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SMS Alternatives (SMS Alternatives) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.00% (As of May. 25, 2024)


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What is SMS Alternatives Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, SMS Alternatives's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.00%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of SMS Alternatives's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Software - Application subindustry, SMS Alternatives's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) 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.


SMS Alternatives's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, SMS Alternatives's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SMS Alternatives's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



SMS Alternatives Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=0.00

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.00%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


SMS Alternatives  (OTCPK:CICN) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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SMS Alternatives (SMS Alternatives) Business Description

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8000 Regency Parkway, Suite 542, Cary, NC, USA, 27518
SMS Alternatives Inc formerly Cicero Inc provides desktop activity intelligence and improvement software that helps organizations isolate issues and automates employee tasks in the contact center and back office. It provides a combination of application and process integration, automation and desktop analytics capabilities, technical support, training and consulting services. Geographically, it operates in the United States, and Europe. The company generates revenue from three categories: software, maintenance, and services; out of which a vast majority is earned from Software within the United States.
Executives
Mark Landis director 251 CRANDON BLVD. KEY BISCAYNE FL 33149
John Steffens director, 10 percent owner C/O DIGITALBRIDGE GROUP, INC., 750 PARK OF COMMERCE DRIVE SUITE 210, BOCCA RATON FL 33487
Don Peppers director 1111 SUMMER STREET STAMFORD CT 06905
Privet Fund Lp 10 percent owner 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, Atlanta GA 30305
Privet Fund Management Llc 10 percent owner 3280 PEACHTREE ROAD NE, SUITE 2670, ATLANTA GA 30305
Ryan Levenson director, 10 percent owner 2396 DELLWOOD DRIVE, ATLANTA GA 30305
Thomas Aiken Avery director 465 LAUREL CHASE COURT, ATLANTA GA 30327
Bruce D Miller director 42 NONANTUM AVE NANTUCKETT MA 02584
Jonathan Gallen 10 percent owner 450 PARK AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
John P Broderick director, officer: CEO/CFO 214 CARNERE CENTER SUITE 303 PRINCETON NJ 08540
Antony J Castagno director, officer: CTO 11775 MOUNTAIN PARK ROAD ROSWELL GA 30075
Jay Kingley director 20 THISTLE LANE WARREN NJ 07059
Charles B Porciello director 2635 BUCKINGHAM RD ELLICOTT CITY MD 21043
Bruce W Hasenyager director 1400 EARLSHIRE PLACE PLANO TX 75075
Atherton John W Jr director

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