Overall UPLD gets a fundamental rating of 3 out of 10. We evaluated UPLD against 278 industry peers in the Software industry. UPLD has a bad profitability rating. Also its financial health evaluation is rather negative. UPLD is cheap, but on the other hand it scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

2. Health

3. Growth

4. Valuation

5. Dividend

1. Profitability

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.
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 -12.03%, UPLD is doing worse than 66.55% of the companies in the same industry.
With a Return On Equity value of -61.25%, UPLD is not doing good in the industry: 72.30% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.
UPLD has a Return On Invested Capital of 1.74%. This is in the better half of the industry: UPLD outperforms 65.83% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-12.03%
ROE	-61.25%
ROIC	1.74%

ROA(3y)-16.65%

ROA(5y)-12.13%

ROE(3y)-68.46%

ROE(5y)-48.1%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

With a decent Operating Margin value of 3.05%, UPLD is doing good in the industry, outperforming 65.47% of the companies in the same industry.
Looking at the Gross Margin, with a value of 73.25%, UPLD is in line with its industry, outperforming 58.63% of the companies in the same industry.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of UPLD has remained more or less at the same level.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	3.05%
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	73.25%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y1.66%

GM growth 5Y0.44%

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2. Health

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 reduced compared to 1 year ago.
The number of shares outstanding for UPLD has been increased compared to 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for UPLD has remained at the same level compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -1.55, we must say that UPLD is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
UPLD has a Altman-Z score of -1.55. This is in the lower half of the industry: UPLD underperforms 76.98% of its industry peers.
UPLD has a debt to FCF ratio of 8.91. This is a slightly negative value and a sign of low solvency as UPLD would need 8.91 years to pay back of all of its debts.
Looking at the Debt to FCF ratio, with a value of 8.91, UPLD is in line with its industry, outperforming 51.08% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 2.85 is on the high side and indicates that UPLD has dependencies on debt financing.
UPLD has a worse Debt to Equity ratio (2.85) than 84.53% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	2.85
Debt/FCF	8.91
Altman-Z	-1.55

ROIC/WACC0.25

WACC6.85%

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 0.78 indicates that UPLD may have some problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.78, UPLD is doing worse than 85.61% of the companies in the same industry.
UPLD has a Quick Ratio of 0.78. 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 worse Quick ratio (0.78) than 85.25% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.78
Quick Ratio	0.78

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has grown by an nice 15.96% over the past year.
The earnings per share for UPLD have been decreasing by -13.37% on average. This is quite bad
The Revenue for UPLD has decreased by -15.54% in the past year. This is quite bad
The Revenue has been growing slightly by 4.30% on average over the past years.

EPS 1Y (TTM)15.96%

EPS 3Y-17.82%

EPS 5Y-13.37%

EPS Q2Q%-28.57%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-15.54%

Revenue growth 3Y-3.1%

Revenue growth 5Y4.3%

Sales Q2Q%-24.24%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, UPLD will show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will decrease by -11.94% on average per year.
Based on estimates for the next years, UPLD will show a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue will decrease by -10.13% on average per year.

EPS Next Y-25.86%

EPS Next 2Y-20.2%

EPS Next 3Y-11.94%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-20.66%

Revenue Next 2Y-13.68%

Revenue Next 3Y-10.13%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The EPS growth rate is stable: in the next years the growth will be about the same than in the last years.
The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

A Price/Earnings ratio of 1.20 indicates a rather cheap valuation of UPLD.
Based on the Price/Earnings ratio, UPLD is valued cheaper than 98.20% of the companies in the same industry.
Compared to an average S&P500 Price/Earnings ratio of 28.41, UPLD is valued rather cheaply.
A Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 1.70 indicates a rather cheap valuation of UPLD.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio, UPLD is valued cheaper than 98.56% of the companies in the same industry.
The average S&P500 Price/Forward Earnings ratio is at 25.64. UPLD is valued rather cheaply when compared to this.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	1.2
Fwd PE	1.7

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 94.96% of the companies listed in the same industry.
99.64% of the companies in the same industry are more expensive than UPLD, based on the Price/Free Cash Flow ratio.