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Synchronoss Technologies (Synchronoss Technologies) Piotroski F-Score

: 5 (As of Today)
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The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Synchronoss Technologies has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

The historical rank and industry rank for Synchronoss Technologies's Piotroski F-Score or its related term are showing as below:

SNCR' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 3   Med: 5   Max: 6
Current: 5

During the past 13 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Synchronoss Technologies was 6. The lowest was 3. And the median was 5.


Synchronoss Technologies Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Synchronoss Technologies's Piotroski F-Score 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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Synchronoss Technologies Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 5.00 6.00 4.00 5.00 5.00

Synchronoss Technologies Quarterly Data
Mar19 Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23
Piotroski F-Score 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 5.00 3.00 4.00 4.00 5.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Synchronoss Technologies's Piotroski F-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Piotroski F-Score 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.


Synchronoss Technologies Piotroski F-Score Distribution

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Synchronoss Technologies's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Synchronoss Technologies's Piotroski F-Score falls into.


How is the Piotroski F-Score calculated?

* 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.

This Year (Dec23) TTM:Last Year (Dec22) TTM:
Net Income was -10.917 + -8.504 + -2.697 + -32.417 = $-54.5 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was 1.295 + 11.261 + 6.68 + -0.407 = $18.8 Mil.
Revenue was 57.708 + 59.713 + 55.648 + -8.873 = $164.2 Mil.
Gross Profit was 37.327 + 37.931 + 37.751 + 8.969 = $122.0 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Dec22)
to the end of this year (Dec23) was
(398.072 + 391.329 + 384.129 + 361.207 + 310.337) / 5 = $369.0148 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Dec22) was $398.1 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $159.8 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $82.0 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $47.7 Mil.
Net Income was -3.152 + 7.846 + 1.02 + -13.63 = $-7.9 Mil.

Revenue was 65.866 + 65.236 + 59.896 + -17.242 = $173.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 41.027 + 42.92 + 37.456 + 5.853 = $127.3 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Dec21)
to the end of last year (Dec22) was
(450.734 + 439.084 + 416.868 + 398.889 + 398.072) / 5 = $420.7294 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Dec21) was $450.7 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $163.7 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $105.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $80.2 Mil.

*Note: If the latest quarterly/semi-annual/annual total assets data is 0, then we will use previous quarterly/semi-annual/annual data for all the items in the balance sheet.

Profitability

Question 1. Return on Assets (ROA)

Net income before extraordinary items for the year divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Synchronoss Technologies's current Net Income (TTM) was -54.5. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

Question 2. Cash Flow Return on Assets (CFROA)

Net cash flow from operating activities (operating cash flow) divided by Total Assets at the beginning of the year.

Score 1 if positive, 0 if negative.

Synchronoss Technologies's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 18.8. ==> Positive ==> Score 1.

Question 3. Change in Return on Assets

Compare this year's return on assets (1) to last year's return on assets.

Score 1 if it's higher, 0 if it's lower.

ROA (This Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec22)
=-54.535/398.072
=-0.13699783

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Dec21)
=-7.916/450.734
=-0.01756246

Synchronoss Technologies's return on assets of this year was -0.13699783. Synchronoss Technologies's return on assets of last year was -0.01756246. ==> Last year is higher ==> Score 0.

Question 4. Quality of Earnings (Accrual)

Compare Cash flow return on assets (2) to return on assets (1)

Score 1 if CFROA > ROA, 0 if CFROA <= ROA.

Synchronoss Technologies's current Net Income (TTM) was -54.5. Synchronoss Technologies's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was 18.8. ==> 18.8 > -54.5 ==> CFROA > ROA ==> Score 1.

Funding

Question 5. Change in Gearing or Leverage

Compare this year's gearing (long-term debt divided by average total assets) to last year's gearing.

Score 0 if this year's gearing is higher, 1 otherwise.

Gearing (This Year: Dec23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec22 to Dec23
=159.808/369.0148
=0.43306664

Gearing (Last Year: Dec22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Dec21 to Dec22
=163.729/420.7294
=0.38915512

Synchronoss Technologies's gearing of this year was 0.43306664. Synchronoss Technologies's gearing of last year was 0.38915512. ==> Last year is lower than this year ==> Score 0.

Question 6. Change in Working Capital (Liquidity)

Compare this year's current ratio (current assets divided by current liabilities) to last year's current ratio.

Score 1 if this year's current ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Current Ratio (This Year: Dec23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=82.002/47.697
=1.71922762

Current Ratio (Last Year: Dec22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=105.287/80.183
=1.31308382

Synchronoss Technologies's current ratio of this year was 1.71922762. Synchronoss Technologies's current ratio of last year was 1.31308382. ==> This year's current ratio is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 7. Change in Shares in Issue

Compare the number of shares in issue this year, to the number in issue last year.

Score 0 if there is larger number of shares in issue this year, 1 otherwise.

Synchronoss Technologies's number of shares in issue this year was 9.957. Synchronoss Technologies's number of shares in issue last year was 9.785. ==> There is larger number of shares in issue this year. ==> Score 0.

Efficiency

Question 8. Change in Gross Margin

Compare this year's gross margin (Gross Profit divided by sales) to last year's.

Score 1 if this year's gross margin is higher, 0 if it's lower.

Gross Margin (This Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=121.978/164.196
=0.74288046

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=127.256/173.756
=0.73238334

Synchronoss Technologies's gross margin of this year was 0.74288046. Synchronoss Technologies's gross margin of last year was 0.73238334. ==> This year's gross margin is higher. ==> Score 1.

Question 9. Change in asset turnover

Compare this year's asset turnover (total sales for the year divided by total assets at the beginning of the year) to last year's asset turnover ratio.

Score 1 if this year's asset turnover ratio is higher, 0 if it's lower

Asset Turnover (This Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of This Year (Dec22)
=164.196/398.072
=0.41247814

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Dec21)
=173.756/450.734
=0.38549566

Synchronoss Technologies's asset turnover of this year was 0.41247814. Synchronoss Technologies's asset turnover of last year was 0.38549566. ==> This year's asset turnover is higher. ==> Score 1.

Evaluation

Piotroski F-Score= Que. 1+ Que. 2+ Que. 3+Que. 4+Que. 5+Que. 6+Que. 7+Que. 8+Que. 9
=0+1+0+1+0+1+0+1+1
=5

Good or high score = 7, 8, 9
Bad or low score = 0, 1, 2, 3

Synchronoss Technologies has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Synchronoss Technologies  (NAS:SNCR) Piotroski F-Score Explanation

The developer of the system is Joseph D. Piotroski is relatively unknown accounting professor who shuns publicity and rarely gives interviews.

He graduated from the University of Illinois with a B.S. in accounting in 1989, received an M.B.A. from Indiana University in 1994. Five years later, in 1999, after earning a Ph.D. in accounting from the University of Michigan, he became an associate professor of accounting at the University of Chicago.

In 2000, he wrote a research paper called "Value Investing: The Use of Historical Financial Statement Information to Separate Winners from Losers" (pdf).

He wanted to see if he can develop a system (using a simple nine-point scoring system) that can increase the returns of a strategy of investing in low price to book (referred to in the paper as high book to market) value companies.

What he found was something that exceeded his most optimistic expectations.

Buying only those companies that scored highest (8 or 9) on his nine-point scale, or F-Score as he called it, over the 20 year period from 1976 to 1996 led to an average out-performance over the market of 13.4%.

Even more impressive were the results of a strategy of investing in the highest F-Score companies (8 or 9) and shorting companies with the lowest F-Score (0 or 1).

Over the same period from 1976 to 1996 (20 years) this strategy led to an average yearly return of 23%, substantially outperforming the average S&P 500 index return of 15.83% over the same period.


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Synchronoss Technologies (Synchronoss Technologies) Business Description

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Address
200 Crossing Boulevard, 3rd Floor, Bridgewater, NJ, USA, 08807
Synchronoss Technologies Inc is a provider of cloud- and software-based activation solutions for mobile carriers, enterprises, retailers, and original equipment manufacturers. These solutions are delivered through the Activation Services, Synchronoss Personal Cloud, Enterprise, and Integrated Life platforms, which are scalable and available on-demand. The firm's solutions include activation and processing, cloud-based sync, backup, storage, and content engagement capabilities. The company derives revenue from subscriptions and transaction-based fees. A majority of the firm's revenue is generated in the United States, and the rest is from countries across the world.
Executives
Laurie Harris director C/O SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 200 CROSSING BOULEVARD, BRIDGEWATER TOWNSHIP NJ 08807
B. Riley Financial, Inc. 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Martin Francis Bernstein director C/O B. RILEY FINANCIAL, INC., 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD, SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Kristin S. Rinne director C/O SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES INC., 200 CROSSING BLVD., BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Jeffrey George Miller officer: Chief Commercial Officer C/O SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 200 CROSSING BLVD., 8TH FLOOR, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Lou Ferraro officer: EVP and CFO 200 CROSSING BLVD., 8TH FLOOR, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Christopher K. Hill officer: EVP & Chief Commercial Officer 200 CROSSING BLVD., 8TH FLOOR, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Patrick Joseph Doran officer: EVP & Chief Technology Officer 750 ROUTE 202 SOUTH, SUITE 600, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Christina Gabrys officer: SVP and CLO 200 CROSSING BLVD., 8TH FLOOR, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Stephen G Waldis director, officer: President & C.E.O. 750 ROUTE 202 SOUTH, SUITE 600, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
Taylor C Greenwald officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 200 CROSSING BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR, BRIDGEWATER NJ 08807
David D Clark officer: Chief Financial Officer FORT WASHINGTON EXECUTIVE CENTER, 600 OFFICE CENTER DRIVE, FORT WASHINGTON PA 19034
Brc Partners Opportunity Fund, Lp 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD. SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
B. Riley Capital Management, Llc 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD., SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025
Brc Partners Management Gp, Llc 10 percent owner 11100 SANTA MONICA BLVD SUITE 800, LOS ANGELES CA 90025