Cognyte Software Ltd.

NasdaqGS:CGNT Stock Report

Market Cap: US$619.2m

Cognyte Software Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Cognyte Software's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -40.4%, while the Software industry saw earnings growing at 19.9% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 10% per year.

Key information

-40.4%

Earnings growth rate

-40.3%

EPS growth rate

Software Industry Growth17.3%
Revenue growth rate-10.0%
Return on equity-4.0%
Net Margin-4.0%
Last Earnings Update31 Oct 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGNT) Stock Catapults 27% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Dec 07
Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGNT) Stock Catapults 27% Though Its Price And Business Still Lag The Industry

Are Investors Undervaluing Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGNT) By 44%?

Nov 13
Are Investors Undervaluing Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ:CGNT) By 44%?

Cognyte Software: Challenges Remain

Nov 10

Cognyte Software: A Stock For Value Investors

Sep 24

Investors Aren't Buying Cognyte Software Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:CGNT) Revenues

Sep 11
Investors Aren't Buying Cognyte Software Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:CGNT) Revenues

Cognyte's Turnaround: Costs Cut, Revenue Grows Moderately

Jul 22

Cognyte: Appears Fully Valued, Hold For Now

Apr 30

Cognyte Software: Still On Perpetual Licenses

Feb 15

Cognyte Software Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:CGNT) Shares Lagging The Industry But So Is The Business

Jul 06
Cognyte Software Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:CGNT) Shares Lagging The Industry But So Is The Business

We Think Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

May 31
We Think Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) Needs To Drive Business Growth Carefully

Cognyte agrees to divest a portion of threat intelligence analytics offering for $47.5M plus a performance based earn-out

Oct 19

Cognyte Software Non-GAAP EPS of -$0.04 beats by $0.13, revenue of $81.34M misses by $11.13M

Sep 28

Cognyte Software Contends With Customer Delays

Aug 06

Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

Jun 24
Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) Hasn't Managed To Accelerate Its Returns

The Returns On Capital At Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) Don't Inspire Confidence

Mar 16
The Returns On Capital At Cognyte Software (NASDAQ:CGNT) Don't Inspire Confidence

Is Cognyte Software Stock A Buy Or Sell After Q2 Earnings? Looks Interesting On The Dip

Sep 21

Cognyte: Value Hidden In Plain Sight

Jul 28

Cognyte Software's (NASDAQ:CGNT) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

May 06
Cognyte Software's (NASDAQ:CGNT) Sluggish Earnings Might Be Just The Beginning Of Its Problems

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Cognyte Software makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NasdaqGS:CGNT Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Oct 24340-13140107
31 Jul 24330-4135105
30 Apr 24323-12130106
31 Jan 24313-16126107
31 Oct 23303-40130111
31 Jul 23295-73133119
30 Apr 23299-93143130
31 Jan 23312-114154140
31 Oct 22364-99176147
31 Jul 22411-69181150
30 Apr 22446-41186148
31 Jan 22474-15186143
31 Oct 214732190142
31 Jul 214688183138
30 Apr 2145712170131
31 Jan 2144314166129
31 Oct 2043715146120
31 Jul 2044312151117
30 Apr 2044813159115
31 Jan 2045720159111
31 Jan 194339141100

Quality Earnings: CGNT is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: CGNT is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: CGNT is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 40.4% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare CGNT's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: CGNT is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (27.6%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: CGNT has a negative Return on Equity (-4.05%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/31 23:56
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/31 00:00
Earnings2024/10/31
Annual Earnings2024/01/31

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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Cognyte Software Ltd. is covered by 5 analysts. 3 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Peter LevineEvercore ISI
Michael CikosNeedham & Company
Brad RebackStifel, Equities Research