Operates an insurance customer acquisition platform. Connects insurance providers with potential customers. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 15% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 24.1× for every dollar of annual profit — around what a business like this usually costs.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 63% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 23% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
The stock has been running stronger than the market lately.
Financial Strength: The cash-and-debt balance is thin; the buffer for hard times is slim.
The stock trades 48% below its peak. The market has trimmed its expectations for the company.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 15% a year on average.
Over the last 12 months, executives reported 347 sells against just 44 buys. Not an alarm bell by itself, but a number worth watching.
The balance sheet offers little cushion against a rough stretch. Report-card grade: 18/100.
As the slice kept from each sale thins out, so does the profit.
On our five-subject report card, MAX sits in the middle of the class: some subjects shine, others don’t. The grade moves as the numbers move.
The takeaway: MAX is an established business that has proven its profits for years. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.