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SONIC FOUNDRY INC (SOFO) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:SOFO - Nasdaq - US83545R2076 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

0.35  -0.02 (-4.87%)

After market: 0.26 -0.09 (-25.71%)

Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, SOFO scores 1 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. SOFO was compared to 283 industry peers in the Software industry. SOFO has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. SOFO has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year SOFO has reported negative net income.
SOFO had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
In the past 5 years SOFO reported 4 times negative net income.
In multiple years SOFO reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 years.
SOFO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFSOFO Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 -5M -10M

1.2 Ratios

SOFO has a worse Return On Assets (-111.27%) than 90.46% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector 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
SOFO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICSOFO Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 100 -100

1.3 Margins

With a Gross Margin value of 58.90%, SOFO perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 40.28% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of SOFO has remained more or less at the same level.
SOFO does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector 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%
SOFO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsSOFO Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 20 -20 40 60

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

SOFO does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
SOFO has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
Compared to 1 year ago, SOFO has a worse debt to assets ratio.
SOFO Yearly Shares OutstandingSOFO Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2M 4M 6M 8M 10M
SOFO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsSOFO Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 10M 20M 30M

2.2 Solvency

SOFO has an Altman-Z score of -20.96. This is a bad value and indicates that SOFO is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
SOFO has a worse Altman-Z score (-20.96) than 94.70% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -20.96
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.1%
SOFO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFSOFO Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 5M -5M -10M

2.3 Liquidity

SOFO has a Current Ratio of 0.68. This is a bad value and indicates that SOFO is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
SOFO has a Current ratio of 0.68. This is amonst the worse of the industry: SOFO underperforms 87.63% of its industry peers.
A Quick Ratio of 0.53 indicates that SOFO may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
The Quick ratio of SOFO (0.53) is worse than 92.23% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.68
Quick Ratio 0.53
SOFO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesSOFO Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 5M 10M 15M

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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%.
Looking at the last year, SOFO shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -22.14% in the last year.
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 Q2Q%-364.29%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.14%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.56%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.26%
Sales Q2Q%-10.66%

3.2 Future

SOFO is expected to show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -33.51% yearly.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.64% on average over the next years.
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

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
SOFO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesSOFO Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 10M 20M 30M 40M 50M
SOFO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesSOFO Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2022 2023 2024 -0.5 -1 -1.5

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for SOFO. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
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 RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
SOFO Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsSOFO Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20 30 40 50

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
SOFO Per share dataSOFO EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 1 -1

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

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

SOFO does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

SONIC FOUNDRY INC

NASDAQ:SOFO (12/4/2023, 8:18:57 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
Earnings (Last)08-10 2023-08-10/amc
Earnings (Next)12-20 2023-12-20/amc
Inst Owners4.81%
Inst Owner Change-11.29%
Ins Owners59.12%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap4.25M
Analysts82.86
Price Target2.04 (482.86%)
Short Float %0.59%
Short Ratio1.88
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)12.85%
Min EPS beat(2)1.96%
Max EPS beat(2)23.75%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)5.25%
Min EPS beat(4)-20.18%
Max EPS beat(4)23.75%
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)1
Avg Revenue beat(2)-8.37%
Min Revenue beat(2)-19.05%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.32%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-10.58%
Min Revenue beat(4)-19.05%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.32%
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-33.33%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-39.29%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)-25.93%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-27.5%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-12.55%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 0.18
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B N/A
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-1.25
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-1.25
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-1.12
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.88
OCFYN/A
SpS1.9
BVpS-0.83
TBVpS-0.84
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -111.27%
ROE N/A
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 58.9%
FCFM 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
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-2.25%
GM growth 5Y-1.16%
F-Score2
Asset Turnover1.4
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity N/A
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 134.58%
Cap/Sales 12.5%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 0.68
Quick Ratio 0.53
Altman-Z -20.96
F-Score2
WACC10.1%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)214.82%
Cap/Depr(5y)145.26%
Cap/Sales(3y)9.19%
Cap/Sales(5y)6.25%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-205.88%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-364.29%
EPS Next Y-146.38%
EPS Next 2Y-33.51%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-22.14%
Revenue growth 3Y-7.56%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.26%
Sales Q2Q%-10.66%
Revenue Next Year-20.36%
Revenue Next 2Y2.64%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-155.29%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year-114.86%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-4426.67%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-875.36%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A