TASR closed trading at $27.09, up 2.8% with IV30™ up 7.5%. The Symbol Summary is included below.
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Conclusion
TASR stock is up 170% over the last two-years as total revenue, revenue per employee, gross margin % and net income have grown, even as investment in research & development has increased.
Relative to its peers, TASR's net income two-year growth is the largest (by far). Let's examine the financial measures in the recent past and then look at near-term risk pricing by the option market.
Net Income, 2-Year CAGR % vs Total Revenue, 2-Year CAGR %
When plotting the two-year rowing earnings on the y-axis, and revenue on the x-axis, we can see how quickly TASR is growing it's net income relative to peers.
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The two year stock
return chart, is included below.
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The stock is up ~170% in the last two-years and ~35% in the last year. Let's turn back to the visualizations.
Revenue (TTM)
Check out that trend in revenue growth since 2011 -- it's abrupt and consistent, with the firm nearly doubling sales.
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Revenue per Employee
This is a fascinating trend since 2011; not only has revenue doubled, but in that same time period, revenue per employee has increased ~40%. That's quite a trick -- growth fast and improve efficiency at the same time.
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Revenue (TTM) vs. Gross Margin %
Again, since 2011, not only has revenue doubled, but incredibly, gross margin % has also risen by nearly 30%. This is another easy visual with the same conclusion: TASR is growing and in that growth is
also turning greater efficiencies.
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Revenue (TTM) vs. Net Income (TTM)
If we look from 2012 forward, we can see that the revenue explosion, along with improving gross margin % and greater revenue per employee has had the tautological result: earnings are booming and have hit all-time highs. One thong to note -- earnings are still a very small number (~$20M), don't lose the forest for the trees.
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Revenue (TTM) vs. Research & Development (TTM)
This is the last visual, but one of my favorites. We can see that as R&D spending has increased over the last two-years, net income (earnings) has continued to increase. TASR does not appear to be suffocating the business in the short-term for profits at the expense of later product development.
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Finally, the Options Tab is included below.
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Using the at-the-money (ATM) straddle we can see that the option market reflects a price range of [$20, $24]
- If you believe the stock will be outside that range on expiry or any date before then, then you think the volatility is too low.
- If you believe that range is too wide, and that the stock will definitively be in that range on expiration, then you think volatility is too high.
- If you're not sure, and can make an argument for either case, then you think volatility is priced just about right.
This is trade analysis, not a recommendation.
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