UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:UPLD • US91544A1097
Current stock price
0.666 USD
+0.06 (+10.69%)
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0.6411 USD
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This UPLD fundamental analysis includes valuation metrics, fair value assessment, financial health analysis, profitability trends, growth metrics and dividend sustainability analysis.
1. UPLD Profitability Analysis
1.1 Basic Checks
- UPLD had positive earnings in the past year.
- UPLD had a positive operating cash flow in the past year.
- UPLD had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- UPLD had a positive operating cash flow in each of the past 5 years.
1.2 Ratios
- Looking at the Return On Assets, with a value of -10.83%, UPLD is doing worse than 64.36% of the companies in the same industry.
- UPLD has a Return On Equity of -55.45%. This is in the lower half of the industry: UPLD underperforms 70.55% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Invested Capital, with a value of 4.11%, UPLD is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 71.27% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -10.83% | ||
| ROE | -55.45% | ||
| ROIC | 4.11% |
ROA(3y)-18.16%
ROA(5y)-13.29%
ROE(3y)-81.38%
ROE(5y)-55.85%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
1.3 Margins
- UPLD has a better Operating Margin (7.66%) than 72.00% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of UPLD has grown nicely.
- With a decent Gross Margin value of 74.75%, UPLD is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.82% of the companies in the same industry.
- UPLD's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OM | 7.66% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 74.75% |
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y46.62%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.55%
GM growth 5Y2.45%
2. UPLD Health Analysis
2.1 Basic Checks
- The Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), so UPLD is destroying value.
- Compared to 1 year ago, UPLD has more shares outstanding
- The number of shares outstanding for UPLD has been reduced compared to 5 years ago.
- The debt/assets ratio for UPLD is higher compared to a year ago.
2.2 Solvency
- UPLD has an Altman-Z score of -1.53. This is a bad value and indicates that UPLD is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
- UPLD has a worse Altman-Z score (-1.53) than 75.27% of its industry peers.
- The Debt to FCF ratio of UPLD is 9.51, which is on the high side as it means it would take UPLD, 9.51 years of fcf income to pay off all of its debts.
- With a Debt to FCF ratio value of 9.51, UPLD perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 49.09% of the companies in the same industry.
- UPLD has a Debt/Equity ratio of 2.78. This is a high value indicating a heavy dependency on external financing.
- Looking at the Debt to Equity ratio, with a value of 2.78, UPLD is doing worse than 82.91% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.78 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.51 | ||
| Altman-Z | -1.53 |
ROIC/WACC0.6
WACC6.85%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.80 indicates that UPLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- UPLD has a Current ratio of 0.80. This is amonst the worse of the industry: UPLD underperforms 84.73% of its industry peers.
- UPLD has a Quick Ratio of 0.80. This is a bad value and indicates that UPLD is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
- With a Quick ratio value of 0.80, UPLD is not doing good in the industry: 83.64% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 |
3. UPLD Growth Analysis
3.1 Past
- The earnings per share for UPLD have decreased strongly by -23.97% in the last year.
- UPLD shows a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. Measured over the last years, the EPS has been decreasing by -17.99% yearly.
- The Revenue for UPLD has decreased by -21.08% in the past year. This is quite bad
- Measured over the past years, UPLD shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -5.76% on average per year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-23.97%
EPS 3Y-20.49%
EPS 5Y-17.99%
EPS Q2Q%-41.46%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.08%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.91%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.76%
Sales Q2Q%-27.51%
3.2 Future
- The Earnings Per Share is expected to decrease by -5.23% on average over the next years.
- Based on estimates for the next years, UPLD will show a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -3.24% on average per year.
EPS Next Y-16.26%
EPS Next 2Y-5.23%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-8.16%
Revenue Next 2Y-3.24%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
3.3 Evolution
- The EPS growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
- The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.
4. UPLD Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- With a Price/Earnings ratio of 0.72, the valuation of UPLD can be described as very cheap.
- 98.55% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UPLD, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- UPLD's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.35.
- With a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 0.86, the valuation of UPLD can be described as very cheap.
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of UPLD indicates a rather cheap valuation: UPLD is cheaper than 99.64% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- When comparing the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of UPLD to the average of the S&P500 Index (22.61), we can say UPLD is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 0.72 | ||
| Fwd PE | 0.86 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- Compared to the rest of the industry, the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio of UPLD indicates a rather cheap valuation: UPLD is cheaper than 97.09% of the companies listed in the same industry.
- UPLD's Price/Free Cash Flow ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. UPLD is cheaper than 99.64% of the companies in the same industry.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 0.79 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.52 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- UPLD's earnings are expected to decrease with -5.23% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-5.23%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. UPLD Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- UPLD does not give a dividend.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
UPLD Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
0.666
+0.06 (+10.69%)
Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)03-03 2026-03-03/bmo
Earnings (Next)05-11 2026-05-11
Inst Owners46.26%
Inst Owner Change-4.74%
Ins Owners17.83%
Ins Owner Change4.27%
Market Cap19.39M
Revenue(TTM)216.88M
Net Income(TTM)-44.75M
Analysts82.22
Price Target3.83 (475.08%)
Short Float %4.17%
Short Ratio2.6
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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)45.8%
Min EPS beat(2)21.91%
Max EPS beat(2)69.69%
EPS beat(4)3
Avg EPS beat(4)25.67%
Min EPS beat(4)-19.78%
Max EPS beat(4)69.69%
EPS beat(8)7
Avg EPS beat(8)52.54%
EPS beat(12)9
Avg EPS beat(12)39.62%
EPS beat(16)11
Avg EPS beat(16)32.04%
Revenue beat(2)0
Avg Revenue beat(2)-2.27%
Min Revenue beat(2)-3.88%
Max Revenue beat(2)-0.65%
Revenue beat(4)1
Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.04%
Min Revenue beat(4)-3.88%
Max Revenue beat(4)2.02%
Revenue beat(8)3
Avg Revenue beat(8)-0.65%
Revenue beat(12)4
Avg Revenue beat(12)-0.52%
Revenue beat(16)6
Avg Revenue beat(16)-0.42%
PT rev (1m)-13.46%
PT rev (3m)-13.46%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-16.6%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-16.6%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)-4.34%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)-4.34%
Revenue NY rev (1m)-2.22%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.22%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 0.72 | ||
| Fwd PE | 0.86 | ||
| P/S | 0.09 | ||
| P/FCF | 0.79 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.75 | ||
| P/B | 0.24 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.52 |
EPS(TTM)0.92
EY138.14%
EPS(NY)0.77
Fwd EY115.68%
FCF(TTM)0.84
FCFY126.06%
OCF(TTM)0.89
OCFY133.03%
SpS7.45
BVpS2.77
TBVpS-8.28
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number7.57
Profitability
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ROA | -10.83% | ||
| ROE | -55.45% | ||
| ROCE | 5.2% | ||
| ROIC | 4.11% | ||
| ROICexc | 4.53% | ||
| ROICexgc | N/A | ||
| OM | 7.66% | ||
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| GM | 74.75% | ||
| FCFM | 11.27% |
ROA(3y)-18.16%
ROA(5y)-13.29%
ROE(3y)-81.38%
ROE(5y)-55.85%
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 5YN/A
ROICexc growth 3YN/A
ROICexc growth 5Y61.86%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5Y46.62%
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y3.55%
GM growth 5Y2.45%
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0.52
Health
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.78 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.51 | ||
| Debt/EBITDA | 4.61 | ||
| Cap/Depr | 4.21% | ||
| Cap/Sales | 0.62% | ||
| Interest Coverage | 0.81 | ||
| Cash Conversion | 52.92% | ||
| Profit Quality | N/A | ||
| Current Ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Quick Ratio | 0.8 | ||
| Altman-Z | -1.53 |
F-Score6
WACC6.85%
ROIC/WACC0.6
Cap/Depr(3y)2.5%
Cap/Depr(5y)2.23%
Cap/Sales(3y)0.45%
Cap/Sales(5y)0.4%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-23.97%
EPS 3Y-20.49%
EPS 5Y-17.99%
EPS Q2Q%-41.46%
EPS Next Y-16.26%
EPS Next 2Y-5.23%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.08%
Revenue growth 3Y-11.91%
Revenue growth 5Y-5.76%
Sales Q2Q%-27.51%
Revenue Next Year-8.16%
Revenue Next 2Y-3.24%
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y210.43%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5Y38.17%
EBIT Next Year5.57%
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y4.67%
FCF growth 3Y-5.65%
FCF growth 5Y-6.66%
OCF growth 1Y6.44%
OCF growth 3Y-4.88%
OCF growth 5Y-6.25%
UPLAND SOFTWARE INC / UPLD Fundamental Analysis FAQ
What is the ChartMill fundamental rating of UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) stock?
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to UPLD.
What is the valuation status of UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) stock?
ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 7 / 10 to UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD). This can be considered as Undervalued.
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UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) has a profitability rating of 4 / 10.
Can you provide the financial health for UPLD stock?
The financial health rating of UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) is 1 / 10.
What is the earnings growth outlook for UPLAND SOFTWARE INC?
The Earnings per Share (EPS) of UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) is expected to decline by -16.26% in the next year.