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$171.01
$0.45 (-0.26%)
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11.06% operating margin is respectable but not wide. ROIC at 19.72%. Suggests the business covers its cost of capital, but doesn't point to a wide moat.
Revenue grew 9.3%, steady but not accelerating. Free cash flow declined 44% despite revenue growth, conversion is weakening.
Free cash flow declined 44% versus the prior year, cash generation momentum has weakened. Net debt of $75M represents 4.0x FCF, leverage limits flexibility.
23.7x earnings. Valuation is in a reasonable range. The main question is whether the business can re-accelerate or if current trajectory is already priced in.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$771M
▲ +9.3% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$48M
▲ +17.4% YoY
Op. Margin
9.81%
▲ +0.8pp YoY
ROIC
18.14%
▲ +3.6pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$17M
▼ -44.0% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
-$11M
▼ -54.9% YoY
Net Debt
$56M
Cash & Equiv.
$32M
5Y CAGR: +8.1%
5Y CAGR: -13.2%
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At a P/E of 23.7, CRA International (CRAI)'s valuation is best read against its own history, its peers, and the growth its price implies. A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, CRA International scores 40/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a mixed business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 1.3%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
CRA International scores 40 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a mixed business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 9.8% operating margin and a 18.1% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, CRA International pays a regular dividend of about $2.15 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 1.3% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 29.5% of earnings, so the dividend is amply covered by earnings. CRA International has grown the dividend at roughly 13.7% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For CRAI's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh CRAI's valuation and scores 40/100 on quality (mixed). It also yields about 1.3%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.