Why is Backblaze, Inc. ?
1
With a growth in Net Sales of 11.71%, the company declared Very Positive results in Mar 26
- The company has declared positive results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 21.36 MM
- ROCE(HY) Highest at -27.63%
- NET SALES(Q) Highest at USD 38.67 MM
2
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 120.04%, its profits have risen by 49.7%
3
High Institutional Holdings at 69.89%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
4
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 120.04% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Backblaze, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to IT - Hardware should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in IT - Hardware)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Backblaze, Inc. for you?
High Risk, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Backblaze, Inc.
120.04%
0.94
103.52%
S&P 500
20.78%
1.56
13.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
22.08%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-228.52%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-9.33
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.43
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.45
Tax Ratio
0.18%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
69.89%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
NA (Loss Making)
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.46
EV to EBIT
-8.43
EV to EBITDA
34.94
EV to Capital Employed
3.33
EV to Sales
1.19
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
-39.52%
ROE (Latest)
-27.07%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
OBV
No Trend
No Trend
Technical Movement
18What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 21.36 MM
ROCE(HY)
Highest at -27.63%
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 38.67 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -10.31% (YoY
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD -3.93 MM has Grown at 57.49%
NET PROFIT(Q)
At USD -3.96 MM has Grown at 57.57%
-2What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(HY)
At USD 2.41 MM has Grown at 32.24%
Here's what is working for Backblaze, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 21.36 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 38.67 MM and Grown
In each period in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is very positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD -3.93 MM has Grown at 57.49%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
At USD -3.96 MM has Grown at 57.57%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -10.31% (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 Backblaze, Inc.
Interest
At USD 2.41 MM has Grown at 32.24%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)






