UPLAND SOFTWARE INC (UPLD) Fundamental Analysis & Valuation
NASDAQ:UPLD • US91544A1097
Current stock price
0.7122 USD
+0.04 (+5.97%)
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0.6805 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
- In the past year UPLD was profitable.
- In the past year UPLD had a positive cash flow from operations.
- UPLD had negative earnings in each of the past 5 years.
- In the past 5 years UPLD always reported a positive cash flow from operatings.
1.2 Ratios
- UPLD has a Return On Assets of -10.83%. This is in the lower half of the industry: UPLD underperforms 64.73% of its industry peers.
- UPLD's Return On Equity of -55.45% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. UPLD is outperformed by 70.18% 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 70.91% 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
- With a decent Operating Margin value of 7.66%, UPLD is doing good in the industry, outperforming 72.00% of the companies in the same industry.
- In the last couple of years the Operating Margin of UPLD has grown nicely.
- The Gross Margin of UPLD (74.75%) is better than 65.82% of its industry peers.
- In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of UPLD has grown nicely.
| 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
- With a Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) below the Cost of Capital (WACC), UPLD is destroying value.
- The number of shares outstanding for UPLD has been increased compared to 1 year ago.
- Compared to 5 years ago, UPLD has less shares outstanding
- UPLD has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
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.
- Looking at the Altman-Z score, with a value of -1.53, UPLD is doing worse than 75.27% of the companies in the same industry.
- 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 48.36% 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.
- With a Debt to Equity ratio value of 2.78, UPLD is not doing good in the industry: 82.91% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Debt/Equity | 2.78 | ||
| Debt/FCF | 9.51 | ||
| Altman-Z | -1.53 |
ROIC/WACC0.6
WACC6.89%
2.3 Liquidity
- UPLD has a Current 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 Current ratio value of 0.80, UPLD is not doing good in the industry: 84.73% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
- 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.
- UPLD has a Quick ratio of 0.80. This is amonst the worse of the industry: UPLD underperforms 83.64% 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.
- 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.
- UPLD is expected to show a decrease in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will decrease by -3.24% yearly.
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
- A Price/Earnings ratio of 0.77 indicates a rather cheap valuation of UPLD.
- 98.55% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UPLD, based on the Price/Earnings ratio.
- UPLD is valuated cheaply when we compare the Price/Earnings ratio to 26.21, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 0.92, the valuation of UPLD can be described as very cheap.
- Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, UPLD is valued cheaper than 99.64% of the companies in the same industry.
- UPLD's Price/Forward Earnings ratio indicates a rather cheap valuation when compared to the S&P500 average which is at 23.13.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 0.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 0.92 |
4.2 Price Multiples
- 97.09% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UPLD, based on the Enterprise Value to EBITDA ratio.
- 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 | 0.85 | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.57 |
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
- No dividends for UPLD!.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend Yield | 0% |
UPLD Fundamentals: All Metrics, Ratios and Statistics
0.7122
+0.04 (+5.97%)
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 Change0%
Ins Owners17.83%
Ins Owner Change4.27%
Market Cap20.74M
Revenue(TTM)216.88M
Net Income(TTM)-44.75M
Analysts82.5
Price Target3.83 (437.77%)
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 | 0.77 | ||
| Fwd PE | 0.92 | ||
| P/S | 0.1 | ||
| P/FCF | 0.85 | ||
| P/OCF | 0.8 | ||
| P/B | 0.26 | ||
| P/tB | N/A | ||
| EV/EBITDA | 4.57 |
EPS(TTM)0.92
EY129.18%
EPS(NY)0.77
Fwd EY108.18%
FCF(TTM)0.84
FCFY117.88%
OCF(TTM)0.89
OCFY124.4%
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
WACC6.89%
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.
Can you provide the profitability details for UPLAND SOFTWARE INC?
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.