Executive Summary
Napatech A/S provides reconfigurable computing solutions for network performance and cybersecurity applications worldwide. More Details
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Snowflake Analysis
High growth potential with adequate balance sheet.
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Share Price & News
How has Napatech's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: NAPA is more volatile than 75% of Norwegian stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 10% a week.
Volatility Over Time: NAPA's weekly volatility (10%) has been stable over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of Norwegian stocks.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-5.4%
NAPA
1.3%
NO Communications
3.0%
NO Market
1 Year Return
167.7%
NAPA
16.3%
NO Communications
-1.9%
NO Market
Return vs Industry: NAPA exceeded the Norwegian Communications industry which returned 14% over the past year.
Return vs Market: NAPA exceeded the Norwegian Market which returned -4.1% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| NAPA | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -5.4% | 1.3% | 3.0% |
| 30 Day | -12.4% | -4.1% | 8.3% |
| 90 Day | 8.8% | -7.3% | 6.8% |
| 1 Year | 167.7%167.7% | 17.4%16.3% | 1.7%-1.9% |
| 3 Year | -41.7%-41.7% | 35.6%28.7% | 9.5%-2.8% |
| 5 Year | 37.6%37.6% | -4.6%-15.8% | 54.5%23.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Napatech's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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What Kind Of Shareholders Own Napatech A/S (OB:NAPA)?Valuation
Is Napatech undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
28.4%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: NAPA (NOK12.18) is trading below our estimate of fair value (NOK17.01)
Significantly Below Fair Value: NAPA is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: NAPA is poor value based on its PE Ratio (148.3x) compared to the XE Communications industry average (26x).
PE vs Market: NAPA is poor value based on its PE Ratio (148.3x) compared to the Norwegian market (15.1x).
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: NAPA is poor value based on its PEG Ratio (2.2x)
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: NAPA is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (8.8x) compared to the XE Communications industry average (2x).
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Future Growth
How is Napatech forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 1 analyst?
68.6%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: NAPA's forecast earnings growth (68.6% per year) is above the savings rate (1.6%).
Earnings vs Market: NAPA's earnings (68.6% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the Norwegian market (33.8% per year).
High Growth Earnings: earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: NAPA's revenue (18.7% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the Norwegian market (6.1% per year).
High Growth Revenue: NAPA's revenue (18.7% per year) is forecast to grow slower than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: NAPA's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time (21.8%)
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Past Performance
How has Napatech performed over the past 5 years?
-34.4%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: NAPA has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: NAPA became profitable in the past.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: NAPA has become profitable over the past 5 years, growing earnings by -34.4% per year.
Accelerating Growth: NAPA has become profitable in the last year, making the earnings growth rate difficult to compare to its 5-year average.
Earnings vs Industry: NAPA has become profitable in the last year, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Communications industry (-1.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: NAPA's Return on Equity (6.7%) is considered low.
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Financial Health
How is Napatech's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: NAPA's short term assets (DKK100.4M) exceed its short term liabilities (DKK45.6M).
Long Term Liabilities: NAPA's short term assets (DKK100.4M) exceed its long term liabilities (DKK20.4M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: NAPA's debt to equity ratio (25.7%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: NAPA's debt to equity ratio has increased from 2.6% to 25.7% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: NAPA's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (223.9%).
Interest Coverage: NAPA's interest payments on its debt are not well covered by EBIT (2.8x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Dividend
What is Napatech current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate NAPA's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate NAPA'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 NAPA's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if NAPA'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 NAPA's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Norwegian market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
2.3yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Ray Smets (57 yo)
2.33yrs
Tenure
Mr. Raymond Smets, also known as Ray serves as Chief Executive Officer of Napatech A/S since July 24, 2018. Mr. Smets served as Executive Vice President of Worldwide Sales at A10 Networks, Inc. from Novemb...
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive Officer | 2.33yrs | no data | 0.46% DKK 4.6m | |
| Chief Financial Officer | 2yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Operating Officer | 2.33yrs | no data | 0.48% DKK 4.8m | |
| Regulatory Compliance Manager | no data | no data | no data | |
| Chief Marketing Officer | 3.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| HR Manager | 3.67yrs | no data | no data | |
| Chief Research & Development Officer | no data | no data | 0.29% DKK 2.9m | |
| Chief Technology Architect | no data | no data | no data |
2.3yrs
Average Tenure
48yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: NAPA's management team is considered experienced (2.3 years average tenure).
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Director | 1.83yrs | no data | no data | |
| Director | 4.42yrs | no data | 0.084% DKK 852.6k | |
| Chairman | 3.08yrs | no data | 0.39% DKK 3.9m | |
| Director | 3.58yrs | no data | 0.24% DKK 2.4m |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
58.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: NAPA's board of directors are considered experienced (3.3 years average tenure).
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 not been meaningfully diluted in the past year.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Napatech A/S's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Napatech A/S
- Ticker: NAPA
- Exchange: OB
- Founded: 2003
- Industry: Communications Equipment
- Sector: Tech
- Market Cap: kr1.012b
- Shares outstanding: 83.06m
- Website: https://www.napatech.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Napatech A/S
- Tobaksvejen 23 A
- Soeborg
- Copenhagen
- Capital Region of Denmark
- 2860
- Denmark
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NAPA | OB (Oslo Bors) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | NO | NOK | Dec 2013 |
| NAT | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Dec 2013 |
| 0QJ4 | LSE (London Stock Exchange) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | NOK | Dec 2013 |
| NAPAO | BATS-CHIXE (BATS 'Chi-X Europe') | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | NOK | Dec 2013 |
Biography
Napatech A/S provides reconfigurable computing solutions for network performance and cybersecurity applications worldwide. It provides Link Capture Software that enables packet capture with nanosecond time...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/11/24 22:12 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/11/24 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.