Stock on Focus: Green Dot Corp (GDOT)

Company Profile:

Green Dot Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a pro-consumer technology bank holding company that provides personal banking for the masses. It offers reloadable prepaid debit cards and cash reload processing services in the United States, as well as mobile banking services with its GoBank mobile checking account. The company’s products include Green Dot MasterCards, Visa-branded prepaid debit cards, and various co-branded reloadable prepaid card programs; Visa-branded gift and credit cards; and swipe reload products, which enables cash loading and transfer services through Green Dot Network. Its Green Dot Network enables consumers to use cash to reload its prepaid debit cards or to transfer cash to any of Green Dot Network acceptance members, including competing prepaid card programs and other online accounts. The company was formerly known as Next Estate Communications, Inc. and changed its name to Green Dot Corporation in October 2005. Green Dot Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

Recent News:

For the third quarter of 2017, Green Dot reported total operating revenues of $201.6 million and GAAP net income and GAAP diluted earnings per common share of $13.6 million and $0.26, respectively.

For the second quarter of 2017, Green Dot reported total operating revenues of $222.5 million and GAAP net income and GAAP diluted earnings per common share of $19.3 million and $0.37, respectively.

Fundamental Analysis:

Ninestocks analyzes several different financial aspects: Growth, Profitability, solvency and efficiency.

Growth – Measures the growth of both the company’s income statement and cash flow.

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Profitability – Measures the historical price movement of the stock.

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Solvency – Measures the solvency of the company based on several ratios.

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Efficiency – Measures the strength and historic growth of a company’s return on invested capital.

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Conclusion:

GDOT’s strengths can be seen in its better growth, better profitability, better solvency and better efficiency compared with its peers. Its revenue has increased over recent several years. Technical indicators signal the bullish signs, as there is a bullish cross in Stochastic Oscillator, RSI is strong in the bullish zone and the MACD is trying to cross back up. We rate Green Dot Corp (GDOT) a STRONG BUY.