ACCESS Newswire Inc. (ACCS) stock analysis

P/E against its history

Not enough price and earnings history to compare.

P/E against the industry

Needs positive earnings and enough profitable companies in the industry.

EV/EBITDA below its 5-year median

ACCESS Newswire's EV/EBITDA of 13.9 is below its 5-year median of 18.6.

P/B below the industry

ACCESS Newswire's price-to-book of 0.44 is below the Management and Public Relations Services median of 2.31.

Trading below fair value

The share price of $3.35 is below our fair value estimate of $6.54.

Margin of safety over 20%

The price is 48.8% below fair value, more than the 20% cushion we look for.

Revenue growing under 10% a year

Revenue grew -1.3% a year over the last three fiscal years, short of the 10% we look for.

EPS growing 10%+ a year

Diluted EPS grew 28.8% a year over the last three fiscal years.

Earnings acceleration

Needs positive net income now, a year ago and five years ago.

Growing slower than the industry

Revenue grew -1.7% over the last twelve months; the Management and Public Relations Services median is 7.2%.

Company guidance

No outlook found in earnings releases from the last twelve months.

Gross margin slipping

Gross margin was 75.1% over the last twelve months, against 76.0% a year earlier.

Return on equity under 15%

Return on equity was -5.9% over the last twelve months and averaged -0.2% over five years; we look for 15% on both.

Return on capital under 10%

Return on invested capital was -5.2%, below the 10% that usually covers the cost of capital.

Return on equity below the industry

ACCESS Newswire's return on equity of -5.9% is below the Management and Public Relations Services median of 0.4%.

Earnings grew over 5 years

Net income grew 15.3% a year on average over the last five fiscal years.

Net margin below its 5-year average

Net margin was -7.9% over the last twelve months, against a 5-year average of -0.3%.

Net margin below the industry

ACCESS Newswire's net margin of -7.9% is below the Management and Public Relations Services median of 0.2%.

Low debt

Debt is 6.6% of shareholders' equity, under the 40% we consider low.

Debt trend

Needs a balance sheet from five years ago with positive equity.

Debt covered by cash flow

Operating cash flow over the last twelve months equals 92.4% of total debt.

Interest not well covered

Operating income covers interest expense -15.2 times; we look for at least 5.

Short-term assets don't cover short-term debts

Current assets are 0.82 times current liabilities.

Elevated bankruptcy risk

The Altman Z-score is 1.27; above 3 is the safe zone and below 1.8 the distress zone.

No dividend

ACCESS Newswire has not paid a dividend in the last twelve months.

Yield against Treasuries

No dividend.

Yield against the market

No dividend.

Dividend stability

No dividend.

Earnings cover

No dividend.

Cash-flow cover

No dividend.