Now trading at a price of $0.32, Avaya fell -8.0% Friday. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved None%. Read below for a basic value analysis of Avaya.
Avaya shares moved -98.1% over the last 52 weeks, with a high of $18.45 and a low of $0.12. During this time, the stock lagged the S&P 500 index by -88.3%. As of January 2022, the company's 50-day average price is $0.63. Avaya Holdings Corp., through its subsidiaries, provides digital communications products, solutions, and services for businesses worldwide. The small-cap Technology company has 7,851 full time employees and is based in Durham, NC. Avaya has not offered any dividends in the last year.
Exceptional EPS Growth with a Highly Leveraged Balance Sheet:
| 2019-09-30 | 2020-09-30 | 2021-09-30 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue (MM) | $2,887 | $2,873 | $2,973 |
| Revenue Growth | n/a | -0.48% | 3.48% |
| Gross Margins | 54.6% | 55.0% | 55.5% |
| Gross Margins Growth | n/a | 0.73% | 0.91% |
| Operating Margins | 7.2% | 6.9% | 8.0% |
| Operating Margins Growth | n/a | -4.17% | 15.94% |
| Earnings Per Share | -$6.06 | -$7.45 | -$0.2 |
| EPS Growth | n/a | -22.94% | 97.32% |
| Free Cash Flow (MM) | $128 | $49 | -$76 |
| FCF Growth | n/a | -61.72% | -255.1% |
| Capital Expenditures (MM) | -$113 | -$98 | -$106 |
| Net Debt / EBITDA | 3.53 | 3.37 | 3.57 |
Avaya has negative earnings for the current period, so its trailing twelve month P/E ratio is not meaningful. Its forward P/E isn't meaningful either because its guidance EPS is -0.07.
Avaya Is the Subject of Mixed Market Indicators:
3 analysts are following Avaya and have set target prices ranging from $0.4 to $1 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of hold. At the current price of $0.32, AVYA is trading -48.57% away from its average analyst target price of $0.63 per share, implying an analyst consensus of strong upside potential for the stock.
The company has an unusually large proportion of its shares sold short since 27.7% of the company's shares are tied to short positions. Institutions own 59.1% of Avaya's shares, while the insider ownership rate stands at 2.55%. The biggest shareholder is the Vanguard Group, Inc. with a 8% stake in the company worth approximately $2,706,642.
