Progress Software Corp. (PRGS) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Comparison

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Why is Progress Software Corp. ?

The company has declared Positive results for the last 3 consecutive quarters

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 307.5 MM
ROCE(HY) Highest at 18.57%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -4.21% (YoY)

With ROCE of 9.74%, it has a attractive valuation with a 1.38 Enterprise value to Capital Employed

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 -1.67%, its profits have risen by 14.6% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0.9

High Institutional Holdings at 100%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.

Consistent Underperformance against the benchmark over the last 3 years

Along with generating -1.67% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in each of the last 3 annual periods

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Progress Software Corp. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Software Products should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Progress Software Corp. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Progress Software Corp.

-2.99%

-0.22

57.02%

S&P 500

20.6%

1.55

13.08%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

17.20%

EBIT Growth (5y)

8.27%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

5.89

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

2.67

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

3.01

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.52

Tax Ratio

27.74%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

14.34%

ROE (avg)

22.39%

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

2.44

EV to EBIT

14.21

EV to EBITDA

7.60

EV to Capital Employed

1.38

EV to Sales

2.54

PEG Ratio

0.87

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

9.74%

ROE (Latest)

19.11%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bullish

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Dow Theory

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

OBV

No Trend

Mildly Bearish

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

9What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 307.5 MM

ROCE(HY)

Highest at 18.57%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -4.21% (YoY

NET PROFIT(9M)

Higher at USD 78.18 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 253.47 MM

-1What is not working for the Company

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 216.15 MM

Here's what is working for Progress Software Corp.

Net Profit

At USD 78.18 MM has Grown at 83.48%

Year on Year (YoY)

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 307.5 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Net Sales

Highest at USD 253.47 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Net Profit

Higher at USD 78.18 MM

than preceding 12 month period ended May 2026

MOJO Watch

In the nine month period the company has already crossed sales of the previous twelve months

Net Profit (USD MM)

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -4.21% (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 Progress Software Corp.

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 216.15 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents