Why is Upwork, Inc. ?
1
The company has declared Positive results for the last 9 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 248.26 MM
- RAW MATERIAL COST(Y) Fallen by -0.34% (YoY)
- DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY) Highest at 10.38 times
2
With ROE of 18.31%, it has a attractive valuation with a 2.47 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -19.20%, its profits have fallen by -46.5%
3
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
4
Below par performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating -19.20% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
How much should you hold?
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Upwork, Inc. should be less than 10%
- Overall Portfolio exposure to Diversified Commercial Services should be less than 30%
(If sector exposure > 30%, please use optimiser tool to see which are the best stocks to hold in Diversified Commercial Services)
When to exit? - We will constantly monitor the company and suggest at the appropriate time to exit from the stock
Is Upwork, Inc. for you?
High Risk, Low Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Upwork, Inc.
-17.97%
0.08
59.12%
S&P 500
13.68%
0.71
19.28%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
16.09%
EBIT Growth (5y)
50.69%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-3.69
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.44
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.89
Tax Ratio
Tax Ratio is Negative%
Dividend Payout Ratio
0
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
100.00%
ROCE (avg)
7.91%
ROE (avg)
10.66%
Valuation Key Factors 
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
14
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.47
EV to EBIT
9.61
EV to EBITDA
7.98
EV to Capital Employed
3.94
EV to Sales
1.58
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
41.00%
ROE (Latest)
18.31%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Technical Movement
6What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 248.26 MM
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.34% (YoY
DEBTORS TURNOVER RATIO(HY)
Highest at 10.38 times
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 34.05 MM has Grown at 85.35%
-13What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(Q)
Lowest at USD 15.63 MM
EPS(Q)
Lowest at USD 0.11
Here's what is working for Upwork, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 248.26 MM and Grown
In each year in the last three yearsMOJO Watch
The company has generated higher cash revenues from business operations
Operating Cash Flows (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 34.05 MM has Grown at 85.35%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Highest at 10.38 times
in the last five Semi-Annual periodsMOJO Watch
Company has been able to sell its Debtors faster
Debtors Turnover Ratio
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.34% (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 Upwork, Inc.
Net Profit
At USD 15.63 MM has Fallen at -89.38%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Profit
Lowest at USD 15.63 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is negative
Net Profit (USD MM)
EPS
Lowest at USD 0.11
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Declining profitability; company has created lower earnings for shareholders
EPS (USD)






