Section 1: Company Overview and Fundamentals

Company Overview:

Maximus, Inc. provides business process services (BPS) in the health services and human services markets. The Company operates through three segments: U.S. Services, U.S. Federal Services, and Outside the U.S. The U.S. Services segment provides a variety of BPS, such as program administration, appeals and assessments. Its U.S. Federal Services Segment provides program administration, appeals and assessment services and technology solutions, including system and software development and maintenance services, for various United States federal civilian programs. Its Outside the U.S. Segment provides BPS solutions for governments and commercial clients in geographies beyond the United States.

1.2 The Key Positives, Negatives, and Investment summary

1.2 Top 10 shareholders:

The top 10 shareholders together form ~52.81% of the total shareholding, signifying concentrated shareholding. The Vanguard Group, Inc and BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. are the biggest shareholders, holding the maximum stake in the company at ~10.37% and ~10.13%, respectively.

Section 2: Business Updates and Financial Highlights

2.1 Recent Updates:

The below picture gives an overview of the recent updates:

2.2 Insights of Q3FY22:

Section 3: Key Risks

Section 4: Stock Recommendation Summary:

4.1 Price Performance and Technical Summary:

4.2 Fundamental Valuation

Valuation Methodology: Price/Earnings Per Share Multiple Based Relative Valuation

Markets are trading in a highly volatile zone currently due to certain macroeconomic issues and geopolitical tensions prevailing. Therefore, it is prudent to follow a cautious approach while investing.

Note 1: Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance.

Note 2: The reference date for all price data, currency, technical indicators, support, and resistance levels is October 24, 2022. The reference data in this report has been partly sourced from REFINITIV.

Note 3: Investment decisions should be made depending on an individual's appetite for upside potential, risks, holding duration, and any previous holdings. An 'Exit' from the stock can be considered if the Target Price mentioned as per the Valuation and or the technical levels provided has been achieved and is subject to the factors discussed above.

Technical Indicators Defined: -

Support: A level at which the stock prices tend to find support if they are falling, and a downtrend may take a pause backed by demand or buying interest. Support 1 refers to the nearby support level for the stock and if the price breaches the level, then Support 2 may act as the crucial support level for the stock.

 Resistance: A level at which the stock prices tend to find resistance when they are rising, and an uptrend may take a pause due to profit booking or selling interest. Resistance 1 refers to the nearby resistance level for the stock and if the price surpasses the level, then Resistance 2 may act as the crucial resistance level for the stock.

 Stop-loss: It is a level to protect further losses in case of unfavorable movement in the stock prices.