ years)7/24 years positive
    ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
    ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-17.5%
    ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
    Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-12.6% (latest)
    ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
    Free Cash Flow Proxy$-3.9M
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)
    ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
    Retained Earnings Effectiveness
    ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    ROE-18.8%
    ✗Lynch> 15%
    EBIT / Enterprise Value-10.9%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-10.9%, ROC=-198.5%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Net Income / Total Assets-13.19%
    ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
    ROA Change YoY-11.45% -> -13.19% (delta: -1.74%)
    ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-3.55%, ROA=-13.19%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Gross Margin Change YoY64.3% -> 63.2%
    ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Pre-Tax Income / Revenue-11.8%
    ✗Dreman>= 8%
    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-18.8%
    ✗Dreman> 12%
    Margin of Safety
    ✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
    Return on Equity-20.1% (3-yr avg)
    ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
    Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Positive Net Income Frequency7/21 years positive
    ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    Operating Income / Revenue-11.4%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    Net Income / Shareholders Equity-18.8%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Operating Margin Trend-19.3% (2023) -> -12.6% (2025)
    ✓TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 58.8% -> 63.2%, operating margin -19.3% -> -12.6%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    Net income / market capitalization-8.75%; #4119/6340 (top 65.0%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Gross profit / total assets+72.34%; #320/3702 (top 8.6%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Net income / positive book equity-18.84%; #3659/5226 (top 70.0%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0461; #2471/5884 (top 42.0%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR68.8% over 4 years
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    Positive Diluted-EPS Years0/6 years positive
    ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
  • Valuation0% pass✓ 1✗ 27▾

    No clean pass — all 13 investors flag at least one valuation criterion

    Price / 3-yr avg EPS
    ✗Graham<= 15x
    Price-to-Book Ratio
    ✗Graham<= 1.5x
    P/E x P/B
    ✗Graham<= 22.5
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    EBIT / Enterprise Value-10.9%
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-10.9%, ROC=-198.5%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Price / EPS
    ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
    Price / (CFO / Shares)
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    Price / Book Value per Share
    ✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
    Valuation Reasonableness
    ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-2.3%
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    P/B or P/E vs. Historical Average
    ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
    Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Price / FCF per Share
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Price vs. Trailing Low109% of trailing low ($1.29)
    ✓Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
    Net income / market capitalization-8.75%; #4119/6340 (top 65.0%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Positive book equity / market capitalization+0.4643; #3018/6449 (top 46.8%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Price / Diluted EPS
    ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
    (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
    ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
    Price / Tangible Book Value per Share
    ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
    Book Value per Share Change
    ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
    Revenue / market capitalization+0.7034; #2195/5247 (top 41.8%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-2.31%; #2780/4519 (top 61.5%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date-9.03%; #3376/6202 (top 54.4%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Cash Flow10% pass✓ 2✗ 10▾

    9 of 10 flag MCHX's cash flow — Buffett, Lynch, Piotroski +6 more

    Free Cash Flow Proxy$-3.9M
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    FCF Positive and Growing$-1.4M
    ✗LynchPositive and growing
    Operating Cash Flow$-1.4M
    ✗PiotroskiCFO > 0
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-3.55%, ROA=-13.19%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Price / (CFO / Shares)
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-2.3%
    ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    FCF Positive10/17 years FCF positive
    ✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
    (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap
    ✗Ackman>= 4%
    Price / FCF per Share
    ✗Ackman<= 25
    Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency14/21 years positive
    ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
    Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$-1.4M
    ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-2.31%; #2780/4519 (top 61.5%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Growth13% pass✓ 2✗ 11▾

    7 of 8 flag MCHX's growth — Graham, Lynch, Dreman +4 more

    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)
    ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
    EPS Growth Direction
    ✗DremanPositive over recent years
    EPS CAGR
    ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
    Positive Net Income Frequency7/21 years positive
    ✓MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    3yr Median Revenue Growth-4.3%
    ✗Ackman>= 5%
    Positive EPS Growth Frequency1/4 years with positive EPS growth
    ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 58.8% -> 63.2%, operating margin -19.3% -> -12.6%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-year Revenue CAGR-2.4%
    ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR68.8% over 4 years
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
  • Verdicts13% pass✓ 2✗ 14▾

    Split decision: 13 FAIL · 2 PASS · 1 NEUTRAL

    Overall verdict
    ✗GrahamFAIL (1/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (2/7)✗GreenblattRank #2622✗PiotroskiFAIL (F-Score 3)✗DremanFAIL (2/11)✓MungerPASS (2/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (2/6)✗MarksFAIL (2/5)✗AckmanFAIL (2/9)✓TempletonPASS (4/8)✗SleepFAIL (1/6)✗AsnessFAIL (Rank #1241/2370 (Top 52.4%))✗NeffFAIL (0/6)✗SchlossFAIL (2/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
  • Efficiency25% pass✓ 3✗ 8▾

    6 of 8 flag MCHX's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Piotroski +3 more

    Current Ratio2.29
    ✓Graham>= 2.0
    ROIC (3-5 yr avg)-39.4%
    ✗Buffett> 10%
    ROIC - WACC-49.4%
    ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
    EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)-198.5%
    ✗Greenblatt> 25%
    Current Ratio Change YoY2.40 -> 2.36
    ✗PiotroskiIncreased YoY
    Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY1.11x -> 1.14x
    ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities2.29
    ✓Dreman> 1.5
    Return on Invested Capital-13.6%
    ✗Munger> 15%
    ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=-20.5%; FY2024: ROIC=-10.6%; FY2025: ROIC=unavailable
    ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
    Reinvestment Rate x ROIC
    ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
    ROIC (5-year)0/2 years above 12% (latest -10.6%)
    ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years

Business & financials

Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

Company Profile

Industry: Business Services
Size: Micro Cap($62.5M)
Revenue: $45.4M-5.6% YoY
Net Income: $5.2M-5.8% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin-12.6%
Return on Equity-17.4%
Debt / Equity--
Current Ratio2.36
EPS (Diluted)$-0.12

Company Financials

Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.

MetricTTM · 2026-06-30

2025-07-01 – 2026-06-30

Sources · derived quarter values

Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex, revenue, net income, operating income, ebit, pre tax income, depreciation amortization.

Q2 FY 2026

2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30

Sources · derived quarter values

Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow.

Q1 FY 2026

2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31

Sources
FY 2025
Sources
  • 10-K · 2026-03-26
FY 2024
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  • 10-K · 2025-03-14
FY 2023
Sources
  • 10-K · 2024-04-01
FY 2022
Sources
  • 10-K · 2023-03-31
FY 2021
Sources
  • 10-K · 2022-03-29
Market Cap$62.5Mcurrent--------------
Revenue$44.0M↓7%$11.0M↓6%$10.6M↓7%$45.4M↓6%$48.1M↓4%$49.9M↓4%$52.2M↓2%$53.5M
Operating Income-$5.0M↓4%-$346.0K↑35%-$1.4M↑28%-$5.7M↓29%-$4.4M↑54%-$9.6M↓18%-$8.1M↑31%-$11.8M
Net Income-$5.5M↓18%-$408.0K↓580%-$1.7M↑13%-$5.2M↓6%-$4.9M↑50%-$9.9M↓20%-$8.2M↓88%-$4.4M
EPS (Diluted)--$-0.01$-0.04↑20%$-0.12↓9%$-0.11↑52%$-0.23↓21%$-0.19↓90%$-0.10
Gross Margin———63.2%↓2%64.3%↑9%58.8%↓3%60.8%↑2%59.4%
Operating Margin-11.4%↓12%-3.1%↑32%-12.7%↑22%-12.6%↓36%-9.2%↑52%-19.3%↓24%-15.6%↑29%-22.1%
ROE-18.8%↓30%——-17.4%↓15%-15.2%↑45%-27.6%↓48%-18.7%↓119%-8.5%
Total Debt$100.0K↓46%$100.0K↓46%$100.0K↓66%--$397.0K↓67%$1.2M----
Shareholders' Equity$29.0M↓9%$29.0M↓9%$28.9M↓8%$30.1M↓8%$32.6M↓9%$35.9M↓19%$44.1M↓14%$51.5M
Current Ratio2.29↓5%2.29↓5%2.22↓11%2.36↓2%2.40↓2%2.45↓4%2.56↓14%2.96
Debt / Equity0.00↓41%0.00↓41%0.00↓63%—0.01↓64%0.03——
Operating Cash Flow-$752.0K↓34%-$649.0K↓181%-$514.0K↑80%-$1.4M↓28%-$1.1M↑75%-$4.4M↓92%-$2.3M↑64%-$6.3M
Free Cash Flow-------$1.4M↑3%-$1.5M↑74%-$5.8M↓12%-$5.2M↑33%-$7.7M

Score history

Historical Score Timeline

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MCHX vs Peers — Financial Grading

Revenue$45.4MBottom 25%
Net Income$5.2MMedian
ROE-17.4%Bottom 25%
D/E—
Op. Margin-12.6%Bottom 25%
Curr. Ratio2.36Top 25%
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COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INCCVLT$6.2B$152.07$1.2B$70.7M942.8%—6.3%1.951/92/94/70/3F-Score 66/11
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VARONIS SYSTEMS INCVRNS$5.6B$48.94$623.5M$129.3M-21.6%0.76-23.5%1.971/90/91/70/3F-Score 51/11
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