RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC (RBBN) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:RBBN • US7625441040
Current stock price
2.375 USD
-0.23 (-8.65%)
At close:
2.42 USD
+0.04 (+1.89%)
Pre-Market:
This RBBN fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. RBBN Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- RBBN had positive earnings in the past year.
- In the past year RBBN had a positive cash flow from operations.
- RBBN had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
- RBBN had a positive operating cash flow in 4 of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- RBBN has a better Return On Assets (3.27%) than 67.39% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Equity of RBBN (8.83%) is better than 73.91% of its industry peers.
- The Return On Invested Capital of RBBN (1.82%) is comparable to the rest of the industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.27% | ||
| ROE | 8.83% | ||
| ROIC | 1.82% |
ROA(3y)-2.39%
ROA(5y)-5.63%
ROE(3y)-6.4%
ROE(5y)-14.35%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- RBBN has a better Profit Margin (4.69%) than 69.57% of its industry peers.
- RBBN's Profit Margin has declined in the last couple of years.
- RBBN has a Operating Margin (2.45%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of RBBN has declined.
- RBBN's Gross Margin of 49.81% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. RBBN outperforms 65.22% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of RBBN has remained more or less at the same level.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 2.45% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.69% | ||
| GM | 49.81% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-10.06%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y-14.88%
GM growth 3Y0.62%
GM growth 5Y-1.39%
2. RBBN Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so RBBN is destroying value.
- RBBN has about the same amout of shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
- RBBN has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
- RBBN has a better debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- RBBN has an Altman-Z score of -0.55. This is a bad value and indicates that RBBN is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- RBBN's Altman-Z score of -0.55 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. RBBN is outperformed by 69.57% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of RBBN is 12.79, which is on the high side as it means it would take RBBN, 12.79 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- RBBN's Debt to FCF ratio of 12.79 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. RBBN outperforms 41.30% of its industry peers.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.72 indicates that RBBN is somewhat dependend on debt financing.
- RBBN has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (0.72) than 76.09% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.72 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 12.79 | ||
| Altman-Z | -0.55 |
ROIC/WACC0.16
WACC11.38%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 1.44 indicates that RBBN should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.44, RBBN is doing worse than 76.09% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Quick Ratio of 1.19 indicates that RBBN should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
- RBBN has a Quick ratio of 1.19. This is in the lower half of the industry: RBBN underperforms 71.74% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.19 |
3. RBBN Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- RBBN shows a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. In the last year, the EPS has been growing by 173.91%, which is quite impressive.
- RBBN shows quite a strong growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been growing by 9.65% yearly.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 1.28% in the past year.
- The Revenue has been growing slightly by 0.02% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)173.91%
EPS 3Y93.3%
EPS 5Y9.65%
EPS Q2Q%-66.67%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.28%
Revenue growth 3Y1%
Revenue growth 5Y0.02%
Sales Q2Q%-10.3%
3.2 Future
- RBBN is expected to show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -39.60% yearly.
- The Revenue is expected to grow by 2.43% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-80.12%
EPS Next 2Y-39.6%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-1.66%
Revenue Next 2Y2.43%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- When comparing the EPS growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is decreasing.
- The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. RBBN Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- The Price/Earnings ratio is 3.77, which indicates a rather cheap valuation of RBBN.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, RBBN is valued cheaper than 100.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- RBBN's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 26.54.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 10.01, the valuation of RBBN can be described as reasonable.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of RBBN indicates a rather cheap valuation: RBBN is cheaper than 97.83% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 21.68. RBBN is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 10.01 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- RBBN's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. RBBN is cheaper than 86.96% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, RBBN is valued cheaply inside the industry as 80.43% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 16.01 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.01 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A cheap valuation may be justified as RBBN's earnings are expected to decrease with -39.60% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.39
EPS Next 2Y-39.6%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. RBBN Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- RBBN does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
RBBN Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
2.375
-0.23 (-8.65%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment
Industry Strength91.93
Industry Growth94.41
Earnings (Last)04-28 2026-04-28/amc
Earnings (Next)07-21 2026-07-21
Inst Owners75.31%
Inst Owner Change0.15%
Ins Owners2.65%
Ins Owner Change1.55%
Market Cap417.05M
Revenue(TTM)844.56M
Net Income(TTM)39.64M
Analysts78.46
Price Target3.72 (56.63%)
Short Float %2.23%
Short Ratio3.54
Dividend
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)1
Avg EPS beat(2)200.59%
Min EPS beat(2)-32.77%
Max EPS beat(2)433.95%
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-5.85%
Min Revenue beat(2)-7.66%
Max Revenue beat(2)-4.04%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-4.41%
Min Revenue beat(4)-7.66%
Max Revenue beat(4)1.35%
Revenue beat(8)2
Avg Revenue beat(8)-4%
Revenue beat(12)2
Avg Revenue beat(12)-4.27%
Revenue beat(16)2
Avg Revenue beat(16)-3.87%
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)-36.52%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-1127.83%
EPS NY rev (1m)-7.32%
EPS NY rev (3m)-53.66%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-17.6%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-7%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 10.01 | ||
| P/S | 0.49 | ||
| P/FCF | 16.01 | ||
| P/OCF | 8.11 | ||
| P/B | 0.93 | ||
| P/tB | 87.65 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 8.01 |
EPS(TTM)0.63
EY26.53%
EPS(NY)0.24
Fwd EY9.99%
FCF(TTM)0.15
FCFY6.25%
OCF(TTM)0.29
OCFY12.32%
SpS4.81
BVpS2.56
TBVpS0.03
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)0.39
Graham Number6.02032 (153.49%)
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | 3.27% | ||
| ROE | 8.83% | ||
| ROCE | 2.31% | ||
| ROIC | 1.82% | ||
| ROICexc | 2.04% | ||
| ROICexgc | 4.59% | ||
| OM | 2.45% | ||
| PM (TTM) | 4.69% | ||
| GM | 49.81% | ||
| FCFM | 3.09% |
ROA(3y)-2.39%
ROA(5y)-5.63%
ROE(3y)-6.4%
ROE(5y)-14.35%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
ROICexc(3y)N/A
ROICexc(5y)N/A
ROICexgc(3y)N/A
ROICexgc(5y)N/A
ROCE(3y)N/A
ROCE(5y)N/A
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc growth 5Y-15.73%
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y-4.29%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y-10.06%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5Y-14.88%
GM growth 3Y0.62%
GM growth 5Y-1.39%
F-Score7
Asset Turnover0.7
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 0.72 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 12.79 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 3.98 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 41.6% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 3% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.54 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 62.99% | ||
| Profit Quality | 65.74% | ||
| Current Ratio | 1.44 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 1.19 | ||
| Altman-Z | -0.55 |
F-Score7
WACC11.38%
ROIC/WACC0.16
Cap/Depr(3y)30.15%
Cap/Depr(5y)25.74%
Cap/Sales(3y)2.3%
Cap/Sales(5y)2.11%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)173.91%
EPS 3Y93.3%
EPS 5Y9.65%
EPS Q2Q%-66.67%
EPS Next Y-80.12%
EPS Next 2Y-39.6%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)1.28%
Revenue growth 3Y1%
Revenue growth 5Y0.02%
Sales Q2Q%-10.3%
Revenue Next Year-1.66%
Revenue Next 2Y2.43%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-23.53%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y-10.05%
EBIT Next Year15.98%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-4.81%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5Y-19.04%
OCF growth 1Y2.3%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5Y-12.74%
RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC / RBBN Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the fundamental rating for RBBN stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to RBBN.
What is the valuation status for RBBN stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 6 / 10 to RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC (RBBN). This can be considered as Fairly Valued.
What is the profitability of RBBN stock?
RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC (RBBN) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
How financially healthy is RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC?
The financial health rating of RIBBON COMMUNICATIONS INC (RBBN) is 2 / 10.