Comparing TSS (TSSI) & Its Rivals

Profitability

This table compares TSS and its peers’ 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%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
TSS	$122.53 million	$70,000.00	49.50
TSS Competitors	$1.52 billion	$105.06 million	-0.53

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

Volatility and Risk

TSS has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TSS’s peers have a beta of -1.09, suggesting that their average stock price is 209% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 25.3% of shares of all “Management consulting services” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TSS beats its peers 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.