UPAY

UPYY
About the company

UPAY, Inc. provides a web-based client and loan administration software platform under the automated credit provider administration system (ACPAS) name to registered lenders in South Africa. It offers a cloud-based loan origination software system that enables customers to grant loans, sell products, pay bills, or pay monthly subscriptions on terms.

Country: United StatesPrice: $0.90Market Cap: $15.9M

Investment snapshot

6%positive consensus
Scored 1d ago

Positive

1

BUY / PASS

Neutral / negative

2 / 13

NEUTRAL / FAIL

Median fair value

$1.63

+81.1% vs price

Models with upside

1 / 17

Positive margin of safety

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 rankedPASSFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILFAILNEUTRALFAILFAILNEUTRAL
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Intrinsic Value (annual)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Margin of SafetyN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A+44.8%N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Financial Basis

TTM ended 2026-08-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-08-31 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-08-31

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-08-31 · TTM ended 2026-08-31

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-06-02

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-06-02

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-08-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-08-31 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-08-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-08-31

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Qualitative assessment · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-06-02

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment · TTM ended 2026-08-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-08-31

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-06-02

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-08-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-08-31 · Market data at 2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Balance sheet at 2026-08-31

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Qualitative assessment

Latest source filing: 2026-06-02

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-08-31 · Balance sheet at 2026-08-31 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01 · Annual history · FY 2025

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · TTM ended 2026-08-31

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Annual history · FY 2025 · Balance sheet at 2026-08-31

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

TTM ended 2026-08-31 · Annual history · FY 2025 · Price history 2025-01-01–2026-11-01

Latest source filing: 2026-10-20

Score computed: 2026-11-14

Where It Passes

    Where It Falls Short

    • Profitability0% pass✓ 3✗ 32▾

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

      Positive EPS (10 years)0/12 years positive
      ✗GrahamPositive EPS every year for 10 years
      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)
      ✗Graham>= 33% growth
      Net Income Positive (10+ years)1/12 years positive
      ✗BuffettPositive every year for 10+ years
      ROE (up to 5-year arithmetic mean)-108.2%
      ✗Buffett> 15% arithmetic mean (app rule)
      Operating Margin (10-yr trend)-60.8% (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
      ROEN/A (negative equity)
      ✗Lynch> 15%
      EBIT / Enterprise Value-2.9%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-2.9%, ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Net Income / Total Assets-618.54%
      ✗PiotroskiROA > 0
      ROA Change YoY-230.65% -> -618.54% (delta: -387.89%)
      ✗PiotroskiCurrent ROA > Prior ROA
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-126.66%, ROA=-618.54%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Gross Margin Change YoY62.1% -> 73.4%
      ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Pre-Tax Income / Revenue-226.3%
      ✗Dreman>= 8%
      Net Income / Shareholders' Equity
      ✗Dreman> 12%
      Margin of Safety
      ✗PabraiP/B < 1.5 or P/E < 15
      Return on Equity-96.6% (3-yr avg)
      ✗AkreROE > 20% (3-year avg)
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Positive Net Income Frequency1/11 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      Operating Income / Revenue-62.6%
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      Net Income / Shareholders Equity
      ✗Ackman>= 15%
      5-Year EPS CAGR
      ✗Templeton> 0% (5-year EPS CAGR)
      Operating Margin Trend-48.9% (2023) -> -60.8% (2025)
      ✗TempletonNon-negative operating-margin trend over 3 years
      Revenue growth vs. gross and operating margin trendgross margin 52.7% -> 73.4%, operating margin -48.9% -> -60.8%
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      Net income / market capitalization-12.73%; #4298/6340 (top 67.8%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Gross profit / total assets+221.66%; #31/3702 (top 0.8%)
      ✓AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Net income / positive book equity
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      Negative 5-year standard deviation of ROA-2.2416; #5481/5884 (top 93.2%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
      Positive Diluted-EPS Years0/10 years positive
      ✗Schloss>= 70% positive over 5-10 observed years (app rule)
    • Valuation0% pass✗ 28▾

      All 13 investors flag UPYY's valuation

      Price / 3-yr avg EPS
      ✗Graham<= 15x
      Price-to-Book Ratio
      ✗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 Value-2.9%
      ✗Greenblatt> 10%
      Earnings Yield + ROC AssessmentEY=-2.9%, ROC=N/A (invested capital <= 0)
      ✗GreenblattBoth EY > 10% and ROC > 25%
      Price / EPS
      ✗Dreman< 12x✗Templeton< 12x (fixed ceiling; proxy for the market's cheapest 40%)
      Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      Price / Book Value per ShareN/A (negative BVPS)
      ✗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=-1.8%
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      P/B or P/E vs. Historical Average
      ✗MarksP/E < 15 or P/B < 2.0
      Discount to Intrinsic ValueN/A (negative normalized EPS)
      ✗Marks>= 20% below intrinsic value
      Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Price vs. Trailing Low129% of trailing low ($0.70)
      ✗Templeton<= 120% of trailing low (certified split-adjusted live window)
      Net income / market capitalization-12.73%; #4298/6340 (top 67.8%)
      ✗AsnessTop 30% of eligible cross-section✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Positive book equity / market capitalization-0.0181; #5382/6449 (top 83.5%)
      ✗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 ShareN/A (non-positive TBVPS)
      ✗SchlossP/TBV <= 1.00x (app cutoff)
      Book Value per Share Change
      ✗SchlossLatest BVPS >= earliest BVPS over >= 3 years (app rule)
      Revenue / market capitalization+0.0565; #4539/5247 (top 86.5%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-1.11%; #2674/4519 (top 59.2%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
      Trailing six-month price return through the evaluation date+0.00%; #2690/6202 (top 43.4%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Cash Flow0% pass✓ 1✗ 11▾

      No clean pass — all 10 investors flag at least one cash flow criterion

      Free Cash Flow Proxy
      ✗BuffettPositive and growing
      FCF Positive and Growing$-0.3M
      ✗LynchPositive and growing
      Operating Cash Flow$-0.3M
      ✗PiotroskiCFO > 0
      (CFO / Total Assets) vs ROACFO/Assets=-126.66%, ROA=-618.54%
      ✓PiotroskiCFO/Assets > ROA
      Price / (CFO / Shares)N/A (negative CFPS)
      ✗Dreman< 8x
      P/E or FCF YieldFCF Yield=-1.8%
      ✗PabraiP/E < 15 or FCF Yield > 10%
      FCF Positive5/11 years FCF positive
      ✗MarksPositive FCF in majority of recent years
      (OCF - CapEx) / Market Cap-1.1%
      ✗Ackman>= 4%
      Price / FCF per ShareN/A (negative FCF)
      ✗Ackman<= 25
      Positive Operating Cash Flow frequency5/11 years positive
      ✗SleepPositive OCF in >= 70% of available years
      Operating Cash Flow - Capital Expenditures$-0.2M
      ✗Neff> $0 (app proxy for a strong fundamental case)
      (Operating cash flow - capex) / market capitalization-1.11%; #2674/4519 (top 59.2%)
      ✗OshaughnessyTop 10% of eligible cross-section
    • Growth0% pass✓ 1✗ 12▾

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

      EPS Growth (3-yr avg, 10-yr window)N/A (negative base EPS)
      ✗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$0.00 (2015) -> $-0.08 (2025)
      ✗DremanPositive over recent years
      EPS CAGR
      ✗Dreman> 5% annualized
      Positive Net Income Frequency1/11 years positive
      ✗MarksPositive net income in >= 7 of last 10 years
      3yr Median Revenue Growth2.5%
      ✗Ackman>= 5%
      Positive EPS Growth Frequency2/5 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 52.7% -> 73.4%, operating margin -48.9% -> -60.8%
      ✗SleepRevenue rising; gross margin flat or falling; operating margin holding
      5-year Revenue CAGR-7.6%
      ✗SleepCAGR > 7%
      3-5 Year Diluted EPS CAGR
      ✗Neff7%-20% annualized
    • Verdicts7% pass✓ 1✗ 13▾

      Split decision: 13 FAIL · 2 NEUTRAL · 1 PASS

      Overall verdict
      ✗GrahamFAIL (0/9)✗BuffettFAIL (0/9)✗LynchFAIL (1/7)•GreenblattNot ranked✓PiotroskiPASS (F-Score 5)✗DremanFAIL (0/11)✗MungerFAIL (0/4)✗PabraiFAIL (0/3)✗AkreFAIL (1/6)✗MarksFAIL (0/5)✗AckmanFAIL (1/9)✗TempletonFAIL (1/8)✗SleepFAIL (1/6)•AsnessNEUTRAL (Not ranked)✗NeffFAIL (0/6)✗SchlossFAIL (0/7)•OshaughnessyNEUTRAL (Not ranked)
    • Debt & Leverage8% pass✓ 1✗ 14▾

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

      LT Debt vs Net Current Assets
      ✗GrahamLT Debt <= Net Current Assets
      Debt/Equity & Interest CoverageD/E: N/A (negative equity), IC: -11.1x
      ✗BuffettD/E < 0.5 AND Interest Coverage > 5x
      Total Debt / EquityN/A (negative equity)
      ✗Lynch< 0.33
      Cash - Long-term Debt
      ✗LynchPositive preferred
      LT Debt / Total Assets Change0.00% -> 0.00%
      ✓PiotroskiDecreased YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities0.57
      ✗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 LevelsN/A (non-positive equity)
      ✗MungerDebt/Equity < 0.5✗AkreDebt/Equity < 0.3
      Interest Coverage & Debt/EBITDAIC=-9.1x, 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
    • Efficiency13% pass✓ 2✗ 9▾

      7 of 8 flag UPYY's efficiency — Graham, Buffett, Greenblatt +4 more

      Current Ratio0.57
      ✗Graham>= 2.0
      ROIC (3-5 yr avg)
      ✗Buffett> 10%
      ROIC - WACC
      ✗BuffettPositive (WACC = 10%)
      EBIT / (NWC + Net Fixed Assets)N/A (invested capital <= 0)
      ✗Greenblatt> 25%
      Current Ratio Change YoY0.28 -> 0.37
      ✓PiotroskiIncreased YoY
      Revenue / Total Assets Change YoY3.05x -> 3.28x
      ✓PiotroskiImproved YoY
      Current Assets / Current Liabilities0.57
      ✗Dreman> 1.5
      Return on Invested CapitalN/A (non-positive 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)0/1 years above 12% (latest -582.2%)
      ✗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($15.9M)
    Revenue: $746311.00+4.3% YoY
    Net Income: $1.4M-160.5% YoY

    Financial Snapshot

    Operating Margin-60.8%
    Return on Equity273.7%
    Debt / Equity-0.15
    Current Ratio0.37
    EPS (Diluted)$-0.08
    Shares Retired−6.1% / −12.1% 2y

    Shareholder Return

    Fiscal 2025

    Issued 6.1% of shares last year, 12.1% issued over two.

    Buybacks
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    Dividends
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    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 · 2026-08-31

    2025-09-01 – 2026-08-31

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex, revenue, net income, operating income, gross profit, ebit, pre tax income, interest expense.

    Q2 FY 2026

    2026-06-01 – 2026-08-31

    Sources · derived quarter values

    Derived from cumulative filings: operating cash flow, capex.

    Q1 FY 2026

    2026-03-01 – 2026-05-31

    Sources
    FY 2025
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2026-06-02
    FY 2024
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2025-06-02
    FY 2023
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2024-06-11
    FY 2022
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2023-06-26
    FY 2021
    Sources
    • 10-K · 2023-06-26
    Market Cap$15.9Mcurrent----$21.1Mest.$11.6Mest.$11.0Mest.$17.2Mest.$12.9Mest.
    Revenue$898.6K↑38%$285.3K↑51%$226.3K↑33%$746.3K↑4%$715.3K↓49%$1.4M↑3%$1.4M↓7%$1.5M
    Operating Income-$562.2K↓35%-$241.7K↓130%-$102.9K↑21%-$453.5K↑11%-$508.9K↑25%-$681.9K↓664%-$89.2K↑72%-$323.1K
    Net Income-$2.0M↓343%-$761.1K↓549%-$115.4K↑19%-$1.4M↓160%-$540.1K↑27%-$736.2K↓443%-$135.5K↑63%-$368.9K
    EPS (Diluted)--$-0.04↓300%$-0.01$-0.08↓167%$-0.03↑25%$-0.04↓300%$-0.01↑50%$-0.02
    Gross Margin70.0%↓4%65.2%↓14%73.8%↓2%73.4%↑18%62.1%↑18%52.7%↓9%57.7%↓12%65.4%
    Operating Margin-62.6%↑2%-84.7%↓52%-45.4%↑41%-60.8%↑15%-71.1%↓45%-48.9%↓645%-6.6%↑70%-22.1%
    ROE703.5%↑917%——273.7%↑138%115.2%↓60%288.9%↑715%35.5%↓75%144.4%
    Total Debt$77.8K$77.8K$77.8K$77.8K$77.8K$77.8K↓39%$128.3K↓57%$299.3K
    Shareholders' Equity-$287.7K↑56%-$287.7K↑56%-$582.9K↓1%-$513.9K↓10%-$468.9K↓84%-$254.8K↑33%-$382.0K↓50%-$255.5K
    Current Ratio0.57↑206%0.57↑206%0.29↑25%0.37↑32%0.28↓64%0.76↑16%0.65↓20%0.82
    Debt / Equity-0.27↓130%-0.27↓130%-0.13↑1%-0.15↑9%-0.17↑46%-0.31↑9%-0.34↑71%-1.17
    Operating Cash Flow-$173.6K↑43%-$57↑100%-$74.2K↑43%-$288.0K↑62%-$764.7K↓425%-$145.6K↑60%-$361.1K↓146%$788.8K
    Free Cash Flow-$176.9K-$1.1K-$75.4K-$290.0K↑62%-$764.7K↓351%-$169.7K↑54%-$369.1K↓147%$784.7K

    Score history

    Historical Score Timeline

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    UPYY vs Peers — Financial Grading

    Revenue$746311.00Bottom 25%
    Net Income$1.4MMedian
    ROE273.7%Top 25%
    D/E-0.15Top 25%
    Op. Margin-60.8%Bottom 25%
    Curr. Ratio0.37Bottom 25%
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