Spok Holdings, Inc. (SPOK) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

Score

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Strong Sell

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Hold

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Comparison

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Score

Quality

Valuation

Financial

Technical

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Spok Holdings, Inc.

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Why is Spok Holdings, Inc. ?

Company has a low Debt to Equity ratio (avg) at times

Healthy long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 71.49%

Flat results in Sep 25

CASH AND EQV(HY) Lowest at USD 41.62 MM
NET SALES(Q) Lowest at USD 33.87 MM
OPERATING PROFIT(Q) Lowest at USD 5.39 MM

With ROE of 11.28%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 1.59 Price to Book Value

The stock is trading at a discount compared to its peers' average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -29.43%, its profits have risen by 6.1% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 2.3

High Institutional Holdings at 63.55%

These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
Their stake has increased by 1.38% over the previous quarter.

Below par performance in long term as well as near term

Along with generating -29.43% 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 hold?

Overall Portfolio exposure to Spok Holdings, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to Telecom - Equipment & Accessories should be less than 30%

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

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

Is Spok Holdings, Inc. for you?

Medium Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

Spok Holdings, Inc.

-30.31%

-0.69

34.16%

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)

-1.44%

EBIT Growth (5y)

71.49%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

9.98

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.11

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

0.86

Tax Ratio

24.70%

Dividend Payout Ratio

171.77%

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

63.55%

ROCE (avg)

9.29%

ROE (avg)

8.47%

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

1.59

EV to EBIT

10.57

EV to EBITDA

9.03

EV to Capital Employed

1.68

EV to Sales

1.56

PEG Ratio

2.32

Dividend Yield

10.53%

ROCE (Latest)

15.88%

ROE (Latest)

11.28%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

RSI

Bullish

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Mildly Bullish

Mildly 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

1What is working for the Company

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 0.12% (YoY

-8What is not working for the Company

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Lowest at USD 41.62 MM

NET SALES(Q)

Lowest at USD 33.87 MM

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 5.39 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Lowest at 15.91 %

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 4.75 MM

NET PROFIT(Q)

Lowest at USD 3.32 MM

EPS(Q)

Lowest at USD 0.15

Here's what is working for Spok Holdings, Inc.

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by 0.12% (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 Spok Holdings, Inc.

Net Sales

Lowest at USD 33.87 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term sales trend is negative

Net Sales (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Lowest at USD 5.39 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is negative

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Lowest at 15.91 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has deteriorated

Operating Profit to Sales

Pre-Tax Profit

Lowest at USD 4.75 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 3.32 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 3.32 MM has Fallen at -23.38%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD 4.34 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

EPS

Lowest at USD 0.15

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders

EPS (USD)

Cash and Eqv

Lowest at USD 41.62 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is deteriorating

Cash and Cash Equivalents