Analyzing TSS (TSSI) & Its Peers

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.6% of shares of all “Management consulting services” companies are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of TSS shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of shares of all “Management consulting services” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares TSS and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TSS	3.59%	87.89%	11.84%
TSS Competitors	-31.90%	-27.95%	-10.28%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares TSS and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
TSS	$122.53 million	$70,000.00	76.33
TSS Competitors	$1.54 billion	$105.06 million	-0.17

TSS’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than TSS. TSS is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

TSS has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TSS’s peers have a beta of -1.26, suggesting that their average stock price is 226% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

TSS beats its peers on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About TSS

TSS, Inc. offers planning, design, engineering, construction management, commissioning and maintenance services. It provides these services primarily for specialized facilities such as data centers, communications rooms, call centers, laboratories, trading floors, network operations centers, medical facilities and similar environments. TSS Inc., formerly known as Fortress International Group, Inc., is based in Columbia, United States.