ASGN INC (ASGN) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:ASGN - US00191U1025 - Common Stock
50.02 USD
+0.17 (+0.34%)
50.02 USD
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Overall ASGN gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated ASGN against 88 industry peers in the IT Services industry. ASGN has only an average score on both its financial health and profitability. ASGN has a bad growth rate and is valued cheaply.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year ASGN was profitable.
ASGN had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years ASGN has always been profitable.
In the past 5 years ASGN always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of ASGN (3.53%) is better than 62.50% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Equity value of 7.13%, ASGN is doing good in the industry, outperforming 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
ASGN's Return On Invested Capital of 6.08% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. ASGN outperforms 63.64% of its industry peers.
ASGN had an Average Return On Invested Capital over the past 3 years of 8.44%. This is significantly below the industry average of 29.60%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.53% | ||
| ROE | 7.13% | ||
| ROIC | 6.08% |
ROA(3y)6.26%
ROA(5y)7.32%
ROE(3y)11.85%
ROE(5y)14.03%
ROIC(3y)8.44%
ROIC(5y)8.19%
1.3 Margins
ASGN has a Profit Margin (3.28%) which is in line with its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Profit Margin of ASGN has declined.
ASGN has a better Operating Margin (6.74%) than 63.64% of its industry peers.
ASGN's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
ASGN's Gross Margin of 28.90% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. ASGN is outperformed by 63.64% of its industry peers.
ASGN's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 6.74% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.28% | ||
| GM | 28.9% |
OM growth 3Y-5.33%
OM growth 5Y-1.69%
PM growth 3Y-25.23%
PM growth 5Y-3.53%
GM growth 3Y0.44%
GM growth 5Y0.3%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), ASGN is destroying value.
ASGN has less shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, ASGN has less shares outstanding
ASGN has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
An Altman-Z score of 2.57 indicates that ASGN is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of ASGN (2.57) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of ASGN is 4.11, which is a neutral value as it means it would take ASGN, 4.11 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 4.11, ASGN perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 57.95% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.64 indicates that ASGN is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
ASGN has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.64) than 60.23% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.64 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.11 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.57 |
ROIC/WACC0.7
WACC8.72%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 1.99 indicates that ASGN should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.99, ASGN is in line with its industry, outperforming 59.09% of the companies in the same industry.
ASGN has a Quick Ratio of 1.99. This is a normal value and indicates that ASGN is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of ASGN (1.99) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.99 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The earnings per share for ASGN have decreased strongly by -13.33% in the last year.
Measured over the past 5 years, ASGN shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been growing by 2.16% on average per year.
ASGN shows a decrease in Revenue. In the last year, the revenue decreased by -4.86%.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.72% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-13.33%
EPS 3Y-2.25%
EPS 5Y2.16%
EPS Q2Q%-8.39%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.86%
Revenue growth 3Y0.74%
Revenue growth 5Y3.72%
Sales Q2Q%-1.9%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 3.87% on average over the next years.
Based on estimates for the next years, ASGN will show a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue will grow by 0.54% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-10.98%
EPS Next 2Y-2.02%
EPS Next 3Y3.87%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-3.48%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.49%
Revenue Next 3Y0.54%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
A Price/Earnings ratio of 10.69 indicates a reasonable valuation of ASGN.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, ASGN is valued cheaply inside the industry as 90.91% of the companies are valued more expensively.
ASGN's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.57.
ASGN is valuated reasonably with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 9.96.
92.05% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ASGN, based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 24.04, ASGN is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10.69 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.96 |
4.2 Price Multiples
84.09% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than ASGN, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, ASGN is valued cheaper than 93.18% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 7.54 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.42 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)4.95
EPS Next 2Y-2.02%
EPS Next 3Y3.87%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for ASGN!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners100.76%
Inst Owner Change-1.67%
Ins Owners3.68%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap2.14B
Revenue(TTM)3.99B
Net Income(TTM)130.70M
Analysts72.31
Price Target49.64 (-0.76%)
Short Float %5.94%
Short Ratio3.94
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)5.35%
Min EPS beat(2)4.9%
Max EPS beat(2)5.79%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)2.24%
Min EPS beat(4)-5.06%
Max EPS beat(4)5.79%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)2.43%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)1.95%
EPS beat(16)12
Avg EPS beat(16)3.08%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.39%
Min Revenue beat(2)-1.33%
Max Revenue beat(2)0.55%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.38%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.43%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.55%
Revenue beat(8)1
Avg Revenue beat(8)-1.55%
Revenue beat(12)1
Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.74%
Revenue beat(16)3
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.32%
PT rev (1m)-8.46%
PT rev (3m)-15.36%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-0.73%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)1.78%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-0.71%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 10.69 | ||
| Fwd PE | 9.96 | ||
| P/S | 0.54 | ||
| P/FCF | 7.54 | ||
| P/OCF | 6.56 | ||
| P/B | 1.17 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.42 |
EPS(TTM)4.68
EY9.36%
EPS(NY)5.02
Fwd EY10.04%
FCF(TTM)6.63
FCFY13.26%
OCF(TTM)7.63
OCFY15.25%
SpS93.33
BVpS42.93
TBVpS-18.26
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)4.95
Graham Number67.23
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.53% | ||
| ROE | 7.13% | ||
| ROCE | 8.29% | ||
| ROIC | 6.08% | ||
| ROICexc | 6.33% | ||
| ROICexgc | 39.49% | ||
| OM | 6.74% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 3.28% | ||
| GM | 28.9% | ||
| FCFM | 7.11% |
ROA(3y)6.26%
ROA(5y)7.32%
ROE(3y)11.85%
ROE(5y)14.03%
ROIC(3y)8.44%
ROIC(5y)8.19%
ROICexc(3y)8.85%
ROICexc(5y)8.94%
ROICexgc(3y)45.83%
ROICexgc(5y)47.14%
ROCE(3y)11.51%
ROCE(5y)11.17%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-8.35%
ROICexgc growth 5Y2.66%
ROICexc growth 3Y-8.5%
ROICexc growth 5Y-0.68%
OM growth 3Y-5.33%
OM growth 5Y-1.69%
PM growth 3Y-25.23%
PM growth 5Y-3.53%
GM growth 3Y0.44%
GM growth 5Y0.3%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.08
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.64 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 4.11 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.1 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 39.53% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 1.07% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 4.1 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 86.65% | ||
| Profit Quality | 216.76% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.99 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.99 | ||
| Altman-Z | 2.57 |
F-Score5
WACC8.72%
ROIC/WACC0.7
Cap/Depr(3y)39.16%
Cap/Depr(5y)38.51%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.86%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.87%
Profit Quality(3y)166.38%
Profit Quality(5y)146.75%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-13.33%
EPS 3Y-2.25%
EPS 5Y2.16%
EPS Q2Q%-8.39%
EPS Next Y-10.98%
EPS Next 2Y-2.02%
EPS Next 3Y3.87%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-4.86%
Revenue growth 3Y0.74%
Revenue growth 5Y3.72%
Sales Q2Q%-1.9%
Revenue Next Year-3.48%
Revenue Next 2Y-1.49%
Revenue Next 3Y0.54%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-14.38%
EBIT growth 3Y-4.63%
EBIT growth 5Y1.96%
EBIT Next Year38.4%
EBIT Next 3Y15.46%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-23.97%
FCF growth 3Y31.88%
FCF growth 5Y5.39%
OCF growth 1Y-21.64%
OCF growth 3Y27.34%
OCF growth 5Y5.01%
ASGN INC / ASGN FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for ASGN stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to ASGN.
What is the valuation status for ASGN stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to ASGN INC (ASGN). This can be considered as Undervalued.
How profitable is ASGN INC (ASGN) stock?
ASGN INC (ASGN) has a profitability rating of 5 / 10.
What is the financial health of ASGN INC (ASGN) stock?
The financial health rating of ASGN INC (ASGN) is 4 / 10.