Critical Review: TSS (TSSI) versus Its Competitors

Profitability

This table compares TSS and its rivals’ 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 & Earnings

This table compares TSS and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
TSS	$122.53 million	$70,000.00	55.89
TSS Competitors	$1.64 billion	$105.06 million	-0.20

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

Risk and Volatility

TSS has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TSS’s rivals have a beta of -1.15, meaning that their average share price is 215% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Summary

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

TSS Company Profile

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.