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Funko (FNKO): analysis traps

Where its figures could mislead a reader, and what to check before taking them at face value · Data: Q3 2026, to Sep 30, 2026, filed Nov 5, 2026; rules v1.1

Funko (FNKO): 0 rules of 10 triggered on the filings to Sep 30, 2026; 3 with insufficient data; 2 not applicable. Each is a question to verify, with the normal explanation that would produce the same figures.

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No rule is triggered on the latest filings, and none is marked to review.

Every rule

A01 FCF growth = the business improved Not triggered confidence high

Free cash flow did not rise ($91M → −$38M): the trap does not arise.

The figures and how they are read
Fiscal year beforeFY2024
Fiscal yearFY2025
Operating cash flow, year before$124M
Operating cash flow−$5M
Capex, year before$33M
Capex$33M
Free cash flow, year before$91M
Free cash flow−$38M
Change in FCF−$129M
Change in capex$174K
Working capital: change in its cash contribution−$47M

FCF = operating cash flow − cash capex; ΔFCF = ΔOCF − ΔCapEx; the working-capital part is the change in the cash-bridge items (receivables, inventory, payables, accruals), with the sign of the cash flow statement

Source: FY2025 (cash flow statement, fiscal year) · FY2024 (cash flow statement, fiscal year before)

A07 Stock compensation added back = no economic cost Not triggered confidence high

Stock compensation is 1.3% of revenue: small enough that adding it back changes little.

The figures and how they are read
Fiscal yearFY2025
Stock compensation$12M
Revenue$908M
SBC / revenue+1.3%
Buybacks0
Buybacks / SBC0.0
Diluted shares, year before52.0M shares
Diluted shares54.4M shares
Diluted shares: change+4.5%

SBC / revenue from the cash flow statement's add-back; the diluted weighted share count year over year; buybacks from the financing section

Source: FY2025 (stock compensation, buybacks and the diluted share count, fiscal year)

B02 Receivables growing = future cash is certain Not triggered confidence medium

Receivables grew 3% against revenue 3% in Q3 2026; DSO 40 against a median of 45: collections are keeping pace with sales.

The figures and how they are read
QuarterQ3 2026
Revenue, year over year+3.0%
Receivables, year over year+2.7%
Quarter beforeQ2 2026
Revenue y/y, quarter before+7.4%
Receivables y/y, quarter before-6.4%
Days sales outstanding40.2
DSO, median of eight quarters44.9
Receivables$132M
Revenue$258M

receivables and revenue against the same quarter a year earlier; DSO = receivables / quarterly revenue × days, against the median of the eight quarters before

Source: Q3 2026 (receivables and revenue) · Q3 2025 (the same quarter a year earlier)

B08 Adjusted profit = economic profit Insufficient data

no reconciliation table read from the releases yet and fewer than three quarters with both an adjusted and a GAAP EPS

C02 Low net debt = no refinancing risk Not triggered confidence medium

$17M comes due within a year, 5.2× covered by cash and investments of $42M plus $49M of free cash flow.

The figures and how they are read
Cash and investments$42M
Debt$72M
Net debt$30M
Due within a year$17M
Read fromthe current portion of debt on the balance sheet
Free cash flow, twelve months$49M
Cash plus free cash flow$90M
Coverage of what is due5.2
Due in the second year—
Balance sheet date2026-09-30

due within a year from the maturity table (else the current portion of debt), against cash and investments plus free cash flow over the last twelve months (zero if negative); no credit lines assumed

Source: 2026-09-30 (debt maturities, cash and investments)

D03 EPS growth = profit growth Not triggered confidence high

EPS rose 706% and net income rose 731% in Q3 2026; the share count rose 6.2%: EPS growth follows profit growth.

The figures and how they are read
QuarterQ3 2026
Quarter beforeQ3 2025
EPS, year before$0.02
EPS$0.13
Net income, year before$901K
Net income$7M
Diluted shares, year before54.7M shares
Diluted shares58.1M shares
EPS growth+706.2%
Net income growth+730.5%
Diluted shares: change+6.2%
eps from profit$0.12
eps from share count-$0.01

EPS and net income against the same quarter a year earlier; the EPS bridge attributes the change to profit first, then to the share count (the order is fixed and disclosed)

Source: Q3 2026 (net income, diluted shares, EPS) · Q3 2025 (the same quarter a year earlier)

E02 Low P/E at a cyclical peak = undervalued Insufficient data

no market value or trailing net income in the valuation research

E07 A precise DCF value = the true value Insufficient data

no DCF in the valuation research for this company

J06 A bank's low P/E and high profit = safe Not applicable

not a bank

J08 A REIT's low net income = the dividend is unsafe Not applicable

not a REIT

What the statuses mean

Triggered: the filings show the pattern; read the normal explanations and the missing evidence before concluding anything. To review: one quarter or a weak signal; a reader's judgement, not a pattern. Not triggered: the pattern is absent on these figures. Insufficient data: the filings read so far do not hold what the rule needs; this is not a clean bill. Not applicable: the rule is not meant for this kind of company (a bank's working capital, a loss-making quarter's EPS growth). Out of date: the latest filing is more than fifteen months old.

Severity is what the pattern could mean for cash, value or solvency; confidence is how reliable the inputs and the reading are. The two are kept apart.

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Each rule reads the company's own filings by a fixed formula and says what would explain the same figures innocently. A triggered rule is a question to verify, not a finding of manipulation, and not a view on the stock. Missing data is shown as missing, never as clear. Not investment advice.