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Appen (APPEF) EV-to-EBITDA : -0.86 (As of May. 20, 2024)


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What is Appen EV-to-EBITDA?

EV-to-EBITDA is calculated as enterprise value divided by its EBITDA. As of today, Appen's enterprise value is $76.9 Mil. Appen's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-89.4 Mil. Therefore, Appen's EV-to-EBITDA for today is -0.86.

The historical rank and industry rank for Appen's EV-to-EBITDA or its related term are showing as below:

APPEF' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -1.57   Med: 18.75   Max: 69.13
Current: -0.86

During the past 9 years, the highest EV-to-EBITDA of Appen was 69.13. The lowest was -1.57. And the median was 18.75.

APPEF's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked worse than
100% of 1857 companies
in the Software industry
Industry Median: 14.7 vs APPEF: -0.86

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

As of today (2024-05-20), Appen's stock price is $0.48. Appen's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.831. Therefore, Appen's PE Ratio for today is At Loss.

The "classic" EV-to-EBITDA is much better in capturing debt and net cash than the PE Ratio.


Appen EV-to-EBITDA Historical Data

The historical data trend for Appen's EV-to-EBITDA 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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Appen EV-to-EBITDA Chart

Appen Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only 31.22 27.51 13.27 -0.99 -0.78

Appen Semi-Annual Data
Jun15 Dec15 Jun16 Dec16 Jun17 Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22 Dec22 Jun23 Dec23
EV-to-EBITDA 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 13.27 - -0.99 - -0.78

Competitive Comparison of Appen's EV-to-EBITDA

For the Information Technology Services subindustry, Appen's EV-to-EBITDA, along with its competitors' market caps and EV-to-EBITDA 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.


Appen's EV-to-EBITDA Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Appen's EV-to-EBITDA distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Appen's EV-to-EBITDA falls into.



Appen EV-to-EBITDA Calculation

Appen's EV-to-EBITDA for today is calculated as:

EV-to-EBITDA=Enterprise Value (Today)/EBITDA (TTM)
=76.854/-89.367
=-0.86

Appen's current Enterprise Value is $76.9 Mil.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Appen's EBITDA for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-89.4 Mil.

* 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.


Appen  (OTCPK:APPEF) EV-to-EBITDA Explanation

EV-to-EBITDA is a valuation multiple used in finance and investment to measure the value of a company. This important multiple is often used in conjunction with, or as an alternative to, the PE Ratio to determine the fair market value of a company.

Appen's PE Ratio for today is calculated as:

PE Ratio=Share Price (Today)/Earnings per Share (Diluted) (TTM)
=0.48/-0.831
=At Loss

Appen's share price for today is $0.48.
For company reported semi-annually, GuruFocus uses latest annual data as the TTM data. Appen's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.831.

* 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.

Study has found that the companies with the lowest EV-to-EBITDA outperforms companies measured as cheap by other ratios such as PE Ratio.

Please read Which price ratio outperforms the enterprise multiple?


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Appen (APPEF) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
9 Help Street, Level 6, Chatswood, Sydney, NSW, AUS, 2067
Appen Ltd is engaged in the provision of quality data solutions and services for machine learning and artificial intelligence applications for technology companies, auto manufacturers and government agencies. The company's business segments are Global services and New markets. It generates maximum revenue from the Global services segment. Geographically, it derives a majority of its revenue from the united states of America.

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