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Sonic Foundry (Sonic Foundry) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %

: -342.54% (As of Sep. 2023)
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Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits). He defines ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % as EBIT divided by the total of Property, Plant and Equipment and net working capital. Sonic Foundry's annualized ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was -342.54%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sonic Foundry's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % or its related term are showing as below:

SOFO' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -867.98   Med: -124.74   Max: 59.85
Current: -394.71

During the past 13 years, Sonic Foundry's highest ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 59.85%. The lowest was -867.98%. And the median was -124.74%.

SOFO's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % is ranked worse than
83.18% of 2759 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 13.06 vs SOFO: -394.71

Sonic Foundry's 5-Year average Growth Rate of ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % was 0.00% per year.


Sonic Foundry ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonic Foundry's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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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Sonic Foundry Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -150.82 18.42 59.85 -135.88 -400.05

Sonic Foundry Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -185.27 -313.39 -238.49 -711.71 -342.54

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sonic Foundry's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %, along with its competitors' market caps and ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % 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.


Sonic Foundry ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sonic Foundry's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Foundry's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % falls into.



Sonic Foundry ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Calculation

Joel Greenblatt defined Return on Capital differently in his book The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) . He defines Return on Capital as follows:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)

EBIT stands for Earnings Before Interest and Taxes.

Fixed Assets are also known as non-current assets. They include the Property, Plant and Equipment that the firm needs in its operation.

GuruFocus calculates net working capital as: (Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Deferred Revenue + Other Current Liabilities). We're trying to account for OPERATING assets and liabilities (part of daily business) when calculating working capital. Cash and marketable securities are considered NON-OPERATING assets and are not included in calculation. We will also back out all interest bearing debt, short term debt and the portion of long term debt that is due in the current period from the current liabilities. This debt will be considered when computing cost of capital and it would be inappropriate to count it twice.

Working Capital(Q: Jun. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(5.062 + 2.526 + 1.724) - (3.271 + 8.717 + -3.5527136788005E-15)
=-2.676

Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Accounts Receivable + Total Inventories + Other Current Assets) - (Accounts Payable & Accrued Expense + Defer. Rev. + Other Current Liabilities)
=(4 + 1.855 + 0.948) - (2.648 + 8.51 + 0.586)
=-4.941

When net working capital is negative, 0 is used.

So ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % of Sonic Foundry for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 can be restated as:

ROC (Joel Greenblatt) %(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=EBIT/Average of (Net fixed Assets + Net Working Capital)
=EBIT/Average of (Property, Plant and Equipment+Net Working Capital)
     Q: Jun. 2023  Q: Sep. 2023
=EBIT/( ( (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) + (Property, Plant and Equipment + Net Working Capital) )/ count )
=-12.304/( ( (3.999 + max(-2.676, 0)) + (3.185 + max(-4.941, 0)) )/ 2 )
=-12.304/( ( 3.999 + 3.185 )/ 2 )
=-12.304/3.592
=-342.54 %

Note: The EBIT data used here is four times the quarterly (Sep. 2023) EBIT data.

* 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.


Sonic Foundry  (OTCPK:SOFO) ROC (Joel Greenblatt) % Explanation

The way Joel Greenblatt defines Return on Capital is a more accurate measure of how efficiently the company generates returns onthe capital actually invested in the business. EBIT is used instead of net income because the tax and interest payment may be affected by factors other than the core business operation. Intangible assets are not included in the calculation because they don't need to be replaced.

Joel Greenblatt uses his definition of Return on Capital and Earnings Yield (Joel Greenblatt) % to rank companies.


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Sonic Foundry (Sonic Foundry) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
222 W. Washington Avenue, Madison, WI, USA, 53703
Sonic Foundry Inc is engaged in the business of providing video enterprise solutions and services for the digital-first, distance learning, and corporate communications market. It offers video capture, management, and streaming solutions as well as virtual and hybrid events in education, business, and government. Sonic Foundry's family of brands includes Mediasite, Video Solutions, Vidable and Global Learning Exchange. The company also offers video solutions, including Mediasite Video Platform, Mediasite Video Cloud, Mediasite Capture Solutions, Mediasite Events, Mediasite Services, and Mediasite Customer Care. The company has a geographical presence in the United States, Europe, and the Middle East, Asia, and other places.
Executives
Brian Wiegand director 8215 GREENWAY BLVD, SUITE 340, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Ron W Busslinger 10 percent owner 27901 VIA DEL AGUA, LAGUNA NIGUEL CA 92677
Joe Jr Mozden director 3423 WILD PRAIRIE LN, GENEVA IL 60134
Kenneth A Minor officer: Chief Financial Officer
Nelson A Murphy director 2300 W INNES ST, SALISBURY NC 28144
Taha Jangda director 3827 LINKLEA DRIVE, HOUSTON TX 77025
Lawrence William St director 23 ASHLAND STREET, NEWBURYPORT MA 01950-1905
Kelsy L Boyd director 2839 PLEASANT VIEW HTS, COTTAGE GROVE WI 53527
Michael Norregaard officer: Chief Operating Officer 4891 ENCHANTED VALLEY ROAD, MIDDLETON WI 53562
Andrew D. Burish 10 percent owner 8020 EXCELSIOR DRIVE, MADISON WI 53717
David Slayton director 701 WASHINGTON AVE N. SUITE #400, MINNEAPOLIS WI 55401
Gary Weis director, officer: Chief Executive Officer & CTO
Kopko Frederick H Jr director 4901 S ELLIS AVE, CHICAGO IL 60615
Mark D Burish director HURLEY, BURISH, MILLIKEN S.C., 301 NORTH BROOM STREET, MADISON WI 53703
David Kleinman director