DROP (Fuse Science) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): -0.33 (As of Sep. 2015)

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What is Fuse Science Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Fuse Science DROP +38.07% Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33 as of Sep. 2015. The stock has 4 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,218 Software companies, Fuse Science ranks worse than 82101.72% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Fuse Science's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $-0.33. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 0.


The historical rank and industry rank for Fuse Science's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:



DROP's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is not ranked *
in the Software industry.
Industry Median: 17.05
* Ranked among companies with meaningful Price-to-Owner-Earnings only.

Fuse Science's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.00. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.31. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is At Loss.

Fuse Science's EPS without NRI for the six months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.00. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-0.03. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is At Loss.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Fuse Science Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Fuse Science Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Fuse Science's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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.

Fuse Science Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Fuse Science Annual Data
Trend Sep06 Sep07 Sep08 Sep09 Sep10 Sep11 Sep12 Sep13 Sep14 Sep15
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -55.77 -178.78 -163.39 -26.52 -0.33

Fuse Science Semi-Annual Data
Mar07 Sep07 Mar08 Sep08 Mar09 Sep09 Mar10 Sep10 Mar11 Sep11 Mar12 Sep12 Mar13 Sep13 Mar14 Sep14 Mar15 Sep15 Mar25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) 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 Premium Member Only Premium Member Only -26.52 -0.29 -0.33 0.00 0.00

DROP vs SMKG, GMTH, ATDS: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Software - Infrastructure subindustry, Fuse Science's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings 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.


Fuse Science Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Fuse Science's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Fuse Science's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.



Fuse Science Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Fuse Science's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

Last Year Average of Last 5 Years
Net Income -26.58
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 0.00
Change In Deferred Tax 0.00
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 0.05
Change In Working Capital 0.03
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 80.00

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Fuse Science's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $-26.58 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Fuse Science's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.00 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Fuse Science's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.00 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.05 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many 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 maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get 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.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Fuse Science's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $0.05 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Fuse Science's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Sep. 2015 was $0.03 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Fuse Science's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Sep. 2015 was 80.000 Mil.

Fuse Science's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Sep. 2015 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( -26.576 +0.004+0
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-0.0464+0.026)/80.000
=-0.33

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=0.004/-0.33
=0

* 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.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.33 mean?
Fuse Science (DROP) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.33 as of Sep. 2015. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Fuse Science. According to the industry distribution chart, Fuse Science ranks #999999 out of 1218 companies in the Software industry.
Is Fuse Science's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Fuse Science's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33. Based on the distribution chart, Fuse Science ranks #999999 out of 1218 companies in the Software industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Fuse Science's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to SMKG and GMTH?
According to the Software industry distribution chart, Fuse Science ranks #999999 out of 1218 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Fuse Science in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.05. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for a Software company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Software companies is 17.05, based on 1,218 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Fuse Science. For the Software industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 17.05 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Fuse Science's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Fuse Science stock overvalued right now?
Fuse Science (DROP) has a current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of -0.33. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Fuse Science (DROP), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is -0.33 as of Sep. 2015. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Fuse Science Business Description

Address 1011 Hinterland Crt, Oshawa, ON, CAN, L1K 2M6
Fuse Science Inc operates Trainday, a cloud-based workforce learning management system. It is a software company that created and maintains the Trainday platform, enabling companies to create data-driven employee and staff training solutions leveraging artificial intelligence and relevant data sources. The platform focuses on creating tailored training modules that are engaging and impactful, allowing companies to develop personalized learning paths and training programs based on the needs of each business. Industries in focus include healthcare, retail, travel, hospitality, manufacturing, finance, government services, and construction. Trainday works to accelerate the transition from industry or company-specific events to full operational readiness.