The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it C, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 0%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%.
Consumer Portfolio Service Inc
CPSS · USD · Market cap $207M · 956 employees
Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc.
FAIL · Does not pass the screenAt the last full screen
2026-06-14
Screened 2026-06-14 · the tape above runs as of 22:12 UTC · 11 Sep · two dates, stated on purpose · verdict and workings shown in full · never trimmed
This name holds its accumulation label.
Consumer Portfolio Service Inc holds its Accumulation at $9.53. The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 1 days.
| Phase | Accumulation |
| Quantitative state | The statistical read favours the sellers, held for 1 days |
| Price at the screen | $9.53 |
| Valuation | 11.21 trailing · 6.57 forward price to earnings |
| Values screen | FAIL · score 30.0 |
| Beta | 1.13 |
Five Screens, Shown in Full
Does not pass. Excluded industry: Credit Services
| Test | Figure | Limit | What it means | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business activity | Excluded | Core business clean | Excluded industry: Credit Services | Fail |
| Debt load | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing debt is of its assets, above the one-third ceiling the screen allows. | Fail |
| Interest-bearing cash | Excluded | Below 33% | Interest-bearing cash and securities are of assets, above the one-third limit. | Fail |
| Receivables | Excluded | Below 49% | Money owed to the company is of assets, above the 49% limit. | Fail |
| Revenue purity | Excluded | Below 5% | of revenue comes from non-compliant sources, over the 5% line. | Fail |
Five checks adapted from AAOIFI screening standards: business activity plus four balance-sheet ratios. All five must pass for ethical clearance. Every figure is arithmetic on public accounts, not judgement.
What the Numbers Say It Is WorthThe Fair Value Range
Fair value range in USD, drawn from the 2026-06-14 screen. The gold marker is the market price at the same screen. A 87.1% margin of safety to the base estimate.
Where it has been, where the models see it going. History from market close data; projection points are our fair-value estimates and third-party analyst targets, dated to the 2026-06-14 screen.
Fair value and rating are our own model estimates; the Street's range reflects third-party analyst estimates. Analysis, not advice.
The Business, in Plain Words| Forward P/E | 6.6xfairly priced for its growth rate |
| Trailing P/E | 11.2xreasonably valued |
| EPS, trailing | 0.85 |
| EPS, forward | 1.45 |
| Revenue growth | +7.9%slow but positive growth |
| Profit margin | 10.0%thin but positive margins |
| Return on equity | 6.6%a modest return on shareholder capital |
| Debt to equity | 11.73heavy leverage: higher risk if revenue softens |
| Beta | 1.13moves a little more than the market |
| 52-week range | 6.67 - 10.49 |
| Moat | NONE |
| Market cap | $207M |
| Employees | 956 |
The risks · The things to watch: it's a small-cap, so the share price can swing harder than the market; it carries a real debt load, which raises the stakes if revenue slips.
Plain-English interpretation of our own screen data. Analysis, not advice.
Every Entry, As Written
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 0%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns. Our composite framework grades it D, carrying a low risk profile. Technically it is momentum reading bearish. Over the past year the shares are up 0%. Our forward projection puts the odds of a 10% gain over the next month near 26%.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Price has moved down 0.0% since our last review. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
The framework reads markdown. Price is trending lower. Sellers are in control and the prior trend has reversed. Ethical screening: FAIL. This security does not pass our values-based screening criteria. The risk-adjusted return profile shows modest positive risk-adjusted returns.
Each entry above was written on its date, before the outcome. A journal you can prune is not a journal.
| Period | Price then | Price return | Divs per share | $1,000 became | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | $9.90 | -2.4% | · | $976 | -2.4% |
| 2 months | $8.24 | +17.2% | · | $1,172 | +17.2% |
| 3 months | $7.57 | +27.6% | · | $1,276 | +27.6% |
| 6 months | $9.24 | +4.6% | · | $1,046 | +4.6% |
| 1 year | $9.66 | +0.0% | · | $1,000 | +0.0% |
| 2 years | $8.40 | +15.0% | · | $1,150 | +15.0% |
| 3 years | $12.00 | -19.5% | · | $805 | -19.5% |
| 5 years | $4.68 | +106.4% | · | $2,064 | +106.4% |
Historical returns from market close data. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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