Upland Software
Market Cap
US$1.4b
Last Updated
2021/01/15 23:08 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
Upland Software, Inc. provides cloud-based enterprise work management software in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. More Details
Snowflake Analysis
Mediocre balance sheet and overvalued.
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Share Price & News
How has Upland Software's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: UPLD is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 7% a week.
Volatility Over Time: UPLD's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
-4.1%
UPLD
-2.3%
US Software
-1.0%
US Market
1 Year Return
12.0%
UPLD
38.5%
US Software
19.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: UPLD underperformed the US Software industry which returned 39.4% over the past year.
Return vs Market: UPLD underperformed the US Market which returned 21% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| UPLD | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | -4.1% | -2.3% | -1.0% |
| 30 Day | -0.8% | -2.4% | 2.2% |
| 90 Day | 2.0% | 1.3% | 11.5% |
| 1 Year | 12.0%12.0% | 39.4%38.5% | 22.3%19.6% |
| 3 Year | 93.5%93.5% | 124.9%117.7% | 45.3%35.7% |
| 5 Year | 545.3%545.3% | 251.5%233.2% | 124.8%99.8% |
Long-Term Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Upland Software's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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What We Make Of Upland Software's (NASDAQ:UPLD) Returns On CapitalValuation
Is Upland Software undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
4.66x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: UPLD ($45.56) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($28.87)
Significantly Below Fair Value: UPLD is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: UPLD is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US Software industry average.
PE vs Market: UPLD is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the US market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate UPLD's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: UPLD is good value based on its PB Ratio (4.7x) compared to the US Software industry average (9.6x).
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Future Growth
How is Upland Software forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 9 analysts?
36.1%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: UPLD is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: UPLD is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: UPLD is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: UPLD's revenue (1.9% per year) is forecast to grow slower than the US market (10.2% per year).
High Growth Revenue: UPLD's revenue (1.9% 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 UPLD's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has Upland Software performed over the past 5 years?
-34.8%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: UPLD is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: UPLD is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: UPLD is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 34.8% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare UPLD's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: UPLD is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (14.3%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: UPLD has a negative Return on Equity (-22.69%), as it is currently unprofitable.
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Financial Health
How is Upland Software's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: UPLD's short term assets ($293.8M) exceed its short term liabilities ($115.0M).
Long Term Liabilities: UPLD's short term assets ($293.8M) do not cover its long term liabilities ($591.1M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: UPLD's debt to equity ratio (193%) is considered high.
Reducing Debt: UPLD's debt to equity ratio has increased from 38.3% to 193% over the past 5 years.
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 UPLD has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: UPLD is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 38.4% per year.
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Dividend
What is Upland Software current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate UPLD's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any recent payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate UPLD'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 UPLD's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if UPLD'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 UPLD's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
How experienced are the management team and are they aligned to shareholders interests?
0.9yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
Jack McDonald (57 yo)
10.5yrs
Tenure
US$7,564,250
Compensation
Mr. John T. McDonald, also known as Jack, J.D., is the Co-Founder, Chairman of The Board and Chief Executive Officer at Silverback Enterprise Group Inc. Mr. McDonald serves as the Chairman and Chief Execut...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Jack's total compensation ($USD7.56M) is above average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD3.85M).
Compensation vs Earnings: Jack's compensation has increased whilst the company is unprofitable.
Leadership Team
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 10.5yrs | US$7.56m | 5.73% $ 78.2m | |
| Co-President & COO | 0.83yr | US$6.09m | 1.1% $ 15.0m | |
| Co-President & Chief Commercial Officer | 0.83yr | US$87.54k | 0.27% $ 3.7m | |
| CFO, Treasurer & Secretary | 10.5yrs | US$3.27m | 0.60% $ 8.1m | |
| Chief Information Officer | 0.92yr | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Security & Compliance | no data | no data | no data | |
| Senior VP | 2.5yrs | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Corporate Development | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & Chief Marketing Officer | 0.92yr | no data | no data | |
| Senior Vice President of Global Account Sales | 0.75yr | no data | no data | |
| Vice President of Human Resources | no data | no data | no data | |
| Executive VP & GM | 8.92yrs | no data | no data |
0.9yrs
Average Tenure
53.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: UPLD's management team is not considered experienced ( 0.9 years average tenure), which suggests a new team.
Board Members
| Name | Position | Tenure | Compensation | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Founder | 10.5yrs | US$7.56m | 5.73% $ 78.2m | |
| Independent Director | 6.33yrs | US$95.04k | 0.035% $ 482.2k | |
| Lead Independent Director | 3.25yrs | US$115.04k | 0.24% $ 3.2m | |
| Independent Director | 3.25yrs | US$75.04k | 0.093% $ 1.3m | |
| Independent Director | 0.83yr | no data | 0.0027% $ 37.4k |
3.3yrs
Average Tenure
57yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: UPLD'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.
Recent Insider Transactions
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 16.6%.
Top Shareholders
Company Information
Upland Software, Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Upland Software, Inc.
- Ticker: UPLD
- Exchange: NasdaqGM
- Founded: 2010
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: US$1.364b
- Shares outstanding: 29.46m
- Website: https://uplandsoftware.com
Number of Employees
Location
- Upland Software, Inc.
- Frost Bank Tower
- Suite 1850
- Austin
- Texas
- 78701-3788
- United States
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPLD | NasdaqGM (Nasdaq Global Market) | Yes | Common Stock | US | USD | Nov 2014 |
| 16U | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Stock | DE | EUR | Nov 2014 |
Biography
Upland Software, Inc. provides cloud-based enterprise work management software in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and internationally. The company offers a family of software applications un...
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2021/01/15 23:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2021/01/15 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2020/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2019/12/31 |
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