National Research Corp.

  • Market Cap: Micro Cap
  • Industry: Miscellaneous
  • ISIN: US6373722023
USD
16.32
0.12 (0.74%)
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  • News and Corporate Actions
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  • Financials
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Comparison
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Why is National Research Corp. ?
1
Poor long term growth as Net Sales has grown by an annual rate of 1.52% and Operating profit at -8.09% over the last 5 years
2
With a fall in Net Sales of -3.64%, the company declared Very Negative results in Jun 25
  • The company has declared negative results for the last 5 consecutive quarters
  • OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Lowest at USD 21.31 MM
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at 354.85 %
  • INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 322.67
3
With ROE of 82.18%, it has a expensive valuation with a 14.27 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 -8.25%, its profits have fallen by -19.8%
4
Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years
  • Along with generating -8.25% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods
stock-recommendationReal-Time Research Report
Verdict Report
How much should you sell?
  1. All quantity irrespective of whether you are making profits or losses

(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Miscellaneous)

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.
-15.46%
-0.59
50.12%
S&P 500
13.22%
0.61
20.17%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
1.52%
EBIT Growth (5y)
-8.09%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
27.96
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0.48
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
2.11
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
1.63
Tax Ratio
24.85%
Dividend Payout Ratio
45.99%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
57.76%
ROCE (avg)
61.15%
ROE (avg)
59.39%
stock-recommendationValuation
Valuation Scorecard stock-summary
stock-recommendation
Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
17
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
14.27
EV to EBIT
13.79
EV to EBITDA
11.75
EV to Capital Employed
5.26
EV to Sales
3.44
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
2.75%
ROCE (Latest)
38.17%
ROE (Latest)
82.18%
stock-recommendationTechnicals
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Mildly Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Mildly Bearish (Daily)
KST
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bullish
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend
Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary
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Financial Trend scale:

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

1What is working for the Company
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.03% (YoY

-35What is not working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Lowest at USD 21.31 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at 354.85 %

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 322.67

DIVIDEND PAYOUT RATIO(Y)

Lowest at 0%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 1.03 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 3.33 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 9.78 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.58 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD -0.19 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD -0.01

Here's what is working for National Research Corp.
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.03% (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

Depreciation
Highest at USD 1.74 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for National Research Corp.
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 0.58 MM has Fallen at -92.84%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 8.11 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
At USD -0.19 MM has Fallen at -103.12%
over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 6.1 MM
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest
At USD 1.03 MM has Grown at 14.79%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest Coverage Ratio
Lowest at 322.67
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at 354.85 % 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

Operating Cash Flow
Lowest at USD 21.31 MM
in the last three years
MOJO Watch
The company's cash revenues from business operations are falling

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Interest
Highest at USD 1.03 MM
in the last five periods and Increased by 14.79% (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Operating Profit
Lowest at USD 3.33 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin
Lowest at 9.78 %
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit
Lowest at USD 0.58 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is negative

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit
Lowest at USD -0.19 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS
Lowest at USD -0.01
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Dividend Payout Ratio
Lowest at 0%
in the last five years
MOJO Watch
Company is distributing lower proportion of profits generated as dividend

DPR (%)