Calculating & Accounting Machines (No Electronic Computers)
PAR Technology Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides technology solutions to the restaurant and retail industries worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Restaurant/Retail and Government. The Restaurant/Retail segment offers Punchh, an enterprise-grade customer loyalty and engagement solution; MENU, an omnichannel digital ordering solution; Brink POS, an open cloud, point-of-sale solution; Menu, a digital ordering solution; PAR Payment Services, a transaction-based payment processing service; and Data Central, a cloud software solution for back-office applications. This segment also offers Point-of-Sale Hardware; wireless headsets for drive-thru order-taking; and related peripherals. In addition, this segment provides services, including hardware repair, installation and implementation, training, and on-site and technical support services. The Government segment provides intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance solutions; mission systems operations and maintenance, and commercial software products; systems engineering support and software-based solutions; satellite and teleport facility operation and maintenance, engineering, and installation services; satellite control center services; and information technology infrastructure library services to the United States Department of Defense and other federal agencies, as well as licensed software products. The company was founded in 1968 and is headquartered in New Hartford, New York.
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High margins render the company resilient under dire circumstances, hence able to drive competitors out or acquire them. ROE and ROA measure the average flow generated by each invested dollar. Their marginal value is a forecast of future growth, and it is considered by Buffett and Munger the most important single indicator.
Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
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Net Margin | -0.39% | 0.78% | -1.5% | -12% | -8.3% | -17% | -27% | -19% | -17% | -17% |
ROA | 5.7% | 2.9% | 0.34% | -10% | -6.9% | -7% | -6.1% | -6.8% | -7.4% | -7% |
ROE | -1.3% | 2.6% | -4.9% | -53% | -21% | -19% | -15% | -18% | -21% | -14% |
The average Net Margin over the past 5 years is -16.74%.
The trend of Net Margin over the past 5 years is -1.92%.
The average ROA over the past 5 years is -7.44%.
The trend of ROA over the past 5 years is +0.47%.
The average ROE over the past 5 years is -24.62%.
The trend of ROE over the past 5 years is +4.88%.
Being debt the number one cause of investment losses and company death, the ratio Debt/FCF is of utmost importance to guarantee safety. On the other hand the Graham’s stability measures the drawdown of earnings, hence indicating the reliability of the flow generated by the company.
Years | 12-2015 | 12-2016 | 12-2017 | 12-2018 | 12-2019 | 12-2020 | 12-2021 | 12-2022 | 12-2023 | TTM |
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Debt FCF | -2.95 | 0.14 | -0.07 | 0.00 | -2.78 | -3.61 | -4.99 | -7.85 | -13.69 | -11.19 |
Debt Equity | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.87 | 0.57 | 0.61 | 1.06 | 1.16 | 0.73 |
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Graham Stability | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
The Debt/FCF trailing twelve month is -11.19.
The trend of Debt/FCF over the past 5 years is -2.43.
Graham’s Stability measure stands at -.
Growth can be dangerous when forecasting, simply projecting the current growth is in general wrong. A company passes through multiple phases, from being young and unprofitable, to the first periods of profitability and high growth, until it arrives at a period of regime with limited growth. Identifying in which phase the company is in may help forecasting.
Years | 12-2016 | 12-2018 | 12-2020 | 12-2022 | Trend |
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Revenue | 8.9% | 16% | 25% | 17% | 4% |
Net Income | - | - | - | - | - |
Stockholders Equity | 25% | 49% | 21% | -11% | 6.8% |
FCF | - | - | - | - | - |
The Revenue CAGR over the past 5 years is +15.62%.
The trend of Revenue growth rate over the past 5 years is +4.03%.
The Earnings CAGR over the past 5 years is +23.66%.
The trend of Earnings growth rate over the past 5 years is -.
The Equity CAGR over the past 5 years is +48.61%.
The trend of Equity growth rate over the past 5 years is +6.82%.
The FCF CAGR over the past 5 years is +19.19%.
The trend of FCF growth rate over the past 5 years is -.