Comparison
Company
Score
Quality
Valuation
Financial
Technical
Why is ESSA Bancorp, Inc. ?
1
Flat results in Mar 25
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 12.26 MM
- NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 25.63
- OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD 4.51
2
Underperformed the market in the last 1 year
- The stock has generated a return of 2.33% in the last 1 year, much lower than market (S&P 500) returns of 17.04%
How much should you sell?
- All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses
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When to re-enter? - We will constantly monitor the company and review our call based on new data
Is ESSA Bancorp, Inc. for you?
Medium Risk, Medium Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
ESSA Bancorp, Inc.
2.33%
0.86
30.75%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.85
20.15%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
9.26%
EBIT Growth (5y)
2.24%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
0
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
0
Dividend Payout Ratio
33.66%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
50.17%
ROCE (avg)
0
ROE (avg)
0
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
21
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
1.41
EV to EBIT
26.78
EV to EBITDA
24.85
EV to Capital Employed
1.25
EV to Sales
4.63
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
187.71%
ROCE (Latest)
4.67%
ROE (Latest)
6.60%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
No Trend
No Trend
OBV
Bullish
Bullish
Technical Movement
5What is working for the Company
GROSS NPA (%)
(Q
DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)
Highest at 52.43%
-9What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Lowest at USD 12.26 MM
NET SALES(Q)
Lowest at USD 25.63 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 4.51 MM
OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)
Lowest at 17.58 %
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 4.51 MM
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 3.56 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 0.29
Here's what is working for ESSA Bancorp, Inc.
Non Performing Loans (%)
Lowest at 0.46% and Fallen
In each half year in the last four Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Proportion of stressed loans given by the bank are falling
Non Performing Loans (%)
Dividend Payout Ratio
Highest at 52.43%
in the last five yearsMOJO Watch
Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend
DPR (%)
Here's what is not working for ESSA Bancorp, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 12.26 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 Sales
Lowest at USD 25.63 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is negative
Net Sales (USD MM)
Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 4.51 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative
Operating Profit (USD MM)
Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 17.58 %
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated
Operating Profit to Sales
Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 4.51 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 3.56 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Lowest at USD 0.29
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)






