
Fundamental analysis: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH)
Awarener score: 7.2
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Average), the business stability (Superb) and growth (Modest), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Superb).
Note: All scores range from 1 (worst) to 10 (best). Conclusions are updated daily with closing stock prices and new reported quarterly financial statements.
Revenue score: 7.5
- Business growth has been almost stagnant. It's been weak when measured against peer companies.
- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation business trend is extremely stable, which is best. It looks top-notch against rivals.
Margins score: 6.3
- BAH profit margins -on goods and services sold- are usually good. They stand somewhat worse than rival companies.
- Business profit on sales tends to be sufficient. It's below average when measured against competitors.
- Profits on sales made -available to repay debt and purchase properties- are usually hardly sufficient. They remain in a weak position compared to peers.
- Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tend to be sufficient in relation to total revenues. They're still somewhat worse than similar companies.
- Profits -before income taxes- are usually good considering total sales, and remain below average when measured against rivals.
- Total net profit tends to be good when confronted to sales. Company stands below average when measured against comparable firms.
Growth score: 2.6
- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation profit -on goods and services sold- has been growing at a low pace. It's been lacking compared to competitors.
- In recent years, earnings -on operations- have been shrinking, which has been worse than most comparable firms.
- Profits -available to repay debt and purchase properties- tended to shrink, which compares substantially worse when measured against peer enterprises.
- Earnings -before income taxes and interests on loans taken- tended to shrink. It turns to be in a very weak position compared to similar stocks.
- In past years, profits -before income taxes- tended to shrink. It was worse than most rivals.
- In the previous years, growth on total net profit has been negative, and substantially worse when measured against peer companies.
- Earnings per share have been almost stagnant in past years. It's been in a weak position compared to industry peers.
Miscellaneous score: 7.0
- BAH had hardly to pay income taxes in relation to profits made in the past years. It's been somewhat better than peers.
- The company does not report R&D expenses. It's meaningless to measure in relation to competitors.
- We have insufficient data to estimate how effective is research and development effort. It stands unknown against rival companies.
Profitability score: 9.5
- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation usually gets excellent returns on the resources it controls. It proves similar to peer firms.
- The company normally gets excellent proceeds -on the resources directly invested in the business-. They remain a slight improvement compared to similar companies.
- Profitability -in relation to owned resources- is usually paramount. It ranks great when measured against competitors.
- In the past, got huge returns -on the tangible resources it controls-. This metric is usually related to the industry in which operates and combines profitability versus reinvestment needs. It's encouraging in relation to comparable enterprises.
Usage of Funds score: 6.6
- BAH usually uses a portion of genuine funds generated to buy or replace property, plant, or equipment. The need for reinvestments is rather normal. It stands encouraging in relation to rival firms.
- The company is usually replacing the property, plant, and equipment that gets old, keeping its operating capabilities up to date, which is encouraging in relation to industry peers.
- In the past twelve months it paid run-of-the-mill dividends, considering the current stock price. It came well ranked against competitors.
- Has significantly increased dividend payments in the past years. Business prospects probably have improved. The company has behaved in good shape compared to similar firms.
- The company usually uses some portion of genuine funds generated to pay dividends. Dividend payments should be safe, unless business prospects take a nosedive. Sustainability looks mediocre against comparable companies.
- The company usually significantly reduces the pool of investors, resulting in fewer mouths feeding on the pie of profits. It remains impressive in relation to peer enterprises.
- Repurchase effectiveness metric is very complex. Run again in analytical mode if you 're interested in a technical explanation. It stands impressive in relation to rivals.
- The company uses a large portion of genuine fund generation to reward investors, which can probably be sustained for as long as business doesn't turn sour. It still looks weak when measured against competitors.
Balance Sheet score: 5.1
- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation intangible assets (like brands and goodwill) represent a huge portion of resources controlled, according to accounting books. There could be major difficulties in liquidating them if the company ever gets in financial distress. It happens to be last-in-rank when measured against peer companies.
- The company has somewhat more short-term resources than short-term obligations. Liquidity concerns might not be that important. It turns to be in a weak position compared to similar firms.
- A significant part of resources controlled were provided for with financial debt. Creditors have almost as many claims on the company as shareholders. It remains worse than most rival firms.
- Most controlled resources take time to be turned into cash and equivalents, which is somewhat risky. It looks weak when measured against rivals.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has enough dollars in cash and short-term receivables. It's in a weak position compared to peer firms.
- For every dollar of short-term obligations, the company has few cents of cash and equivalents, which is mediocre against similar enterprises.
- Usually, sales are on somewhat less than three months credit. It still ranks below average when measured against peers.
- Normally has no inventories. It comes up as impressive in relation to competitors.
- On average, it takes less than three months from the purchase to charging customers. It happens to be somewhat worse than peers.
- Pays suppliers mostly in cash. It ranks last-in-rank when measured against industry peers.
- The company pays its suppliers roughly two months before charging its customers, so there's some money invested in working capital. It's in a very weak position compared to similar companies.
- Company earns net interest income on its investments and therefore is in a quite comfortable financial position. It stands top-notch against rival firms.
- Business earnings have usually been reasonable when measured against loans taken. Cutting back reinvesting in the business, it could take more than five years to repay the obligations with current profitability. It ranks below average when measured against comparable enterprises.
- Revenues are excellent in relation to property, plant, and equipment required to operate. This metric is likely dependent on the industry the company operates in. Low property, plant, and equipment requirements, allows the company to keep more money to reward stockholders in the long run. It looks in good shape compared to similar firms.
- Resource exploitation is excellent when yearly sales are considered. This metric is normally tied to the industry where the firm belongs. It's still better than most peer companies.
Valuation score: 4.8
- Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation looks heavily expensive in relation to profits and financial position. It happens to be weak when measured against competitors.
- Price-to-Tangible-Book-Value is a fairly complex metric. Run again in analytical mode if you're interested in a technical explanation. It remains a disappointment compared to peers.
- In the past twelve months, the company generated some free funds in relation to the stock price, which stands worse than most similar companies.
- The company usually generates reasonably more than enough genuine funds to cover up for its business needs. Surplus cash may be used to repay loans, to eventually buy new businesses, or to reward investors. Considering the financial position and stock price, the current valuation might be fair. It's still below average when measured against industry firms.
- In the past twelve months, the company has significantly rewarded investors, considering both dividends and share on the pie of earnings. It came up impressive in relation to peer ventures.
- The company is somewhat indebted, loan repayment needs to be taken into account. It looks mediocre against similar enterprises.
- Considering the past twelve months, traditional Price-to-Earnings relation is very high. A lot of improvement expectations are already in the stock price, which is risky. It ranks weak when measured against peer companies.
- Comparing the current stock price with the past twelve-months revenues gives a roughly two to one relationship. This is an important metric to check its evolution through time, and to compare to industry peers. It looks close to average when compared to rival firms.
- The relation between the stock price and accounting book value is extremely high, which may be good or bad depending on context. Run again in analytic mode if you want to dig deeper. The company remains worse than most peer firms.
- In the past twelve months, the operating business lost a little money. It happens to be last-in-rank when measured against industry peers.
- In an alternate metric of bang for the buck, the company has usually shown a modest earnings power ability when measured against the current stock price and financial position. It's still close to average when compared to peer companies.
Total score: 6.2

Company at a glance: Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation (BAH)
Sector, industry: Industrials, Consulting Services
Market Cap: 13.57 billions
Revenues TTM: 9.26 billions
Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation provides management and technology consulting, analytics, engineering, digital solutions, mission operations, and cyber services to governments, corporations, and not-for-profit organizations in the United States and internationally. The company offers consulting solutions for various domains, business strategies, human capital, and operations. It also provides analytics services, which focuses on delivering transformational solutions in the areas of artificial intelligence, such as machine learning and deep learning; data science, such as data engineering and predictive modeling; automation and decision analytics; and quantum computing. In addition, the company designs, develops, and implements solutions built on contemporary methodologies and modern architectures; delivers engineering services and solutions to define, develop, implement, sustain, and modernize complex physical systems; and provides cyber risk management solutions, such as prevention, detection, and cost effectiveness. Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation was founded in 1914 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
Awarener score: 7.2
Conclusion
The higher the Awarener score, the more bang you get for the buck. It measures how much genuine funds the company generates for the stock price paid (Average), the business stability (Superb) and growth (Modest), and the company's inclination to return cash to the stockholders (Superb).