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Sonic Foundry (Sonic Foundry) Current Ratio

: 0.39 (As of Sep. 2023)
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The current ratio is a liquidity ratio that measures a company's ability to pay short-term obligations. It is calculated as a company's Total Current Assets divides by its Total Current Liabilities. Sonic Foundry's current ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 was 0.39.

Sonic Foundry has a current ratio of 0.39. It indicates that the company may have difficulty meeting its current obligations. Low values, however, do not indicate a critical problem. If Sonic Foundry has good long-term prospects, it may be able to borrow against those prospects to meet current obligations.

The historical rank and industry rank for Sonic Foundry's Current Ratio or its related term are showing as below:

SOFO' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.39   Med: 0.86   Max: 1.24
Current: 0.39

During the past 13 years, Sonic Foundry's highest Current Ratio was 1.24. The lowest was 0.39. And the median was 0.86.

SOFO's Current Ratio is ranked worse than
93.24% of 2825 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 1.79 vs SOFO: 0.39

Sonic Foundry Current Ratio Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonic Foundry's Current Ratio 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 Annual Data
Trend Sep14 Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23
Current Ratio
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.94 0.91 1.24 0.81 0.39

Sonic Foundry Quarterly Data
Dec18 Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
Current Ratio 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.81 1.04 0.83 0.68 0.39

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Application subindustry, Sonic Foundry's Current Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Current Ratio 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 Current Ratio Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Sonic Foundry's Current Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonic Foundry's Current Ratio falls into.



Sonic Foundry Current Ratio Calculation

The current ratio is mainly used to give an idea of the company's ability to pay back its short-term liabilities with its short-term assets.

Sonic Foundry's Current Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (A: Sep. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (A: Sep. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (A: Sep. 2023 )
=8.124/20.861
=0.39

Sonic Foundry's Current Ratio for the quarter that ended in Sep. 2023 is calculated as

Current Ratio (Q: Sep. 2023 )=Total Current Assets (Q: Sep. 2023 )/Total Current Liabilities (Q: Sep. 2023 )
=8.124/20.861
=0.39

* 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.


Sonic Foundry  (OTCPK:SOFO) Current Ratio Explanation

The current ratio can give a sense of the efficiency of a company's operating cycle or its ability to turn its product into cash. Companies that have trouble getting paid on their receivables or have long inventory turnover can run into liquidity problems because they are unable to alleviate their obligations. Because business operations differ in each industry, it is always more useful to compare companies within the same industry.

Acceptable current ratios vary from industry to industry and are generally between 1 and 3 for healthy businesses.

The higher the current ratio, the more capable the company is of paying its obligations. A ratio under 1 suggests that the company would be unable to pay off its obligations if they came due at that point. While this shows the company is not in good financial health, it does not necessarily mean that it will go bankrupt - as there are many ways to access financing - but it is definitely not a good sign.

If all other things were equal, a creditor, who is expecting to be paid in the next 12 months, would consider a high current ratio to be better than a low current ratio, because a high current ratio means that the company is more likely to meet its liabilities which fall due in the next 12 months.


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Sonic Foundry (Sonic Foundry) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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