SYSTEM1 INC (SST) Stock Fundamental Analysis
USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:SST - US87200P2083 - Common Stock
4.3 USD
-0.31 (-6.72%)
Taking everything into account, SST scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. SST was compared to 70 industry peers in the Interactive Media & Services industry. SST has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. SST is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
In the past year SST has reported negative net income.
In the past year SST had a positive cash flow from operations.
In multiple years SST reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: SST reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
1.2 Ratios
SST has a Return On Assets of -17.14%. This is in the lower half of the industry: SST underperforms 72.86% of its industry peers.
With a Return On Equity value of -154.68%, SST is not doing good in the industry: 84.29% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -17.14% | ||
| ROE | -154.68% | ||
| ROIC | N/A |
ROA(3y)-28.66%
ROA(5y)-8.79%
ROE(3y)-119.42%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
With a Gross Margin value of 42.72%, SST is not doing good in the industry: 70.00% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
SST's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
SST does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 42.72% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y22.16%
GM growth 5Y6.51%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
SST does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for SST has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
SST has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for SST is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of -2.64, we must say that SST is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -2.64, SST is doing worse than 72.86% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of SST is 296.27, which is on the high side as it means it would take SST, 296.27 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
SST has a Debt to FCF ratio of 296.27. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: SST outperforms 54.29% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 5.51 is on the high side and indicates that SST has dependencies on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 5.51, SST is not doing good in the industry: 85.71% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 5.51 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 296.27 | ||
| Altman-Z | -2.64 |
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.77%
2.3 Liquidity
SST has a Current Ratio of 1.14. This is a normal value and indicates that SST is financially healthy and should not expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
SST's Current ratio of 1.14 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SST is outperformed by 71.43% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 1.14 indicates that SST should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
SST has a Quick ratio of 1.14. This is in the lower half of the industry: SST underperforms 71.43% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.14 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 21.74% over the past year.
Looking at the last year, SST shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -20.49% in the last year.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -3.34% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)21.74%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%32.35%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-20.49%
Revenue growth 3Y-20.65%
Revenue growth 5Y-3.34%
Sales Q2Q%-30.7%
3.2 Future
The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 15.59% on average over the next years. This is quite good.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 31.95% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth
EPS Next Y28.83%
EPS Next 2Y11.91%
EPS Next 3Y26.96%
EPS Next 5Y15.59%
Revenue Next Year-25.69%
Revenue Next 2Y-19.01%
Revenue Next 3Y52.46%
Revenue Next 5Y31.95%
3.3 Evolution
The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
SST reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for SST. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
Based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio, SST is valued a bit cheaper than the industry average as 72.86% of the companies are valued more expensively.
SST's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 49.14 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.86 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
A more expensive valuation may be justified as SST's earnings are expected to grow with 26.96% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y11.91%
EPS Next 3Y26.96%
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
SST does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
NYSE:SST (12/29/2025, 4:15:00 PM)
4.3
-0.31 (-6.72%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorCommunication Services
GICS IndustryGroupMedia & Entertainment
GICS IndustryInteractive Media & Services
Earnings (Last)
Earnings (Next)
Inst Owners39.53%
Inst Owner Change-0.99%
Ins Owners30.35%
Ins Owner Change3.22%
Market Cap43.00M
Revenue(TTM)289.78M
Net Income(TTM)-66.02M
Analysts80
Price Target8.16 (89.77%)
Short Float %4.3%
Short Ratio6.77
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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)16.58%
Min EPS beat(2)15.08%
Max EPS beat(2)18.09%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)22.99%
Min EPS beat(4)15.08%
Max EPS beat(4)40.59%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)24.03%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)18.51%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)-46.97%
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-6.37%
Min Revenue beat(2)-18.19%
Max Revenue beat(2)5.45%
Revenue beat(4)2
Avg Revenue beat(4)-6.29%
Min Revenue beat(4)-18.19%
Max Revenue beat(4)5.58%
Revenue beat(8)6
Avg Revenue beat(8)-2.04%
Revenue beat(12)8
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.78%
Revenue beat(16)8
Avg Revenue beat(16)-1.79%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-20%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)35.87%
EPS NY rev (1m)20.55%
EPS NY rev (3m)20.55%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-29.29%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-11.55%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-11.55%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A | ||
| P/S | 0.15 | ||
| P/FCF | 49.14 | ||
| P/OCF | 5.92 | ||
| P/B | 1.01 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 9.86 |
EPS(TTM)-8.53
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-8
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)0.09
FCFY2.03%
OCF(TTM)0.73
OCFY16.9%
SpS28.98
BVpS4.27
TBVpS-22.06
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -17.14% | ||
| ROE | -154.68% | ||
| ROCE | N/A | ||
| ROIC | N/A | ||
| ROICexc | N/A | ||
| ROICexgc | N/A | ||
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 42.72% | ||
| FCFM | 0.3% |
ROA(3y)-28.66%
ROA(5y)-8.79%
ROE(3y)-119.42%
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5YN/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y22.16%
GM growth 5Y6.51%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.75
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 5.51 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 296.27 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 9.24 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 7.8% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 2.21% | ||
| Interest Coverage | N/A | ||
| Cash Conversion | 28.56% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.14 | ||
| Altman-Z | -2.64 |
F-Score4
WACC8.77%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)8.02%
Cap/Depr(5y)23.09%
Cap/Sales(3y)1.68%
Cap/Sales(5y)1.46%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)21.74%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%32.35%
EPS Next Y28.83%
EPS Next 2Y11.91%
EPS Next 3Y26.96%
EPS Next 5Y15.59%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-20.49%
Revenue growth 3Y-20.65%
Revenue growth 5Y-3.34%
Sales Q2Q%-30.7%
Revenue Next Year-25.69%
Revenue Next 2Y-19.01%
Revenue Next 3Y52.46%
Revenue Next 5Y31.95%
EBIT growth 1Y40.97%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year143.18%
EBIT Next 3Y63.02%
EBIT Next 5Y36.17%
FCF growth 1Y108.51%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y493.18%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A
SYSTEM1 INC / SST FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of SYSTEM1 INC (SST) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 2 / 10 to SST.
Can you provide the valuation status for SYSTEM1 INC?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 2 / 10 to SYSTEM1 INC (SST). This can be considered as Overvalued.
How profitable is SYSTEM1 INC (SST) stock?
SYSTEM1 INC (SST) has a profitability rating of 1 / 10.
Can you provide the financial health for SST stock?
The financial health rating of SYSTEM1 INC (SST) is 2 / 10.