Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 5 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Business Support Services industry. Those looking for value stocks to add to their portfolio may want to use this list as a starting point for further investment research.

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Before choosing which top Business Support Services stock to buy, be sure to conduct proper due diligence: analyze various financial metrics and look at historical data, public statements and news coverage.

The fundamental outlook for the business support services industry is neutral. Participants across the sub-industry carry out a wide scope of applications, including payments for goods and services, human resource (HR) payroll processing, and outsourcing. A variety of factors including inflation, pandemic-related impacts and geopolitical tensions have created a difficult set of obstacles for companies to maneuver. However, companies have largely recovered from pandemic-related impacts. Companies overly exposed to consumer groups have experienced larger inflationary pressures. Contractionary measures such as the Federal Reserve continuing to raise interest rates could further dampen consumer spending. It will be important that no other exogenous events emerge, such as intensified geopolitical conflicts disrupting the ongoing recovery in TPV (third party verification), employment levels, etc. Underlying payment economics likely flip to tailwinds as value-added services (VAS) revenue lines help fill the void and provide a “cushion” for upside, especially if other verticals or regions temporarily relax in the interim.

Why Focus on Undervalued Business Support Services Stocks?

Value investors seek to buy stocks at a discount to their intrinsic value. Long-term returns show that such strategies are advantageous. Value stocks, as a group, tend to outperform growth stocks over extended periods of time. Typically, value investors perform financial analysis of numerous metrics, don’t follow the herd and are long-term investors.

AAII’s A+ Investor Value Grade is derived from a stock’s Value Score. The Value Score is the percentile rank of the average of the percentile ranks of the price-to-sales ratio, price-earnings ratio, enterprise-value-to-EBITDA (EV/EBITDA) ratio, shareholder yield, price-to-book-value ratio and price-to-free-cash-flow ratio. The score is variable, meaning it can consider all six ratios or, should any of the six ratios not be valid, the remaining ratios that are valid. To be assigned a Value Score, stocks must have a valid (non-null) ratio and corresponding ranking for at least two of the six valuation ratios.

What Goes Into AAII’s Value Grade?

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AAII’s proprietary stock grades come with A+ Investor. These offer intuitive A–F grades for more than just value. It is possible for a stock to appear cheap based on one valuation metric but appear expensive on another. It is also possible for one valuation ratio to be associated with outperforming stocks during certain periods of time but not others. Some stocks may even have null values for certain metrics like the price-earnings ratio or the price-to-book ratio but not others. An example of this would be a company with losses instead of profits or a negative book value because of heavy borrowing. Negative earnings or book value result in non-meaningful ratios that are left blank or null.

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5 Undervalued Business Support Services Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 5 undervalued stocks in the Business Support Services industry for Friday, December 01, 2023. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Business Support Services industry median.

The Value Grade is assigned based on how each stock’s composite valuation compares to all other stocks.

The process for assigning grades starts with each variable for a given stock. The percentile rankings for all valid ratios that a stock has are calculated. So, for instance, a stock could have a price-to-book ranking in the 43rd percentile, a price-earnings ranking in the 67th percentile, a price-to-sales ranking in the 23rd percentile, etc. Then, those rankings are averaged for each stock. (A minimum of two valid variables are required, though all six will be used if available.)

Once the average of the individual variables is calculated, that average is ranked against all stocks. Put another way, each stock’s composite valuation is compared to all other stocks. These ranks are then sorted into quintiles from the cheapest 20% (a grade of A) to the most expensive 20% (a grade of F).

As always, we recommend that you conduct proper due diligence and research before investing in any security. We also suggest that investors utilize numerous grades, not just value, when it comes to deciding whether a company is a good fit for their allocation needs.

H&E; Equipment Services, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

H&E; Equipment Services, Inc. is an integrated equipment services company. The Company?s segments include equipment rentals, used equipment sales, new equipment sales, parts sales, and repair and maintenance services. Its equipment rentals segment rents its core types of construction and industrial equipment. Its used equipment sales segment is engaged in the sale of used equipment from its rental fleet, as well as from sales of inventoried equipment. Its new equipment sales segment is engaged in selling equipment through a professional in-house retail sales force. Its parts sales segment offers parts for its own rental fleet and sells parts for the equipment it sells. It maintains a parts inventory. Its repair and maintenance services segment provides services for its own rental fleet and for its customer's owned equipment. It offers ongoing preventative maintenance services. It serves branches throughout the Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Intermountain, Southwest, and Gulf Coast.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

H&E; Equipment Services, Inc. has a Value Score of 76, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at H&E; Equipment Services, Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 1.11 compared to the industry median at 1.62, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make H&E; Equipment Services, Inc.’s stock more attractive for value investors.

H&E; Equipment Services, Inc.’s price-earnings ratio is 9.51 compared to the industry median at 23.97. This means it has a lower share price relative to earnings compared to its peers. This could make H&E; Equipment Services, Inc. more attractive for value investors.

Now, let’s assess H&E; Equipment Services, Inc.’s EV/EBITDA ratio, also known as enterprise multiple. At 4.6, when compared to the industry median of 11.1, the company may be considered undervalued in relation to its peers. Value investors could use the enterprise multiple to identify stocks that are considered overvalued or undervalued relative to their industry.

Shareholder yield is the sum of a stock’s dividend yield (paid over previous 12 months minus special dividends) and the percentage of net share buybacks over the previous 12 months. H&E; Equipment Services, Inc.’s shareholder yield is higher than its industry median ratio of (0.02%). Value investors may look for an attractive shareholder yield because it can be a powerful tool for identifying if the company has a good management team.

As one of the most common value metrics, the price-to-book ratio evaluates a company’s current market price relative to its book value. H&E; Equipment Services, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its industry median ratio of 2.45. This could make H&E; Equipment Services, Inc. less attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Lastly, let’s take a look at H&E; Equipment Services, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio (P/FCF), which can indicate a company’s market value relative to its operating cash flow. H&E; Equipment Services, Inc.’s price-to-free-cash-flow ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 14.65. This could make H&E; Equipment Services, Inc. more attractive because the lower P/FCF ratio indicates that H&E; Equipment Services, Inc. is undervalued. The P/FCF ratio metric can also be viewed over a long-term time frame to see if the company's cash flow to share price value is generally improving or worsening.

PagSeguro Digital Ltd’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

PagSeguro Digital Ltd. is a disruptive provider of financial technology solutions focused primarily on consumers, individual entrepreneurs, micro-merchants, small companies, and medium-sized companies in Brazil. Its end-to-end digital ecosystem enables its merchants not only to accept payments, but also to grow and manage their businesses. It offers a two-sided ecosystem, providing banking and payments experience through a single interface, with one app, one platform and one customer support. Its digital banking ecosystem features its free PagBank digital account, under the brand PagBank, and offers about 40 cash-in methods and 13 cash-out options. Focusing primarily on individual entrepreneurs, micro-merchants, and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the Company offer a range of POS and mPOS devices specifically designed to fit their business needs. The Company?s end-to-end payments ecosystem enables its customers to accept a range of online and in-person payment methods.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

PagSeguro Digital Ltd has a Value Score of 88, which is considered to be undervalued.

PagSeguro Digital Ltd’s price-earnings ratio is 10.2 compared to the industry median at 24.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes PagSeguro Digital Ltd more attractive for value investors.

PagSeguro Digital Ltd’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make PagSeguro Digital Ltd less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.45.

You can read more about PagSeguro Digital Ltd’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd. is engaged in connecting retail merchants with individual online and offline shoppers to facilitate transactions through cash rebate offered by retail merchants, providing digital advertising services to retail merchants, and providing payment solution services to merchants. The Company connects retail merchants with retail shoppers to facilitate transactions through cash rebates offered by retail merchants; provides digital advertising services to advertisers and provides payment solution services to merchants. The Company cooperates with retail merchants, which have registered on the GETBATS Website and mobile app as merchants, to offer cash rebates on their products or services. The Company's advertisements are primarily distributed through SEEBATS website and mobile application; its GETBATS website and mobile app to its members, and social media, mainly consisting of accounts of influencers and bloggers. Its subsidiary is Starbox Holdings Bhd.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd has a Value Score of 71, which is considered to be undervalued.

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd’s price-earnings ratio is 2.5 compared to the industry median at 24.0. This means that it has a lower price relative to its earnings compared to its peers. This makes Starbox Group Holdings Ltd more attractive for value investors.

Starbox Group Holdings Ltd’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Starbox Group Holdings Ltd less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.45.

You can read more about Starbox Group Holdings Ltd’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Value Exchange International Inc’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Value Exchange International, Inc., formerly Sino Payments, Inc., is a credit card processing and merchant-acquiring services company. The Company provides credit card clearing services to merchants and financial institutions in the People's Republic of China (PRC). It provides Internet protocol (IP) processing services in Asia to bank card-accepting merchants. The Company markets its services to local merchants with regional retail locations across Asia Pacific. The Company, through its subsidiaries, is engaged in providing information technology services and solutions, which consists of select services and solutions in computer software programming and integration, computer systems, Internet and information technology systems engineering, consulting, and administration and maintenance, including e-commerce and payment processing.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Value Exchange International Inc has a Value Score of 67, which is considered to be undervalued.

Value Exchange International Inc’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Value Exchange International Inc less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.45.

You can read more about Value Exchange International Inc’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Scworx Corp’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

SCWorx Corp. is a provider of data content and services related to the repair, normalization and interoperability of information for healthcare providers, as well as big data analytics. for the healthcare industry. The Company is engaged in developing and marketing health care information technology solutions and associated services that improve healthcare processes and information flow within hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Its software enables a healthcare provider to simplify and organize its data; allows the data to be utilized across multiple internal software applications and provides the basis for sophisticated data analytics. Its software solution modules include virtualized item master file repair, expansion, and automation; electronic medical record management; charge description master (CDM) management; contract management; request for proposal (RFP) automation; rebate management; big data analytics modeling, and data integration and warehousing.

Stocks with a Value Score from 81 to 100 are considered deep value, those with a score between 61 and 80 are value and so on.

Scworx Corp has a Value Score of 64, which is considered to be undervalued.

Scworx Corp’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Scworx Corp less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 2.45.

You can read more about Scworx Corp’s key financial metrics like shareholder yield, price-to-free-cash-flow and EV/EBITDA ratio, or learn more about its Momentum and Growth Grades, by subscribing to A+ Investor.

Other Business Support Services Stock Grades

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Choosing Which of the 5 Best Business Support Services Stocks Is Right for You

Choosing which value stocks to invest in will ultimately depend on your individual goals and allocation; however, comparing similar value stocks in the same industry can help you analyze which might be better investments for you in the long run. So, let’s take a look at the Value Grade for all of our stocks.

• H&E; Equipment Services, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• PagSeguro Digital Ltd stock has a Value Grade of A.
• Starbox Group Holdings Ltd stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Value Exchange International Inc stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Scworx Corp stock has a Value Grade of B.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 5 undervalued stocks in the Business Support Services industry as well as their overall grades, it’s time for you to conduct additional research to see if these could fit your portfolio needs based on your goals and risk tolerance. AAII can help you figure out both and identify which investments align with what works best for you.

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Additional Resources About Business Support Services Stocks

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