essensys
Market Cap
UK£79.1m
Last Updated
2020/07/10 20:52 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
essensys plc provides mission-critical software-as-a-service platforms and on-demand cloud services to the high growth flexible workspace industry in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and slightly overvalued.
Share Price & News
How has essensys's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: ESYS has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0%
ESYS
-1.7%
GB Software
-0.8%
GB Market
1 Year Return
-17.6%
ESYS
-12.5%
GB Software
-15.4%
GB Market
Return vs Industry: ESYS underperformed the UK Software industry which returned -11.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: ESYS underperformed the UK Market which returned -16% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| ESYS | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0% | -1.7% | -0.8% |
| 30 Day | -1.6% | -1.3% | -3.4% |
| 90 Day | -1.6% | 11.0% | 5.6% |
| 1 Year | -17.6%-17.6% | -10.7%-12.5% | -11.4%-15.4% |
| 3 Year | n/a | -22.3%-33.7% | -4.5%-16.3% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 19.7%-3.0% | 12.7%-12.4% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is essensys's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
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Is essensys plc (LON:ESYS) Investing Your Capital Efficiently?Valuation
Is essensys undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
37.8%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: ESYS (£1.5) is trading below our estimate of fair value (£2.41)
Significantly Below Fair Value: ESYS is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: ESYS is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the GB Software industry average.
PE vs Market: ESYS is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the UK market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate ESYS's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: ESYS is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (8x) compared to the GB Software industry average (3.3x).
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Future Growth
How is essensys forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?
12.5%
Forecasted annual revenue growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: Insufficient data to determine if ESYS's forecast earnings growth is above the savings rate (1.2%).
Earnings vs Market: Insufficient data to determine if ESYS's earnings are forecast to grow faster than the UK market
High Growth Earnings: Insufficient data to determine if earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: ESYS's revenue (12.5% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the UK market (3.3% per year).
High Growth Revenue: ESYS's revenue (12.5% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if ESYS's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has essensys performed over the past 5 years?
-40.6%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: ESYS is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: ESYS is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: ESYS is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of -40.6% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare ESYS's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: ESYS is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (12.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: ESYS has a negative Return on Equity (-12.97%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is essensys's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: ESYS's short term assets (£8.7M) exceed its short term liabilities (£6.7M).
Long Term Liabilities: ESYS's short term assets (£8.7M) exceed its long term liabilities (£1.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: ESYS is debt free.
Reducing Debt: ESYS had no debt 5 years ago.
Balance Sheet
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable ESYS has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: ESYS is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 31.6% per year.
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Dividend
What is essensys's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate ESYS's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate ESYS's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ESYS's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if ESYS's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of ESYS's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the UK market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
1.2yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Mark Furness (46yo)
no data
Tenure
UK£365,000
Compensation
Mr. Mark Furness has been Director at essensys plc since January 22, 2019 and also serves as Chief Executive Officer and Founder at essensys plc. Mr. Furness is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of e ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Mark's total compensation ($USD460.44K) is above average for companies of similar size in the UK market ($USD346.91K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Mark's compensation with company performance.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | no data | UK£365.00k | 39.6% £31.3m | |
| CFO & Director | 1.5yrs | UK£612.00k | 0.94% £744.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Chairman | 1.17yrs | UK£19.00k | 0.063% £49.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 1.17yrs | UK£12.00k | 0.063% £49.7k | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 0.50yr | no data | no data | |
| Independent Non-Executive Director | 0.50yr | no data | no data |
1.2yrs
Average Tenure
48.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: ESYS's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.2 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Ownership
Who are the major shareholders and have insiders been buying or selling?
Insider Trading Volume
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 9.6%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
essensys plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: essensys plc
- Ticker: ESYS
- Exchange: AIM
- Founded: 2006
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: UK£79.115m
- Shares outstanding: 52.74m
- Website: https://www.essensys.tech
Number of Employees
Location
- essensys plc
- Aldgate Tower
- 7th Floor
- London
- Greater London
- E1 8FA
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESYS | AIM (London Stock Exchange AIM Market) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | May 2019 |
| 3L8 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | May 2019 |
Biography
essensys plc provides mission-critical software-as-a-service platforms and on-demand cloud services to the high growth flexible workspace industry in the United Kingdom and the United States. The company’s products include Connect, a co-working software platform for multi-site operators that provides, manages, and monitors mission-critical infrastructure services in real-time; and Operate, an end-to-end solution for multi-site workspace operators for managing day-to-day co-working operations. It serves co-working spaces, serviced offices, science parks, property agents or brokers, commercial real estate stakeholders, business centers, and executive suites. The company was founded in 2006 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/07/10 20:52 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/07/10 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/01/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/07/31 |
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