Blucora Inc

Company Profile

Blucora Inc had its IPO on 1998-12-15 under the ticker symbol BCOR.

The company operates in the Financials sector and Investment Banking & Investment Services industry. Blucora Inc has a staff strength of 1,100 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Blucora Inc opened at $25.4 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $24.99 - $25.49, and closed at $25.2.

This is a -1.06% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 344,056 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Blucora Inc have increased by +3.07%.

Blucora Inc's Key Ratios

Blucora Inc has a market cap of $1.31 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 3.0347 and a price to sales ratio of 1.2023.

In the last 12-months Blucora Inc’s revenue was $914.46 million with a gross profit of $405.35 million and an EBITDA of $90.79 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Blucora Inc's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Blucora Inc’s operating margin was 5.87% while its return on assets stood at 3.15% with a return of equity of 7.8%.

In Q4, Blucora Inc’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 26.6% while revenue growth was a negative 1.4%.

Blucora Inc’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

8.726

Trailing PE

46.8793

PEG

0.5815

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $0.58 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 8.726 and a PEG multiple of 0.5815. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Blucora Inc’s profitability.

Blucora Inc stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.743 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 16.2773. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.2023.

Blucora Inc stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$847.27 million

Total Liabilities

$146.62 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-4561000.00

Capital Expenditure

$2.54 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Blucora Inc ended 2024 with $847.27 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $847.27 million while shareholder equity stood at $468.04 million.

Blucora Inc ended 2024 with $21.01 million in deferred long-term liabilities, $146.62 million in other current liabilities, 4000.00 in common stock, $-827869000.00 in retained earnings and $266.28 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $144.96 million and cash and short-term investments were $144.96 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $5,313,000 while long-term debt stood at $157.68 million.

Blucora Inc’s total current assets stands at $211.50 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $46.79 million compared to accounts payable of $4.32 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2024, Blucora Inc's operating cash flow was $-4561000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $2.54 million.

Comparatively, Blucora Inc paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$25.2

52-Week High

$30.23

52-Week Low

$16.02

Analyst Target Price

$29

Blucora Inc stock is currently trading at $25.2 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $30.23 and a 52-week low of $30.23. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $29.

Its 50-day moving average was $27.38 and 200-day moving average was $22.91 The short ratio stood at 3.15 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 136.2% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 9466.5% are held by institutions.