MediaAlpha's (NYSE:MAX) Strong Earnings Are Of Good Quality [Yahoo! Finance]
MediaAlpha, Inc. Class A (MAX)
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Source: Yahoo! Finance
See our latest analysis for MediaAlpha In high finance, the key ratio used to measure how well a company converts reported profits into free cash flow (FCF) is the accrual ratio (from cashflow). The accrual ratio subtracts the FCF from the profit for a given period, and divides the result by the average operating assets of the company over that time. The ratio shows us how much a company's profit exceeds its FCF. Therefore, it's actually considered a good thing when a company has a negative accrual ratio, but a bad thing if its accrual ratio is positive. That is not intended to imply we should worry about a positive accrual ratio, but it's worth noting where the accrual ratio is rather high. To quote a 2014 paper by Lewellen and Resutek, "firms with higher accruals tend to be less profitable in the future". For the year to September 2024, MediaAlpha had an accrual ratio of -0.39. Therefore, its statutory earnings were very significantly less than its free cashflow. Indeed, in t
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- MediaAlpha, Inc. (NYSE: MAX) had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $23.00 to $20.00. They now have an "outperform" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
- The Law Offices of Frank R. Cruz Continues Investigation of MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) on Behalf of InvestorsGlobeNewswire
- Glancy Prongay & Murray LLP, a Leading Securities Fraud Law Firm, Continues Investigation of MediaAlpha, Inc. (MAX) on Behalf of InvestorsGlobeNewswire
- SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of MediaAlpha, Inc. - MAXAccesswire
- SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of MediaAlpha, Inc. - MAXPR Newswire
MAX
Earnings
- 10/30/24 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 11/18/24 - Form 4
- 11/18/24 - Form 4
- 11/18/24 - Form 4
- MAX's page on the SEC website