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SharpSpring (SharpSpring) WACC % :10.07% (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is SharpSpring WACC %?

As of today (2024-04-26), SharpSpring's weighted average cost of capital is 10.07%%. SharpSpring's ROIC % is -31.02% (calculated using TTM income statement data). SharpSpring earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

*Note: The beta of this company cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.

For a comprehensive WACC calculation, please access the WACC Calculator.


SharpSpring WACC % Historical Data

The historical data trend for SharpSpring's WACC % 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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SharpSpring WACC % Chart

SharpSpring Annual Data
Trend Dec11 Dec12 Dec13 Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20
WACC %
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SharpSpring Quarterly Data
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Competitive Comparison of SharpSpring's WACC %

For the Software - Application subindustry, SharpSpring's WACC %, along with its competitors' market caps and WACC % 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.


SharpSpring's WACC % Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, SharpSpring's WACC % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SharpSpring's WACC % falls into.



SharpSpring WACC % Calculation

The weighted average cost of capital (WACC) is the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its assets. The WACC is commonly referred to as the firm's cost of capital. Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. WACC is the average of the costs of these sources of financing, each of which is weighted by its respective use in the given situation. By taking a weighted average, we can see how much interest the company has to pay for every dollar it finances.

WACC=E/(E + D)*Cost of Equity+D/(E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)

1. Weights:
Generally speaking, a company's assets are financed by debt and equity. We need to calculate the weight of equity and the weight of debt.
The market value of equity (E) is also called "Market Cap". As of today, SharpSpring's market capitalization (E) is $220.362 Mil.
The market value of debt is typically difficult to calculate, therefore, GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding the latest one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together. As of Jun. 2021, SharpSpring's latest one-year quarterly average Book Value of Debt (D) is $13.0758 Mil.
a) weight of equity = E / (E + D) = 220.362 / (220.362 + 13.0758) = 0.944
b) weight of debt = D / (E + D) = 13.0758 / (220.362 + 13.0758) = 0.056

2. Cost of Equity:
GuruFocus uses Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the required rate of return. The formula is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)
a) GuruFocus uses 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate as the risk-free rate. It is updated daily. The current risk-free rate is 4.663%. Please go to Economic Indicators page for more information. Please note that we use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the 10-Year Treasury Constant Maturity Rate of the United States as default.
b) Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. SharpSpring's beta cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.
c) (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.
Cost of Equity = 4.663% + 1 * 6% = 10.663%

3. Cost of Debt:
GuruFocus uses latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.
As of Jun. 2021, SharpSpring's interest expense (positive number) was $-0 Mil. Its total Book Value of Debt (D) is $13.0758 Mil.
Cost of Debt = -0 / 13.0758 = 0%.

4. Multiply by one minus TTM Tax Rate:
GuruFocus uses the most recent TTM Tax Expense divided by the most recent TTM Pre-Tax Income to calculate the tax rate. The calculated TTM tax rate is limited to between 0% and 100%. If the calculated tax rate is higher than 100%, it is set to 100%. If the calculated tax rate is less than 0%, it is set to 0%.
The latest calculated TTM Tax Rate = 0.011 / -6.799 = -0.16%, which is less than 0%. Therefore it's set to 0%.

SharpSpring's Weighted Average Cost Of Capital (WACC) for Today is calculated as:

WACC=E / (E + D)*Cost of Equity+D / (E + D)*Cost of Debt*(1 - Tax Rate)
=0.944*10.663%+0.056*0%*(1 - 0%)
=10.07%

* 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.


SharpSpring  (NAS:SHSP) WACC % Explanation

Because it costs money to raise capital. A firm that generates higher ROIC % than it costs the company to raise the capital needed for that investment is earning excess returns. A firm that expects to continue generating positive excess returns on new investments in the future will see its value increase as growth increases, whereas a firm that earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital will destroy value as it grows.

As of today, SharpSpring's weighted average cost of capital is 10.07%%. SharpSpring's ROIC % is -31.02% (calculated using TTM income statement data). SharpSpring earns returns that do not match up to its cost of capital. It will destroy value as it grows.

*Note: The beta of this company cannot be obtained because it has a price history shorter than 3 years. It will thus be set to 1 as default to calculate WACC.


Be Aware

1. GuruFocus uses book value of debt (D) to do the calculation. It is simplified by adding latest one-year quarterly average Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation together.
For companies that report quarterly, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's quarterly debt data from the beginning of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report semi-annually, GuruFocus combines all of the most recent year's semi-annual debt data from the start of the year to the year-end and calculates the average.
For companies that report annually, GuruFocus combines the beginning and ending annual debt data from the most recent year and then calculates the average.

2. The WACC formula discussed above does not include Preferred Stock. Please adjust if preferred stock is considered.

3. (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return) is also called market premium. GuruFocus requires market premium to be 6%.

4. GuruFocus uses the latest TTM Interest Expense divided by the latest one-year quarterly average debt to get the simplified cost of debt.


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SharpSpring (SharpSpring) Business Description

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Address
5001 Celebration Pointe Avenue, Suite 410, Gainesville, FL, USA, 32608
SharpSpring Inc provides cloud-based marketing technology. Its marketing automation platform uses features such as web tracking, lead scoring, and an automated workflow to deliver the right message to the right customer at the right time. It provides SaaS-based marketing technologies to customers around the world. Its platform also includes customer relationship management technology that enables a business to store, manage and optimize customer and prospect data in a cloud-based environment. Its products include the Mail+ product and marketing automation platform. The majority of the revenue is generated by Marketing automation.
Executives
Richard Alan Carlson director, officer: CEO and President 304 WEST UNIVERSITY AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32601
Travis Whitton officer: Chief Technology Officer 304 WEST UNIVERSITY AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32601
Greenhaven Road Capital Fund 1, L.p. director 8 SOUND SHORE DRIVE, C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, SUITE 190, GREENWICH CT 06830
Greenhaven Road Investment Management, L.p. director 8 SOUND SHORE DRIVE, C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, SUITE 190, GREENWICH CT 06830
Mvm Funds Llc director 8 SOUND SHORE DRIVE, C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, SUITE 190, GREENWICH CT 06930
Scott Stewart Miller director, 10 percent owner 70 GREENHAVEN ROAD, RYE NY 10580
David A. Buckel director SHARPSPRING, 550 SW 2ND AVENUE, GAINESVILLE FL 32601
Steven A. Huey director C/O SHARPSPRING 550 SW 2ND AVENUE GAINESVILLE FL 32601
Savneet Singh director 120 RIVERSIDE BLVD, PH 2K, NEW YORK NY 10069
Greenhaven Road Capital Fund 2, L.p. director 8 SOUND SHORE DRIVE, C/O ROYCE & ASSOCIATES, SUITE 190, GREENWICH CT 06830
Marietta Davis director C/O SHARPSPRING, 550 SW 2ND AVENUE, GAINESVILLE FL 32601
Aaron David Jackson officer: Interim CFO 2034 SW 73RD TER GAINESVILLE FL 32607
Michael Power officer: Chief Financial Officer 5001 CELEBRATION POINTE AVE SUITE 410 GAINESVILLE FL 32608
Cat Rock Capital Management Lp 10 percent owner 8 SOUND SHORE DRIVE, SUITE 250 GREENWICH CT 06830
Daniel Allen director 299 PARK AVENUE SOUTH, SUITE 90959, NEW YORK NY 10003