These Factors Make ATA Inc (NASDAQ:ATAI) A Great Investment
As an investor, I look for investments which does not compromise one fundamental factor for another. By this I mean, I look at stocks holistically, from their financial health to their future outlook. In the case of ATA Inc (NASDAQ:ATAI), it is a company that has been able to sustain great financial health, trading at an attractive share price. Below is a brief commentary on these key aspects. For those interested in digger a bit deeper into my commentary, read the full report on ATA here.
Flawless balance sheet and undervalued
ATAI is financially robust, with ample cash on hand and short-term investments to meet upcoming liabilities. This suggests prudent control over cash and cost by management, which is a crucial insight into the health of the company. Investors should not worry about ATAI’s debt levels because the company has none! It has only utilized funding from its equity capital to run the business, which is typically normal for a small-cap company. Therefore the company has plenty of headroom to grow, and the ability to raise debt should it need to in the future. ATAI’s share price is trading at below its true value, meaning that the market sentiment for the stock is currently bearish. This mispricing gives investors the opportunity to buy into the stock at a cheap price compared to the value they will be receiving, should analysts’ consensus forecast growth be correct. Also, relative to the rest of its peers with similar levels of earnings, ATAI’s share price is trading below the group’s average. This bolsters the proposition that ATAI’s price is currently discounted.
Next Steps:
For ATA, I’ve compiled three relevant factors you should further examine:
Future Outlook: What are well-informed industry analysts predicting for ATAI’s future growth? Take a look at our free research report of analyst consensus for ATAI’s outlook.
Historical Performance: What has ATAI’s returns been like over the past? Go into more detail in the past track record analysis and take a look at the free visual representations of our analysis for more clarity.
Other Attractive Alternatives : Are there other well-rounded stocks you could be holding instead of ATAI? Explore our interactive list of stocks with large potential to get an idea of what else is out there you may be missing!
To help readers see pass the short term volatility of the financial market, we aim to bring you a long-term focused research analysis purely driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis does not factor in the latest price sensitive company announcements.
The author is an independent contributor and at the time of publication had no position in the stocks mentioned.
