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System1, Inc.

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Industrials · Specialty Business Services · United States · Updated May 11, 1:52pm
$3.83
Price
$37.9M
Market Cap
300
Employees
1.54
Beta
Michael L. Blend
CEO
Business Description

System1, Inc. develops technology and data science to operate responsive acquisition marketing platform. The company also operates a real-time coupon code search engine and directory that offers coupon destinations for online shoppers. It serves customers in the areas of health, subscription, finance, insurance, business and technology, travel, auto, and other direct-to-consumer businesses. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

Business History
Revenue & Net Income Trend
The directional story — useful even when net income is negative.
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
Period Revenue Net Income Net Margin YoY/QoQ
Deep Analysis

Pre-flight intelligence scans the company first, then routes to the right analytical methods.

0 Company Classification — What type of company is this?
1 Industry Landscape — Where is the industry headed?
2 Company Momentum — Where is this company trending?
3 Forward Projection — 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a DCF Valuation — Present value of future cash flows
4b Earnings Power Value — Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c Anchored PE — Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d Reverse DCF — What growth is the market pricing in?
4e Revenue-Based DCF — For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f Anchored P/S — Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g Scenario Analysis — Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h Dividend Discount Model — For dividend/income stocks only
4i Book Value Analysis — For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j Insider Activity — Are insiders buying or selling?
4f Cash Flow Quality — How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g Debt Maturity Risk — Can it handle its debt?
4h Macro Environment — Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i Sector Intelligence — How does this company compare within its sector?
4j Revenue Confidence — How reliable is the growth projection?
4k Sensitivity Analysis — How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l Sector Demand Cycle — Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5 AI Investigation — Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b Thesis Evaluation — What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6 Valuation Synthesis — Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue $688.4M $664.9M $402.0M $343.9M $266.1M
Cost of Revenue $601.7M $649.6M $355.3M $191.6M $165.7M
Gross Profit $86.6M $15.4M $46.7M $152.4M $100.4M
Operating Expenses $35.8M $509.7M $132.7M $241.0M $162.4M
Operating Income $50.8M -$494.3M -$86.0M -$88.6M -$62.0M
Net Income $33.0M -$367.5M -$227.2M -$74.7M -$65.3M
EBITDA $64.7M -$51.9M -$4.5M $14.0M $20.8M
EPS $0.40 $-3.81 $-2.44 $-1.07 $-8.32
EPS (Diluted)
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Cash & Equivalents $47.9M $8.9M $135.3M $63.6M $86.9M
Total Current Assets $145.8M $126.5M $202.0M $134.5M $149.5M
Total Assets $256.9M $1.2B $605.5M $459.1M $405.0M
Current Liabilities $276.6M $211.1M $86.4M $105.1M $146.4M
Long-Term Debt $0 $399.5M $334.2M $255.1M $8.2M
Total Liabilities $285.3M $689.8M $436.2M $374.1M $387.6M
Total Equity -$28.4M $392.0M $135.3M $80.3M $30.5M
Retained Earnings $0 -$439.3M -$707.7M -$782.3M -$847.7M
Cash Flow (Annual)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Operating Cash Flow $60.7M -$7.3M -$24.7M -$5.3M -$4.1M
Capital Expenditure -$6.5M -$10.4M -$8.0M $-31,000 $-46,000
Free Cash Flow $54.2M -$17.7M -$32.7M -$5.3M -$4.2M
Acquisitions (net) $0 -$444.1M $211.1M $0 $0
Debt Repayment
Dividends Paid
Stock Buybacks $0 -$511.6M -$3.1M -$2.1M $-557,000
Net Change in Cash $19.6M -$33.3M $104.4M -$75.5M $20.6M
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Metric 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue Growth -3.4% -39.5% -14.4% -22.6%
Gross Profit Growth -82.3% +204.0% +226.1% -34.1%
Operating Income Growth -1,072.5% +82.6% -3.0% +30.0%
Net Income Growth -1,213.6% +38.2% +67.1% +12.5%
EBITDA Growth -180.3% +91.4% +412.5% +48.7%
Dividend History (Last 20)
Date Dividend Declaration Record Payment
2017-10-02 $0.00 2017-09-29 2017-10-10
2017-09-01 $0.00 2017-08-31 2017-09-12
2017-08-01 $0.00 2017-08-01 2017-08-09
2017-07-03 $0.00 2017-07-03 2017-07-12
2017-06-01 $0.00 2017-06-09
2017-05-01 $0.00 2017-05-09
2017-04-03 $0.00 2017-04-03 2017-04-11
2017-03-01 $0.00 2017-03-01 2017-03-09
2017-02-01 $0.00 2017-02-01 2017-02-09
2016-12-28 $0.00 2017-01-06
2016-12-01 $0.00 2016-12-09
2016-11-01 $0.00 2016-11-01 2016-11-09
2016-10-03 $0.00 2016-10-03 2016-10-11
2016-07-01 $0.00
2016-03-01 $0.00
2016-02-01 $0.00 2016-02-01 2016-02-09
2015-12-29 $0.00 2015-12-29 2016-01-07
2015-12-01 $0.00 2015-12-01 2015-12-09
2015-11-02 $0.00 2015-11-02 2015-11-10
2015-10-01 $0.00 2015-10-09
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