The company has a beta of 0.5767. Let's try to break down what Stealthgas's beta means in this case. As the market goes up, the company is expected to outperform it. However, if the market returns are negative, Stealthgas will likely underperform. The beta indicator helps investors understand whether Stealthgas moves in the same direction as the rest of the market, and how volatile (i.e., risky) it is compared to the market (i.e., selected benchmark). In other words, if Stealthgas deviates very little from the market, it does not add much risk to the portfolio, but it also doesn't increase the expected returns.
There are currently many different techniques concerning forecasting the market as a whole as well as
predicting future values of individual securities such as StealthGas. Regardless of method or technology, to accurately forecast the stock market is more a matter of luck rather than a particular technique. Nevertheless, trying to predict the stock market accurately is still an essential part of the overall investment decision process. Using different forecasting techniques and comparing the results might improve your chances of accuracy even though unexpected events may often change the
market sentiment and impact your forecasting results.
Predictive Modules for StealthGas
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed
many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of StealthGas' price to converge to an average value over time is called mean reversion. However, historically, high market prices usually discourage investors that believe in mean reversion to invest, while low prices are viewed as an opportunity to buy.
Please note, it is not enough to conduct a financial or market analysis of a single entity such as StealthGas. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against StealthGas' peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, StealthGas' competitive analysis will give you plenty of quantitative and qualitative data to validate your investment decisions or develop an entirely new strategy toward taking a position in StealthGas.
How important is StealthGas's Liquidity
StealthGas
financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance StealthGas ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. StealthGas financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to StealthGas' owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of StealthGas' financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the
breakdown between StealthGas's total debt and its cash.
StealthGas Gross Profit
StealthGas Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing StealthGas previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show StealthGas Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check StealthGas'
gross profit and other
fundamental indicators for more details.
Another Deeper Perspective
The latest spike in Stealthgas short term price appreciation may raise some interest from retail investors. The stock closed today at a share price of
2.44 on slow start in trading volume. The company executives have successfully maneuvered the company at convenient times to take advantage of all market conditions in
April. The stock standard deviation of daily returns for 90 days investing horizon is currently 4.35. This high volatility is attributed to the latest market swings and not-so-good earnings reports for some of the Stealthgas partners.
Margin Breakdown
| EBITDA Margin | 0.1 |
| Gross Margin | 0.42 |
| Profit Margin | (0.24) |
Will Stealthgas retail investors exit after the fall?
Sortino ratio is down to 0.11. It may connote a possible volatility fall. Stealthgas exhibits above-average semi-deviation for your current time horizon. We encourage investors to investigate Stealthgas individually to make sure intended market timing strategies and available technical indicagtors are consistent with their estimates about Stealthgas future systematic risk. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Stealthgas' stock risk against market volatility during both bullying and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Stealthgas' stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different stocks as prices fall.
Stealthgas Implied Volatility
Stealthgas' implied volatility exposes the market's sentiment of Stealthgas stock's possible movements over time. However, it does not forecast the overall direction of its price. In a nutshell, if Stealthgas' implied volatility is high, the market thinks the stock has potential for high price swings in either direction. On the other hand, the low implied volatility suggests that Stealthgas stock will not fluctuate a lot when Stealthgas' options are near their expiration.
Our Final Takeaway
While some other entities under the marine shipping industry are still a bit expensive, Stealthgas may offer a potential longer-term growth to retail investors. To conclude, as of the 26th of May 2022, we believe Stealthgas is currently
undervalued. It follows the market closely and projects
below average probability of distress in the next two years. Our final 90 days buy-hold-sell recommendation on the enterprise is
Strong Hold.
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Raphi Shpitalnik is a Junior Member of Macroaxis Editorial Board. Raphael is a young entrepreneur who joined Macroaxis on a part-time basis at the beginning of the pandemic and eventually acquired a real taste for investing and fintech. He likes to analyze different equity instruments across a wide range of industries, focusing primarily on consumer products, sports, fintech, cannabis, and AI.
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