Overall AEYE gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated AEYE against 278 industry peers in the Software industry. AEYE may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. AEYE is quite expensive at the moment. It does show a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year AEYE has reported negative net income.
In the past year AEYE had a positive cash flow from operations.
AEYE had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
In multiple years AEYE reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -11.53%, AEYE is doing worse than 65.47% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -62.17%, AEYE is doing worse than 72.66% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-11.53%
ROE	-62.17%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-26.67%

ROA(5y)-33.65%

ROE(3y)-77.04%

ROE(5y)-81.35%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

The Gross Margin of AEYE (78.61%) is better than 76.62% of its industry peers.
AEYE's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
AEYE does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	78.61%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y1.9%

GM growth 5Y6.09%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

AEYE does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
Compared to 1 year ago, AEYE has more shares outstanding
Compared to 5 years ago, AEYE has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for AEYE has been reduced compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -0.77, we must say that AEYE is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of -0.77, AEYE is not doing good in the industry: 74.10% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
AEYE has a debt to FCF ratio of 15.63. This is a negative value and a sign of low solvency as AEYE would need 15.63 years to pay back of all of its debts.
AEYE has a Debt to FCF ratio of 15.63. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: AEYE outperforms 48.92% of its industry peers.
AEYE has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.23. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 2.23, AEYE is doing worse than 83.09% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.23
Debt/FCF	15.63
Altman-Z	-0.77

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC11.48%

2.3 Liquidity

AEYE has a Current Ratio of 1.00. This is a bad value and indicates that AEYE is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.00, AEYE is doing worse than 74.46% of the companies in the same industry.
A Quick Ratio of 1.00 indicates that AEYE may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
With a Quick ratio value of 1.00, AEYE is not doing good in the industry: 73.02% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1
Quick Ratio	1

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for AEYE have decreased strongly by -29.63% in the last year.
AEYE shows quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has grown by 18.57%.
AEYE shows a strong growth in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been growing by 26.73% yearly.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-29.63%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%60%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)18.57%

Revenue growth 3Y12.84%

Revenue growth 5Y26.73%

Sales Q2Q%14.59%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, AEYE will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 44.54% on average per year.
AEYE is expected to show quite a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 13.04% yearly.

EPS Next Y43.46%

EPS Next 2Y45.88%

EPS Next 3Y44.54%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year14.51%

Revenue Next 2Y12.88%

Revenue Next 3Y13.04%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

Although the future Revenue growth is still strong, it is not able to hold up the even more excellent growth rate of the past years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

AEYE reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 209.89, the valuation of AEYE can be described as expensive.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, AEYE is valued a bit more expensive than the industry average as 62.95% of the companies are valued more cheaply.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 25.57, AEYE is valued quite expensively.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	209.89

4.2 Price Multiples

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of AEYE is on the same level as its industry peers.
AEYE's Price/Free Cash Flow is on the same level as the industry average.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	141.13
EV/EBITDA	88.88

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The high PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates AEYE does not grow enough to justify the current Price/Earnings ratio.
A more expensive valuation may be justified as AEYE's earnings are expected to grow with 44.54% in the coming years.