Upwork, Inc.

  • Market Cap: Small Cap
  • Industry: Diversified Commercial Services
  • ISIN: US91688F1049
USD
8.21
0.37 (4.72%)
  • Price Points
  • Score
  • Mojo Parameters
  • Total Return
  • News and Corporate Actions
  • Key factors
  • Shareholding
  • Financials
  • CompanyCV
stock-recommendationScore
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Strong Sell
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Comparison

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Quality
Valuation
Financial
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Why is Upwork, Inc. ?

1
Flat results in Mar 26
  • NET PROFIT(HY) At USD 47.09 MM has Grown at -74.53%
  • DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY) Highest at -35.16 %
2
With ROE of 18.31%, it has a fair valuation with a 2.25 Price to Book Value
  • Over the past year, while the stock has generated a return of -37.18%, 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 -37.18% returns in the last 1 year, the stock has also underperformed S&P 500 in the last 3 years, 1 year and 3 months
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Verdict Report

How much should you hold?

  1. Overall Portfolio exposure to Upwork, Inc. should be less than 10%
  2. 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.
-37.18%
-0.38
59.88%
S&P 500
22.24%
1.67
13.28%
stock-recommendationQuality
stock-summaryManagement Risk
stock-summaryGrowth
stock-summaryCapital Structure
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Quality grade scale :

Below Average, Average, Good, Excellent

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%
stock-recommendationValuation

Valuation Scorecard stock-summary

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Valuation grade scale :

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

Valuation Key Factors stock-summary

Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
12
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
2.25
EV to EBIT
8.52
EV to EBITDA
7.08
EV to Capital Employed
3.50
EV to Sales
1.40
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
NA
ROCE (Latest)
41.00%
ROE (Latest)
18.31%
stock-recommendationTechnicals

Technical key factors

Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
No Signal
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Mildly Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
Mildly Bullish
No Trend
stock-recommendation Technical Indicator Scale: Bearish, Mildly Bearish, Sideways, Mildly Bullish, Bullish  Turned 
Technical Movement
stock-recommendationFinancial Trend

Financial Trend Scorecard stock-summary

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Financial Trend scale:

Very Negative, Negative, Flat, Positive, Very Positive, Outstanding

4What is working for the Company
OPERATING CASH FLOW(Y)

Highest at USD 234.31 MM

RAW MATERIAL COST(Y)

Fallen by 1.49% (YoY

-9What is not working for the Company
NET PROFIT(HY)

At USD 47.09 MM has Grown at -74.53%

DEBT-EQUITY RATIO (HY)

Highest at -35.16 %

Here's what is working for Upwork, Inc.

Operating Cash Flow
Highest at USD 234.31 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)

Raw Material Cost
Fallen by 1.49% (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 9.5 MM
in the last five periods
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company may have gone into operation

Depreciation (USD MM)

Depreciation
At USD 9.5 MM has Grown at 31.87%
period on period (QoQ)
MOJO Watch
The expenditure on assets done by the company has gone into productive use which should positively reflect in the future sales

Depreciation (USD MM)

Here's what is not working for Upwork, Inc.

Net Profit
At USD 47.09 MM has Grown at -74.53%
Year on Year (YoY)
MOJO Watch
Near term Net Profit trend is very negative

Net Profit (USD MM)

Debt-Equity Ratio
Highest at -35.16 %
in the last five Semi-Annual periods
MOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed

Debt-Equity Ratio