Information Services vs TSS
III and TSSI 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 TSSI compare
Information Services is the larger company, worth 1.6 times as much as TSS ($303M against $189M).
On earnings, TSS is cheaper: it trades at 11.6× trailing earnings, against 26.0× for Information Services.
Information Services grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (4.8% versus −14.2% for TSS).
TSS keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.4% compared with 4.7% at Information Services.
Information Services pays a dividend yielding 2.9%; TSS does not pay one.
TSS scores higher on the StockData Score (19 against 14 for Information Services), 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 | TSSI |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $303M | $189M |
| Share price | $6.25 | $6.70 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.2% | −58.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −34.3% | 1036% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.04 | 2.06 |
| Employees | 1,500 | 286 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 14 | 19 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 6 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 | 6 (better) |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.0× | 11.6× (better) |
| P/S | 1.2× | 0.9× (better) |
| P/B | 3.2× | 2.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 12.4× (better) | 14.4× |
| P/FCF | 15.9× | – |
| FCF yield | 6.3% (better) | −4.6% |
| Fair value | $5.33 | $14.92 |
| Margin of safety | −17.2% | 55.1% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 4.8% (better) | −14.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −0.36% | 40.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.8% | 249% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 26.3% | 205% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 25.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 45.2% (better) | 18.3% |
| Operating margin | 8.9% (better) | 4.5% |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 8.4% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.5% (better) | −4.3% |
| Return on equity | 12.7% | 23.3% (better) |
| Return on invested capital | 10.9% | 33.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.63 | 0.18 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.14 (better) | −3.73 |
| Interest coverage | 6.2× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.80 (better) | 1.79 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.98 (better) | 2.82 |
| 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) | 1.2% |
| Shareholder yield | 5.2% (better) | 1.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 67.7% | 46.3% |
| Held by insiders | 29.8% | 16.8% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$2.7M (better) | −$8.9M |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.7% | 18.1% |
Go deeper
- III stock overview
- III income statement
- III valuation and score
- TSSI stock overview
- TSSI income statement
- TSSI valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.