TSS (TSSI) versus Its Rivals Critical Survey

Profitability

This table compares TSS and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TSS	3.59%	87.89%	11.84%
TSS Competitors	-31.90%	-27.95%	-10.28%

Volatility & Risk

TSS has a beta of 0.92, meaning that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TSS’s competitors have a beta of -1.15, meaning that their average stock price is 215% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares TSS and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
TSS	$122.53 million	$70,000.00	75.94
TSS Competitors	$1.64 billion	$105.06 million	0.05

TSS’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than TSS. TSS is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

44.6% of shares of all “Management consulting services” companies are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of TSS shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of shares of all “Management consulting services” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TSS beats its competitors on 6 of the 9 factors compared.

About TSS

TSS, Inc. offers planning, design, engineering, construction management, commissioning and maintenance services. It provides these services primarily for specialized facilities such as data centers, communications rooms, call centers, laboratories, trading floors, network operations centers, medical facilities and similar environments. TSS Inc., formerly known as Fortress International Group, Inc., is based in Columbia, United States.