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SINTX Technologies (SINTX Technologies) Earnings Power Value (EPV) : $-26.69 (As of Dec23)


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What is SINTX Technologies Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

As of Dec23, SINTX Technologies's earnings power value is $-26.69. *

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

Margin of Safety is N/A.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future. Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.


SINTX Technologies Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

The historical data trend for SINTX Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV) 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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SINTX Technologies Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

SINTX Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Earnings Power Value (EPV)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -11,829.60 -1,247.16 -676.32 -153.52 -26.69

SINTX Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Earnings Power Value (EPV) 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 -153.52 -35.05 -23.83 -27.75 -26.69

Competitive Comparison of SINTX Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV)

For the Medical Devices subindustry, SINTX Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV), along with its competitors' market caps and Earnings Power Value (EPV) 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.


SINTX Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV) Distribution in the Medical Devices & Instruments Industry

For the Medical Devices & Instruments industry and Healthcare sector, SINTX Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SINTX Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.



SINTX Technologies Earnings Power Value (EPV) Calculation

Earnings Power Value also known as just Earnings Power is a valuation technique popularised by Bruce Greenwald, an authority on value investing at Columbia University. It is arguably a better way to analyze stocks than Discounted Cash Flow analysis that relies on highly speculative growth assumptions many years into the future.

The basic concept of EPV is that one should value a stock based on the current free cash flow of a company and not on future projections which may, or may not, come true. This valuation tool excludes the potential growth that a company may have so that needs to be looked at separately. Since future growth is excluded from the analysis, only the maintenance capital expenditures are subtracted from after-tax EBIT (earnings before interest and taxes) and growth capex is ignored.

SINTX Technologies's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 0.74
DDA 0.85
Operating Margin % -1,719.76
SGA * 25% 1.14
Tax Rate % 0.00
Maintenance Capex 1.07
Cash and Cash Equivalents 3.34
Short-Term Debt 0.56
Long-Term Debt 3.69
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 5.32

1. Start with "Earnings" not including accounting adjustments (one-time charges not excluded unless policy has changed). "Earnings" are "Operating Income.

2. Look at average margins over a business/Industry cycle: Average Operating Margin = -1,719.76%

To normalize margins and eliminate the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle, it is usually best to take a long-term average of operating margins. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since most of 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 margin.

3. Multiply average margins by sustainable revenues and then adjust for maintenance SGA. This yields "normalized" EBIT:

To be conservative, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year revenues as the sustainable revenue.
EPV analysis recognises that part of SG&A expenditure is made to maintain and replace the existing assets, while part is made to grow sales. Since EPV is only interested in what it costs a going concern to maintain its existing asset base, it adds back a percentage of SG&A (between 15% and 50% - this is a matter of judgment and industry knowledge) to make up for the fact that some of this expenditure went to fund growth and shouldn't be accounted for. To start off, we assume 25% for the sake of prudence.
Sustainable Revenue = $0.74 Mil, Average Operating Margin = -1,719.76%, Average Adjusted SGA = 1.14,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 0.74 * -1,719.76% +1.14 = $-11.634050235 Mil.

4. Multiply by one minus Average Tax Rate (NOPAT):

Same as average operating margin calculation, GuruFocus takes an average of the 5 years tax rates.
Average Tax Rate = 0.00%, and "Normalized" EBIT = $-11.634050235 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = -11.634050235 * ( 1 - 0.00% ) = $-11.634050235 Mil.

5. Add back Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate). This yields "normalized" Earnings:

Excess Depreciation = Average DDA * % of Excess Depreciation (after tax at 1/2 average tax rate) = 0.85 * 0.5 * 0.00% = $0 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = -11.634050235 + 0 = $-11.634050235 Mil.

6. Adjusted for Maintenance Capital Expenditure:

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous year. If the revenue decreased from the previous year, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous year, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue * revenue increase.
Fourth, GuruFocus uses an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditures as maintenance CAPEX.
SINTX Technologies's Average Maintenance CAPEX = $1.07 Mil *.
* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.

7. Investors require a return of "WACC" for the risk they are taking: WACC = 9%

8. SINTX Technologies's current cash and cash equivalent = $3.34 Mil.
SINTX Technologies's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 3.69 + 0.56 = $4.245 Mil.
SINTX Technologies's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 5.32 Mil.

SINTX Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Dec23 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( -11.634050235 - 1.07)/ 9%+3.34-4.245 )/5.32
=-26.69

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( -26.692560368769-0.0545 )/-26.692560368769
= N/A

* 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.

* GuruFocus does not store EPV value into our database if Average Maintenance CAPEX is 0.


SINTX Technologies  (NAS:SINT) Earnings Power Value (EPV) Explanation

Assumption: Current profitability is sustainable.

Earnings power value (EPV) uses a very basic equation which assumes no growth, although it does rely on an assumption about the cost of capital as well as the fact that current earnings are sustainable. It also involves several adjustments to clean up the underlying Earnings figures.


Be Aware

Though using today's earnings in calculating Earnings Power Value, GuruFocus is normalizing these earnings to the business cycle. This eliminates the effects on profitability of valuing the firm at different points in the business cycle. This means that we are considering the average earnings over 5 years.


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SINTX Technologies (SINTX Technologies) Business Description

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Address
1885 West 2100 South, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, 84119
SINTX Technologies Inc is a commercial biomaterial company engaged in using its silicon nitride technology platform to develop, manufacture, and sell a range of medical devices. The company derives product revenue primarily from the manufacture and sale of spinal fusion products used in the treatment of spine disorders. It produces silicon nitride for use in commercial products and product candidates in the forms of Solid Silicon Nitride, Porous Silicon Nitride, and Silicon Nitride Powder, among others. It is also engaged in developing wear-and corrosion-resistant implant components for hip and knee arthroplasty.
Executives
David W. Truetzel director C/O AMEDICA CORPORATION, 1885 WEST 2100 STREET, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
David Francis O'brien officer: Chief Operating Officer 1885 WEST 2100 SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Ty Lombardi officer: VP Finance C/O AMEDICA CORPORATION, 1885 W 2100 SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Eric A Stookey director 5677 AIRLINE ROAD, ARLINGTON TN 38002
Gordon Esplin officer: Vice President, Finance C/O AMEDICA CORPORATION, 1885 WEST 2100 SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Kevin Ontiveros officer: See Remarks C/O IMARX THERAPEUTICS INC, 1635 EAST 18TH STREET, TUCSON AZ 85719
Arthur Karl Kipke 10 percent owner C/O AMEDICA CORPORATION, 1885 WEST 2100 STREET SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Jay M Moyes director, officer: Chief Fnancial Officer
Vytas Rupinskas officer: SVP, Marketing C/O AMEDICA CORPORATION, 1885 WEST 1200 STREET, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Eric K. Olson director, officer: President and CEO C/O AMEDICA CORPORATION, 1885 WEST 2100 STREET SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
James P. Abraham officer: SVP, Global Sales C/O AMEDICA CORPORATION, 1885 WEST 1200 STREET, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Christopher Whitfield officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O AMEDICA CORPORATION, 1885 WEST 1200 STREET, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119
Max Link director 509 MADISON AVE 14TH FL, NEW YORK NY 10022
Kevin L Davis officer: Chief Operating Officer 9149 SOUTH MONROE PLAZA WAY, SUITE B, SANDY UT 84070
Jeffrey S. White director C/O AMEDICA CORPORATION, 1885 WEST 2100 STREET SOUTH, SALT LAKE CITY UT 84119