Our trade recommendation on Kaspien Holdings (NASDAQ:KSPN) based on the latest fundamentals

Kaspien Holdings EBITDA Margin is quite stable at the moment as compared to the past year. The company's current value of EBITDA Margin is estimated at 0.0248. Earnings per Basic Share is expected to rise to 1.29 this year, although the value of Average Assets will most likely fall to about 239.1 M. Despite quite persistent basic indicators, Kaspien Holdings is not utilizing all of its potentials. The latest stock price mess, may contribute to a short-term swings for the institutional investors. Will institutional investors continue to hold, or should we expect a sell-off?
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Reviewed by Raphi Shpitalnik

Kaspien Holdings is UNDERVALUED at 15.83 per share with modest projections ahead.
We consider Kaspien Holdings somewhat reliable. Kaspien Holdings has Sharpe Ratio of 0.0111, which conveys that the firm had 0.0111% of return per unit of risk over the last 3 months. Our standpoint towards estimating the volatility of a stock is to use all available market data together with stock-specific technical indicators that cannot be diversified away. We have found twenty-eight technical indicators for Kaspien Holdings, which you can use to evaluate the future volatility of the firm. Please verify Kaspien Holdings mean deviation of 3.97, and Risk Adjusted Performance of (0.034778) to check out if the risk estimate we provide is consistent with the expected return of 0.0716%.
Typically, a company's financial statements are the reports that show the financial position of the company. There are three main documents that fall into the category of financial statements. These documents include Kaspien Holdings income statement, its balance sheet, and the statement of cash flows. Potential Kaspien Holdings investors and stakeholders use financial statements to determine how well the company is positioned to perform in the future. Although Kaspien Holdings investors may use each financial statement separately, they are all related. The changes in Kaspien Holdings's assets and liabilities, for example, are also reflected in the revenues and expenses that we see on Kaspien Holdings's income statement, which results in the company's gains or losses. Cash flows can provide more information regarding cash listed on a balance sheet, but not equivalent to net income shown on the income statement. Please read more on our technical analysis and fundamental analysis pages.
The goal of Kaspien Holdings fundamental analysis is to do accurate financial forecasts. There are several possible objectives to fundamental analysis, such as projecting of Kaspien Holdings performance into the future periods or doing a reasonable stock valuation. The intrinsic value of Kaspien Holdings shares is the value that is considered the true value of the share. If the intrinsic value of Kaspien is higher than its market price, buying is generally recommended. If it is equal to the market price, it is recommended to hold; and if it is less than the market price, then one should sell all shares Kaspien Holdings. Please read more on our fundamental analysis page.

Watch out for price decline

Please consider monitoring Kaspien Holdings on a daily basis if you are holding a position in it. Kaspien Holdings is trading at a penny-stock level, and the possibility of delisting is much higher compared to other pink sheets. However, just because the pink sheet is trading under one dollar, does not mean it will be marked for deletion. Most exchanges require public instruments, such as Kaspien Holdings stock to be traded above the $1 level to remain listed. If Kaspien Holdings pink sheet price falls below $1 for 30 consecutive trading days, the exchange can delist it. Once the company reaches this point, they will be sent an initial price violation notice directly from an exchange.

How important is Kaspien Holdings's Liquidity

Kaspien Holdings financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Kaspien Holdings ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Kaspien Holdings 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 Kaspien Holdings' 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 Kaspien Holdings' 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 Kaspien Holdings's total debt and its cash.

Going after Kaspien Financials

Although in the United States, the Securities and Exchange Commission has enforced strong rules to prevent insiders from engaging in insider trading, finding insiders among active shareholders of Kaspien Holdings is not uncomon. There are few distinct groups of Kaspien Holdings stakehholders that the SEC considers insiders. Investors usually gain information through their work as corporate directors, officers, or employees. If these individuals share the information with a friend, family, or business partner and the person who receives the information exchanges stock in the company, he or shie is also an insider. Let's take a look at how the ownership of Kaspien is distributed among investors.

Ownership Allocation

The market capitalization of Kaspien Holdings is currently $23.68 Million. Kaspien Holdings holds significant amount of outstanding shares owned by insiders. An insider is usually defined as a CEO, other corporate executive, director, or institutional investor who own at least 10% of the company outstanding shares. Since such a large part of the company is owned by insiders, it is advisable to analyze if each of these insiders have been buying or selling the stock in recent months. Be advised that no matter how volatile the entity is, if the real value of the firm is more than the value suggested by the market, you should consider buying it.
Retail Investors
18.0%
Insiders
44.77%
Institutions
37.23%
Retail Investors18.0
Insiders44.77
Institutions37.23
 2014 2020 2021 2022 (projected)
Revenues USD133.22 M158.34 M363.26 M342.92 M
Revenues133.22 M158.34 M363.26 M342.92 M

Asset Utilization

One of the ways to look at asset utilization of Kaspien is to check how much profit was generated for every dollar of assets it reports. Kaspien Holdings secures a negative usage of assets of -4.68 %, losing $0.0468 for each dollar of assets held by the firm. Inadequate asset utilization conveys that the company is being less effective with each dollar of assets it secures. Strictly speaking, asset utilization of Kaspien Holdings shows how discouraging it operates for each dollar spent on its assets.
Current Assets
214.8 M
Current Assets214.81 Million85.02
Assets Non Current37.17 Million14.71
Goodwill676,1370.27

Kaspien Holdings price slide is reassuring

Kurtosis is down to 11.42. It may entail a possible volatility slide.
As of the 11th of April 2022, Kaspien Holdings secures the mean deviation of 3.97, and Risk Adjusted Performance of (0.034778). Kaspien Holdings technical analysis lets you operate historical price patterns with an objective to determine a pattern that forecasts the direction of the firm's future prices. Strictly speaking, you can use this information to find out if the firm will indeed mirror its model of past prices, or the prices will eventually revert. We were able to interpolate data for nineteen technical drivers for Kaspien Holdings, which can be compared to its peers in the industry. Please verify Kaspien Holdings information ratio, potential upside, as well as the relationship between the Potential Upside and kurtosis to decide if Kaspien Holdings is priced some-what accurately, providing market reflects its recent price of 7.72 per share. Given that Kaspien Holdings has jensen alpha of (0.28), we recommend you to check Kaspien Holdings's last-minute market performance to make sure the company can sustain itself at a future point.

The Current Takeaway on Kaspien Holdings Investment

Whereas other companies under the specialty retail industry are still a bit expensive, Kaspien Holdings may offer a potential longer-term growth to institutional investors. While some institutional investors may not share our view we believe that the current risk-reward utility is not appealing enough to do any trading. Please use our equity advice module to run different scenarios to ensure your current risk level and investment horizon are fully reflective of your current investing preferences in regards to Kaspien Holdings.

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