Comparison
Why is Advantage Solutions, Inc. (California) ?
1
Healthy long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 40.62% and Operating profit at -5.65%
2
The company has declared Negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD -5.06 MM
- DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 224.25 %
- NET PROFIT(Q) At USD -13.29 MM has Fallen at -22.58%
3
Risky -
- The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -74.58%, its profits have fallen by -150.5%
4
High Institutional Holdings at 41.44%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
5
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -74.58% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Advantage Solutions, Inc. (California) should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Media & Entertainment should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Media & Entertainment)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Advantage Solutions, Inc. (California) for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Advantage Solutions, Inc. (California)
-73.51%
-0.81
85.72%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
40.62%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-5.65%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0.93
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
5.00
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.18
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.42
Tax Ratio
9.38%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
41.44%
ROCE (avg)
4.03%
ROE (avg)
5.45%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.60
EV to EBIT
75.54
EV to EBITDA
8.47
EV to Capital Employed
0.87
EV to Sales
0.55
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
1.16%
ROE (Latest)
-6.17%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Bearish
Bearish
OBV
Bearish
Bearish
Technical Movement
3What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -8.59% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD -8.67 MM has Grown at 58.31%
EPS(Q)
Highest at USD -0.09
-13What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD -5.06 MM
DEBT-EQUITY RATIO
(HY)
Highest at 224.25 %
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD -13.29 MM has Fallen at -22.58%
Here's what is working for Advantage Solutions, Inc. (California)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -8.67 MM has Grown at 58.31%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -20.79 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Highest at USD -0.09
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Increasing profitability; company has created higher earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -8.59% (YoY)
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to pass on the cost of raw materials to customers has improved; this may lead to a rise in profit margin
Raw Material Cost as a percentage of Sales
Here's what is not working for Advantage Solutions, Inc. (California)
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD -5.06 MM and Fallen
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD -13.29 MM has Fallen at -22.58%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -10.84 MMMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 224.25 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






