UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:UPLD • US91544A1097
Current stock price
0.545 USD
-0.01 (-1.12%)
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0.556 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.
- In the past year UPLD had a positive cash flow from operations.
- In the past 5 years UPLD always reported negative net income.
- Each year in the past 5 years UPLD had a positive operating cash flow.
1.2 Ratios
- The Return On Assets of UPLD (-10.83%) is worse than 62.82% of its industry peers.
- Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -55.45%, UPLD is doing worse than 70.40% of the companies in the same industry.
- The Return On Invested Capital of UPLD (4.11%) is better than 71.12% of its industry peers.
| 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 72.20% of its industry peers.
- UPLD's Operating Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
- UPLD's Gross Margin of 74.75% is fine compared to the rest of the industry. UPLD outperforms 64.62% of its industry peers.
- 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
- UPLD has a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), which is below the Cost of Capital (WACC), which means it 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.
- UPLD has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
2.2 Solvency
- UPLD has an Altman-Z score of -1.54. 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 (-1.54) than 76.17% 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.
- Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 9.51, UPLD is in line with its industry, outperforming 50.18% of the companies in the same industry.
- A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.78 is on the high side and indicates that UPLD has dependencies on debt financing.
- UPLD has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (2.78) than 83.39% of its industry peers.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.78 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.51 | ||
| Altman-Z | -1.54 |
ROIC/WACC0.61
WACC6.72%
2.3 Liquidity
- A Current Ratio of 0.80 indicates that UPLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- With a Current ratio value of 0.80, UPLD is not doing good in the industry: 84.48% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- A Quick Ratio of 0.80 indicates that UPLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
- The Quick ratio of UPLD (0.80) is worse than 83.39% of its industry peers.
| 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.
- The earnings per share for UPLD have been decreasing by -17.99% on average. This is quite bad
- Looking at the last year, UPLD shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -21.08% in the last year.
- The Revenue has been decreasing by -5.76% on average over the past years.
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
- UPLD is expected to show a decrease in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -5.23% yearly.
- The Revenue is expected to decrease by -4.36% on average over the next years.
EPS Next Y-16.26%
EPS Next 2Y-5.23%
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year-6.07%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.36%
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.
- When comparing the Revenue growth rate of the last years to the growth rate of the upcoming years, we see that the growth is accelerating.
4. UPLD Valuation Analysis
4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 0.59 indicates a rather cheap valuation of UPLD.
- Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, UPLD is valued cheaply inside the industry as 98.92% of the companies are valued more expensively.
- UPLD's Price/Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 25.70.
- UPLD is valuated cheaply with a Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 0.71.
- 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 (23.84), we can say UPLD is valued rather cheaply.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 0.59 | ||
| Fwd PE | 0.71 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- UPLD's Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio is rather cheap when compared to the industry. UPLD is cheaper than 97.47% of the companies in the same industry.
- Based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio, UPLD is valued cheaply inside the industry as 99.64% of the companies are valued more expensively.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| P/FCF | 0.64 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.49 |
4.3 Compensation for Growth
- A cheap valuation may be justified as UPLD's earnings are expected to decrease with -5.23% in the coming years.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y-5.23%
EPS Next 3YN/A
5. UPLD Dividend Analysis
5.1 Amount
- No dividends for UPLD!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
UPLD Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
0.545
-0.01 (-1.12%)
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 Change5.02%
Market Cap15.75M
Revenue(TTM)216.88M
Net Income(TTM)-44.75M
Analysts82.22
Price Target4.42 (711.01%)
Short Float %2.58%
Short Ratio3.06
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)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)0%
EPS NQ rev (3m)0%
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)0%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 0.59 | ||
| Fwd PE | 0.71 | ||
| P/S | 0.07 | ||
| P/FCF | 0.64 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.61 | ||
| P/B | 0.2 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.49 |
EPS(TTM)0.92
EY168.81%
EPS(NY)0.77
Fwd EY141.36%
FCF(TTM)0.85
FCFY155.27%
OCF(TTM)0.89
OCFY163.86%
SpS7.51
BVpS2.79
TBVpS-8.35
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham Number7.6
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 | -1.54 |
F-Score6
WACC6.72%
ROIC/WACC0.61
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-6.07%
Revenue Next 2Y-4.36%
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
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ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to UPLD.
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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.
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The financial health rating of UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) is 1 / 10.