TransAct Technologies, Inc. (TACT) Stock Recommendation | Score, Valuation, Technicals & Financial Trend

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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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Why is TransAct Technologies, Inc. ?

Poor long term growth as Operating profit has grown by an annual rate 12.48% of over the last 5 years

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 9.41 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q) At USD 0.04 MM has Grown at 108.5%
NET PROFIT(Q) At USD 0.01 MM has Grown at 100.7%

Risky -

The stock is trading risky as compared to its average historical valuations
Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -11.32%, its profits have fallen by -309.6%

High Institutional Holdings at 49.46%

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 -11.32% 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 TransAct Technologies, Inc. should be less than 10%
Overall Portfolio exposure to IT - Hardware should be less than 30%

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

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

Is TransAct Technologies, Inc. for you?

High Risk, Low Return

Absolute

Risk Adjusted

Volatility

TransAct Technologies, Inc.

-13.42%

-0.17

49.91%

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)

8.14%

EBIT Growth (5y)

12.48%

EBIT to Interest (avg)

-4.31

Debt to EBITDA (avg)

Negative Net Debt

Net Debt to Equity (avg)

-0.33

Sales to Capital Employed (avg)

1.46

Tax Ratio

100.00%

Dividend Payout Ratio

Pledged Shares

Institutional Holding

49.46%

ROCE (avg)

1.41%

ROE (avg)

1.13%

Valuation

Valuation Scorecard

Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors

Factor

Value

P/E Ratio

NA (Loss Making)

Industry P/E

Price to Book Value

1.52

EV to EBIT

-24.20

EV to EBITDA

-31.68

EV to Capital Employed

2.09

EV to Sales

0.63

PEG Ratio

Dividend Yield

ROCE (Latest)

-8.63%

ROE (Latest)

-25.38%

Technicals

Technical key factors

Indicator

Weekly

Monthly

MACD

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

RSI

No Signal

Bollinger Bands

Mildly Bearish

Bearish

Moving Averages

Bearish (Daily)

KST

Bearish

Mildly Bullish

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

20What is working for the Company

OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 9.41 MM

PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)

At USD 0.04 MM has Grown at 108.5%

NET PROFIT(Q)

At USD 0.01 MM has Grown at 100.7%

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by -5.16% (YoY

CASH AND EQV(HY)

Highest at USD 37.79 MM

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Lowest at -52.25 %

DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)

Highest at 7.58 times

OPERATING PROFIT(Q)

Highest at USD 0.18 MM

OPERATING PROFIT MARGIN(Q)

Highest at 1.34 %

-4What is not working for the Company

INTEREST(9M)

At USD 0.26 MM has Grown at inf%

Here's what is working for TransAct Technologies, Inc.

Pre-Tax Profit

At USD 0.04 MM has Grown at 108.5%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -0.47 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is very positive

Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)

Net Profit

At USD 0.01 MM has Grown at 100.7%

over average net sales of the previous four periods of USD -2.16 MM

MOJO Watch

Near term Net Profit trend is very positive

Net Profit (USD MM)

Operating Cash Flow

Highest at USD 9.41 MM

in the last three years

MOJO Watch

The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations

Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)

Operating Profit

Highest at USD 0.18 MM

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Near term Operating Profit trend is positive

Operating Profit (USD MM)

Operating Profit Margin

Highest at 1.34 %

in the last five periods

MOJO Watch

Company's profit margin has improved

Operating Profit to Sales

Cash and Eqv

Highest at USD 37.79 MM

in the last six Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Short Term liquidity is improving

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Debt-Equity Ratio

Lowest at -52.25 %

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

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

Debt-Equity Ratio

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Highest at 7.58 times

in the last five Semi-Annual periods

MOJO Watch

Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster

Debtors Turnover Ratio

Raw Material Cost

Fallen by -5.16% (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 TransAct Technologies, Inc.

Interest

At USD 0.26 MM has Grown at inf%

over previous Semi-Annual period

MOJO Watch

Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings

Interest Paid (USD MM)