Spark Networks SE chart

Last update: 2022-12-30
Key statistics and financials
Revenue per share 7.57
Dividend & YieldN/A$ (N/A)
Beta 1.33
Market capitalization 21.66M
Operating cash flow -1.2M
ESG Scores unknown

Company description

Spark Networks SE operates online dating sites and mobile applications. It focuses on catering to the 40+ age demographic and religious communities in North America and other international markets. The company operates its dating platforms under the Zoosk, EliteSingles, Christian Mingle, Jdate, JSwipe, and SilverSingles brands. Spark Networks SE is headquartered in Berlin, Germany.

Sector: Communication Services - Industry: Internet Content & Information

Financial Ratios
Quick Ratio0.29
Working Capital1.03
Return On Equity-2.08
Debt To Equity2.33
Fixed Asset Ratio0.25
Fixed Interest Cover1.41

Financial data

Financial Statements

Cashflow Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Change To Liabilities -2.21M 8.5M -6.08M 194k
Total Cashflows From Investing Activities -3.53M -94.42M -3.25M -1.09M
Net Borrowings 6.1M 90.83M -10.68M -19.4M
Total Cash From Financing Activities -2.31M 90.75M -10.68M -19.92M
Change To Operating Activities -1.03M 2.34M -1.69M -993k
Issuance Of Stock 483k 428k
Net Income -3.88M -34.91M -46.61M -68.16M
Change In Cash 2.88M 4.75M 3.66M -4.84M
Effect Of Exchange Rate 264k -117k -1.37M -495k
Total Cash From Operating Activities 8.46M 8.55M 18.95M 16.66M
Depreciation 2.1M 6.58M 9.38M 6.59M
Change To Account Receivables 3.49M 3.92M 855k -1.38M
Other Cashflows From Financing Activities -8.89M -507k -523k -523k
Change To Netincome 7.93M 20.3M 59.21M 76.28M
Capital Expenditures -312k -4.45M -2.73M -1.09M

Income Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Research Development
Income Before Tax -3.07M -38.53M -41.62M -49.76M
Net Income -3.88M -34.91M -46.61M -68.16M
Selling General Administrative 32.98M 50.64M 63.14M 59.41M
Gross Profit 33.95M 55.61M 90.58M 84.93M
Ebit 1.21M -1.62M 18.06M 18.93M
Operating Income 1.21M -1.62M 18.06M 18.93M
Interest Expense -426k -7.57M -13.36M -13.45M
Income Tax Expense 811k -3.62M 4.99M 18.4M
Total Revenue 103.44M 170.86M 233.04M 216.91M
Cost Of Revenue 69.49M 115.25M 142.46M 131.97M
Total Other Income ExpenseNet -4.28M -36.91M -59.68M -68.69M
Net Income From Continuing Ops -3.88M -34.91M -46.61M -68.16M
Net Income Applicable To Common Shares -3.88M -34.91M -46.61M -68.16M

Balance Sheet Statement 2018-12-31 2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Total Liabilities 46.96M 207.69M 195.54M 177.11M
Total Stockholder Equity 16.91M 141.19M 94.9M 32.69M
Other Current Liabilities 21.64M 40.52M 40.88M 42.24M
Total Assets 63.87M 348.87M 290.44M 209.8M
Common Stock 1.32M 3.06M 3.06M 3.06M
Other Current Assets 3.05M 1.47M 2.14M 1.08M
Retained Earnings -38.65M -85.64M -132.25M -200.4M
Treasury Stock 54.25M 7.69M 3.23M 6.93M
Cash 11.1M 17.21M 19.27M 16.14M
Total Current Liabilities 37.38M 106.13M 96.9M 93.08M
Other Stockholder Equity 54.27M 7.75M 3.3M 6.98M
Property, Plant, and Equipment 2.02M 18.55M 17.76M 9.52M
Total Current Assets 18.07M 28.71M 31.28M 26.69M
Net Tangible Assets -16.1M -132.83M -120.68M -131.42M
Net Receivables 3.62M 6.47M 5.51M 6.26M
Accounts Payable 10.17M 18.94M 11.13M 11.47M


Insider Transactions

Here are the insider transactions of stock shares related to Spark Networks SE:

Filer Name Transaction Text Ownership Date Filer Relation Shares
OSMIUM PARTNERS LLCSale at price 0.62 - 0.64 per share.I2022-12-30Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security410.5k
OSMIUM PARTNERS LLCSale at price 0.70 per share.I2022-12-27Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security150k
OSMIUM PARTNERS LLCSale at price 0.73 - 0.94 per share.I2022-12-23Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security258.53k
BENDZULLA GITTED2021-12-20Chief Operating Officer3.63k
EICHMANN ERICD2021-12-20Chief Executive Officer28.06k
WHITTERS JOSEPH EPurchase at price 3.39 per share.D2021-12-13Director25k
BROWN COLLEEN BIRDNOWPurchase at price 3.33 - 3.40 per share.D2021-12-13Director15k
OSMIUM PARTNERS LLCPurchase at price 3.40 - 3.50 per share.I2021-12-13Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security26.61k
OSMIUM PARTNERS LLCPurchase at price 3.10 - 3.21 per share.I2021-12-03Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security115.6k
OSMIUM PARTNERS LLCPurchase at price 3.08 - 3.15 per share.I2021-11-29Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security89.84k
OSMIUM PARTNERS LLCPurchase at price 3.14 per share.I2021-11-24Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security79k
OSMIUM PARTNERS LLCPurchase at price 2.50 - 2.69 per share.I2021-11-23Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security1.65M
EICHMANN ERICD2021-09-22Chief Executive Officer28.06k
CLARK DAVID D.Purchase at price 3.39 per share.D2021-09-14Chief Financial Officer3k
WHITTERS JOSEPH EPurchase at price 3.19 per share.D2021-09-07Director27.5k
WHITTERS JOSEPH EPurchase at price 3.73 per share.D2021-08-27Director3.25k
GOLDBERG BRADLEY JPurchase at price 3.53 - 3.54 per share.D2021-08-27Director10k
WHITTERS JOSEPH EPurchase at price 3.56 - 3.69 per share.D2021-08-26Director19.25k
EICHMANN ERICPurchase at price 3.50 per share.D2021-08-25Chief Executive Officer13.5k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 4.08 - 4.50 per share.I2021-07-27Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security11.38k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 4.50 - 4.51 per share.I2021-07-22Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security4.72k
EICHMANN ERICD2021-07-22Chief Executive Officer112.25k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 4.50 - 4.59 per share.I2021-07-15Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security6.61k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 4.80 per share.I2021-07-13Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security3.88k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 4.83 - 4.86 per share.I2021-07-08Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security12.68k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 4.99 - 5.16 per share.I2021-07-06Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security36k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 5.28 - 5.54 per share.I2021-06-21Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security36k
BENDZULLA GITTED2021-06-18Officer7.25k
ALTHAUS BERTD2021-06-18Chief Financial Officer10.75k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 5.37 - 5.40 per share.I2021-06-16Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security20.81k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 5.16 - 5.43 per share.I2021-06-14Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security36k
LEWIS JOHN HARTNETTPurchase at price 5.23 - 5.33 per share.I2021-06-11Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security47.39k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 5.27 - 5.40 per share.I2021-06-09Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security20.94k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 5.47 - 5.81 per share.I2021-06-07Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security29.95k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 5.78 - 5.82 per share.I2021-06-02Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security24k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 5.15 - 5.24 per share.I2021-05-24Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security24k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 5.47 - 6.17 per share.I2021-05-20Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security36k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 5.32 - 6.13 per share.I2021-05-17Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security31.23k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 6.09 - 6.25 per share.I2021-05-12Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security24k
KHALIL DAVIDSale at price 5.80 - 7.41 per share.I2021-05-12Director540k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 6.67 - 7.05 per share.I2021-05-10Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security34.19k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 7.15 - 7.17 per share.I2021-05-05Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security24k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 7.12 - 7.13 per share.I2021-05-03Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security30.08k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 7.23 - 7.27 per share.I2021-04-28Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security22.46k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 7.11 - 7.24 per share.I2021-04-26Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security36k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 7.07 - 7.17 per share.I2021-04-21Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security24k
LEWIS JOHN HARTNETTPurchase at price 6.76 - 7.17 per share.I2021-04-19Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security41.97k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 6.71 - 7.17 per share.I2021-04-19Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security30k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 7.04 - 7.10 per share.I2021-04-14Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security20k
LEWIS JOHN HARTNETTPurchase at price 7.04 - 7.61 per share.I2021-04-13Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security82.17k
CANAAN VIII, L.P.Sale at price 7.08 - 7.43 per share.I2021-04-12Beneficial Owner of more than 10% of a Class of Security30k

Insider transaction explanations

Insider buying is the legal purchase of shares by a senior executive or director of a company. "Filer Name" corresponds to the name of the stock buyer or seller. "Transaction Text" describes the transaction. "Ownership" gives information about the transaction type. "Date" is the reported transaction date. "Filer Relation" gives the role of the insider in the company. "Shares" is the value of the transaction. You will find the complete description of the General Transaction Codes on the SEC dedicated page


Investment strategy backtesting

These are the result of three automatic investment systems applied to Spark Networks SE. You will find the performance of an systematic investment system, a momentum strategy, and a buy the dip trading strategy.


Systematic investment results on Spark Networks SE

Here is the result of two systematic investment strategies applied to Spark Networks SE. The first strategy automatically buys the first day of the month, and the second strategy buys the fifteenth day of the month.

Systematic investment equity curve on Spark Networks SE

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two systematic investment strategies applied to Spark Networks SE:

Spark Networks SE automated entries

The systematic investment strategy that buys the first day of the month would give a performance of -56.86% on the backtest period.

Performance at glance

Performance

-56.86 %

Latent gain

-1134.46 $

Invested capital

1995.26 $

Annualized return

-13.87 %
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Momentum strategy results on Spark Networks SE

This is the result of two momentum investment strategies applied to Spark Networks SE. The first strategy uses a momentum signal calculated on one quarter, and the second uses a momentum signal calculated on two quarters.

Momentum entry openings on Spark Networks SE

The following chart shows all the entries opened by the momentum investment system on Spark Networks SE:

Spark Networks SE momentum entries
  • The first momentum investment strategy would give -52.22% of return on Spark Networks SE. That represents -2093.46$ of latent gain with 4008.74$ of employed capital.
  • The second momentum investment strategy would give -49.52% of return on Spark Networks SE. That represents -1364.1$ of latent gain with 2754.83$ of employed capital.
Performance at glance (1Q Momentum)

Performance

-52.22 %

Latent gain

-2093.46 $

Invested capital

4008.74 $

Annualized return

-23.25 %
Performance at glance (2Q Momentum)

Performance

-49.52 %

Latent gain

-1364.1 $

Invested capital

2754.83 $

Annualized return

-13.68 %

Momentum equity curve on Spark Networks SE

The following chart shows the equity curve of the two momentum strategies applied to Spark Networks SE:

Spark Networks SE momentum equity

Note: the dividends potentially given by Spark Networks SE are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Spark Networks SE

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution of the two momentum strategies on Spark Networks SE since the beginning:

Spark Networks SE

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Buy the dip strategy result on Spark Networks SE

Buy the dip entry openings on Spark Networks SE

Spark Networks SE

The performance achieved by the robo-advisor on Spark Networks SE is -48.83%. That represents -367.12$ of latent gain with 751.79$ of employed capital. The following chart shows Spark Networks SE stock price with all the entries opened by the automated investment system.

Note: The blue line represents the weekly stock price of Spark Networks SE, and the green triangles represent the entry openings. The artificall robo-advisor needs at least 100 weeks of trading history to work.

Performance at glance

Performance

-48.83 %

Latent gain

-367.12 $

Invested capital

751.79 $

Annualized return

-23.25 %

Equity curve of the strategy applied to Spark Networks SE

The following chart shows the result of the investment strategy applied to Spark Networks SE:

Spark Networks SE

Note: the dividends potentially given by Spark Networks SE are not integrated into the calculation of the equity curve neither the performance of the strategy. The integration of the dividends will be available soon.


Employed capital on Spark Networks SE

The following chart shows the employed capital evolution since the beginning of the investment strategy on Spark Networks SE:

Spark Networks SE

Note: the algorithm buys for a maximum of 250$ per entry. If the stock price is greater than 250$, the system buys only one stock per entry. The investment system stops automatically when the financial exposure reaches 10000$.


Investment strategies comparison on Spark Networks SE

In this section, I will compare the three previous investment strategies applied to Spark Networks SE.

Equity curve comparison on Spark Networks SE

The following chart shows the equity curve of the artificall advisor, the trend folowing and the automatic investment strategies:

Spark Networks SE investment strategy comparison

Employed capital comparison on Spark Networks SE

Spark Networks SE investment comparison

Performance comparison on Spark Networks SE

Strategy Latent Profit Growth Employed capital CAGR
Automatic investment -56.86% -1134.46$ 1995.26$ -13.87%
Momentum 1 quarter -52.22% -2093.46$ 4008.74$ -13.53%
Momentum 2 quarters -49.52% -1364.1$ 2754.83$ -13.68%
Non-directional -48.83% -367.12$ 751.79$ -23.25%
Annualized return comparison

Automatic investment

-13.87 %

Momentum 1Q

-13.68 %

Momentum 2Q

-13.68 %

Non-directional

-23.25 %

Correlated stocks

Here are the most positively and negatively correlated stocks with Spark Networks SE:

Positive correlations

Most correlated stocks this year

  • Spark Networks SE

  • Most correlated stocks last 3 months

  • iShares U.S. Financials ETF
  • TESCO PLC ORD 5P
  • ACUITYADS HOLDINGS INC
  • Spark Networks SE

  • Negative correlation

    Most negatively correlated stocks this year


    Most negatively correlated stocks last 3 months


    Note: The algorithm computes the probability of correlation between Spark Networks SE and the other stocks. There may be false positives or some missing correlated stocks. If the price of Spark Networks SE does not vary for 36 weeks, the correlation calculation result will be wrong.


    Company information

    Company name Spark Networks SE
    Country Germany
    City Berlin
    Address Kohlfurter Strasse 41/43
    Phone 49 30 868000
    Website www.spark.net
    FullTime employees 269
    Industry Internet Content & Information
    Sector Communication Services
    Exchange XNYS
    Ticker LOV
    Market www.nyse.com

    Spark Networks SE ESG Scores

    Environment scores

    Environment ESG Factors Scores
    Environment Score 0
    Peer Environment Performance unknown
    Environment Percentile unknown
    Palm Oil unknown
    Nuclear unknown
    Fur Leather unknown
    GMO unknown
    Coal unknown
    Pesticides unknown
    Animal Testing unknown

    Social scores

    Social ESG Factors Scores
    Social Score 0
    Peer Social Performance unknown
    Social Percentile unknown
    Highest Controversy unknown
    Peer Highest Controversy Performance unknown
    Adult unknown
    Gambling unknown
    Alcoholic unknown
    Tobacco unknown
    Catholic unknown
    Controversial Weapons unknown
    Small Arms unknown
    Military Contract unknown
    Peer Count unknown

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    Governance scores

    Governance ESG Factors Scores
    Governance Score 0
    Peer Governance Performance unknown
    Governance Percentile unknown

    ESG at glance
    Total ESG Scores: unknown
    Environment Score: 0
    Social Score: 0
    Governance Score: 0

    ESG Performance: unknown

    Peer Group: unknown

    Peer Esg Score Performance: unknown

    Rating Year: unknown

    Rating Month: unknown

    Max Age: unknown

    Percentile: unknown