Breaking down Staffing 360 (NASDAQ:STAF) volatility dip

It looks as if Staffing 360 may not recover as fast as we have hopped for as its price went down 2.53% today. Staffing 360 Solutions current daily volatility is 5.16 percent, with a beta of 1.05 and an alpha of 0.47 over DOW. While many traders are getting carried away by overanalyzing market volatility, it is reasonable to digest Staffing 360 Solutions based on how it reacts to the latest economic swings. We will evaluate why we are still optimistic in anticipation of a recovery.
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The company conducts business under Industrials sector and is part of Staffing & Employment Services industry.
The asset utilization indicator refers to the revenue earned for every dollar of assets a company currently reports. Staffing 360 has an asset utilization ratio of 373.56 percent. This indicates that the company is making $3.74 for each dollar of assets. An increasing asset utilization means that Staffing 360 Solutions is more efficient with each dollar of assets it utilizes for everyday operations.
Investing in Staffing 360, just like investing in any other equity instrument, is characterized by a strong risk-return correlation. High risks mean high returns and low risk means lower expected returns. Risk management is the act of identifying and assessing the potential risk and developing strategies to minimize these risks and earn maximum possible profits while holding Staffing 360 along with other instruments in the same portfolio. Using conventional technical analysis and fundamental analysis to select individual securities into a portfolio complements risk management and adds value to overall investors' investing strategies.
Sophisticated investors, who have witnessed many market ups and downs, anticipate that the market will even out over time. This tendency of Staffing 360's 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 Staffing 360. Your research has to be compared to or analyzed against Staffing 360's peers to derive any actionable benefits. When done correctly, Staffing 360's 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 Staffing 360 Solutions.

Watch out for price decline

Please consider monitoring Staffing 360 on a daily basis if you are holding a position in it. Staffing 360 is trading at a penny-stock level, and the possibility of delisting is much higher compared to other stocks. However, just because the stock is trading under one dollar, does not mean it will be marked for deletion. Most exchanges require public instruments, such as Staffing 360 stock to be traded above the $1 level to remain listed. If Staffing 360 stock 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 Staffing 360's Liquidity

Staffing 360 financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Staffing 360 Solutions ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Staffing 360 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 Staffing 360's 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 Staffing 360's 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 Staffing 360's total debt and its cash.

Staffing 360 Gross Profit

Staffing 360 Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Staffing 360 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 Staffing 360 Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Staffing 360's gross profit and other fundamental indicators for more details.

Staffing 360 Correlation with Peers

Investors in Staffing can reduce exposure to individual asset risk by holding a diversified portfolio of assets in addition to a long position in Staffing 360 Solutions. Diversification will allow for the same portfolio return with reduced risk. The correlation table of Staffing 360 and its peers is a two-dimensional matrix that shows the correlation coefficient between pairs of securities Staffing is related in some way. The cells in the table are color-coded to highlight significantly positive and negative relationships. Each cell shows the correlation between one pair of equities and can be used to run pair trading strategies or create efficient portfolios with your current brokerage. Please check volatility of Staffing for more details

Breaking down Staffing 360 Indicators

Staffing 360 appears to be dangerous, given 3 months investment horizon. Staffing 360 Solutions owns Efficiency Ratio (i.e., Sharpe Ratio) of 0.0497, which indicates the firm had 0.0497% of return per unit of risk over the last 3 months. Our standpoint towards measuring 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-one technical indicators for Staffing 360 Solutions, which you can use to evaluate the future volatility of the company. Please review Staffing 360's Risk Adjusted Performance of 0.0799, coefficient of variation of 1880.83, and Semi Deviation of 4.53 to confirm if our risk estimates are consistent with your expectations.

Will Staffing price dip impact its balance sheet?

Latest Sortino Ratio is up to 0.08. Price may dip again. Staffing 360 Solutions exhibits above-average semi-deviation for your current time horizon. We encourage investors to investigate Staffing 360 Solutions individually to make sure intended market timing strategies and available technical indicagtors are consistent with their estimates about Staffing 360 future systematic risk. Staffing 360 Solutions is a potential penny stock. Although Staffing 360 may be in fact a good instrument to invest, many penny stocks are speculative in nature and are subject to artificial price hype. Please make sure you totally understand the upside potential and downside risk of investing in Staffing 360 Solutions. We encourage investors to look for the signals such us email spams, message board hypes, claims of breakthroughs, volume upswings, sudden news releases, promotions that are not reported, or demotions released before SEC filings. Please also check biographies and work history of current and past company officers before investing in high volatility instruments, penny stocks, or equities with microcap classification. You can indeed make money on Staffing instrument if you perfectly time your entry and exit. However, remember that penny stocks that have been the subject of an artificial hype usually unable to maintain its increased share price for more than just a few days. The price of a promoted high volatility instrument will almost always revert back. The only way to increase shareholder value is through legitimate performance backed up by solid fundamentals.

The Bottom Line

Although some companies within the staffing & employment services industry are still a little expensive, even after the recent corrections, Staffing 360 may offer a potential longer-term growth to shareholders. To conclude, as of the 19th of June 2022, our concluding 90 days 'Buy-Sell' recommendation on the firm is Hold. We believe Staffing 360 is currently undervalued with below average chance of distress for the next two years.

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