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Scientific Industries (Scientific Industries) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : -0.87 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Scientific Industries Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Scientific Industries's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.87. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Scientific Industries's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Scientific Industries was 658.00. The lowest was 4.32. And the median was 16.39.


SCND's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Hardware industry.
Industry Median: 17.04
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Scientific Industries's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.22. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.20. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is At Loss.

Scientific Industries's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.22. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-1.20. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


Scientific Industries Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Scientific Industries's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Scientific Industries Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Scientific Industries Annual Data
Trend Jun14 Jun15 Jun16 Jun17 Jun18 Jun19 Jun20 Jun21 Jun22 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.32 -0.16 -1.35 -1.72 -0.87

Scientific Industries Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.91 -1.99 -1.33 -1.31 -0.87

Competitive Comparison of Scientific Industries's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Scientific & Technical Instruments subindustry, Scientific Industries's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Scientific Industries's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Scientific Industries's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Scientific Industries's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Scientific Industries Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Scientific Industries's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income -9.09
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0.75
Change In Deferred Tax 0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 0.31
Change In Working Capital -0.17
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 10.15

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Scientific Industries's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-9.09 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Scientific Industries's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.75 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Scientific Industries's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.31 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Scientific Industries's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.31 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Scientific Industries's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.17 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Scientific Industries's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was 10.145 Mil.

Scientific Industries's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -9.087 +0.754+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-0.31438549044072+-0.172)/10.145
=-0.87

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=1.75/-0.87
=0

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


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Scientific Industries (Scientific Industries) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
80 Orville Drive, Suite 102, Bohemia, NY, USA, 11716
Scientific Industries Inc is engaged in the design, manufacture, and marketing of benchtop laboratory equipment. Its products are used for research purposes by universities, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacies, national laboratories, medical device manufacturers, petrochemical companies, and other industries performing laboratory-scale research. The company's operating segment includes Benchtop Laboratory Equipment, Bioprocessing Systems and Corporate. It generates maximum revenue from the Benchtop Laboratory Equipment segment. The company offers equipment products such as mixers, shakers, stirrers, refrigerated incubators, pharmacy balances and scales, force gauges, catalyst instruments, reactor systems, and high throughput systems.
Executives
Bleichroeder Lp 10 percent owner 1345 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, 47TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10105
Marcus Frampton director, 10 percent owner 800 F STREET, UNIT #P2, JUNEAU AK 99801
Jurgen Walter Schumacher director WARTAWEIL 14, HERRSCHING 2M 82211
Reginald Averilla officer: Chief Financial Officer 175-20 WEXFORD TERRACE, APT 2X, JAMAICA NY 11432
Joseph G Cremonese director C/O SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC, 70 ORVILLE DR, BOHEMIA NY 11716
John A Moore director 403 MARSH LANE, WILMINGTON DE 19807
Helena R Santos director, officer: President and CEO
Veradace Partners Lp 10 percent owner 2626 COLE AVENUE, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75204
James B Polk officer: Chief Commercial Officer 7550 GLEN RIDGE DRIVE, CASTLE PINES CO 80101
Roy T Eddleman 10 percent owner 110 W. GEORGE BURNS ROAD, SUITE D-4018, LOS ANGELES CA 90048
Lyon Polk 10 percent owner 1585 BROADWAY, 22ND FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10036
Christopher T Cox 10 percent owner CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10281
Robert Nichols officer: Secretary C/O SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, INC., 70 ORVILLE DRIVE, BOHEMIA NY 11716
Watkins John F F director 469 PUMPKIN LANE, CLINTON CORNERS NY 12514
Karl Nowosielski officer: President-Division C/O SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES, 70 ORVILLE DRIVE, BOHEMIA NY 11716