PLAYSTUDIOS, Inc.

MYPS
Price: $4.93Market Cap: $57.8M

Investment snapshot

6%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

1

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

3 / 12

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$2.02

-58.9% vs price

Models with upside

0 / 17

Positive margin of safety

Strongest signal

6 of 10 pass — Buffett, Lynch, Dreman +1 more object

Key risk

No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion

Framework analysis

VerdictMeaning
BUYPositive purchase signal: the framework's buy requirements are met.
PASSThe company clears the framework's checklist or screen, but the framework does not produce a buy signal. For valuation frameworks this often means margin of safety is missing, insufficient, or unavailable; some screen-only frameworks have no intrinsic-value BUY state.
NEUTRALNeither a positive nor negative conclusion. It does not mean to hold an existing position.
FAILThe company does not clear the framework's requirements.
RankedRanked strategies do not use PASS: selected cohort is BUY, outside the cohort is FAIL, and unranked is NEUTRAL.

Current investor scores use trailing 12-month flows and the latest balance sheet where supported. Multi-year and EPS tests retain annual history; each framework shows its financial basis below. Intrinsic values use annual financials.

MetricGraham

Defensive Value

Buffett

Quality Compounder

Lynch

GARP

Greenblatt

Magic Formula

Piotroski

F-Score

Dreman

Contrarian Value

Munger

Quality Focus

Pabrai

Dhandho Framework

Akre

Three-Legged Stool

Marks

Risk-Aware Value

Ackman

Activist Value

Templeton

Global Bargain Hunter

Sleep

Scale Economies Shared

Asness

Systematic Factors

Neff

Low-P/E Total Return

Schloss

Asset-Value Discipline

O'Shaughnessy

Systematic Factor Composite

VerdictFAILFAILFAILNot rankedNEUTRALFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILPASSNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A-107.1%N/AN/AN/A-195.2%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-16

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 vs 2025-09-30 · TTM ended 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-16

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-16

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-16

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-03-16

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment · TTM ended 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-03-16

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-03-16

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-03-16

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-09-30

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-09-30 · Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-11-05

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

  • Cash Flow60% pass✓ 8✗ 4▾

    6 of 10 pass — Buffett, Lynch, Dreman +1 more object

    Free Cash Flow Proxy
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    FCF Positive and Growing$20.3M
    ✗LynchPositive and growing
    Operating Cash Flow$26.3M
    ✓PiotroskiCFO > 0
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=9.06%, ROA=-9.85%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Price / (CFO / Shares)23.5x
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=43.9%
    ✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    FCF Positive7/7 years FCF positive
    ✓MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
    (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap3.3%
    ✗Ackman>= 4%
    Price / FCF per Share24.4x
    ✓Ackman<= 25
    Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency7/7 years positive
    ✓SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
    Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$20.3M
    ✓Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+35.10%; #161/4519 (top 3.6%)
    ✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section

Where It Falls Short

  • Profitability0% pass✓ 3✗ 32▾

    No clean pass — all 16 investors flag at least one profitability criterion

    Positive EPS (10 years)3/8 years positive
    ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)-253.8%
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Net Income Positive (10+ years)3/8 years positive
    ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
    ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-6.7%
    ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
    Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-10.2% (latest)
    ✗BuffettStable or rising over 10 years
    Free Cash Flow Proxy
    ✗BuffettPositive and growing
    Earnings Variance (10-yr CoV)N/A (negative mean EPS)
    ✗BuffettCoV < 0.3
    Retained Earnings Effectiveness
    ✗Buffett$1 retained -> > $1 market value created
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    ROE-25.1%
    ✗Lynch> 15%
    EBIT / Enterprise ValueN/A (EV <= 0)
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=N/A (EV <= 0), ROC=-28478.6%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Net Income / Total Assets-9.85%
    ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
    ROA Change YoY-8.88% -> -9.85% (delta: -0.97%)
    ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
    (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=9.06%, ROA=-9.85%
    ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
    Gross Margin Change YoY74.9% -> 75.6%
    ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Pre-Tax Income / Revenue-20.9%
    ✗Dreman>= 8%
    Net Income / Shareholders' Equity-25.1%
    ✗Dreman> 12%
    Margin of SafetyP/B=2.7x
    ✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
    Return on Equity-10.3% (3-yr avg)
    ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
    Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Positive Net Income Frequency3/7 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    Operating Income / Revenue-24.1%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    Net Income / Shareholders Equity-25.1%
    ✗Ackman>= 15%
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Operating Margin Trend-3.4% (2023) -> -10.2% (2025)
    ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 75.0% -> 75.6%, operating margin -3.4% -> -10.2%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    Net income / market capitalization-84.28%; #5305/6340 (top 83.7%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Gross profit / total assets+61.12%; #455/3702 (top 12.3%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Net income / positive book equity-25.06%; #3796/5226 (top 72.6%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-0.0460; #2468/5884 (top 41.9%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    Positive Diluted-EPS Years3/7 years positive
    ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
  • Growth0% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾

    No clean pass — all 8 investors flag at least one growth criterion

    EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)-253.8%
    ✗Graham>= 33% growth
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    3-5 Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Lynch15-30% (Fast Grower); > 0% to pass
    Inventory Growth vs Revenue GrowthN/A (no inventory)
    ✓LynchInventory growth < Revenue growth
    EPS Growth Direction$0.14 (2019) -> $-0.23 (2025)
    ✗DremanPositive over recent years
    EPS CAGR-19.8% CAGR over 2 years
    ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
    Positive Net Income Frequency3/7 years positive
    ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
    3yr Median Revenue Growth-6.9%
    ✗Ackman>= 5%
    Positive EPS Growth Frequency0/5 years with positive EPS growth
    ✗AckmanPositive EPS growth in >= 3 of last 5 years
    5-Year EPS CAGR
    ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
    Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 75.0% -> 75.6%, operating margin -3.4% -> -10.2%
    ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
    5-year Revenue CAGR-2.7%
    ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
    3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
    ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
  • Valuation models0% pass✗ 2▾

    MYPS overvalued: all 2 models price fair value below $4.93 (median $2.02)

    Munger fair value$2.38
    ✗Munger-107.1% margin vs $4.93
    Ackman fair value$1.67
    ✗Ackman-195.2% margin vs $4.93
  • Debt & Leverage8% pass✓ 3✗ 12▾

    11 of 12 flag MYPS's debt & leverage — Graham, Buffett, Lynch +8 more

    LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
    ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
    Debt/Equity & Interest Coverage
    ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
    Total Debt / Equity
    ✗Lynch< 0.33
    Cash - Long-term Debt
    ✗LynchPositive preferred
    LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%
    ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities3.33
    ✓Dreman> 1.5✓SchlossCurrent ratio >= 1.50x (app cutoff)
    Total Debt / Shareholders' Equity
    ✗Dreman< 0.8✗Templeton< 1.0 (fixed cap; proxy for below-sector-median leverage)✗SchlossD/E < 1.00x
    Debt Levels
    ✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
    Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-30.2x, D/EBITDA=N/A (D&A unavailable)
    ✗MarksInterest Coverage > 3x; Debt/EBITDA < 4x
    Total Debt / Shareholders Equity
    ✗Ackman<= 1.0
    Negative debt-to-equity (higher means less debt)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
  • Verdicts8% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾

    Split decision: 12 FAIL · 3 NEUTRAL · 1 PASS

    Overall verdict
    ✗GrahamFAIL (2/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)•GreenblattNot ranked•PiotroskiNEUTRAL (F-Score 6)✗DremanFAIL (1/11)✗MungerFAIL (1/4)✗PabraiFAIL (1/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (1/5)✗AckmanFAIL (2/9)✗TempletonFAIL (1/8)✓SleepPASS (3/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (1/6)✗SchlossFAIL (2/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
  • Valuation15% pass✓ 6✗ 22▾

    11 of 13 flag MYPS's valuation — Graham, Lynch, Greenblatt +8 more

    Price / 3-yr avg EPS
    ✗Graham<= 15x
    Price-to-Book Ratio2.7x
    ✗Graham<= 1.5x
    P/E x P/B
    ✗Graham<= 22.5
    Basic earnings-growth PEG (dividends excluded)
    ✗Lynch< 1.0 (ideally < 0.5)
    EBIT / Enterprise ValueN/A (EV <= 0)
    ✗Greenblatt> 10%
    Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=N/A (EV <= 0), ROC=-28478.6%
    ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
    Price / EPS
    ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
    Price / (CFO / Shares)23.5x
    ✗Dreman< 8x
    Price / Book Value per Share2.7x
    ✗Dreman< 1.2x✗Templeton< 1.5x✗SchlossP/B <= 0.80x (app cutoff)
    Valuation Reasonableness
    ✗MungerP/E < 25 or Owner Earnings Yield > 5%
    P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=43.9%
    ✓PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
    P/B or P/E vs. Historical AverageP/B=2.7x
    ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
    Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
    ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
    Price / FCF per Share24.4x
    ✓Ackman<= 25
    Price vs. Trailing Low1188% of trailing low ($0.41)
    ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
    Net income / market capitalization-84.28%; #5305/6340 (top 83.7%)
    ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Positive book equity / market capitalization+3.3631; #424/6449 (top 6.6%)
    ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
    Price / Diluted EPS
    ✗NeffP/E <= 15x (app proxy for a P/E 40%-60% below the market)
    (EPS CAGR % + Dividend Yield %) / P/E
    ✗Neff> 0.7 (Neff's published traditional edge)
    Price / Tangible Book Value per Share6.25x
    ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
    Book Value per Share Change+94.8%
    ✓SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
    Revenue / market capitalization+3.7693; #673/5247 (top 12.8%)
    ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization+35.10%; #161/4519 (top 3.6%)
    ✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+789.89%; #56/6202 (top 0.9%)
    ✓OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
  • Efficiency25% pass✓ 3✗ 8▾

    6 of 8 flag MYPS's efficiency — Buffett, Greenblatt, Piotroski +3 more

    Current Ratio3.33
    ✓Graham>= 2.0
    ROIC (3-5 yr avg)
    ✗Buffett> 10%
    ROIC - WACC
    ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
    EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)-28478.6%
    ✗Greenblatt> 25%
    Current Ratio Change YoY2.98 -> 3.12
    ✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
    Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY0.90x -> 0.81x
    ✗PiotroskiImproved YoY
    Current Assets / Current Liabilities3.33
    ✓Dreman> 1.5
    Return on Invested Capital
    ✗Munger> 15%
    ROIC (high and growing)FY2023: ROIC=unavailable; FY2024: ROIC=unavailable; FY2025: ROIC=unavailable
    ✗AkreLatest 3 consecutive FYs: ROIC > 15% in each
    Reinvestment Rate x ROIC
    ✗AkreReinvestment Rate * ROIC > 10%
    ROIC (5-year)
    ✗SleepROIC > 12% in a majority of years

Business & financials

Financial snapshot: annual FY 2025. Current investor scores may use newer quarterly data.

Company Profile

Industry: Business Services
Size: Micro Cap($57.8M)
Revenue: $235.1M-18.8% YoY
Net Income: $28.6M+0.2% YoY

Financial Snapshot

Operating Margin-10.2%
Return on Equity-12.6%
Debt / Equity--
Current Ratio3.12
EPS (Diluted)$-0.23
Buybacks (1y)$3.5M
Buybacks (2y)$34.7M
Shares Retired2.9% / 5.5% 2y

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Shareholder Return

Fiscal 2025

Retired 2.9% of shares last year, 5.5% over two.

Buybacks
$3.5M
Dividends
—

Company Financials

Latest TTM and quarters alongside annual years

TTM sums four consecutive quarters and uses the latest quarter-end balances. Quarter columns show three-month results; annual columns show full-year totals. Growth compares the same period a year earlier. EPS is not added for TTM; full-year ratios are blank for quarters.

The latest annual period end is unavailable. Showing the latest fiscal cycle’s quarters; quarter and annual columns may overlap. Quarterly shows the full quarter history.

MetricTTM · 2026-09-30

2025-10-01 – 2026-09-30

Sources · derived quarter values

Derived from cumulative filings: revenue, net income, operating income, ebit, pre tax income, operating cash flow, capex, buybacks.

Q3 FY 2026

2026-07-01 – 2026-09-30

Sources · derived quarter values

Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex, buybacks.

Q2 FY 2026

2026-04-01 – 2026-06-30

Sources · derived quarter values

Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex, buybacks.

Q1 FY 2026

2026-01-01 – 2026-03-31

Sources
FY 2025
Sources
  • 10-K · 2026-03-16
FY 2024
Sources
  • 10-K · 2025-03-14
FY 2023
Sources
  • 10-K · 2024-03-12
FY 2022
Sources
  • 10-K · 2023-03-10
FY 2021
Sources
  • 10-K · 2022-03-03
Market Cap$57.8Mcurrent------$79.8Mest.$226.5Mest.$292.6Mest.$593.0Mest.$579.5Mest.
Revenue$217.7M↓12%$48.9M↓15%$55.0M↓7%$58.4M↓7%$235.1M↓19%$289.4M↓7%$310.9M↑7%$290.3M↑1%$287.4M
Operating Income-$52.5M↓44%-$19.8M↓151%-$9.5M↓174%-$13.3M↓385%-$23.9M↑27%-$32.9M↓213%-$10.5M↑63%-$28.1M↓839%-$3.0M
Net Income-$48.7M↓30%-$11.0M↓21%-$13.3M↓350%-$10.7M↓271%-$28.6M-$28.7M↓48%-$19.4M↓9%-$17.8M↓266%$10.7M
EPS (Diluted)--$-0.92↓1214%$-0.10↓400%$-0.08↓300%$-0.23↓5%$-0.22↓47%$-0.15↓7%$-0.14↓256%$0.09
Gross Margin————75.6%↑1%74.9%75.0%↑6%70.6%↑4%68.1%
Operating Margin-24.1%↓63%-40.4%↓196%-17.4%↓195%-22.8%↓421%-10.2%↑10%-11.4%↓237%-3.4%↑65%-9.7%↓830%-1.0%
ROE-25.1%↓60%———-12.6%↓7%-11.7%↓74%-6.7%↓14%-5.9%↓266%3.5%
Total Debt------------------
Shareholders' Equity$194.3M↓19%$194.3M↓19%$207.7M↓15%$219.3M↓10%$227.9M↓7%$244.7M↓15%$288.4M↓5%$302.3M$303.5M
Current Ratio3.33↓15%3.33↓15%2.99↓18%3.04↓16%3.12↑5%2.98↓22%3.80↓26%5.15↓36%8.08
Debt / Equity—————————
Operating Cash Flow$21.1M↓38%$8.0M↑42%$5.6M↓59%$3.7M↑13%$26.3M↓42%$45.7M↓12%$51.7M↑55%$33.4M↓1%$33.9M
Free Cash Flow$20.3M↓39%$7.6M↑42%$5.4M↓59%$3.7M↑15%$25.4M↓39%$41.8M↓8%$45.4M↑112%$21.4M↓33%$31.9M

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MYPS vs Peers — Financial Grading

Revenue$235.1MBottom 25%
Net Income$28.6MMedian
ROE-12.6%Bottom 25%
D/E—
Op. Margin-10.2%Bottom 25%
Curr. Ratio3.12Top 25%
CompanyMarket CapPriceRevenueNet IncomeROED/EOp. MarginCurr. RatioGrahamBuffettLynchGreenblattPiotroskiDreman
AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INCADP$122.3B$309.93$21.9B$4.4B73.2%0.8224.2%1.054/95/93/70/3F-Score 65/11
ELECTRONIC ARTS INC.EA$52.9B$209.70$7.5B$887.0M13.1%0.2215.4%1.051/94/94/70/3F-Score 66/11
Rubrik, Inc.RBRK$22.6B$109.88$1.3B$348.8M67.1%—-26.2%1.691/90/92/70/3F-Score 62/11
AECOMACM$9.1B$70.50$16.1B$561.8M22.5%1.096.4%1.141/93/93/71/3F-Score 82/11
COMMVAULT SYSTEMS INCCVLT$6.2B$152.07$1.2B$70.7M942.8%—6.3%1.951/92/94/70/3F-Score 66/11
WPP plcWPP$6.0B$27.79$18.2B$289.5M-8.5%1.942.8%0.891/92/91/70/3F-Score 32/11
VARONIS SYSTEMS INCVRNS$5.6B$48.94$623.5M$129.3M-21.6%0.76-23.5%1.971/90/91/70/3F-Score 51/11
ROBERT HALF INC.RHI$4.3B$42.00$5.4B$133.0M10.4%—1.4%1.532/95/91/70/3F-Score 52/11