Information Services vs Mastech Digital
III and MHH side by side, both in management and public relations services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How III and MHH compare
Information Services is the larger company, worth 4.0 times as much as Mastech Digital ($303M against $75.3M).
On earnings, Information Services is cheaper: it trades at 26.0× trailing earnings, against 69.6× for Mastech Digital.
Information Services grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.8% versus −13.6% for Mastech Digital).
Information Services keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 4.7% compared with 0.67% at Mastech Digital.
Information Services pays a dividend yielding 2.9%; Mastech Digital does not pay one.
Information Services scores higher on the StockData Score (14 against 13 for Mastech Digital), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | III | MHH |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $303M | $75.3M |
| Share price | $6.25 | $6.26 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.2% | −10.7% |
| Change, 5 years | −34.3% | −66.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.04 | 0.83 |
| Employees | 1,500 | 11 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 (better) | 13 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.0× (better) | 69.6× |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 3.2× | 0.8× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.4× | 9.4× (better) |
| P/FCF | 15.9× | 13.2× (better) |
| FCF yield | 6.3% | 7.6% (better) |
| Fair value | $5.33 | $8.91 |
| Margin of safety | −17.2% | 29.8% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.8% (better) | −13.6% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.36% (better) | −2.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.8% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.3% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 25.9% (better) | −43.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 45.2% (better) | 28.2% |
| Operating margin | 8.9% (better) | 0.44% |
| Net margin | 4.7% (better) | 0.67% |
| FCF margin | 7.5% (better) | 3.4% |
| Return on equity | 12.7% (better) | 1.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 10.9% (better) | 0.68% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.63 (better) | 0.00 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.14 | – |
| Interest coverage | 6.2× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.80 | 4.27 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | 2.98 | 5.35 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.9% | – |
| Payout ratio | 76.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 2.3% (better) | −0.07% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.2% (better) | −0.07% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 67.7% | 19.2% |
| Held by insiders | 29.8% | 11.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.7M | $259K (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.7% | 0.37% |
Go deeper
- III stock overview
- III income statement
- III valuation and score
- MHH stock overview
- MHH income statement
- MHH valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.