Shift4 Payments, Inc. (FOUR) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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Shift4 Payments, Inc.

Why is Shift4 Payments, Inc. ?

The company has declared negative results in Mar'2025 after 16 consecutive positive quarters

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q) Lowest at 459.9
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 43.36 MM has Fallen at -66.21%
INTEREST(Q) Highest at USD 39.4 MM

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -38.60% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months

Real-Time Research Report

Verdict Report

How much should you sell?

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 Shift4 Payments, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Shift4 Payments, Inc.

-30.61%

-0.09

48.26%

S&P 500

13.22%

0.64

20.20%

Quality

Management Risk

Growth

Capital Structure

Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

Quality key factors

Factor

Value

Sales Growth (5y)

37.41%

EBIT Growth (5y)

49.09%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

2.26

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

3.11

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

1.74

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.99

Tax Ratio

100.00%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

100.00%

ROCE (avg)

7.20%

ROE (avg)

24.98%

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

10.39

EV to EBIT

31.34

EV to EBITDA

15.57

EV to Capital Employed

4.43

EV to Sales

2.81

PEG Ratio

0.09

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

14.14%

ROE (Latest)

71.17%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bearish

Dow Theory

Mildly Bearish

OBV

Mildly Bearish

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

7What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 566 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -9.03% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 4,797.8 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at 26.82 %

NET SALES(Q)

Highest at USD 966.2 MM

-17What is not working for the Company

INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO(Q)

Lowest at 459.9

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 43.36 MM has Fallen at -66.21%

INTEREST(Q)

Highest at USD 39.4 MM

Here's what is working for Shift4 Payments, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 566 MM and Grown

In each year 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 966.2 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is positive

Net Sales (USD MM)

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 4,797.8 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at 26.82 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

The company has been reducing its borrowing as compared to equity capital

Debt-Equity Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -9.03% (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 88.4 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 Shift4 Payments, Inc.

Interest Coverage Ratio

Lowest at 459.9 and Fallen

In each period in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

The company's ability to manage interest payments is deteriorating

Operating Profit to Interest

Net Profit

At USD 43.36 MM has Fallen at -66.21%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 128.32 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Interest

At USD 39.4 MM has Grown at 38.25%

period on period (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)

Interest

Highest at USD 39.4 MM

in the last five periods and Increased by 38.25% (QoQ)

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)