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SOLARWINDS CORP (SWI) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA - New York Stock Exchange - NYSE:SWI - US83417Q2049 - Common Stock

18.49 USD
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Last: 4/15/2025, 8:04:00 PM
18.4899 USD
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After Hours: 4/15/2025, 8:04:00 PM
Fundamental Rating

4

Overall SWI gets a fundamental rating of 4 out of 10. We evaluated SWI against 280 industry peers in the Software industry. While SWI has a great profitability rating, there are quite some concerns on its financial health. SWI has a valuation in line with the averages, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.


Dividend Valuation Growth Profitability Health

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year SWI was profitable.
SWI had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
The reported net income has been mixed in the past 5 years: SWI reported negative net income in multiple years.
SWI had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
SWI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFSWI Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 200M -200M -400M -600M -800M

1.2 Ratios

SWI's Return On Assets of 3.53% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. SWI outperforms 72.18% of its industry peers.
With a decent Return On Equity value of 7.99%, SWI is doing good in the industry, outperforming 72.89% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 6.11%, SWI is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 77.46% of the companies in the same industry.
Measured over the past 3 years, the Average Return On Invested Capital for SWI is significantly below the industry average of 10.73%.
The 3 year average ROIC (4.19%) for SWI is below the current ROIC(6.11%), indicating increased profibility in the last year.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.53%
ROE 7.99%
ROIC 6.11%
ROA(3y)-8.6%
ROA(5y)-4.82%
ROE(3y)-20.17%
ROE(5y)-11.5%
ROIC(3y)4.19%
ROIC(5y)N/A
SWI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICSWI Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 -20 -40 -60

1.3 Margins

Looking at the Profit Margin, with a value of 14.04%, SWI is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 78.52% of the companies in the same industry.
SWI's Profit Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
The Operating Margin of SWI (26.15%) is better than 92.61% of its industry peers.
SWI's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
SWI's Gross Margin of 89.55% is amongst the best of the industry. SWI outperforms 97.54% of its industry peers.
SWI's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM 26.15%
PM (TTM) 14.04%
GM 89.55%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y16.98%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y38.56%
GM growth 3Y9.39%
GM growth 5Y4.93%
SWI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsSWI Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 50 -50 -100

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

SWI has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it is destroying value.
The number of shares outstanding for SWI has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
Compared to 5 years ago, SWI has more shares outstanding
SWI has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
SWI Yearly Shares OutstandingSWI Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M
SWI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsSWI Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B 4B 5B

2.2 Solvency

SWI has an Altman-Z score of 1.03. This is a bad value and indicates that SWI is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of 1.03, SWI perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 40.14% of the companies in the same industry.
The Debt to FCF ratio of SWI is 7.19, which is on the high side as it means it would take SWI, 7.19 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
SWI has a Debt to FCF ratio (7.19) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
SWI has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.85. This is a neutral value indicating SWI is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 0.85, SWI is not doing good in the industry: 72.18% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.85
Debt/FCF 7.19
Altman-Z 1.03
ROIC/WACC0.54
WACC11.32%
SWI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFSWI Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 1B 2B 3B

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.85 indicates that SWI may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
SWI has a worse Current ratio (0.85) than 80.99% of its industry peers.
SWI has a Quick Ratio of 0.85. This is a bad value and indicates that SWI is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
SWI has a worse Quick ratio (0.85) than 80.63% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 0.85
Quick Ratio 0.85
SWI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesSWI Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 200M 400M 600M 800M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 51.14% over the past year.
SWI shows a decrease in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -4.79% yearly.
Looking at the last year, SWI shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 5.03% in the last year.
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 3.56% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)51.14%
EPS 3Y-5.38%
EPS 5Y-4.79%
EPS Q2Q%112.5%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.03%
Revenue growth 3Y3.51%
Revenue growth 5Y3.56%
Sales Q2Q%6.14%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -6.26% on average over the next years.
The Revenue is expected to grow by 4.00% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-17.13%
EPS Next 2Y-6.26%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year3.5%
Revenue Next 2Y4%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
The Revenue growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
SWI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesSWI Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 200M 400M 600M 800M 1B
SWI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesSWI Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 0.5 1 1.5

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

With a Price/Earnings ratio of 13.90, SWI is valued correctly.
86.27% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SWI, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 26.38, SWI is valued a bit cheaper.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 16.78, the valuation of SWI can be described as correct.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, SWI is valued cheaply inside the industry as 83.10% of the companies are valued more expensively.
When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of SWI to the average of the S&P500 Index (23.83), we can say SWI is valued slightly cheaper.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 13.9
Fwd PE 16.78
SWI Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsSWI Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 10 20 30 40 50

4.2 Price Multiples

85.56% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SWI, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
82.75% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than SWI, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.
Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF 18.91
EV/EBITDA 14.54
SWI Per share dataSWI EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 5 -5

4.3 Compensation for Growth

The decent profitability rating of SWI may justify a higher PE ratio.
A cheap valuation may be justified as SWI's earnings are expected to decrease with -6.26% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-6.26%
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

SOLARWINDS CORP

NYSE:SWI (4/15/2025, 8:04:00 PM)

After market: 18.4899 0 (0%)

18.49

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Chartmill FA Rating
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)02-12 2025-02-12/amc
Earnings (Next)05-01 2025-05-01/bmo
Inst Owners31.68%
Inst Owner Change-25.55%
Ins Owners1.27%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap3.17B
Revenue(TTM)796.89M
Net Income(TTM)111.90M
Analysts51.43
Price Target17.49 (-5.41%)
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly Dividend0.99
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP150.27%
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)2
Avg EPS beat(2)46.74%
Min EPS beat(2)8.17%
Max EPS beat(2)85.3%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)34.6%
Min EPS beat(4)8.17%
Max EPS beat(4)85.3%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)27.79%
EPS beat(12)10
Avg EPS beat(12)18.98%
EPS beat(16)14
Avg EPS beat(16)18.3%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.33%
Min Revenue beat(2)2.07%
Max Revenue beat(2)2.6%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)1.59%
Min Revenue beat(4)0.29%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.6%
Revenue beat(8)8
Avg Revenue beat(8)2.03%
Revenue beat(12)10
Avg Revenue beat(12)1.35%
Revenue beat(16)12
Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.87%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)17.72%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)3.92%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)2.12%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0.44%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0.45%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE 13.9
Fwd PE 16.78
P/S 3.98
P/FCF 18.91
P/OCF 16.85
P/B 2.27
P/tB N/A
EV/EBITDA 14.54
EPS(TTM)1.33
EY7.19%
EPS(NY)1.1
Fwd EY5.96%
FCF(TTM)0.98
FCFY5.29%
OCF(TTM)1.1
OCFY5.93%
SpS4.64
BVpS8.16
TBVpS-6.36
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA 3.53%
ROE 7.99%
ROCE 7.74%
ROIC 6.11%
ROICexc 6.77%
ROICexgc N/A
OM 26.15%
PM (TTM) 14.04%
GM 89.55%
FCFM 21.06%
ROA(3y)-8.6%
ROA(5y)-4.82%
ROE(3y)-20.17%
ROE(5y)-11.5%
ROIC(3y)4.19%
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)4.61%
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)5.3%
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y38.26%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y16.98%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y38.56%
GM growth 3Y9.39%
GM growth 5Y4.93%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.25
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.85
Debt/FCF 7.19
Debt/EBITDA 4.22
Cap/Depr 27.54%
Cap/Sales 2.57%
Interest Coverage 1.99
Cash Conversion 66.59%
Profit Quality 149.97%
Current Ratio 0.85
Quick Ratio 0.85
Altman-Z 1.03
F-Score7
WACC11.32%
ROIC/WACC0.54
Cap/Depr(3y)23.89%
Cap/Depr(5y)17.54%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.62%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.58%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)51.14%
EPS 3Y-5.38%
EPS 5Y-4.79%
EPS Q2Q%112.5%
EPS Next Y-17.13%
EPS Next 2Y-6.26%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)5.03%
Revenue growth 3Y3.51%
Revenue growth 5Y3.56%
Sales Q2Q%6.14%
Revenue Next Year3.5%
Revenue Next 2Y4%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y38.7%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y21.14%
EBIT Next Year9%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y1.59%
FCF growth 3Y5.65%
FCF growth 5Y-10.12%
OCF growth 1Y2.63%
OCF growth 3Y6.43%
OCF growth 5Y-8.95%

SOLARWINDS CORP / SWI FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for SWI stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 4 / 10 to SWI.


What is the valuation status for SWI stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to SOLARWINDS CORP (SWI). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.


How profitable is SOLARWINDS CORP (SWI) stock?

SOLARWINDS CORP (SWI) has a profitability rating of 7 / 10.


What is the valuation of SOLARWINDS CORP based on its PE and PB ratios?

The Price/Earnings (PE) ratio for SOLARWINDS CORP (SWI) is 13.9 and the Price/Book (PB) ratio is 2.27.


Can you provide the dividend sustainability for SWI stock?

The dividend rating of SOLARWINDS CORP (SWI) is 0 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 150.27%.