PaySign (PAYS)
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(NASDAQ:PAYS)
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Rating:74Outperform
Price Target:
$6.00
▲(6.76% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:03/26/26
The score is driven primarily by improving financial performance (accelerating growth, margin expansion, strong cash generation, and low leverage) and a constructive earnings outlook with upbeat 2026 guidance. Technicals support momentum but elevated RSI points to near-term overbought risk, while the high P/E meaningfully tempers the overall score.
Positive Factors
Revenue and margin acceleration
Paysign has shifted to durable top-line growth with materially better unit economics. Revenue growth (+40.5% FY2025) alongside steady gross margin expansion (~59%) and rising operating margin indicates scalable core economics and operating leverage that support sustainable profitability over multiple quarters.
Negative Factors
Regulatory / FDA uncertainty
A pending 510(k) review for the BECS donor-management product and ongoing state-level policy debate on co-pay programs create structural execution risk. Regulatory outcomes or policy shifts could delay product launches, constrain deployments, or alter program economics over the coming quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Revenue and margin acceleration
Paysign has shifted to durable top-line growth with materially better unit economics. Revenue growth (+40.5% FY2025) alongside steady gross margin expansion (~59%) and rising operating margin indicates scalable core economics and operating leverage that support sustainable profitability over multiple quarters.
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PaySign (PAYS) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$310.14M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)729.86K
Price to Earnings (P/E)37.1
Beta (1Y)1.39
Revenue Growth32.61%
EPS Growth-8.26%
CountryUS
Employees173
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustrySoftware - Infrastructure
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.02
Shares Outstanding55,185,394
10 Day Avg. Volume1,586,120
30 Day Avg. Volume729,857
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio0.39
Price to Book (P/B)5.78
Price to Sales (P/S)3.42
P/FCF Ratio5.47
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.98
Enterprise Value/Revenue3.70
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit7.50
Enterprise Value/Ebitda19.33
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$9.50Price Target Upside69.04% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering4
EPS Forecast (FY)0.18
Revenue Forecast (FY)$97.48M
PaySign Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
PaySign, Inc. provides prepaid card products and processing services under the PaySign brand for corporate, consumer, and government applications. It offers various services, such as transaction processing, cardholder enrollment, value loading, ca...
How the Company Makes Money
PaySign generates revenue primarily from operating and servicing prepaid and payment card programs. Key revenue streams typically include (1) fees earned from card programs and program management/processing services (such as platform/processing an...
PaySign Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Mar 24, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 12, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strong operational and financial narrative: robust revenue growth (40.5% FY2025), material profitability improvement (net income +98%, adjusted EBITDA +107%), rapid scaling of the high-margin patient affordability business (revenue +167.8%, processed claims +79%), meaningful client savings from dynamic business rules, and positive 2026 guidance (30%–35% revenue growth). Offsetting items included lower plasma revenue per center driven by elevated inventory, a small number of center losses, a high Q4 tax rate impact, pending FDA review for the BECS product, and the need to educate the investor base about the business model. Overall, the highlights substantially outweigh the lowlights, signaling positive momentum and operating leverage heading into 2026.Positive Updates
Strong Revenue Growth
Total revenue increased 40.5% year-over-year to $82.0 million for FY2025.
Negative Updates
Pressure on Plasma Revenue per Center
Average monthly revenue per plasma center declined in 2025 due to elevated plasma inventory levels and a reduction in average donations per center despite center count growth.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Revenue Growth
Total revenue increased 40.5% year-over-year to $82.0 million for FY2025.
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Company Guidance
Paysign guided 2026 revenue of $106.5M–$110.5M (30%–35% Y/Y) with plasma and pharma contributing equally and other revenue of $2.5M; gross profit margins of 60%–62%; operating expenses up ~20% (depreciation & amortization $9.5M–$10M; stock‑based comp ≈$5.5M); interest income ≈$3.1M; an expected tax rate of 22.5%–25%; net income of $13M–$16M ($0.21–$0.26 per diluted share); adjusted EBITDA $30M–$33M ($0.49–$0.53 per diluted share) on ~62.3M fully diluted shares. For Q1 2026 they expect $27M–$27.5M revenue (45.2%–47.8% Y/Y), 137 active patient affordability programs and 589 plasma centers exiting the quarter, with operating margin 20%–22%, net margin 17%–19%, adjusted EBITDA margin 34.5%–36.5%, EPS $0.07–$0.08 and adjusted EBITDA per share $0.15–$0.16, noting plasma seasonality (lowest in Q1) and pharma seasonality (highest in Q1).PaySign Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
78
Positive
Balance Sheet
74
Positive
Cash Flow
70
Positive
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 82.03M | 58.38M | 47.27M | 38.03M | 29.46M |
| Gross Profit | 40.40M | 32.20M | 24.14M | 20.95M | 14.71M |
| EBITDA | 15.68M | 7.02M | 3.86M | 2.79M | -1.12M |
| Net Income | 7.55M | 3.82M | 6.46M | 1.03M | -2.72M |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 276.25M | 179.03M | 146.60M | 108.24M | 84.05M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 21.07M | 10.77M | 16.99M | 9.71M | 7.39M |
| Total Debt | 14.03M | 2.93M | 3.31M | 3.67M | 4.01M |
| Total Liabilities | 227.76M | 148.59M | 122.11M | 91.95M | 71.06M |
| Stockholders Equity | 48.49M | 30.44M | 24.49M | 16.29M | 12.99M |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 51.24M | 13.46M | 20.57M | 21.23M | 12.55M |
| Operating Cash Flow | 52.45M | 22.95M | 27.62M | 25.32M | 15.23M |
| Investing Cash Flow | -10.09M | -9.49M | -7.05M | -4.09M | -2.68M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 284.87K | -466.25K | -1.12M | 0.00 | 192.14K |
PaySign Technical Analysis
Positive
5.62
Price Trends
3.83
Positive
4.50
Positive
5.33
Positive
Market Momentum
0.29
Negative
80.90
Negative
93.52
Negative
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For PAYS, the sentiment is Positive. The current price of 5.62 is above the 20-day moving average (MA) of 3.82, above the 50-day MA of 3.83, and above the 200-day MA of 5.33, indicating a bullish trend. The MACD of 0.29 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 80.90 is Negative, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 93.52 is Negative, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Positive sentiment for PAYS.
PaySign Risk Analysis
PaySign disclosed 28 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. PaySign reported the most risks in the "Finance & Corporate" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 1 New Risks
1.
Global and regional economic conditions could harm our business. Q4, 2023
PaySign Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
74 Outperform | $310.14M | 37.12 | 17.19% | ― | 32.61% | -8.26% | |
71 Outperform | $1.65B | 27.73 | 9.84% | ― | 10.58% | -45.52% | |
69 Neutral | $475.86M | 14.08 | 22.07% | ― | -6.57% | -29.62% | |
66 Neutral | $2.03B | 82.10 | 7.96% | ― | 24.71% | 99.52% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
50 Neutral | $267.62M | -1.22 | -17.60% | ― | -0.58% | -57.43% | |
47 Neutral | $223.71M | -0.40 | -139.50% | ― | 101.97% | 58.61% |
* Technology Sector Average
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