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SoundThinking (SoundThinking) Financial Strength : 6 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is SoundThinking Financial Strength?

SoundThinking has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors:

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.
2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.
3. Altman Z-Score.

SoundThinking did not have earnings to cover the interest expense. SoundThinking's debt to revenue ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was 0.09. As of today, SoundThinking's Altman Z-Score is 1.25.


Competitive Comparison of SoundThinking's Financial Strength

For the Software - Application subindustry, SoundThinking's Financial Strength, along with its competitors' market caps and Financial Strength 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.


SoundThinking's Financial Strength Distribution in the Software Industry

For the Software industry and Technology sector, SoundThinking's Financial Strength distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where SoundThinking's Financial Strength falls into.



SoundThinking Financial Strength Calculation

GuruFocus Financial Strength Rank measures how strong a company's financial situation is. It is based on these factors

A company ranks high with financial strength is likely to withstand any business slowdowns and recessions.

1. The debt burden that the company has as measured by its Interest Coverage (current year). The higher, the better.

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

SoundThinking's Interest Expense for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.11 Mil. Its Operating Income for the months ended in Dec. 2023 was $-0.36 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.54 Mil.

SoundThinking's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

SoundThinking did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

2. Debt to revenue ratio. The lower, the better.

SoundThinking's Debt to Revenue Ratio for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is

Debt to Revenue Ratio=Total Debt (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue
=(Short-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation + Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation) / Revenue
=(7.964 + 1.542) / 104.18
=0.09

3. Altman Z-Score.

Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

When Z-Score is less than 1.81, it is in Distress Zones.
When Z-Score is greater than 2.99, it is in Safe Zones.
When Z-Score is between 1.81 and 2.99, it is in Grey Zones.

SoundThinking has a Z-score of 1.25, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.

Warning Sign:

Altman Z-score of 1.25 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


SoundThinking  (NAS:SSTI) Financial Strength Explanation

The maximum rank is 10. Companies with rank 7 or higher will be unlikely to fall into distressed situations. Companies with rank of 3 or less are likely in financial distress.

SoundThinking has the Financial Strength Rank of 6.


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SoundThinking (SoundThinking) Business Description

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Address
39300 Civic Center Drive, Suite 300, Fremont, CA, USA, 94538
SoundThinking Inc is a public safety technology company that combines transformative solutions and strategic advisory services for law enforcement and civic leadership. Its flagship SafetySmart platform includes ShotSpotter, the acoustic gunshot detection system, CrimeTracer, the foremost law enforcement search engine, CaseBuilder, a one-stop investigation management system, and ResourceRouter, software that directs patrol and community anti-violence resources to help maximize their impact.
Executives
Gary T Bunyard officer: Sr. VP Public Safety Solutions 14775 GOLD LEAF COURT, DRAPER UT 84020
Nasim Golzadeh officer: SVP Customer Support C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., SUITE 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Ralph A. Clark director, officer: President and CEO C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Deborah A. Elam director C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Alan R. Stewart officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Regan Davis officer: SVP Cust Succs & Field Eng C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Paul S. Ames officer: Sr. VP Products and Technology C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Robert Samuel Klepper officer: SVP Marketing and Products C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Randall Hawks director, 10 percent owner 300 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, #350, OAKLAND CA 94612
Ruby Sharma director 24 ARNOLD DRIVE, PRINCETON JCT. NJ 08550
Roberta S. Jacobson director C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Joseph O. Hawkins officer: Sr. VP, Operations C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Pascal Levensohn director CHEMIN DU CONNETABLE 8, COLOGNY, GENEVA V8 1223
Thomas T. Groos director, 10 percent owner C/O SHOTSPOTTER, INC., 7979 GATEWAY BLVD., STE. 210, NEWARK CA 94560
Gary M Lauder 10 percent owner 14600 WINCHESTER BLVD, LOS GATOS CA 95030