MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

Company

Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Why is MediaAlpha, Inc. ?

Weak Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 159.01%

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 60.28% of over the last 5 years
High Debt Company with a Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

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 16.77%, its profits have risen by 218.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.1

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to MediaAlpha, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Computers - Software & Consulting should be less than 30%

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Computers - Software & Consulting)

When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock

Is MediaAlpha, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

MediaAlpha, Inc.

-4.52%

-0.46

55.04%

S&P 500

22.24%

0.70

20.15%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

20.78%

EBIT Growth (5y)

129.08%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-0.05

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

7.04

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

12.21

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

4.94

Tax Ratio

5.79%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

14.91%

ROE (avg)

159.01%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

Very Risky, Risky, Very Expensive, Expensive, Fair, Attractive, Very Attractive

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

140.62

EV to EBIT

8.85

EV to EBITDA

8.50

EV to Capital Employed

6.20

EV to Sales

0.62

PEG Ratio

0.05

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

70.05%

ROE (Latest)

1991.74%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Mildly Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bullish

OBV

No Trend

Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish Turned

Technical Movement

Analyse All Technical Factors

Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

13What is working for the Company

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 793.78%

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Highest at 994.35

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at USD 59.24 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 310 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 24.27 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 21.89 MM

-4What is not working for the Company

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 7,170.16 %

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 12.39 MM

Here's what is working for MediaAlpha, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 21.89 MM has Grown at 259.34%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -13.74 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio

Highest at 994.35

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is improving

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Sales

Highest at USD 310 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 24.27 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Pre-Tax Profit

Highest at USD 21.89 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for MediaAlpha, Inc.

Net Profit

At USD 12.39 MM has Fallen at -39.36%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 20.43 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

Lowest at USD 12.39 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 7,170.16 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio