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Aware (AWRE) Probability of Financial Distress (%) : 0.03% (As of May. 31, 2024)


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What is Aware Probability of Financial Distress (%)?

Probability of Financial Distress (%) measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt in the upcoming year given its current financial position. A higher ratio indicates a larger probability of bankruptcy for the company, while a lower ratio indicates a healthier fundamental. As of today, Aware's Probability of Financial Distress (%) is 0.03%.

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


Competitive Comparison of Aware's Probability of Financial Distress (%)

For the Software - Application subindustry, Aware's Probability of Financial Distress (%), along with its competitors' market caps and Probability of Financial Distress (%) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Aware's Probability of Financial Distress (%) Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, Aware's Probability of Financial Distress (%) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Aware's Probability of Financial Distress (%) falls into.



Aware Probability of Financial Distress (%) Calculation

Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was developed by John Campbell, Jens Hilscher and Jan Szilagyi in their Search of Distress Risk. It measures the probability that a company will go bankrupt within the next 12 months given its current financial position.

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) was obtained by a logit probability model based on eight explanatory variables. The logit formula to compute the probability of financial distress (LPFD) is given below:

LPFD= -20.12 * NIMTAAVG + 1.60 * TLMTA - 7.88 * EXRETAVG + 1.55 * SIGMA - 0.005 * RSIZE - 2.27 * CASHMTA + 0.070 * MB - 0.09 * PRICE -8.87
=-8.01

The Probability of Financial Distress (%) (PFD) was then obtianed by:

PFD=1/(1 + e^(-LPFD))*100%
=0.03%

The eight explanatory variables are:

1. NIMTAAVG = Net Income to Market Total Assets

NIMTAAVG=Net Income / Market Total Assets
=Net Income / (Market Cap + Total Liabilities)

*Note that for companies reported quarterly, geometrically declining weighted quarterly Net Income data in latest four quarters are used.

2. TLMTA = Total liabilities to Market Total Assets

TLMTA=Total Liabilities / Market Total Assets

3. CASHMTA = Cash to Market Total Assets

For non-financial companies, CASHMTA is measured as:

CASHMTA=Cash, Cash Equivalents, Marketable Securities / Market Total Assets

4. EXRETAVG = Excess Return compared to the S&P 500

EXRETAVG is the weighted excess return compared to the S&P 500 in past 12 month. Geometrically declining weights are imposed on the monthly excess return to reflect lagged information. The weight is halved each quarter.

5. SIGMA = Standard Deviation of Daily Returns

For sigma, we use the annualized standard deviation of a company's returns over the past 92 days (or 63 trading days).

6. RSIZE = Relative Size

RSIZE=log (Market Cap / Total Market Cap of S&P 500 companies)

7. MB = Market to Adjusted Book Equity Ratio


8. PRICE

PRICE is measured as the log of the stock price, capped at log(15).


Aware  (NAS:AWRE) Probability of Financial Distress (%) Explanation

Like the Altman Z-Score, the PFD measures a company's bankruptcy risk in the upcoming year. However, the main drawback of the Z-score is it does not apply to banks and insurance companies. According to Investopedia, the concept of "working capital" does not apply to banks and insurance companies, as financial institutions do not have typical current assets or current liabilities like inventories or accounts payable.


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Aware (AWRE) Business Description

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76 Blanchard Road, Burlington, MA, USA, 01803
Aware Inc is a provider of software and services to the biometrics industry. The company's software products are used in government and commercial biometrics systems to identify or authenticate people. The government applications of biometrics systems include border control, visitor screening, law enforcement, national defense, intelligence, secure credentialing, access control, and background checks. Its commercial applications include user authentication for login to mobile devices, computers, networks, and software programs, user authentication for financial transactions and purchases. Its geographical segments include the United States, Brazil, the United Kingdom, and the Rest of the world.
Executives
Robert A Eckel director, officer: CEO and President C/O AWARE, INC., 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
David K Traverse officer: Principal Financial Officer 108 ADAMS STREET, DUNSTABLE MA 01827
Stafford John S Iii director, 10 percent owner 230 SOUTH LASALLE STREET 400, CHICAGO IL 60604
David Brian Barcelo officer: Chief Financial Officer 15 DAWN CIRCLE, ANDOVER MA 01810
Ronin Trading, Llc 10 percent owner 350 N. ORLEANS STREET, 2N, CHICAGO IL 60654
Craig A Herman officer: Chief Revenue Officer 15 ABBOT STREET, MARBLEHEAD MA 01945
Mohamed Lazzouni officer: Chief Technology Officer C/O VIISAGE TECHNOLOGY, INC., 296 CONCORD ROAD, BILLIERCA MA 01821
Gary Evee director 36 CONCETTA SASS DRIVE, RANDOLPH MA 02368
Peter R. Faubert director 50 NAGOG PARK, ACTON MA 01720
Ronin Capital, Llc 10 percent owner 350 N. ORLEANS, SUITE 2N, CHICAGO IL 60654
Brian D Connolly director 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Brent P Johnstone director 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
Richard P Moberg director C/O AWARE INC, 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730
David J Martin officer: Chief Financial Officer
Adrian F Kruse director C/O AWARE INC, 40 MIDDLESEX TURNPIKE, BEDFORD MA 01730