National Research Corp. (NRC) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

Sell

Hold

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Strong Buy

Comparison

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Why is National Research Corp. ?

Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 0.61% and Operating profit at -11.75% over the last 5 years

The company has declared negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 26.45 MM
INTEREST(HY) At USD 2.83 MM has Grown at 97.28%
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 3.27 MM has Fallen at -44.47%

With ROE of 81.41%, it has a very expensive valuation with a 35.02 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a premium compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 18.80%, its profits have fallen by -54.4%

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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 National Research Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

National Research Corp.

17.03%

-0.55

58.40%

S&P 500

13.68%

0.71

19.28%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

0.61%

EBIT Growth (5y)

-11.75%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

27.96

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

0.48

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

2.11

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.62

Tax Ratio

24.85%

Dividend Payout Ratio

100.39%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

55.94%

ROCE (avg)

61.15%

ROE (avg)

59.39%

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

35.02

EV to EBIT

25.00

EV to EBITDA

18.69

EV to Capital Employed

6.35

EV to Sales

4.11

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

2.49%

ROCE (Latest)

25.42%

ROE (Latest)

81.41%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Bullish

Moving Averages

Bullish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bearish

Mildly Bullish

Dow Theory

No Trend

OBV

Bullish

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

Technical Movement

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Financial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard

Financial Trend scale:

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

2What is working for the Company

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Highest at 194.17%

DIVIDEND PER SHARE(HY)

Highest at USD 12.22

-26What is not working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 26.45 MM

INTEREST(HY)

At USD 2.83 MM has Grown at 97.28%

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 3.27 MM has Fallen at -44.47%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 1.8 MM has Fallen at -55.68%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 535.35 %

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 6.36 MM

Here's what is working for National Research Corp.

Dividend per share

Highest at USD 12.22

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher dividend from profits generated

DPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio

Highest at 194.17%

in the last five years

MOJO Watch

Company is distributing higher proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)

Here's what is not working for National Research Corp.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 3.27 MM has Fallen at -44.47%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 5.89 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 1.8 MM has Fallen at -55.68%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 4.05 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 2.83 MM has Grown at 97.28%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Lowest at USD 26.45 MM and Fallen

In each year in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio

Highest at 535.35 % and Grown

In each half year 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

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 6.36 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents