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Aware (AWRE) Financial Strength : 7 (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is Aware Financial Strength?

Aware has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is rated on a scale of 1 to 10 and is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.
4. Other debt related ratios.

A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

GuruFocus does not calculate Aware's interest coverage with the available data. Aware's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 0.22. As of today, Aware's Altman Z-Score is 0.24.


Competitive Comparison of Aware's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, Aware's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


Aware's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Aware's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aware's Financial Strength falls into.


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Aware Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

Aware's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $0.00 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2024 was $-1.47 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was $3.59 Mil.

Aware's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

GuruFocus does not calculate Aware's interest coverage with the available data.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

Good Sign:

Ben Graham prefers companies' interest coverage to be at least 5. Aware Inc has enough cash to cover all of its debt. Its financial situation is stable.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

Aware's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2024 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(0.656 + 3.588) / 19.188
=0.22

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

Aware has a Z-score of 0.24, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.24 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* 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.


Aware  (NAS:AWRE) Financial Strength Explanation

The rank is rated on a scale of 1 to 10. A higher score indicates a stronger financial position, with companies rated 7 or above considered financially stable and unlikely to face distress. Conversely, a score of 3 or below suggests potential financial difficulties, indicating a higher risk of distress.

Aware has the Financial Strength Rank of 7.


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Aware Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
76 Blanchard Road, Burlington, MA, USA, 01803
Aware Inc is a provider of software and services to the biometrics industry. The company's software products are used in government and commercial biometrics systems to identify or authenticate people. The government applications of biometrics systems include border control, visa applicant screening, law enforcement, national defense, intelligence, secure credentialing, access control, and background checks. Its commercial applications include user authentication for login to mobile devices, computers, networks, and software programs, user authentication for financial transactions and purchases. Its geographical segments include the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Rest of the world, out of which it derives maximum revenue from United States.
Executives
Stafford John S Iii director, 10 percent owner 230 SOUTH LASALLE STREET 400, CHICAGO IL 60604
Peter R. Faubert director 50 NAGOG PARK, ACTON MA 01720
David K Traverse officer: Principal Financial Officer 108 ADAMS STREET, DUNSTABLE MA 01827
Robert A Eckel director, officer: CEO and President C/O AWARE, INC., 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
David Brian Barcelo officer: Chief Financial Officer 15 DAWN CIRCLE, ANDOVER MA 01810
Ronin Trading, Llc 10 percent owner 350 N. ORLEANS STREET, 2N, CHICAGO IL 60654
Craig A Herman officer: Chief Revenue Officer 15 ABBOT STREET, MARBLEHEAD MA 01945
Mohamed Lazzouni officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 296 CONCORD ROAD, BILLIERCA MA 01821
Gary Evee director 36 CONCETTA SASS DRIVE, RANDOLPH MA 02368
Ronin Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 350 N. ORLEANS, SUITE 2N, CHICAGO IL 60654
Brent P Johnstone director 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Richard P Moberg director C/O AWARE INC, 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
David J Martin officer: Chief Financial Officer
Adrian F Kruse director C/O AWARE INC, 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Kevin Thomas Russell director, officer: Chief Legal and Admin. Officer 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730-1432