Aterian Inc (ATER)’s liquidity ratios and what they mean

The price of Aterian Inc (NASDAQ: ATER) closed at $0.39 in the last session, down -2.55% from day before closing price of $0.40. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.0102 from its previous closing price. On the day, 643155 shares were traded.

Ratios:

We take a closer look at ATER’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.96 and its Current Ratio is at 1.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.37 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Craig Hallum on January 30, 2023, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $3.

On August 10, 2021, ROTH Capital Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Buy but kept the price unchanged to $5.50.

Insider Transactions:

An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 14 when Harlam Bari A sold 51,742 shares for $0.31 per share. The transaction valued at 16,040 led to the insider holds 306,395 shares of the business.

Zahut Roi Zion sold 17,114 shares of ATER for $5,134 on Dec 12. The Chief Technology Officer now owns 1,321,922 shares after completing the transaction at $0.30 per share. On Nov 16, another insider, KURTZ WILLIAM, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 6,829 shares for $0.34 each. As a result, the insider received 2,322 and left with 270,270 shares of the company.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, ATER now has a Market Capitalization of 36.09M and an Enterprise Value of 23.51M. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.14 whereas that against EBITDA is -0.29.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for ATER is 1.96, which has changed by -65.52% over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 27.55% over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, ATER has reached a high of $1.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.26. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.3465, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.3992.

Shares Statistics:

According to the various share statistics, ATER traded on average about 512.03K shares per day over the past 3-months and 640.87k shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 80.75M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 78.20M. Insiders hold about 13.32% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 6.99% stake in the company. Shares short for ATER as of Feb 15, 2024 were 4.84M with a Short Ratio of 9.45, compared to 4.74M on Jan 12, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5.36% and a Short% of Float of 5.55%.

Earnings Estimates

The company has 4 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.13 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.1 and a low estimate of -$0.17, while EPS last year was -$0.27. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.1, with high estimates of -$0.09 and low estimates of -$0.13.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.88 and -$1.02 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$0.97. EPS for the following year is -$0.33, with 4 analysts recommending between -$0.26 and -$0.42.

Revenue Estimates

According to 4 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $29.34M. It ranges from a high estimate of $31.6M to a low estimate of $26.7M. As of the current estimate, Aterian Inc’s year-ago sales were $54.9M, an estimated decrease of -46.60% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 4 analysts are estimating revenue of $25.69M, a decrease of -26.30% over than the figure of -$46.60% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $26.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $25.11M.

A total of 4 analysts have provided revenue estimates for ATER’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $141.4M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $138.36M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $139.89M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $221.17M, down -36.80% from the average estimate. Based on 4 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $112.43M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $116.2M and the low estimate is $108.67M. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is down -19.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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