Cartesian, Inc.

Cartesian, Inc.

CRTN
Cartesian, Inc.US flagNASDAQ
0.40
USD
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- -
2005 Y
2006 Y
2007 Y
2008 Y
2009 Y
2010 Y
2011 Y
2012 Y
2013 Y
2014 Y
2015 Y
2016 Y
2017 Y
TTM
Revenue per Share
4.32
4.76
10.02
10.44
9.3
9.54
8.91
7.46
7.76
9.19
9.31
7.98
5.66
5.25
Basic EPS, GAAP
-0.34
-1.73
-0.33
-2.09
-0.46
-0.31
-0.62
-0.17
-0.08
-0.18
-0.91
-1.54
-0.7
-0.8
Free Cash Flow per Basic Share
-0.19
-1.32
0.14
0.74
-0.03
-0.29
0.08
-0.17
0.21
-0.71
-0.44
-0.34
-0.64
-0.15
Dividend per Share
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Book Value per Share
-13.26
-16.01
-16.29
-18.57
-19.31
-19.45
-19.98
-20.09
-20.3
-18.74
-18.29
-18.67
-19.4
-19.49
Tangible Book Value per Share
7.25
5.91
4.3
3.18
-21.89
-21.83
2.8
2.65
2.69
2.49
1.02
0.59
-0.04
-0.13
Basic Weighted Avg Shares
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
30
34
72
74
65
67
63
53
55
72
78
72
51
48
Operating Margin (%)
-13.63
-42.42
-5.96
-1.42
-5.47
-4.62
-6.71
-2.07
-0.81
-1.23
-7.92
-4.18
-12.56
-15.48
Depreciation Expense
1
1
5
5
2
3
1
- -
1
1
1
1
1
1
Net Income, GAAP
-2
-12
-2
-15
-3
-2
-4
-1
-1
-1
-8
-14
-6
-7
Effective Tax Rate (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Profit Margin (%)
-7.97
-36.37
-3.25
-20.02
-4.99
-3.26
-7
-2.24
-1.01
-1.97
-9.82
-19.35
-12.29
-15.29
Working Capital
52
43
32
10
16
16
19
18
19
18
9
4
- -
-2
LT Debt
3
2
2
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Total Equity
66
57
56
34
34
32
28
27
27
27
21
6
- -
-1
Return on Invested Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Capital (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Return on Common Equity (%)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Capital Structure

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'17
Dec'17
Mar'18
ST Debt
8
8
7
LT Borrowings
- -
- -
- -
LT Finance Leases
- -
- -
- -
Preferred Equity and Hybrid Capital
- -
- -
- -
Shares Outstanding
9
9
9
Market Capitalization
6
1
3

Working Capital

FRC

in mil. unless spec.
Sep'17
Dec'17
Mar'18
Total Current Assets
17
15
14
Cash, Cash Equivalents & STI
2
1
2
Accounts Receivable, Net
14
13
12
Inventories
- -
- -
- -
Total Current Liabilities
16
15
16
Payables & Accruals
6
6
7
ST Debt
8
8
7
Deferred Revenue
1
1
1

Growth Rates

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

(avg. rate of change)

10 years
5 years
1 year
Total Equity
- -
- -
- -
Free Cash Flow
14.28%
-131.4%
85.64%
Net Income, GAAP
102.15%
113.87%
-55.03%
Sales/Revenue/Turnover
-2.23%
1.11%
-29.22%
Total Cash Common Dividend
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Revenue

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2016
20
19
17
15
72
2017
14
13
13
11
51
2018
11
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- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Earnings Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2016
-0.1
-1.49
- -
-0.01
-1.54
2017
-0.17
-0.16
-0.15
- -
-0.7
2018
-0.27
- -
- -
- -
- -

Quarterly Dividends Per Share

FRC

in mil. unless spec.

Year

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
FY
2016
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2017
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
2018
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

Company Description

APIChat
Full Time Employees
234
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Services
Address
7300 College Boulevard, Suite 302 Overland Park United States of America
IPO Date
Nov 23, 1999
Business
Cartesian, Inc. (CRTN) is a specialist management consulting firm that provides strategic advice, project delivery, and technology solutions to the global telecommunications, media, and technology (TMT) industries; core services include strategy and business case development such as data and content strategies, marketing optimization, service diversification, and operational planning; management consulting encompassing program management, business process reengineering, and investment advisory; technical consultancy in requirements definition, data analysis, billing systems integration, network migration, and software testing; marketing services; and technology solutions like the Ascertain revenue management and data integrity toolset, geospatial visualization, automated testing, business assurance, and cloud-hosted OSS/BSS platforms. The company operates worldwide with offices in London (headquarters), Overland Park (Kansas), Boston, New York, Paris, and other locations, serving wireless and wireline service providers, cable operators, technology vendors, media firms, investors, and governments across the United States, United Kingdom, Western Europe, and additional regions. Founded in 1990 and formerly known as The Management Network Group, Inc., Cartesian maintains a focus on analytics, data science, content security, and managed services to support business transformation, network performance, and customer experience optimization. Recent developments include assisting CityFibre with UK government broadband grants in 2025 and contributing to Verimatrix's Farncombe Security Audit certification for new DVB ReAccess solutions in January 2025, alongside ongoing enhancements to managed analytics platforms for network expansion and customer value management.