Why is Upwork, Inc. ?
1
The company has declared Positive results for the last 9 consecutive quarters
- OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y) Highest at USD 220.1 MM
- NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 70.46 MM has Grown at 73.27%
- ROCE(HY) Highest at 50.61%
2
With ROE of 39.52%, it has a attractive valuation with a 3.41 Price to Book Value
- Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of 17.90%, its profits have risen by 387.7% ; the PEG ratio of the company is 0
3
High Institutional Holdings at 100%
- These investors have better capability and resources to analyse fundamentals of companies than most retail investors.
4
Company is among the highest 1% of companies rated by MarketsMojo across all 4,000 stocks
5
Market Beating performance in long term as well as near term
- Along with generating 17.90% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has outperformed 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, High Return
Absolute
Risk Adjusted
Volatility
Upwork, Inc.
21.4%
1.62
52.58%
S&P 500
12.66%
0.61
20.17%
Quality key factors
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
18.57%
EBIT Growth (5y)
41.03%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
-3.69
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
0
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
-0.44
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0.93
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
9
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
3.41
EV to EBIT
19.42
EV to EBITDA
16.10
EV to Capital Employed
5.31
EV to Sales
2.29
PEG Ratio
0.02
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
27.34%
ROE (Latest)
39.52%
Technical key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bullish
Bullish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Bullish
Bullish
Moving Averages
Bullish (Daily)
KST
Bullish
Bullish
Dow Theory
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
Mildly Bullish
Technical Movement
15What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)
Highest at USD 220.1 MM
NET PROFIT(HY)
At USD 70.46 MM has Grown at 73.27%
ROCE(HY)
Highest at 50.61%
RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)
Fallen by -0.56% (YoY
NET SALES(Q)
Highest at USD 194.94 MM
PRE-TAX PROFIT(Q)
At USD 38.44 MM has Grown at 64.28%
-2What is not working for the Company
INTEREST(9M)
At USD 2 MM has Grown at 42.86%
Here's what is working for Upwork, Inc.
Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 220.1 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)
Net Profit
At USD 70.46 MM has Grown at 73.27%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is positive
Net Profit (USD MM)
Net Sales
Highest at USD 194.94 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
Near term sales trend is positive
Net Sales (USD MM)
Pre-Tax Profit
At USD 38.44 MM has Grown at 64.28%
Year on Year (YoY)MOJO Watch
Near term Pre-Tax Profit trend is positive
Pre-Tax Profit (USD MM)
Raw Material Cost
Fallen by -0.56% (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 6.06 MM
in the last five periodsMOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation
Depreciation (USD MM)
Here's what is not working for Upwork, Inc.
Interest
At USD 2 MM has Grown at 42.86%
over previous Semi-Annual periodMOJO Watch
Rising interest cost signifies increased borrowings
Interest Paid (USD MM)






