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Visium Technologies (Visium Technologies) Earnings Power Value (EPV) : $0.05 (As of Mar24)


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What is Visium Technologies Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

As of Mar24, Visium Technologies's earnings power value is $0.05. *

* 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.


Visium Technologies Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Visium 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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Visium Technologies Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

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

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Visium 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.


Visium Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV) Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Visium Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV) distribution charts can be found below:

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



Visium 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.

Visium Technologies's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 0.01
DDA 0.01
Operating Margin % -549.80
SGA * 25% 0.67
Tax Rate % 0.00
Maintenance Capex 0.00
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.01
Short-Term Debt 1.33
Long-Term Debt 0.00
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 108.13

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 = -549.80%

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 = $0.01 Mil, Average Operating Margin = -549.80%, Average Adjusted SGA = 0.67,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 0.01 * -549.80% +0.67 = $0.64521 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 = $0.64521 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = 0.64521 * ( 1 - 0.00% ) = $0.64521 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) = 0.01 * 0.5 * 0.00% = $0 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = 0.64521 + 0 = $0.64521 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.
Visium Technologies's Average Maintenance CAPEX = $0.00 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. Visium Technologies's current cash and cash equivalent = $0.01 Mil.
Visium Technologies's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 0.00 + 1.33 = $1.327 Mil.
Visium Technologies's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 108.13 Mil.

Visium Technologies's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Mar24 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( 0.64521 - 0.00)/ 9%+0.01-1.327 )/108.13
=0.05

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( 0.054100543779825-0.0044 )/0.054100543779825
= 91.87%

* 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.


Visium Technologies  (OTCPK:VISM) 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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Visium Technologies (Visium Technologies) Business Description

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4094 Majestic Lane, Suite 360, Fairfax, VA, USA, 22033
Visium Technologies Inc is a Virginia based company focused on providing innovative cybersecurity solutions to businesses which protect and secure the operating landscape of the enterprise and their data assets. The Company operates in one business segment which technologies are focused on cybersecurity. The company's focus is on test and measurement, test and evaluation, and cybersecurity solutions to protect connected devices (Internet of Things, or "IoT" and Industrial Internet of Things "IIoT"). This includes securing industrial systems from penetration. The company do this through a proprietary IoT test platform which it calls the Cyber Physical Test Bench, and by visualizing and prioritizing remediation of technology risks.
Executives
Adote Solomon Nii Akwei director 623 RAVENGLASS DRIVE, BASEMENT, TOWNSEND DE 19734
Wayne Harrison Monk director 1220 CLUB COVE DR, GREENSBORO GA 30642
Thomas Michael Grbelja director, 10 percent owner 151 BIRCH ROAD, FRANKLIN LAKES NJ 07417
Mark Burdon Lucky officer: CFO 22900 SHAW ROAD, SUITE 111, STERLING VA 20166
Henry Jameson Holcombe officer: CEO 3513 BROADRUN DR, FAIRFAX VA 22033
Paul Anthony Favata director 110 18TH AVENUE SOUTH, SAINT PETERSBURG FL 33705
Sterling Kevin Yates officer: CEO 1201 MAIN ST., SUITE 1980, COLUMBIA SC 29201
Frank Phillip Reilly director 1415 SUNSET HARBOUR DRIVE, APT 406, MIAMI BEACH FL 33139
David S Brooks director 7 THACKERAY PLACE, DURHAM NC 27707
Richard Hersh director, officer: Chief Executive Officer 903 CLINT MOORE ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33487
Brett L Kublin director 7311 NORTHEAST 1ST PLACE, MIAMI FL 33138
Michael J Darden director, officer: President 903 CLINT MOORE ROAD, BOCA RATON FL 33487

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