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SoundHound AI (SoundHound AI) Financial Strength : 4 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SoundHound AI Financial Strength?

SoundHound AI has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.

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

SoundHound AI did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. SoundHound AI's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.31. As of today, SoundHound AI's Altman Z-Score is 0.74.


Competitive Comparison of SoundHound AI's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, SoundHound AI'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.


SoundHound AI's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

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

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



SoundHound AI 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:

SoundHound AI's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-5.46 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-11.59 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $87.40 Mil.

SoundHound AI's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

SoundHound AI did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

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

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

SoundHound AI's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(2.758 + 87.401) / 68.588
=1.31

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.

SoundHound AI has a Z-score of 0.74, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 0.74 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.


SoundHound AI  (NAS:SOUN) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

SoundHound AI has the Financial Strength Rank of 4.


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SoundHound AI (SoundHound AI) Business Description

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Address
5400 Betsy Ross Drive, Santa Clara, CA, USA, 95054
SoundHound AI Inc is an innovator of conversational intelligence, offering an independent Voice AI platform that enables businesses across industries to deliver high-quality conversational experiences to customers.
Executives
Timothy Stonehocker officer: Chief Technology Officer 5400 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Michael Zagorsek officer: Chief Operating Officer 5400 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Lawrence Marcus director 2105 WOODSIDE RD., WOODSIDE CA 94062
Nitesh Sharan officer: Chief Financial Officer 5400 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Keyvan Mohajer director, 10 percent owner, officer: CEO 5400 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Majid Emami 10 percent owner, officer: VP, Engineering 5400 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
James Ming Hom director, officer: VP, Products 5400 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Diana Sroka director 5400 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Eric R. Ball director C/O GLU MOBILE INC., 45 FREMONT STREET, SUITE 2800, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94105
Global Catalyst Partners Iii L P 10 percent owner 6239 MOJAVE DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95120
Zubin Irani officer: Chief Revenue Officer 5400 BETSY ROSS DRIVE, SANTA CLARA CA 95054
Global Catalyst Venture Management Iii, Llc 10 percent owner 6239 MOJAVE DRIVE, SAN JOSE CA 95120
Stephen N Cannon director, 10 percent owner, officer: Chief Executive Officer 13/F TOWER 2, NEW WORLD TOWER, 18 QUEENS ROAD CENTRAL, HONG KONG K3 K3 00000
Bryant B Edwards director 25/28 OLD BURLINGTON STREET, LONDON X0 W1S 3AN
Daniel L Sheehan officer: Chief Operating Officer 38 KEYES AVENUE SUITE 204, SAN FRANCISCO CA 94129