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
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.
-37.18%
-0.38
59.88%
S&P 500
22.24%
1.67
13.28%
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
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%
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
Technical Movement
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 yearsMOJO 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 periodsMOJO 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 periodsMOJO Watch
The company is borrowing more to fund its operations; it's liquidity situation may be stressed
Debt-Equity Ratio






