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a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) Options Positioning, Max Pain & Unusual Sweeps

Q: Where is AKA trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

AKA last traded at $10.31 (+1.28% on volume of 1,513 shares), positioning the stock -3.37% below its 50-day simple moving average ($10.67) and -1.90% below its 200-day simple moving average ($10.51). Across its 52-week range of $8.42 to $14.39, AKA sits at the 31.7% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 44.0 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±8.1% ($9.47 to $11.15).

$10.31 +1.28% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $10.31

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) carries a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell) with 25/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

ROARABLE E • RED ALERT Cap $111.9M

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As of 2026-11-03, a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (NYSE: AKA) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 25/100 at a spot price of $10.31 (+1.28% 1D, market cap $111.9M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 5/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 5/20, Executive Insider Alignment 8/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 4/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 3/20. Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary issuers, AKA ranks #945 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Consumer Discretionary sector (Catalog/Specialty Distribution), AKA carries a Roarable E (25/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 57.3%, and ROIC of -7.8%. By comparison, DIBS (1stdibs.com Inc.) holds a E grade (33/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -21.2%, cap $166.1M) and NXH (Neighborhood Intelligence Inc.) posts a E grade (18/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $168.2M). Among the 5-stock peer group, HOUR leads on earnings multiple (32.6x) while HOUR leads on capital efficiency (27.8% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for AKA?

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Per AKA's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001865107), a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. generated $600.2M in revenue (+4.4% YoY), -$31.4M in net income, and -$633.0K in free cash flow against $397.4M in total assets and $104.7M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $10.31 (+0.04%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 5/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw E · Rk E

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-14.8% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for AKA)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±8.1%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (25/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY AKA SCORES 25/100 (E) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+8/20 pts (32% of score)

Altman Z-Score 0.53 (DISTRESS RISK (<1.8)) • Piotroski F-Score 6/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+5/20 pts (20% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 0% FCF Margin ($0 FCF) & 57.3% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 16 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

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Grade E$10.28-2.1% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade E$10.06+6.3% Next Q

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Grade E$10.69-3.6% Next Q

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Grade E$10.31-10.7% Hist 90D α

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While AKA currently carries a cautious 25/100 (E) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

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Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity.

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Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($10.67) and Max Pain ($10.83) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $15.11.

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Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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Put/Call Ratio: — (No Active Options Snapshot)

MAX-PAIN EXPIRATION MAGNET

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HISTORICAL 20D VOLATILITY SWING

±8.1%

Derived from 20D OHLCV bars (No Active Options Snapshot)

Active Strike Call vs. Put Concentration Ladder (AKA)

— (No Active Options Snapshot) — No unusual CBOE strike concentration anomalies recorded in the current database snapshot for AKA.

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AKA // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -8.60%▼ DESCENDING CHANNEL

2026-11-03O $10.69H $10.69L $10.18C $10.31VOL 4.3K

RES: $11.10SUP: $9.63SMA50: $10.67SMA200: $10.51

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Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +4.4% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

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Consumer Discretionary Rank #945 of 1011 ⚔️ DIBS vs AKA Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Consumer Discretionary Peer Comparison (AKA vs. DIBS, NXH, BZUN, HOUR)

Industry: Catalog/Specialty Distribution (29 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1011 tracked Consumer Discretionary securities in the Roarable RQD universe, a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) ranks #945 by composite RQD confidence (25/100, grade E) and #743 by equity capitalization ($111.9M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, HOUR leads on earnings valuation at 32.6x trailing P/E, while HOUR leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 27.8% ROIC and 52.4% gross margin. HOUR currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 58/100 (D+) compared with AKA at 25/100 (E).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
AKA ACTIVE a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.	E	25/100	—	57.3%	-7.8%	+1.28%	$111.9M	Benchmark Subject
DIBS 1stdibs.com Inc.	E	33/100	—	73.0%	-21.2%	+5.67%	$166.1M	/dibs-vs-aka →
NXH Neighborhood Intelligence Inc.	E	18/100	—	24.7%	-35.0%	+10.46%	$168.2M	/nxh-vs-aka →
BZUN Baozun Inc.	D	50/100	—	74.1%	1.6%	-3.06%	$190.1M	/bzun-vs-aka →
HOUR Hour Loop Inc.	D+	58/100	32.6x	52.4%	27.8%	-0.64%	$55.3M	/hour-vs-aka →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001865107

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) reported GAAP revenue of $600.2M (+4.4% vs. FY2024 revenue of $574.7M , and +9.9% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of -$31.4M, operating cash flow of $16.4M, and free cash flow of -$633.0K (+94.2% YoY). On the balance sheet, AKA closed FY2025 with $397.4M in total assets against $104.7M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: 0.53, Piotroski F-Score: 6/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$600.2M	-$31.4M	$16.4M	-$633.0K	$397.4M	$104.7M
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$574.7M	-$26.0M	$669.0K	-$10.9M	$385.2M	$105.4M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$546.3M	-$98.9M	$33.4M	$33.4M	—	—

3. AKA Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is AKA stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does AKA compare to DIBS and NXH in the Consumer Discretionary sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for AKA?

Where is AKA trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

AKA last traded at $10.31 (+1.28% on volume of 1,513 shares), positioning the stock -3.37% below its 50-day simple moving average ($10.67) and -1.90% below its 200-day simple moving average ($10.51). Across its 52-week range of $8.42 to $14.39, AKA sits at the 31.7% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 44.0 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±8.1% ($9.47 to $11.15).

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AKA — a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Methodology: RQD v6.2 Deterministic 5-Pillar & SEC XBRL Audit

Updated: 2025-12-31

1. Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) earns a live Roarable RQD composite score of 25/100, corresponding to a E letter grade (Roarable Strong Sell) at a spot price of $10.31 (+1.28% 1D, market capitalization $111.9M).

Fundamental Cash Engine (5/20): Anchored by return on invested capital (ROIC) of -7.8%, gross margin of 57.3%, operating margin of -3.0%, and free cash flow yield of -0.54%.
Whale 13F & Options Flow (5/20) + Insider Conviction (8/20): Tracks institutional 13F accumulation, CBOE options call/put positioning, and SEC Form 4 / Congressional PTR filings.
Macro Regime Fit (4/20) + Forensic Balance Sheet (3/20): Incorporates a 1.00x equity beta, Altman Z-Score of 0.53, Piotroski F-Score of 6/9, and Debt/Equity of 1.07x.

2. Business Model, Unit Margins & SEC Financial Trajectory

A.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. Is a NYSE-listed company in the Consumer Discretionary sector, operating in the Catalog/Specialty Distribution industry,. Per the market data, the company reports a gross margin of 57.3%, indicating that its product economics at the gross level are relatively strong.

In its latest audited SEC EDGAR 10-K filing for FY2025 (filed 2025-12-31), a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA) reported $600.2M in annual revenue (up from $574.7M in FY2024, +4.4% YoY) and -$31.4M in GAAP net income. Over the multi-year SEC filing window from FY2023 ($546.3M revenue, -$98.9M net income) through FY2025, AKA scaled operating cash flow to $16.4M and free cash flow to -$633.0K, backed by $397.4M in total assets against $104.7M in total debt.

3. Institutional Bull vs. Bear Thesis & Valuation Tradeoff

🐂 Primary Bull Case (E • RQD 25/100): Established market leader in Consumer Discretionary with deep daily trading liquidity. Free cash flow yield of -0.54% and institutional whale pillar of 5/20. With Fundamental Cash Engine at 5/20 and Institutional Whale Flow at 5/20, sustained execution supports upside toward the upper end of the $8.42 – $14.39 52-week range.
🐻 Primary Bear Case & Valuation Risk: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately. Investors must weigh current valuation against -3.0% operating margins and a 1.00x macro beta.

4. 2nd-Order Butterfly Ripples & Key Questions to Watch

Upstream suppliers, downstream customers, and sector correlations are — The sector is Consumer Discretionary and the industry is Catalog/Specialty Distribution, but no second-order dependencies can be mapped from the source data. A prospective investor should note that the absence of mapped links means ripple effects from suppliers, distribution partners, or consumer demand shifts cannot be assessed from this dossier.

Key Question #1: Can AKA sustain or expand its -3.0% operating margin and -7.8% ROIC against Catalog/Specialty Distribution peers over the next 4 quarters?
Key Question #2: Following FY2025 revenue of $600.2M and free cash flow of -$633.0K, how will capital allocation balance growth reinvestment against $104.7M in total debt?
Key Question #3: How sensitive is AKA's equity valuation to Consumer Discretionary capital spending cycles and macro interest-rate shifts (Beta 1.00x)?

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MI MidwestValue RQD DEBATE OPENER • Fundamental Long-Only 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $13.13 (+29.0%)

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Revenue grew from $546.3M in FY 2023 to $600.2M in FY 2025 while the stock trades near the low end of its $8.42 - $14.39 52-week range

The street is overcomplicating a.k.a. Brands Holding Corp. (AKA). Revenue grew from $546.3M in FY 2023 to $600.2M in FY 2025 while the stock trades near the low end of its $8.42 - $14.39 52-week range with a 57.3% gross margin.. With an RQD score of 25/100 (E) and Forensic Balance Sheet at 8/20, any positive earnings surprise or guidance raise forces underweight funds to chase above $10.99.

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@MidwestValue Agree on the RQD 25/100 quality, though with 1.0 beta I'm scaling in with half-size at $10.18 and keeping dry powder in case we test $9.47.

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Spot @ $10.18

Operating losses persisted across all reported periods with an Altman Z-Score of 0.53, a ROIC of -7.8%, and debt of $104.7M against cas

Careful chasing AKA at $10.18. Operating losses persisted across all reported periods with an Altman Z-Score of 0.53, a ROIC of -7.8%, and debt of $104.7M against cash of $20.3M.. Gross margin is 57.3%, but operating margin is -3.0%, which shows SG&A and reinvestment are eating into bottom-line EPS. Target $8.45 on multiple compression.