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SQUARESPACE INC - CLASS A (SQSP) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NYSE:SQSP - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US85225A1079 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

46.57  -0.1 (-0.21%)

After market: 46.75 +0.18 (+0.39%)

Fundamental Rating

3

Taking everything into account, SQSP scores 3 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. SQSP was compared to 81 industry peers in the IT Services industry. SQSP may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. While showing a medium growth rate, SQSP is valued expensive at the moment.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

SQSP had negative earnings in the past year.
In the past year SQSP had a positive cash flow from operations.
In the past 5 years SQSP always reported negative net income.
In the past 5 years SQSP always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
SQSP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFSQSP Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 100M -100M 200M -200M

1.2 Ratios

SQSP's Return On Assets of -0.50% is in line compared to the rest of the industry. SQSP outperforms 45.68% of its industry peers.
The Return On Invested Capital of SQSP (9.88%) is better than 75.31% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.5%
ROE N/A
ROIC 9.88%
ROA(3y)-21.03%
ROA(5y)-44.47%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
SQSP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICSQSP Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 500 1K 1.5K

1.3 Margins

With a Operating Margin value of 4.68%, SQSP perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 56.79% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of SQSP has declined.
SQSP has a better Gross Margin (74.21%) than 91.36% of its industry peers.
SQSP's Gross Margin has been stable in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 4.68%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 74.21%
OM growth 3Y8.52%
OM growth 5Y-10.06%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.89%
GM growth 5Y-0.62%
SQSP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsSQSP Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 20 -20 40 -40 60 80

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

SQSP has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
Compared to 1 year ago, SQSP has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for SQSP has been reduced compared to a year ago.
SQSP Yearly Shares OutstandingSQSP Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 20M 40M 60M 80M 100M
SQSP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsSQSP Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 200M 400M 600M 800M

2.2 Solvency

An Altman-Z score of 2.57 indicates that SQSP is not a great score, but indicates only limited risk for bankruptcy at the moment.
The Altman-Z score of SQSP (2.57) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of SQSP is 2.61, which is a good value as it means it would take SQSP, 2.61 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 2.61, SQSP is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 66.67% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 2.61
Altman-Z 2.57
ROIC/WACC1
WACC9.93%
SQSP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFSQSP Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 0 200M -200M 400M -400M

2.3 Liquidity

SQSP has a Current Ratio of 0.76. This is a bad value and indicates that SQSP is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.76, SQSP is doing worse than 83.95% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 0.76 indicates that SQSP may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
SQSP has a worse Quick ratio (0.76) than 83.95% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.76
Quick Ratio 0.76
SQSP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesSQSP Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 100M 200M 300M 400M 500M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 97.53% over the past year.
The Revenue has grown by 18.77% in the past year. This is quite good.
Measured over the past years, SQSP shows a very strong growth in Revenue. The Revenue has been growing by 21.02% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)97.53%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%33.33%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)18.77%
Revenue growth 3Y17.68%
Revenue growth 5Y21.02%
Sales Q2Q%19.89%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, SQSP will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 115.31% on average per year.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 14.77% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
EPS Next Y732.4%
EPS Next 2Y261.81%
EPS Next 3Y177.11%
EPS Next 5Y115.31%
Revenue Next Year20.35%
Revenue Next 2Y17.46%
Revenue Next 3Y15.64%
Revenue Next 5Y14.77%

3.3 Evolution

Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.
SQSP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesSQSP Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 500M 1B 1.5B 2B 2.5B
SQSP Yearly EPS VS EstimatesSQSP Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 0 1 -1 2 3

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

SQSP reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 83.98 indicates a quite expensive valuation of SQSP.
SQSP's Price/Forward Earnings is on the same level as the industry average.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 21.65. SQSP is valued rather expensively when compared to this.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 83.98
SQSP Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsSQSP Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -200 -400 -600 -800 -1K

4.2 Price Multiples

Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, SQSP is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 62.96% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
SQSP's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 30.87
EV/EBITDA 56.06
SQSP Per share dataSQSP EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 2 -2 4 -4 6

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
SQSP's earnings are expected to grow with 177.10% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y261.81%
EPS Next 3Y177.11%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for SQSP!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

SQUARESPACE INC - CLASS A

NYSE:SQSP (10/16/2024, 9:01:31 PM)

After market: 46.75 +0.18 (+0.39%)

46.57

-0.1 (-0.21%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustryIT Services
Earnings (Last)08-02 2024-08-02/bmo
Earnings (Next)11-05 2024-11-05/amc
Inst Owners47.24%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners7.17%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap6.45B
Analysts71.11
Price Target46.32 (-0.54%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
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)1
Avg EPS beat(2)18.28%
Min EPS beat(2)-63.44%
Max EPS beat(2)100%
EPS beat(4)1
Avg EPS beat(4)-56.87%
Min EPS beat(4)-191.2%
Max EPS beat(4)100%
EPS beat(8)2
Avg EPS beat(8)-212.48%
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.5%
Min Revenue beat(2)-0.75%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.25%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.08%
Min Revenue beat(4)-0.75%
Max Revenue beat(4)0.65%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.12%
Revenue beat(12)3
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.36%
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)1.54%
PT rev (3m)2.74%
EPS NQ rev (1m)41.48%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-14.76%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-19.58%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-0.12%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.52%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.65%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 83.98
P/S 5.83
P/FCF 30.87
P/OCF 28.69
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 56.06
EPS(TTM)-0.04
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.55
Fwd EY1.19%
FCF(TTM)1.51
FCFY3.24%
OCF(TTM)1.62
OCFY3.49%
SpS7.98
BVpS-1.75
TBVpS-4.19
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -0.5%
ROE N/A
ROCE 12.51%
ROIC 9.88%
ROICexc 44.8%
ROICexgc N/A
OM 4.68%
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 74.21%
FCFM 18.89%
ROA(3y)-21.03%
ROA(5y)-44.47%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexcg growth 3YN/A
ROICexcg growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3Y8.52%
OM growth 5Y-10.06%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-1.89%
GM growth 5Y-0.62%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover1.1
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF 2.61
Debt/EBITDA 4.13
Cap/Depr 23.94%
Cap/Sales 1.44%
Interest Coverage 1.32
Cash Conversion 190.39%
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.76
Quick Ratio 0.76
Altman-Z 2.57
F-Score5
WACC9.93%
ROIC/WACC1
Cap/Depr(3y)36.24%
Cap/Depr(5y)35.04%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.47%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.37%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)97.53%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%33.33%
EPS Next Y732.4%
EPS Next 2Y261.81%
EPS Next 3Y177.11%
EPS Next 5Y115.31%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)18.77%
Revenue growth 3Y17.68%
Revenue growth 5Y21.02%
Sales Q2Q%19.89%
Revenue Next Year20.35%
Revenue Next 2Y17.46%
Revenue Next 3Y15.64%
Revenue Next 5Y14.77%
EBIT growth 1Y-35.06%
EBIT growth 3Y27.71%
EBIT growth 5Y8.85%
EBIT Next Year171.84%
EBIT Next 3Y62.45%
EBIT Next 5Y41.74%
FCF growth 1Y56.14%
FCF growth 3Y13.8%
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y51.78%
OCF growth 3Y15.5%
OCF growth 5YN/A