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Sonder Holdings (Sonder Holdings) Piotroski F-Score

: 4 (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

Sonder Holdings has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

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

SOND' s Piotroski F-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 4   Med: 5   Max: 6
Current: 4

During the past 4 years, the highest Piotroski F-Score of Sonder Holdings was 6. The lowest was 4. And the median was 5.


Sonder Holdings Piotroski F-Score Historical Data

The historical data trend for Sonder Holdings'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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Sonder Holdings Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22
Piotroski F-Score
N/A N/A N/A 6.00

Sonder Holdings Quarterly Data
Dec19 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23
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 N/A 6.00 N/A N/A 4.00

Competitive Comparison

For the Lodging subindustry, Sonder Holdings'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.


Sonder Holdings Piotroski F-Score Distribution

For the Travel & Leisure industry and Consumer Cyclical sector, Sonder Holdings's Piotroski F-Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Sonder Holdings'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 (Sep23) TTM:Last Year (Sep22) TTM:
Net Income was -57.35 + -86.431 + -45.327 + -64.276 = $-253.4 Mil.
Cash Flow from Operations was -24.923 + -35.492 + -25.38 + -13.166 = $-99.0 Mil.
Revenue was 134.769 + 120.738 + 157.403 + 160.896 = $573.8 Mil.
Gross Profit was 44.72 + 28.705 + 64.159 + 50.185 = $187.8 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of this year (Sep22)
to the end of this year (Sep23) was
(1532.532 + 1573.612 + 1521.46 + 1607.859 + 1716.337) / 5 = $1590.36 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of this year (Sep22) was $1,532.5 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,579.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $233.3 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $329.3 Mil.
Net Income was -77.313 + 10.963 + -45.666 + -73.689 = $-185.7 Mil.

Revenue was 86.663 + 80.466 + 121.322 + 124.526 = $413.0 Mil.
Gross Profit was 20.57 + 6.57 + 42.135 + 47.642 = $116.9 Mil.
Average Total Assets from the begining of last year (Sep21)
to the end of last year (Sep22) was
(196.845 + 148.479 + 1629.358 + 1559.414 + 1532.532) / 5 = $1013.3256 Mil.
Total Assets at the begining of last year (Sep21) was $196.8 Mil.
Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was $1,249.1 Mil.
Total Current Assets was $342.1 Mil.
Total Current Liabilities was $238.4 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.

Sonder Holdings's current Net Income (TTM) was -253.4. ==> 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.

Sonder Holdings's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -99.0. ==> Negative ==> Score 0.

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 (Sep22)
=-253.384/1532.532
=-0.16533684

ROA (Last Year)=Net Income/Total Assets (Sep21)
=-185.705/196.845
=-0.94340725

Sonder Holdings's return on assets of this year was -0.16533684. Sonder Holdings's return on assets of last year was -0.94340725. ==> This year is higher. ==> Score 1.

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.

Sonder Holdings's current Net Income (TTM) was -253.4. Sonder Holdings's current Cash Flow from Operations (TTM) was -99.0. ==> -99.0 > -253.4 ==> 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: Sep23)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep22 to Sep23
=1579.091/1590.36
=0.99291418

Gearing (Last Year: Sep22)=Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation/Average Total Assets from Sep21 to Sep22
=1249.119/1013.3256
=1.23269263

Sonder Holdings's gearing of this year was 0.99291418. Sonder Holdings's gearing of last year was 1.23269263. ==> This year is lower or equal to last year. ==> Score 1.

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: Sep23)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=233.258/329.266
=0.70841812

Current Ratio (Last Year: Sep22)=Total Current Assets/Total Current Liabilities
=342.078/238.438
=1.43466226

Sonder Holdings's current ratio of this year was 0.70841812. Sonder Holdings's current ratio of last year was 1.43466226. ==> Last year's current ratio is higher ==> Score 0.

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.

Sonder Holdings's number of shares in issue this year was 10.96. Sonder Holdings's number of shares in issue last year was 10.784. ==> 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
=187.769/573.806
=0.32723429

Gross Margin (Last Year: TTM)=Gross Profit/Revenue
=116.917/412.977
=0.28310778

Sonder Holdings's gross margin of this year was 0.32723429. Sonder Holdings's gross margin of last year was 0.28310778. ==> 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 (Sep22)
=573.806/1532.532
=0.37441698

Asset Turnover (Last Year)=Revenue/Total Assets at the Beginning of Last Year (Sep21)
=412.977/196.845
=2.09798064

Sonder Holdings's asset turnover of this year was 0.37441698. Sonder Holdings's asset turnover of last year was 2.09798064. ==> Last year's asset turnover is higher ==> Score 0.

Evaluation

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

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

Sonder Holdings has an F-score of 4 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

Sonder Holdings  (NAS:SOND) 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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Sonder Holdings (Sonder Holdings) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
101 15th Street, San Francisco, CA, USA, 94103
Sonder Holdings Inc is engaged in providing short and long-term accommodations to travelers in various cities across North America, Europe, and the Middle East. The Sonder units in each apartment-style building and each hotel property are selected, designed, and managed directly by the Company. The Company generates revenues by providing short-term or month-to-month accommodations to its guests.
Executives
Christopher Michael Berry officer: Chief Accounting Officer C/O SONDER HOLDINGS INC., 101 15TH ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Francis Davidson director, officer: Chief Executive Officer C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Philip L Rothenberg officer: General Counsel & Secretary C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Dominique Bourgault officer: Chief Financial Officer 6802 AZALEA WAY SE, SNOQUALMIE WA 98065
Prashant Aggarwal director C/O ARLO TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 350 EAST PLUMERIA DR, SAN JOSE CA 95134
Martin Picard officer: Global Head of Real Estate C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Michelle M Frymire director C/O SPIRIT REALTY CAPITAL, INC., 2727 N. HARWOOD STREET, SUITE 300, DALLAS TX 75201
Nabeel A Hyatt director C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Van Paasschen Frits D director C/O STARWOOD HOTELS & RESORTS WORLDWIDE, 1111 WESTCHESTER AVENUE, WHITE PLAINS NY 10604
Gilda Perez-alvarado director C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Janice L. Sears director 1100 PARK PLACE, SUITE 200, SAN MATEO CA 94403
Sanjay D Banker officer: President and CFO C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Ritesh K Patel officer: VP, Controller C/O SONDER HOLDINGS INC., 101 15TH ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Satyen J Pandya officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O SONDER HOLDINGS, INC., 101 15TH ST., SAN FRANCISCO CA 94103
Manon Brouillette director 40 AVENUE SPRINGGROVE, MONTREAL Z4 H3C 4M8