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Sonic Foundry (Sonic Foundry) Net-Net Working Capital : $-1.75 (As of Sep. 2023)


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What is Sonic Foundry Net-Net Working Capital?

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full. In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.

Sonic Foundry's Net-Net Working Capital for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was $-1.75.

The industry rank for Sonic Foundry's Net-Net Working Capital or its related term are showing as below:

SOFO's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 7.27
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital only.

Sonic Foundry Net-Net Working Capital Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonic Foundry's Net-Net Working Capital 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 Net-Net Working Capital Chart

Sonic Foundry Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Net-Net Working Capital
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -1.78 -1.36 -0.42 -0.79 -1.75

Sonic Foundry Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Net-Net Working Capital 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 -0.79 -0.99 -1.32 -1.60 -1.75

Competitive Comparison of Sonic Foundry's Net-Net Working Capital

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sonic Foundry's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital 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's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sonic Foundry's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Foundry's Price-to-Net-Net-Working-Capital falls into.



Sonic Foundry Net-Net Working Capital Calculation

Sonic Foundry's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(A: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.84+0.75 * 4+0.5 * 1.855-26.002
-0-0)/12.1394
=-1.75

Sonic Foundry's Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC) per share for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Net-Net Working Capital(Q: Sep. 2023 )
=(Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities+0.75 * Accounts Receivable+0.5 * Total Inventories-Total Liabilities
-Preferred Stock-Minority Interest)/Shares Outstanding (EOP)
=(0.84+0.75 * 4+0.5 * 1.855-26.002
-0-0)/12.1394
=-1.75

* 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.

In calculating the Net-Net Working Capital (NNWC), Benjamin Graham assumed that a company's accounts receivable is only worth 75% its value, its inventory is only worth 50% of its value, but its liabilities have to be paid in full.

In addition, Graham believed that preferred stock belongs on the liability side of the balance sheet, not as part of capital and surplus. In "Security Analysis", preferred stock is dubbed "an imperfect creditorship position" that is best placed on the balance sheet alongside funded debt.

This is a conservative way of estimating the company's value.


Sonic Foundry  (OTCPK:SOFO) Net-Net Working Capital Explanation

One research study, covering the years 1970 through 1983 showed that portfolios picked at the beginning of each year, and held for one year, returned 29.4 percent, on average, over the 13-year period, compared to 11.5 percent for the S&P 500 Index. Other studies of Graham's strategy produced similar results.

Benjamin Graham looked for companies whose market values were less than two-thirds of their net-net value. They are collected under our Net-Net screener.


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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

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