Based on key financial metrics such as the price-to-sales ratio, shareholder yield and the price-earnings ratio, the following 4 stocks made the list for top value stocks in the Personal Care Products 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.

Why Focus on Undervalued Personal Care Products 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?

Stock evaluation requires access to huge amounts of data as well as the knowledge and time to sift through it all, make sense of financial ratios, read income statements and analyze recent stock movement. AAII created A+ Investor, a robust data suite that condenses data research in an actionable and customizable way suitable for investors of all knowledge levels, to help investors with that task.

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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4 Undervalued Personal Care Products Stocks

Of course, there are countless value stocks that are worth mentioning, but this is a concise list of the top 4 undervalued stocks in the Personal Care Products industry for Tuesday, November 19, 2024. Let’s take a closer look at their individual scores to see how they measure up against each other and the Personal Care Products 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.

Elevai Labs Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Elevai Labs Inc., a skincare development company, designs, manufactures, and markets skincare products in the United States. The company offers Empower and Enfinity post-skincare procedure care serums for the face, neck, and upper chest regions. It serves dermatologists, plastic surgeons, medical spa owners, and physicians focused on aesthetic and therapeutic skincare. The company was formerly known as Reactive Medical Labs Inc. and changed its name to Elevai Labs, Inc. in December 2021. Elevai Labs Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Newport Beach, California.

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.

Elevai Labs Inc. has a Value Score of 73, which is considered to be undervalued.

When you look at Elevai Labs Inc.’s price-to-sales ratio at 0.15 compared to the industry median at 1.19, this company has a lower price relative to revenue compared to its peers. This could make Elevai Labs Inc.’s stock more attractive for value investors.

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. Elevai Labs Inc.’s shareholder yield is lower than its industry median ratio of (0.80%). 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. Elevai Labs Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its industry median ratio of 1.84. This could make Elevai Labs Inc. more attractive to investors looking for a new addition to their portfolio.

Shineco, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Shineco, Inc., through its subsidiaries, plants, processes, and distributes agricultural produce. The company also engages in the development, production, and distribution of diagnostic products and related medical devices; trading of fresh fruits; and processing, producing, and distribution of silk and silk fabrics, as well as other by-products. In addition, it operates a restaurant in Fuzhou. The company was formerly known as Beijing Tenet Jove Technological Development Co., Ltd. Shineco, Inc. was incorporated in 1997 and is based in Beijing, the People’s Republic of China.

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.

Shineco, Inc. has a Value Score of 73, which is considered to be undervalued.

Shineco, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Shineco, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.84.

You can read more about Shineco, 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.

The Beauty Health Company’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

The Beauty Health Company designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells aesthetic technologies and products worldwide. The company’s flagship product includes HydraFacial that enhance the skin to cleanse, extract, and hydrate the skin with proprietary solutions and serums. Its products also comprise Syndeo, a Delivery System designs to connects providers to the consumer’s preferences to create a more personalized experience; consumables, such as single-use tips, solutions, and serums used to provide a hydrafacial treatment; SkinStylus SteriLock Microsystem, a microneedling device used for the treatment of enhancing appearance of surgical or traumatic hypertrophic scars on the abdomen and facial acne scarring in Fitzpatrick skin types I, II, and III; and Keravive, a treatment for scalp health. The company was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Long Beach, California.

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.

The Beauty Health Company has a Value Score of 77, which is considered to be undervalued.

The Beauty Health Company’s price-to-book ratio is lower than its peers. This could make The Beauty Health Company more attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.84.

You can read more about The Beauty Health Company’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.

Upexi, Inc.’s Value Grade

Value Grade:

Upexi, Inc. manufactures and sells various branded products in the health, wellness, pet, beauty, and other markets. The company was formerly known as Grove, Inc. and changed its name to Upexi, Inc. in August 2022. The company was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.

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.

Upexi, Inc. has a Value Score of 84, which is considered to be undervalued.

Upexi, Inc.’s price-to-book ratio is higher than its peers. This could make Upexi, Inc. less attractive for value investors when compared to the industry median at 1.84.

You can read more about Upexi, 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.

Other Personal Care Products Stock Grades

Value is just one of the five Stock Grades included in our A+ Investor service. AAII members can see the top-graded stocks—those with grades of A or B for value, growth, momentum, earnings estimate revisions and quality—on the A+ Stock Grades Screener.

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Choosing Which of the 4 Best Personal Care Products 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.

• Elevai Labs Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Shineco, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of B.
• The Beauty Health Company stock has a Value Grade of B.
• Upexi, Inc. stock has a Value Grade of A.

Now that you have a bit more background about each of the 4 undervalued stocks in the Personal Care Products 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 Personal Care Products Stocks

Want to learn more about Personal Care Products stocks to see if they could be the right investment for you? Check out some additional resources and articles to help you on your financial journey.

• 4 Undervalued Personal Care Products Stocks for Tuesday, November 19
• 4 Undervalued Personal Care Products Stocks for Monday, November 18
• 4 Undervalued Personal Care Products Stocks for Friday, November 15
• 4 Undervalued Personal Care Products Stocks for Thursday, November 14

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