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Skkynet Cloud Systems (Skkynet Cloud Systems) Earnings Power Value (EPV) : $0.06 (As of Jan24)


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What is Skkynet Cloud Systems Earnings Power Value (EPV)?

As of Jan24, Skkynet Cloud Systems's earnings power value is $0.06. *

* 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.


Skkynet Cloud Systems Earnings Power Value (EPV) Historical Data

The historical data trend for Skkynet Cloud Systems'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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Skkynet Cloud Systems Earnings Power Value (EPV) Chart

Skkynet Cloud Systems Annual Data
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Skkynet Cloud Systems Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of Skkynet Cloud Systems's Earnings Power Value (EPV)

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Skkynet Cloud Systems'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.


Skkynet Cloud Systems's Earnings Power Value (EPV) Distribution in the Software Industry

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

* The bar in red indicates where Skkynet Cloud Systems's Earnings Power Value (EPV) falls into.



Skkynet Cloud Systems 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.

Skkynet Cloud Systems's "Earning Power" Calculation:

Average of Last 20 Quarters Last Quarter
Revenue 1.92
DDA 0.00
Operating Margin % -14.83
SGA * 25% 0.54
Tax Rate % 9.19
Maintenance Capex 0.00
Cash and Cash Equivalents 0.92
Short-Term Debt 0.00
Long-Term Debt 0.00
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 61.22

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 = -14.83%

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 = $1.92 Mil, Average Operating Margin = -14.83%, Average Adjusted SGA = 0.54,
therefore "Normalized" EBIT = Sustainable Revenue * Average Operating Margin + Average Adjusted SGA = 1.92 * -14.83% +0.54 = $0.250436608 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 = 9.19%, and "Normalized" EBIT = $0.250436608 Mil,
therefore After-tax "Normalized" EBIT = "Normalized" EBIT * ( 1 - Average Tax Rate ) = 0.250436608 * ( 1 - 9.19% ) = $0.2274340055552 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) = 0.00 * 0.5 * 9.19% = $0.000156145 Mil.
"Normalized" Earnings = After-tax "Normalized" EBIT + Excess Depreciation = 0.2274340055552 + 0.000156145 = $0.2275901505552 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.
Skkynet Cloud Systems'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. Skkynet Cloud Systems's current cash and cash equivalent = $0.92 Mil.
Skkynet Cloud Systems's current interest bearing debt = Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation = 0.00 + 0.00 = $0 Mil.
Skkynet Cloud Systems's current Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) = 61.22 Mil.

Skkynet Cloud Systems's Earnings Power Value (EPV) for Jan24 is calculated as:

EPV = ( ( Norm. Earnings-Maint. CAPEX *) / WACC + CashandEquiv - Int. Bearing Debt ) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
= ( ( 0.2275901505552 - 0.00)/ 9%+0.92-0 )/61.22
=0.06

Margin of Safety (EPV)=( Earnings Power Value (EPV)-Current Price )/Earnings Power Value (EPV)
=( 0.056369626911043-0.56401 )/0.056369626911043
= -900.56%

* 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.


Skkynet Cloud Systems  (OTCPK:SKKY) 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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Skkynet Cloud Systems (Skkynet Cloud Systems) Business Description

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Address
2233 Argentina Road, Suite 302, Mississauga, ON, CAN, L5N 2X7
Skkynet Cloud Systems Inc is an industrial middleware vendor company. It provides connectivity and data acquisition to a wide variety of industrial and office hardware and software products. The company's Skkynet Connected Systems platform includes the SkkyHub service, DataHub, Skkynet Vine, and Embedded Toolkit software. The platform enables real-time data connectivity for industrial, embedded, and financial systems. The company provides three types of cloud services: remotely hosted cloud systems and locally hosted cloud systems or a hybrid of the two. The business serves North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and South America globally.
Executives
Andrew S Thomas director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 2233 ARGENTIA ROAD, SUITE 302, MISSISSAUGA A6 L5N 2X7
Paul Benford director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Operating Officer 2233 ARGENTIA ROAD, SUITE 302, MISSISSAUGA A6 L5N 2X7
Lowell Thomas Holden officer: Chief Financial Officer 631 US HWY 1, SUITE 407, NORTH PALM BEACH FL 33408
Paul E Thomas director, 10 percent owner, officer: President 2233 ARGENTIA ROAD, SUITE 302, MISSISSAUGA A6 L5N 2X7
Xavier Eric Mesrobian officer: VP Sales and Marketing 2233 ARGENTIA ROAD, SUITE 302, MISSISSAUGA A6 L5N 2X7
John X Adiletta director 51 BOULDERWOOD DRIVE, BERNARDSVILLE NJ 07924
Kenneth W. Jennings director 2233 ARGENTIA ROAD, SUITE 302, MISSISSAUGA A6 L5N 2X7
Norman Evans director 5650 TOMKEN RD., UNIT 16, MISSISSAUGA A6 L4W 4P1
Michael R Thomas other: Advisor 2233 ARGENTIA ROAD, SUITE 306, MISSISSAUGA A6 L5N 2X7

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