Marchex Inc
MCHX Nasdaq Services-Prepackaged Software Financials FY2016โFY2025
Last close ยท Oct 23, 2026
$1.29
0.8%What Marchex Inc does
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- Legal name
- MARCHEX INC
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31, 2025
- Latest annual report
- 10-K ยท Mar 26, 2026
- Accession ยท CIK
- 0001193125-26-125205
0001224133
Revenue and margins
Marchex Inc had $45.4M of revenue in fiscal 2025, down 5.6% on the year before.
Net income and earnings per share
Loss periods are shown in red.
Returns on capital
After-tax operating income as a share of the money invested in the business: debt plus equity, minus cash.
Cash flow
Free cash flow was โ$1.4M in fiscal 2025, โ3.2% of revenue. Cash from operations minus capital spending.
Dividends, buybacks and share count
Marchex Inc returned โ to shareholders in fiscal 2025. The diluted share count rose 0.0%.
Balance sheet
Cash, debt and the ratios that show how comfortably Marchex Inc can carry it.
| Fiscal year end | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and short-term investments | $27.1M | $20.5M | $14.6M | $12.8M | $9.9M |
| Debt incl. finance leases | โ | โ | $1.5M | โ | โ |
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | 0.0x | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ318.8x | โ | โ34.2x | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 3.0x | 2.6x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.4x |
| Quick ratio | 3.0x | 2.6x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.4x |
| Total assets | $65.8M | $56.8M | $47.5M | $43.2M | $39.7M |
| Total liabilities | $14.3M | $12.7M | $11.6M | $10.6M | $9.6M |
| Shareholders' equity | $51.5M | $44.1M | $35.9M | $32.6M | $30.1M |
| Net debt (โ = net cash) | โ | โ | โ$13.1M | โ | โ |
Insider trades
Open-market purchases and sales by officers, directors and 10% owners, from Form 4 filings. โPlanโ marks trades under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan.
Bought, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Sold, 12 months
$0.0M
0 insiders
Of sales under plans
โ
$0.0M
No open-market insider trades in the last 12 months.
Piotroski F-score
Nine pass/fail tests of profitability, funding and efficiency. 8โ9 is strong, 0โ2 weak.
| Test | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net income is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations is positive | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Return on assets rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Cash from operations exceeds net income | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Debt fell relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Current ratio rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share count didn't rise | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Gross margin rose | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Revenue rose relative to assets | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| F-score | โ / 3 | โ / 6 | 5 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 7 | 2 / 7 | 4 / 7 | 2 / 7 |
| Accruals ratio | โ62.7% | โ6.2% | โ6.5% | โ7.7% | โ34.8% | 2.7% | โ9.7% | โ10.6% | โ8.5% | โ9.2% |
| Altman Z'' | 2.85 | 0.45 | 0.78 | โ0.95 | โ12.40 | โ9.96 | โ13.01 | โ18.23 | โ20.09 | โ23.09 |
10 years of figures
Amounts in USD. Hover a ratioโs name for its definition.
| Fiscal year | FY16 | FY17 | FY18 | FY19 | FY20 | FY21 | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income statement | ||||||||||
| Revenue | $130M | $90.3M | $85.3M | $54.5M | $51.2M | $53.5M | $52.2M | $49.9M | $48.1M | $45.4M |
| Gross profit | โ | $41.0M | $37.4M | $36.5M | $30.3M | $31.8M | $31.7M | $29.3M | $31.0M | $28.7M |
| Research and development | $28.4M | $18.1M | $15.4M | $17.9M | $21.0M | $16.1M | $14.4M | $15.4M | $12.4M | $9.7M |
| Operating income | โ$83.9M | โ$6.4M | โ$3.9M | โ$14.0M | โ$44.1M | โ$11.8M | โ$8.1M | โ$9.6M | โ$4.4M | โ$5.7M |
| Interest expense | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.0M | $0.0M | โ | $0.3M | โ | โ |
| Pretax income | โ$84.0M | โ$6.0M | โ$2.8M | โ$13.2M | โ$43.9M | โ$4.2M | โ$8.1M | โ$9.8M | โ$4.6M | โ$5.2M |
| Income tax | $0.1M | $0.0M | โ$0.2M | โ$3.5M | โ$1.9M | $0.2M | $0.2M | $0.1M | $0.4M | $0.1M |
| Net income | โ$84.1M | โ$6.1M | โ$2.7M | โ$4.0M | โ$38.4M | โ$4.4M | โ$8.2M | โ$9.9M | โ$4.9M | โ$5.2M |
| Net income to common | โ$84.1M | โ$6.4M | โ$2.7M | โ$4.0M | โ$38.4M | โ$4.4M | โ$8.2M | โ$9.9M | โ$4.9M | โ$5.2M |
| Diluted EPS | โ$2.01 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ$0.10 | โ$0.19 | โ$0.23 | โ$0.11 | โ$0.12 |
| Cash flow | ||||||||||
| Cash from operations | โ$3.7M | $1.7M | $5.1M | $5.1M | โ$3.4M | โ$6.3M | โ$2.3M | โ$4.4M | โ$1.1M | โ$1.4M |
| Capital expenditure | $1.0M | $1.6M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.4M | $1.4M | $2.9M | $1.4M | $0.4M | $0.0M |
| Free cash flow | โ$4.7M | $0.1M | $3.4M | $3.5M | โ$4.7M | โ$7.7M | โ$5.2M | โ$5.8M | โ$1.5M | โ$1.4M |
| Depreciation and amortization | $3.2M | $2.8M | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.6M | $1.2M | $1.6M | $1.8M | $1.4M | $1.4M |
| Stock-based compensation | $10.2M | $4.6M | $3.0M | $3.1M | $3.8M | $2.7M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $1.7M | $2.4M |
| Acquisitions | โ | โ | $34.3M | $7.9M | โ$0.1M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Share buybacks | $0.4M | โ | $5.7M | โ | $10.9M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Dividends paid | โ | โ | $21.9M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Dividends and buybacks | $0.4M | โ | $27.6M | โ | $10.9M | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Balance sheet | ||||||||||
| Cash and short-term investments | $104M | $104M | $45.2M | $41.7M | $33.9M | $27.1M | $20.5M | $14.6M | $12.8M | $9.9M |
| Total debt | โ | โ | โ | โ | $5.1M | โ | โ | $0.8M | โ | โ |
| Finance lease liabilities | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | $0.7M | $0.4M | โ |
| Current assets | $125M | $121M | $64.1M | $62.4M | $42.3M | $37.5M | $30.9M | $23.8M | $22.3M | $19.0M |
| Current liabilities | $14.9M | $32.7M | $14.8M | $17.5M | $21.0M | $12.7M | $12.1M | $9.7M | $9.3M | $8.1M |
| Property and equipment, net | $3.6M | $2.4M | $2.9M | $3.0M | $2.7M | $2.8M | $4.1M | $2.4M | $1.8M | $1.9M |
| Goodwill | $0.0M | $0.0M | $24.4M | $32.3M | $17.6M | $17.6M | $17.6M | $17.6M | $17.6M | $17.6M |
| Intangible assets | โ | โ | $20.7M | $19.5M | $9.2M | $4.7M | $2.6M | $0.6M | $0.0M | โ |
| Total assets | $128M | $124M | $113M | $125M | $76.9M | $65.8M | $56.8M | $47.5M | $43.2M | $39.7M |
| Total liabilities | $15.0M | $33.8M | $18.0M | $24.7M | $24.2M | $14.3M | $12.7M | $11.6M | $10.6M | $9.6M |
| Shareholders' equity | $113M | $90.0M | $95.0M | $99.8M | $52.7M | $51.5M | $44.1M | $35.9M | $32.6M | $30.1M |
| Margins | ||||||||||
| Gross margin | โ | 45.4% | 43.9% | 67.0% | 59.2% | 59.4% | 60.8% | 58.8% | 64.3% | 63.2% |
| Operating margin | โ64.8% | โ7.0% | โ4.6% | โ25.6% | โ86.0% | โ22.1% | โ15.6% | โ19.3% | โ9.2% | โ12.6% |
| EBITDA margin | โ62.3% | โ3.9% | โ2.8% | โ22.9% | โ82.9% | โ19.8% | โ12.6% | โ15.7% | โ6.3% | โ9.6% |
| Net margin | โ64.9% | โ6.7% | โ3.1% | โ7.4% | โ75.1% | โ8.2% | โ15.8% | โ19.9% | โ10.3% | โ11.5% |
| FCF margin | โ3.6% | 0.1% | 4.0% | 6.4% | โ9.2% | โ14.4% | โ9.9% | โ11.6% | โ3.1% | โ3.2% |
| Returns | ||||||||||
| Return on capital | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ145.3% | โ | โ | โ34.5% | โ | โ |
| Return on capital employed | โ74.0% | โ7.0% | โ4.0% | โ13.1% | โ78.7% | โ22.2% | โ18.2% | โ25.5% | โ13.1% | โ18.1% |
| Return on equity | โ74.2% | โ6.0% | โ2.9% | โ4.1% | โ50.4% | โ8.4% | โ17.2% | โ24.8% | โ14.4% | โ16.7% |
| Return on assets | โ65.5% | โ4.8% | โ2.3% | โ3.4% | โ38.2% | โ6.2% | โ13.4% | โ19.0% | โ10.9% | โ12.6% |
| Return on tangible equity | โ74.2% | โ7.2% | โ5.4% | โ8.4% | โ148.2% | โ15.0% | โ34.4% | โ56.0% | โ32.8% | โ41.8% |
| Growth | ||||||||||
| Revenue growth | โ | โ30.3% | โ5.6% | โ36.1% | โ6.0% | 4.4% | โ2.4% | โ4.3% | โ3.6% | โ5.6% |
| FCF growth | โ | โ | 2,515.4% | 2.1% | โ236.2% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Financial health | ||||||||||
| Debt / equity | โ | โ | โ | โ | 0.1x | โ | โ | 0.0x | โ | โ |
| Interest coverage | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ1,468.6x | โ318.8x | โ | โ34.2x | โ | โ |
| Current ratio | 8.4x | 3.7x | 4.3x | 3.6x | 2.0x | 3.0x | 2.6x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.4x |
| Quick ratio | 8.4x | 3.7x | 4.3x | 3.6x | 2.0x | 3.0x | 2.6x | 2.4x | 2.4x | 2.4x |
| Capital allocation | ||||||||||
| Capex / revenue | 0.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 3.0% | 2.6% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 2.8% | 0.8% | 0.1% |
| Stock comp / revenue | 7.9% | 5.1% | 3.6% | 5.8% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 5.1% | 4.8% | 3.5% | 5.3% |
| Payouts / FCF | โ | โ | 811.3% | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ |
| Quality scores | ||||||||||
| Piotroski F-score | โ | โ | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Altman Z'' | 2.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | โ1.0 | โ12.4 | โ10.0 | โ13.0 | โ18.2 | โ20.1 | โ23.1 |
| Accruals ratio | โ62.7% | โ6.2% | โ6.5% | โ7.7% | โ34.8% | 2.7% | โ9.7% | โ10.6% | โ8.5% | โ9.2% |
Source: SEC EDGAR XBRL filings (CIK 0001224133). Data updated October 24, 2026. Quarterly fourth quarters are the full year minus the first nine months. For information only โ not investment advice. Check the original filings before relying on any figure.
