Datawatch Corp (DWCH) Stock Analysis

DWCH- NAS (USA) Also traded in: Germany
Datawatch Corp

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$5.6

0.3(5.66%) Volume: 24,606 8:08PM EST

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Market Cap	66.78 M	P/E(ttm)
Enterprise Value	38.75 M	P/B	1.97

$5.6 (1y: -6%)

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Also traded in: Germany

Financial Strength : 8/10

		vs industry	vs history
Cash to Debt	No Debt	DWCH's Cash to Debt is ranked higher than 98% of the 1919 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 6.46 vs. DWCH: No Debt ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Cash to Debt only.	DWCH' s Cash to Debt Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.84 Med: No Debt Max: No Debt Current: No Debt
Equity to Asset	0.70	DWCH's Equity to Asset is ranked higher than 66% of the 1823 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 0.61 vs. DWCH: 0.70 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Equity to Asset only.	DWCH' s Equity to Asset Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.32 Med: 0.5 Max: 0.88 Current: 0.7 0.32 - 0.88
Interest Coverage	No Debt	DWCH's Interest Coverage is ranked higher than 98% of the 1463 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 194.58 vs. DWCH: No Debt ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Interest Coverage only.	DWCH' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 4.55 Med: No Debt Max: No Debt Current: No Debt

F-Score: 5
M-Score: -3.43
WACC vs ROIC	10.13% -177.21% WACC ROIC

Profitability & Growth : 3/10

		vs industry	vs history
Operating margin (%)	-43.10	DWCH's Operating margin (%) is ranked lower than 88% of the 1863 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 4.63 vs. DWCH: -43.10 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Operating margin (%) only.	DWCH' s Operating margin (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -173.53 Med: -6.12 Max: 6.87 Current: -43.1 -173.53 - 6.87
Net-margin (%)	-48.03	DWCH's Net-margin (%) is ranked lower than 87% of the 1863 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 3.04 vs. DWCH: -48.03 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Net-margin (%) only.	DWCH' s Net-margin (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -164.74 Med: -6.56 Max: 6.61 Current: -48.03 -164.74 - 6.61
ROE (%)	-37.00	DWCH's ROE (%) is ranked lower than 85% of the 1809 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 5.67 vs. DWCH: -37.00 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful ROE (%) only.	DWCH' s ROE (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -72.97 Med: -5.78 Max: 20.89 Current: -37 -72.97 - 20.89
ROA (%)	-27.75	DWCH's ROA (%) is ranked lower than 85% of the 1924 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 2.80 vs. DWCH: -27.75 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful ROA (%) only.	DWCH' s ROA (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -61.27 Med: -4.04 Max: 9.71 Current: -27.75 -61.27 - 9.71
ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%)	-1245.40	DWCH's ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than 92% of the 1886 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 21.22 vs. DWCH: -1245.40 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) only.	DWCH' s ROC (Joel Greenblatt) (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -10343.59 Med: -417.68 Max: 516.52 Current: -1245.4 -10343.59 - 516.52
Revenue Growth (3Y)(%)	-17.20	DWCH's Revenue Growth (3Y)(%) is ranked lower than 85% of the 1445 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 5.10 vs. DWCH: -17.20 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Revenue Growth (3Y)(%) only.	DWCH' s Revenue Growth (3Y)(%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -17.2 Med: -4.4 Max: 16.1 Current: -17.2 -17.2 - 16.1
EBITDA Growth (3Y)(%)	65.90	DWCH's EBITDA Growth (3Y)(%) is ranked higher than 92% of the 1201 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 8.10 vs. DWCH: 65.90 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful EBITDA Growth (3Y)(%) only.	DWCH' s EBITDA Growth (3Y)(%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -42.3 Med: -6.9 Max: 107.6 Current: 65.9 -42.3 - 107.6
EPS Growth (3Y)(%)	25.30	DWCH's EPS Growth (3Y)(%) is ranked higher than 73% of the 1084 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 7.40 vs. DWCH: 25.30 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful EPS Growth (3Y)(%) only.	DWCH' s EPS Growth (3Y)(%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -45 Med: -4.15 Max: 102.5 Current: 25.3 -45 - 102.5

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Business Description

Industry:	Application Software » Software - Application NAICS: 511210 SIC: 7372
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Datawatch Corp provides visual data discovery software that optimizes multiple sources and a variety of data that delivers next generation analytics to reveal insights for improving business.

Datawatch Corp is a Delaware corporation, and was founded in 1985. The Company is engaged in the design, development, manufacture, marketing, and support of business computer software primarily for the information optimization and business service management markets to allow organizations to access and analyze information in a more meaningful fashion. It provides organizations the ability to integrate structured, unstructured and semi-structured sources such as reports, machine data, PDF files, HTML and EDI streams into these applications to provide a 360 degree perspective of the issues and opportunities that exist in their businesses. It provides a Managed Analytics Platform that brings together self-service data preparation and visual data discovery. Its software bridges the gap between the ease that business user's demand and the automation and governance needed by IT. Its principal product lines of Managed Analytics Platform solutions includes Datawatch Monarch is a self-service data preparation tool to explore, manipulate and merge new data sources. With Datawatch Monarch, users can bring all the data that is needed to manage the business to life, whether that information is stored in structured sources like databases, or in less conventional places like unstructured or semi-structured EDI streams, PDF files, reports, or text files; Datawatch Designer lets users quickly start asking questions to see hidden patterns, spot problems and identify missed opportunities without programming or scripting. Its in-memory analytics engine enables on-the-fly aggregations and intuitive navigation and integration of data from virtually any data source; Datawatch Server is used to automate the data preparation process, manage and govern access, and visualize information from any data source that can be modeled via the Datawatch Monarch or Datawatch Designer products; Datawatch's Report Mining Server ("RMS") is a web-based report analytics solution that integrates with any existing enterprise content management system such as Datawatch Report Manager On-Demand, IBM Content Manager On-Demand, Microsoft SharePoint, Hyland OnBase, ASG Mobius ViewDirect and others. The Company offers its enterprise products through perpetual licenses and subscription pricing models. It markets and sells its products and services through its direct sales force, a distribution channel and an indirect sales channel comprised of a global partner network. Its global partner network includes geographic resellers and product-specific resellers. The Company faces competition in sub-sectors of the broader Information Optimization market, including independent vendors that focus on specific data formats or sources such as machine data, data in content management systems, EDI, XBRL, HTML and PDFs.

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		vs industry	vs history
P/B	1.97	DWCH's P/B is ranked higher than 65% of the 1785 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 2.79 vs. DWCH: 1.97 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful P/B only.	DWCH' s P/B Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.59 Med: 2.69 Max: 15.31 Current: 1.97 0.59 - 15.31
P/S	2.16	DWCH's P/S is ranked higher than 51% of the 1781 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 2.15 vs. DWCH: 2.16 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful P/S only.	DWCH' s P/S Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.26 Med: 1.77 Max: 8.18 Current: 2.16 0.26 - 8.18
EV-to-EBIT	-2.95	DWCH's EV-to-EBIT is ranked lower than 99.99% of the 1187 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 17.00 vs. DWCH: -2.95 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful EV-to-EBIT only.	DWCH' s EV-to-EBIT Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -2061.4 Med: -0.3 Max: 2597.1 Current: -2.95 -2061.4 - 2597.1
EV-to-EBITDA	-3.66	DWCH's EV-to-EBITDA is ranked lower than 99.99% of the 1286 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 12.99 vs. DWCH: -3.66 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful EV-to-EBITDA only.	DWCH' s EV-to-EBITDA Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -181.7 Med: 6.05 Max: 183.3 Current: -3.66 -181.7 - 183.3
Current Ratio	2.72	DWCH's Current Ratio is ranked higher than 66% of the 1861 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 2.00 vs. DWCH: 2.72 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Current Ratio only.	DWCH' s Current Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.72 Med: 1.6 Max: 4.92 Current: 2.72 0.72 - 4.92
Quick Ratio	2.72	DWCH's Quick Ratio is ranked higher than 68% of the 1861 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 1.84 vs. DWCH: 2.72 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Quick Ratio only.	DWCH' s Quick Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.72 Med: 1.53 Max: 4.92 Current: 2.72 0.72 - 4.92
Days Sales Outstanding	83.06	DWCH's Days Sales Outstanding is ranked lower than 64% of the 1488 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 67.08 vs. DWCH: 83.06 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Sales Outstanding only.	DWCH' s Days Sales Outstanding Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 46.01 Med: 61.08 Max: 85.52 Current: 83.06 46.01 - 85.52
Days Payable	128.21	DWCH's Days Payable is ranked higher than 85% of the 1321 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 42.62 vs. DWCH: 128.21 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Days Payable only.	DWCH' s Days Payable Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 32.73 Med: 62.51 Max: 128.21 Current: 128.21 32.73 - 128.21

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		vs industry	vs history
3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio	-12.00	DWCH's 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio is ranked lower than 78% of the 1143 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: -2.50 vs. DWCH: -12.00 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio only.	DWCH' s 3-Year Average Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -22.3 Med: -2.5 Max: -1.2 Current: -12 -22.3 - -1.2

Valuation & Return

		vs industry	vs history
Price/Net Cash	4.91	DWCH's Price/Net Cash is ranked higher than 75% of the 580 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 10.16 vs. DWCH: 4.91 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Net Cash only.	DWCH' s Price/Net Cash Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 3.14 Med: 6.5 Max: 20.58 Current: 4.91 3.14 - 20.58
Price/Net Current Asset Value	2.93	DWCH's Price/Net Current Asset Value is ranked higher than 76% of the 1168 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 6.64 vs. DWCH: 2.93 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Net Current Asset Value only.	DWCH' s Price/Net Current Asset Value Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 1.48 Med: 5.47 Max: 697.5 Current: 2.93 1.48 - 697.5
Price/Tangible Book	2.76	DWCH's Price/Tangible Book is ranked higher than 63% of the 1494 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 4.07 vs. DWCH: 2.76 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Tangible Book only.	DWCH' s Price/Tangible Book Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.95 Med: 4.06 Max: 263.21 Current: 2.76 0.95 - 263.21
Price/Median PS Value	1.22	DWCH's Price/Median PS Value is ranked lower than 58% of the 1520 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 1.08 vs. DWCH: 1.22 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Price/Median PS Value only.	DWCH' s Price/Median PS Value Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.08 Med: 0.55 Max: 3.39 Current: 1.22 0.08 - 3.39
Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) (%)	-33.90	DWCH's Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) (%) is ranked lower than 93% of the 1853 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 2.50 vs. DWCH: -33.90 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) (%) only.	DWCH' s Earnings Yield (Greenblatt) (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: 0.6 Med: 3.6 Max: 43.4 Current: -33.9 0.6 - 43.4
Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) (%)	3.61	DWCH's Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) (%) is ranked lower than 66% of the 749 Companies in the Global Software - Application industry. ( Industry Median: 10.31 vs. DWCH: 3.61 ) Ranked among companies with meaningful Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) (%) only.	DWCH' s Forward Rate of Return (Yacktman) (%) Range Over the Past 10 Years Min: -18.2 Med: 5.3 Max: 23.7 Current: 3.61 -18.2 - 23.7

More Statistics

Revenue (TTM) (Mil) $	30.46
EPS (TTM) $	-1.24
Beta	1.01
Short Percentage of Float	4.02%
52-Week Range $	3.10 - 8.00
Shares Outstanding (Mil)	11.92

Analyst Estimate

	Sep17	Sep18
Revenue (Mil $)	34	37
EPS ($)	-0.26	-0.02
EPS w/o NRI ($)	-0.26	-0.02
EPS Growth Rate (3Y to 5Y Estimate)	N/A
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