Usio Stock ,Usio Inc (USIO) came out with a loss for the quarter that was $0.09 per share, compared to the Zacks Consensus Estimate for $0.07 loss. $0.07. The figure is compared to $0.01 per share one year prior. These numbers are adjusted to reflect non-recurring costs.
The quarterly report reveals an earnings shock of -28.57 percent. The previous quarter was anticipated that the company would make losses that was $0.04 per share, but it actually posted an loss of $0.10 and a surprise of 150 percent.
In the past 4 quarters of the year, the business has outperformed consensus EPS estimates only once.
Usio Inc, which belongs to the Zacks Financial Transaction Services industry reported profits of $16.4 million in the period ending September 2022 which was higher than its Zacks Consensus estimate by 0.61 percent. The figure is higher than the year-ago figures which were $15.82 million. The company has exceeded the consensus estimates for revenue three times in the past four quarters.
What’s Next for Usio Inc?
Even though Usio Inc has underperformed the market this year so far however, the main question that pops up to the minds of investors is what’s next for this company’s stock?
There is no simple answer to this issue, but one effective way to help investors answer this question is the outlook for earnings of the company. This includes not only the consensus earnings estimates for the upcoming quarter(s) as well as the way these expectations have changed over the past few months.
The empirical research suggests a strong relationship between the movements of stocks in the near-term and the trends in revisions to earnings estimates. Investors can keep track of these revisions themselves or use a tried-and-true rating system such as Zacks Rank. Zacks Rank, which has an impressive record of making use of the effectiveness of earnings estimate revisions.
Prior to this earnings announcement estimates are trending upwards to Usio Inc: mixed. Although the amount and direction of estimates may change after the company’s recently released earnings report, the current situation is equivalent to an Zacks rank of #3 (Hold) on the shares. Therefore, the shares are likely to be similar to the market within the next few months.
Usio Returns vs. S&P
| 1 YEAR | 5 YEAR | 5 YEAR ANNUALIZED | SINCE IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USIO | -38.99% | +28.12% | +5.08% | -95% |
| S&P | -8.93% | +57.20% | +9.47% | +250% |
Assets
QUARTERLYANNUAL
| Q3 2022 | YOY CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $4.61M | -22.3% |
| Accounts Receivable | $3.57M | -14.8% |
| Inventory | 0.420432 | +89.7% |
Liabilities
QUARTERLYANNUAL
| Q3 2022 | YOY CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $2.61M | -3.0% |
| Short Term Debt | $0.59M | +8.1% |
Ratios
QUARTERLYANNUAL
| Q3 2022 | YOY CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | -6.0% | +1,993.1% |
| Return On Invested Capital | -26.1% | -8.3% |
Cash Flow
QUARTERLYANNUAL
| Q3 2022 | YOY CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | -$0.80M | – |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | -$0.57M | – |
Valuation
QUARTERLYANNUAL
| Q4 2021 | Q1 2022 | Q2 2022 | Q3 2022 | YOY CHANGE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | – | – | – | – | – |
| Price to Book | 6.34 | 4.88 | 3.54 | 2.11 | -76.1% |
| Price to Sales | 1.42 | 1.09 | 0.73 | 0.39 | -85.8% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 8.69 | 6.29 | 4.48 | 2.66 | -79.0% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 17.39 | 3.10 | 6.56 | 12.59 | +68.4% |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 110.48 | -81.25 | -44.83 | -23.63 | – |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.8% | 32.3% | 15.3% | 7.9% | -40.6% |
| Return on Equity | -1.8% | -7.2% | -20.9% | -34.0% | +2,574.7% |
| Total Debt | $3.11M | $2.97M | $3.37M | $3.20M | -1.1% |
