CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES (CPSS) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:CPSS • US2105021008
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9.49 USD
+0.41 (+4.52%)
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This CPSS fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. CPSS Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- CPSS had positive earnings in the past year.
- CPSS had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- Each year in the past 5 years CPSS has been profitable.
- In the past 5 years CPSS always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
- With a Return On Assets value of 0.50%, CPSS is not doing good in the industry: 75.93% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- CPSS has a Return On Equity of 6.24%. This is in the lower half of the industry: CPSS underperforms 74.07% of its industry peers.
- CPSS has a worse Return On Invested Capital (0.39%) than 62.96% of its industry peers.
- Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for CPSS is significantly below the industry average of 9.54%.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.5% | ||
| ROE | 6.24% | ||
| ROIC | 0.39% |
ROA(3y)0.87%
ROA(5y)1.59%
ROE(3y)9.77%
ROE(5y)18.97%
ROIC(3y)0.58%
ROIC(5y)1.33%
1.3 Margins
- Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 4.52%, CPSS is doing worse than 75.93% of the companies in the same industry.
- CPSS's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- The Operating Margin of CPSS (5.02%) is worse than 62.96% of its industry peers.
- CPSS's Operating Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- With a Gross Margin value of 45.78%, CPSS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 44.44% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CPSS has declined.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 5.02% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.52% | ||
| GM | 45.78% |
OM growth 3Y-46.1%
OM growth 5Y-25.01%
PM growth 3Y-45.14%
PM growth 5Y-8.95%
GM growth 3Y-14.07%
GM growth 5Y-7.14%
2. CPSS Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so CPSS is destroying value.
- CPSS has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, CPSS has less shares outstanding
- Compared to 1 year ago, CPSS has a worse debt to assets ratio.
2.2 Solvency
- Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.25, we must say that CPSS is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
- The Altman-Z score of CPSS (0.25) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- CPSS has a debt to FCF ratio of 12.08. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as CPSS would need 12.08 years to pay back of all of its debts.
- CPSS has a Debt to FCF ratio (12.08) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- CPSS has a Debt/Equity ratio of 11.26. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- The Debt to Equity ratio of CPSS (11.26) is worse than 88.89% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 11.26 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 12.08 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.25 |
ROIC/WACC0.08
WACC5.25%
2.3 Liquidity
- CPSS has a Current Ratio of 0.11. This is a bad value and indicates that CPSS is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- CPSS has a worse Current ratio (0.11) than 74.07% of its industry peers.
- CPSS has a Quick Ratio of 0.11. This is a bad value and indicates that CPSS is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.11, CPSS is doing worse than 74.07% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.11 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.11 |
3. CPSS Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- CPSS shows a small growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has grown by 2.06%.
- Measured over the past years, CPSS shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. The EPS has been decreasing by -2.54% on average per year.
- The Revenue has grown by 14.89% in the past year. This is quite good.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 7.31% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)2.06%
EPS 3Y-37.13%
EPS 5Y-2.54%
EPS Q2Q%0%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.89%
Revenue growth 3Y10.83%
Revenue growth 5Y7.31%
Sales Q2Q%3.9%
3.2 Future
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y84.87%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year10.58%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
- No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
4. CPSS Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 11.86 indicates a reasonable valuation of CPSS.
- CPSS's Price/Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.
- The average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio is at 26.64. CPSS is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
- CPSS is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 6.42.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, CPSS is valued cheaply inside the industry as 83.33% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- CPSS is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 21.36, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11.86 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.42 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- CPSS's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is in line with the industry average.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, CPSS is valued cheaper than 94.44% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 0.72 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 164.18 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)0.14
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. CPSS Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for CPSS!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
CPSS Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
NASDAQ:CPSS (5/1/2026, 8:19:03 PM)
9.49
+0.41 (+4.52%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services
GICS IndustryConsumer Finance
Industry Strength54.66
Industry Growth96.89
Earnings (Last)03-10 2026-03-10/amc
Earnings (Next)05-13 2026-05-13
Inst Owners23.36%
Inst Owner Change-0.29%
Ins Owners28.6%
Ins Owner Change-1.38%
Market Cap206.50M
Revenue(TTM)427.97M
Net Income(TTM)19.32M
Analysts85.71
Price Target14.28 (50.47%)
Short Float %2.54%
Short Ratio12.52
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)0
Avg EPS beat(2)-16.03%
Min EPS beat(2)-21.57%
Max EPS beat(2)-10.49%
EPS beat(4)0
Avg EPS beat(4)-23.64%
Min EPS beat(4)-37.91%
Max EPS beat(4)-10.49%
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-3.85%
Min Revenue beat(2)-4.66%
Max Revenue beat(2)-3.05%
Revenue beat(4)0
Avg Revenue beat(4)-3.57%
Min Revenue beat(4)-4.74%
Max Revenue beat(4)-1.84%
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11.86 | ||
| Fwd PE | 6.42 | ||
| P/S | 0.48 | ||
| P/FCF | 0.72 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.71 | ||
| P/B | 0.67 | ||
| P/tB | 0.67 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 164.18 |
EPS(TTM)0.8
EY8.43%
EPS(NY)1.48
Fwd EY15.58%
FCF(TTM)13.25
FCFY139.61%
OCF(TTM)13.28
OCFY139.95%
SpS19.67
BVpS14.23
TBVpS14.23
PEG (NY)0.14
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number16.0016 (68.62%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 0.5% | ||
| ROE | 6.24% | ||
| ROCE | 0.57% | ||
| ROIC | 0.39% | ||
| ROICexc | 0.39% | ||
| ROICexgc | 0.4% | ||
| OM | 5.02% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.52% | ||
| GM | 45.78% | ||
| FCFM | 67.36% |
ROA(3y)0.87%
ROA(5y)1.59%
ROE(3y)9.77%
ROE(5y)18.97%
ROIC(3y)0.58%
ROIC(5y)1.33%
ROICexc(3y)0.58%
ROICexc(5y)1.34%
ROICexgc(3y)0.58%
ROICexgc(5y)1.35%
ROCE(3y)0.83%
ROCE(5y)1.91%
ROICexgc growth 3Y-46.85%
ROICexgc growth 5Y-28.64%
ROICexc growth 3Y-46.74%
ROICexc growth 5Y-28.53%
OM growth 3Y-46.1%
OM growth 5Y-25.01%
PM growth 3Y-45.14%
PM growth 5Y-8.95%
GM growth 3Y-14.07%
GM growth 5Y-7.14%
F-Score5
Asset Turnover0.11
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 11.26 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 12.08 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 155.64 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 80.48% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.17% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.1 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 1291.11% | ||
| Profit Quality | 1491.81% | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.11 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.11 | ||
| Altman-Z | 0.25 |
F-Score5
WACC5.25%
ROIC/WACC0.08
Cap/Depr(3y)65.57%
Cap/Depr(5y)89.12%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.15%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.37%
Profit Quality(3y)1076.82%
Profit Quality(5y)778.42%
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)2.06%
EPS 3Y-37.13%
EPS 5Y-2.54%
EPS Q2Q%0%
EPS Next Y84.87%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)14.89%
Revenue growth 3Y10.83%
Revenue growth 5Y7.31%
Sales Q2Q%3.9%
Revenue Next Year10.58%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y234.57%
EBIT growth 3Y-40.27%
EBIT growth 5Y-19.52%
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y23.56%
FCF growth 3Y10.48%
FCF growth 5Y3.84%
OCF growth 1Y23.63%
OCF growth 3Y10.21%
OCF growth 5Y3.89%
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES / CPSS Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for CPSS stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to CPSS.
What is the valuation status for CPSS stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES (CPSS). This can be considered as Undervalued.
Can you provide the profitability details for CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES?
CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES (CPSS) has a profitability rating of 2 / 10.
Can you provide the PE and PB ratios for CPSS stock?
The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for CONSUMER PORTFOLIO SERVICES (CPSS) is 11.86 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 0.67.