CGNT Fundamental Analysis - COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD

Fundamental Rating

Overall CGNT gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated CGNT against 284 industry peers in the Software industry. The financial health of CGNT is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. CGNT is not valued too expensively and it also shows a decent growth rate.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

CGNT had positive earnings in the past year.

In the past year CGNT had a positive cash flow from operations.

In the past 5 years CGNT reported 4 times negative net income.

CGNT had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.

1.2 Ratios

CGNT has a better Return On Assets (-1.61%) than 60.56% of its industry peers.

With a decent Return On Equity value of -4.06%, CGNT is doing good in the industry, outperforming 60.56% of the companies in the same industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.61%
ROE	-4.06%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-10.49%

ROA(5y)-6.29%

ROE(3y)-24.24%

ROE(5y)-14.49%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 70.62%, CGNT is in line with its industry, outperforming 55.63% of the companies in the same industry.

CGNT's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for CGNT so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	70.62%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-0.77%

GM growth 5Y1.89%

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CGNT does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

The number of shares outstanding for CGNT has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

CGNT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.

CGNT has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 1.77, we must say that CGNT is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

The Altman-Z score of CGNT (1.77) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

There is no outstanding debt for CGNT. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Altman-Z	1.77

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC9.57%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.33 indicates that CGNT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

The Current ratio of CGNT (1.33) is comparable to the rest of the industry.

A Quick Ratio of 1.25 indicates that CGNT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.

CGNT's Quick ratio of 1.25 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. CGNT outperforms 40.85% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	1.33
Quick Ratio	1.25

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 950.00% over the past year.

CGNT shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -56.72% yearly.

The Revenue has grown by 12.56% in the past year. This is quite good.

The Revenue has been decreasing by -5.17% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)950%

EPS 3Y-56.72%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%275%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.56%

Revenue growth 3Y-9.56%

Revenue growth 5Y-5.17%

Sales Q2Q%15.52%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, CGNT will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 90.29% on average per year.

The Revenue is expected to grow by 6.46% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y217.05%

EPS Next 2Y90.29%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year13.13%

Revenue Next 2Y11.34%

Revenue Next 3Y6.46%

Revenue Next 5Y6.46%

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CGNT is valuated quite expensively with a Price/Earnings ratio of 53.09.

Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Earnings ratio of CGNT is on the same level as its industry peers.

CGNT's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.34.

With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 41.54, CGNT can be considered very expensive at the moment.

CGNT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio is in line with the industry average.

CGNT's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather expensive valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 22.19.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	53.09
Fwd PE	41.54

4.2 Price Multiples

CGNT's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is a bit cheaper when compared to the industry. CGNT is cheaper than 67.61% of the companies in the same industry.

The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Free Cash Flow ratio as CGNT.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	56.16
EV/EBITDA	43.15

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.

A more expensive valuation may be justified as CGNT's earnings are expected to grow with 90.29% in the coming years.

PEG (NY)0.24

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y90.29%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

No dividends for CGNT!.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

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COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD

NASDAQ:CGNT (6/18/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 9.025 0 (0%)

9.025

-0.13 (-1.47%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services

GICS IndustrySoftware

Earnings (Last)06-11 2025-06-11/bmo

Earnings (Next)09-08 2025-09-08/bmo

Inst Owners77.41%

Inst Owner Change1.1%

Ins Owners4.67%

Ins Owner Change0%

Market Cap649.44M

Analysts45.71

Price Target10.2 (13.02%)

Short Float %0.42%

Short Ratio0.77

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	N/A

Yearly Dividend0

Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A

DP0%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)733.33%

Min EPS beat(2)194.12%

Max EPS beat(2)1272.55%

EPS beat(4)4

Avg EPS beat(4)488.54%

Min EPS beat(4)157.67%

Max EPS beat(4)1272.55%

EPS beat(8)8

Avg EPS beat(8)662.72%

EPS beat(12)10

Avg EPS beat(12)447.49%

EPS beat(16)12

Avg EPS beat(16)288.5%

Revenue beat(2)0

Avg Revenue beat(2)-0.42%

Min Revenue beat(2)-0.54%

Max Revenue beat(2)-0.3%

Revenue beat(4)0

Avg Revenue beat(4)-0.62%

Min Revenue beat(4)-1.12%

Max Revenue beat(4)-0.3%

Revenue beat(8)2

Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.23%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)-1.59%

Revenue beat(16)5

Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.11%

PT rev (1m)0%

PT rev (3m)33.33%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)13.93%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)4.81%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)4.82%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	53.09
Fwd PE	41.54
P/S	1.79
P/FCF	56.16
P/OCF	24.02
P/B	3.33
P/tB	9.43
EV/EBITDA	43.15

EPS(TTM)0.17

EY1.88%

EPS(NY)0.22

Fwd EY2.41%

FCF(TTM)0.16

FCFY1.78%

OCF(TTM)0.38

OCFY4.16%

SpS5.05

BVpS2.71

TBVpS0.96

PEG (NY)0.24

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-1.61%
ROE	-4.06%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	70.62%
FCFM	3.18%

ROA(3y)-10.49%

ROA(5y)-6.29%

ROE(3y)-24.24%

ROE(5y)-14.49%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-0.77%

GM growth 5Y1.89%

F-Score7

Asset Turnover0.74

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0
Debt/FCF	0
Debt/EBITDA	0
Cap/Depr	117.54%
Cap/Sales	4.26%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	213.37%
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	1.33
Quick Ratio	1.25
Altman-Z	1.77

F-Score7

WACC9.57%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)75.65%

Cap/Depr(5y)79.28%

Cap/Sales(3y)3.47%

Cap/Sales(5y)3.7%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)950%

EPS 3Y-56.72%

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%275%

EPS Next Y217.05%

EPS Next 2Y90.29%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)12.56%

Revenue growth 3Y-9.56%

Revenue growth 5Y-5.17%

Sales Q2Q%15.52%

Revenue Next Year13.13%

Revenue Next 2Y11.34%

Revenue Next 3Y6.46%

Revenue Next 5Y6.46%

EBIT growth 1Y95.85%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year281.75%

EBIT Next 3Y75.38%

EBIT Next 5Y60.6%

FCF growth 1Y157.37%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5Y-6.04%

OCF growth 1Y389.18%

OCF growth 3Y161.04%

OCF growth 5Y-6.98%

COGNYTE SOFTWARE LTD (CGNT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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