GURUFOCUS.COM » STOCK LIST » Healthcare » Healthcare Providers & Services » Simulations Plus Inc (NAS:SLP) » Definitions » Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

Simulations Plus (Simulations Plus) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) : 0.41 (As of Feb. 2024)


View and export this data going back to 1997. Start your Free Trial

What is Simulations Plus Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Simulations Plus's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.41. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 109.


The historical rank and industry rank for Simulations Plus's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

SLP' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 23.37   Med: 56.34   Max: 199.7
Current: 109.8


During the past 13 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Simulations Plus was 199.70. The lowest was 23.37. And the median was 56.34.


SLP's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
93.23% of 266 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 20.39 vs SLP: 109.80

Simulations Plus's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.20. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.53. It's PE Ratio ratio for today is 84.32.

Simulations Plus's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.22. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.60. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 74.98.


Simulations Plus Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Simulations Plus's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

* Premium members only.

Simulations Plus Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Simulations Plus Annual Data
Trend Aug14 Aug15 Aug16 Aug17 Aug18 Aug19 Aug20 Aug21 Aug22 Aug23
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.49 0.38 0.54 0.49 0.66

Simulations Plus Quarterly Data
May19 Aug19 Nov19 Feb20 May20 Aug20 Nov20 Feb21 May21 Aug21 Nov21 Feb22 May22 Aug22 Nov22 Feb23 May23 Aug23 Nov23 Feb24
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 0.72 0.96 0.66 0.44 0.41

Competitive Comparison of Simulations Plus's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)

For the Health Information Services subindustry, Simulations Plus's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Simulations Plus's Price-to-Owner-Earnings Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, Simulations Plus's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Simulations Plus's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Simulations Plus Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Simulations Plus's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 10.52
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 4.18
Change In Deferred Tax -3.38
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 3.61
Change In Working Capital 0.56
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 20.32

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Simulations Plus's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $10.52 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Simulations Plus's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $4.18 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Simulations Plus's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $-3.38 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $3.61 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many 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 maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Simulations Plus's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $3.61 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Simulations Plus's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Feb. 2024 was $0.56 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Simulations Plus's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Feb. 2024 was 20.315 Mil.

Simulations Plus's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Feb. 2024 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 10.516 +4.178+-3.383
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-3.612249797095+0.561)/20.315
=0.41

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=44.69/0.41
=109

* 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.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Simulations Plus Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Simulations Plus's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.


Simulations Plus (Simulations Plus) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
42505 Tenth Street West, Lancaster, CA, USA, 93534-7059
Simulations Plus Inc is engaged in the software industry. It develops and produces software for use in pharmaceutical research and education, and provides consulting and contract research services to the pharmaceutical industry. The company's operating segments include Software and services. It generates maximum revenue from the software segment.
Executives
John Kenneth Paglia director 746 GRABLE PLACE, NEWBURY PARK CA 91320
Walter S Woltosz director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chairman and CEO 42505 10TH ST. WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Dibella John Anthony Ii officer: Division President 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Lisa Lavange director 42505 10TH ST., WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Steven Chang officer: President, Immunetrics 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 15203
Shawn Oconnor officer: Chief Executive Officer 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534-7059
Jill Fiedler-kelly officer: President, Cognigen Division 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Brett Howell officer: President, DILIsym Division 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
William W Frederick officer: CFO C/O SIMULATIONS PLUS, INC., 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Daniel L Weiner director 800 WEST EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 200, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94040
Sharlene Evans director 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Nguyen Nguyen officer: VP of Human Resources 42505 TENTH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
David L. Ralph director 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
John Robert Kneisel officer: CFO 42505 10TH STREET WEST, LANCASTER CA 93534
Grasela Thaddeus Henry Jr director, officer: President 1780 WEHRLE DRIVE SUITE 110, BUFFALO NY 14221