WANdisco
Market Cap
US$294.7m
Last Updated
2020/01/24 01:15 UTC
Data Sources
Company Financials +
Executive Summary
WANdisco plc engages in the development and provision of collaboration software in North America, Europe, and internationally.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Adequate balance sheet with limited growth.
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Share Price & News
How has WANdisco's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: WANS.F has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
0%
WANS.F
0.8%
US Software
0.6%
US Market
1 Year Return
-13.9%
WANS.F
40.0%
US Software
24.6%
US Market
Return vs Industry: WANS.F underperformed the US Software industry which returned 39.8% over the past year.
Return vs Market: WANS.F underperformed the US Market which returned 24.7% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| WANS.F | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 0% | 0.8% | 0.6% |
| 30 Day | 3.5% | 6.0% | 3.0% |
| 90 Day | 9.7% | 17.3% | 10.6% |
| 1 Year | -13.9%-13.9% | 41.3%40.0% | 27.3%24.6% |
| 3 Year | 74.8%74.8% | 139.7%130.2% | 50.5%40.8% |
| 5 Year | -8.8%-8.8% | 220.7%198.4% | 78.9%59.1% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is WANdisco's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
Simply Wall St News
No news available
Valuation
Is WANdisco undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
13.45x
Price to Book (PB) ratio
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: WANS.F ($5.68) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($4.86)
Significantly Below Fair Value: WANS.F is trading above our estimate of fair value.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: WANS.F is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Software industry average.
PE vs Market: WANS.F 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 WANS.F's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: WANS.F is overvalued based on its PB Ratio (13.3x) compared to the US Software industry average (5.9x).
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Future Growth
How is WANdisco forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 4 analysts?
55.4%
Forecasted annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts
Analyst Future Growth Forecasts
Earnings vs Savings Rate: WANS.F is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Earnings vs Market: WANS.F is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
High Growth Earnings: WANS.F is forecast to remain unprofitable over the next 3 years.
Revenue vs Market: WANS.F's revenue (27.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than the US market (7.5% per year).
High Growth Revenue: WANS.F's revenue (27.1% per year) is forecast to grow faster than 20% per year.
Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts
Future Return on Equity
Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if WANS.F's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time
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Past Performance
How has WANdisco performed over the past 5 years?
18.7%
Historical annual earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: WANS.F is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: WANS.F is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: WANS.F is unprofitable, but has reduced losses over the past 5 years at a rate of 18.7% per year.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare WANS.F's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: WANS.F is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (20.8%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: WANS.F has a negative Return on Equity (-118.86%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is WANdisco's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: WANS.F's short term assets ($24.0M) exceed its short term liabilities ($8.9M).
Long Term Liabilities: WANS.F's short term assets ($24.0M) exceed its long term liabilities ($4.9M).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: WANS.F's debt to equity ratio (15.1%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: WANS.F's debt to equity ratio has increased from 0% to 15.1% over the past 5 years.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: WANS.F has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: WANS.F's debt is covered by short term assets (assets are 7.8x debt).
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: WANS.F has sufficient cash runway for more than a year based on its current free cash flow.
Forecast Cash Runway: Insufficient data to determine if WANS.F has enough cash runway if its free cash flow continues to grow or shrink based on historical rates.
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Dividend
What is WANdisco's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate WANS.F's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate WANS.F's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WANS.F's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if WANS.F'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 WANS.F's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the US market.
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Management
What is the CEO of WANdisco's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
3.1yrs
Average management tenure
CEO
David Richards (48yo)
3.3yrs
Tenure
US$891,000
Compensation
Mr. David James Richards Co-Founded WANdisco plc in 2005 and has been its Chief Executive Officer since October 6, 2016 and its President since October 13, 2016. Mr. Richards served as Chief Executive Offi ...
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: David's total compensation ($USD891.00K) is about average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD1.08M).
Compensation vs Earnings: David's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year.
Management Age and Tenure
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
59yo
Average Age
Experienced Management: WANS.F's management team is considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Board Age and Tenure
3.1yrs
Average Tenure
57.5yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: WANS.F's board of directors are considered experienced (3.1 years average tenure).
Insider Trading
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 8.6%.
Management Team
Erik Miller (59yo)
CFO & Director
- Tenure: 3.1yrs
- Compensation: US$399.00k
David Richards (48yo)
Co-Founder
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
- Compensation: US$891.00k
Anne Lynch (63yo)
Senior Vice President of Human Resources
- Tenure: 2.8yrs
Yeturu Aahlad (61yo)
Inventor
- Tenure: 2.9yrs
- Compensation: US$168.00k
Peter Scott (41yo)
Senior Vice President of Business Development
Mohammad Akhtar
Chief Architect
Larry Webster
General Counsel & Company Secretary
- Tenure: 2.8yrs
Keith Graham
Senior Vice President of Global Sales
- Tenure: 4yrs
Alex Gee
Vice President of Marketing & Communications
- Tenure: 2.8yrs
Daud Khan
Vice President of Corporate Development
Board Members
Erik Miller (59yo)
CFO & Director
- Tenure: 3.1yrs
- Compensation: US$399.00k
David Richards (48yo)
Co-Founder
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
- Compensation: US$891.00k
Karl Monaghan (56yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 3.1yrs
- Compensation: US$40.00k
Yeturu Aahlad (61yo)
Inventor
- Tenure: 2.9yrs
- Compensation: US$168.00k
William Dollens (40yo)
Non-Executive Director
- Tenure: 3.3yrs
- Compensation: US$40.00k
Bob Corey (67yo)
Vice Chairman
- Tenure: 1.2yrs
- Compensation: US$6.00k
Company Information
WANdisco plc's company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: WANdisco plc
- Ticker: WANS.F
- Exchange: OTCPK
- Founded: 2005
- Industry: Systems Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: UKÂŁ224.803m
- Listing Market Cap: UKÂŁ294.680m
- Shares outstanding: 48.24m
- Website: https://www.wandisco.com
Number of Employees
Location
- WANdisco plc
- Electric Works
- Sheffield Digital Campus
- Sheffield
- S1 2BJ
- United Kingdom
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAND | AIM (London Stock Exchange AIM Market) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | GB | GBP | Jun 2012 |
| WANS.F | OTCPK (Pink Sheets LLC) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | US | USD | Jun 2012 |
| WD4 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Ordinary Shares | DE | EUR | Jun 2012 |
Biography
WANdisco plc engages in the development and provision of collaboration software in North America, Europe, and internationally. It offers WANdisco Fusion, a general-purpose replication platform transfers data across various environments with guaranteed consistency, no downtime, and no data loss. In addition, the company offers cloud migration, cloud replication, data lakes, developer collaboration, disaster recovery, hybrid cloud, Internet of things, and real-time analytics solutions. It serves Big Data and Cloud Fusion customers, as well as original equipment manufacturers in various sectors, including automotive, entertainment, health care, utilities, retail, manufacturing, telecommunications, developer collaboration, financial services, and government. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Sheffield, the United Kingdom.Â
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/01/24 01:15 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/01/07 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/06/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
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