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Datawatch (Datawatch) Financial Strength : 0 (As of Sep. 2018)


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What is Datawatch Financial Strength?

Datawatch has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

Datawatch did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. Datawatch's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was 0.18. As of today, Datawatch's Altman Z-Score is 0.00.


Competitive Comparison of Datawatch's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Datawatch's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Datawatch's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Datawatch's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Datawatch's Financial Strength falls into.



Datawatch Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Datawatch's Interest Expense for the months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-0.15 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Sep. 2018 was $-2.04 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 was $6.44 Mil.

Datawatch's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is

Datawatch did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Datawatch's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2018 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Sep. 2018 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2.044 + 6.44) / 46.344
=0.18

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Datawatch has a Z-score of 0.00, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Datawatch  (NAS:DWCH) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

Datawatch has the Financial Strength Rank of 0.


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Datawatch (Datawatch) Business Description

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Datawatch Corp designs, develops, markets and distributes self-service data preparation and visual data discovery software which deliver analytics to reveal insights for improving business. Its product portfolio includes Monarch, Monarch swarm, Monarch server, Panopticon. The company also provides Educational, Professional and Customer support services. It offers its products to the industries such as Banking, Credit unions, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail Telecom, Energy etc. It derives the majority of its revenues from Software licenses and Maintenance.
Executives
Osborne Richard De J director 40 EAST 94TH STREET, NEW YORK NY 10128
Thomas H Kelly director SCHERING PLOUGH CORP, ONE GIRALDA FARMS, MADISON NJ 07940-1000
Joan C Mcardle director
Christopher T Cox director CADWALADER, WICKERSHAM & TAFT LLP, ONE WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER, NEW YORK NY 10281
G2 Investment Partners Management Llc 10 percent owner ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Josh Goldberg 10 percent owner ONE ROCKEFELLER PLAZA, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
G2 Investment Partners Gp Llc 10 percent owner 14 WEST 49TH STREET, 23RD FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10020
Charles M Gillman director 1223 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, OFFICE 648, SANTA MONICA CA 90402
David T Riddiford director 25 FRONTAGE ROAD, ANDOVER MA 01810
John Hulburt director, officer: VP Fin, CFO, Treas & Ass. Sec.
Diker Management Llc other: Former 10% Owner 570 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 27TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022

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