SONIC FOUNDRY INC (SOFO)
US83545R2076 - Common Stock
Overall SOFO gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated SOFO against 276 industry peers in the Software industry. SOFO has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. SOFO is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.
1. Profitability
1.1 Basic Checks
SOFO had negative earnings in the past year.
SOFO had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years SOFO reported 4 times negative net income.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: SOFO reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
1.2 Ratios
The Return On Assets of SOFO (-111.27%) is worse than 90.46% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -111.27% | ||
| ROE | N/A | ||
| ROIC | N/A |
ROA(3y)-7.85%
ROA(5y)-27.88%
ROE(3y)N/A
ROE(5y)N/A
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
SOFO has a Gross Margin of 58.90%. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: SOFO outperforms 40.28% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of SOFO has remained more or less at the same level.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for SOFO so they could not be analyzed.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 58.9% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.25%
GM growth 5Y-1.16%
2. Health
2.1 Basic Checks
SOFO does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
The number of shares outstanding for SOFO has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, SOFO has more shares outstanding
The debt/assets ratio for SOFO is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
Based on the Altman-Z score of -20.96, we must say that SOFO is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
SOFO's Altman-Z score of -20.96 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SOFO is outperformed by 94.70% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | N/A | ||
| Debt/FCF | N/A | ||
| Altman-Z | -20.96 |
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.1%
2.3 Liquidity
A Current Ratio of 0.68 indicates that SOFO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of SOFO (0.68) is worse than 87.63% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.53 indicates that SOFO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 0.53, SOFO is doing worse than 92.23% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.53 |
3. Growth
3.1 Past
SOFO shows a strong negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year the EPS decreased by -205.88%.
SOFO shows a very negative growth in Revenue. In the last year, the Revenue has decreased by -22.14%.
SOFO shows a decrease in Revenue. Measured over the last years, the Revenue has been decreasing by -5.26% yearly.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-205.88%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS growth Q2Q-364.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.14%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.56%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.26%
Revenue growth Q2Q-10.66%
3.2 Future
Based on estimates for the next years, SOFO will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -33.51% on average per year.
SOFO is expected to show a small growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 2.64% yearly.
EPS Next Y-146.38%
EPS Next 2Y-33.51%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-20.36%
Revenue Next 2Y2.64%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
4. Valuation
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
SOFO reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for SOFO. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | ||
| Fwd PE | N/A |
4.2 Price Multiples
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | N/A |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
A cheap valuation may be justified as SOFO's earnings are expected to decrease with -33.51% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-33.51%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. Dividend
5.1 Amount
No dividends for SOFO!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | N/A |
SONIC FOUNDRY INC
NASDAQ:SOFO (12/4/2023, 7:18:57 PM)
After market: 0.26 -0.09 (-25.71%)0.35
-0.02 (-4.87%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
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| PE | N/A | ||
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Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
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| ROA | -111.27% | ||
| ROE | N/A | ||
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| OM | N/A | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 58.9% | ||
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Asset Turnover1.4
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| Current Ratio | 0.68 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.53 | ||
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EPS 1Y (TTM)-205.88%
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EPS Next Y-146.38%
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