Akerna Corp

Company Profile

Akerna Corp had its IPO on 2018-02-26 under the ticker symbol KERN.

The company operates in the Healthcare sector and Health Information Services industry. Akerna Corp has a staff strength of 112 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Akerna Corp opened at $0.82 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-03-31.

The stocks traded within a range of $0.77 - $0.84, and closed at $0.8.

This is a -1.23% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 24,056 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Akerna Corp have increased by +2.56%.

Akerna Corp's Key Ratios

Akerna Corp has a market cap of $4.75 million, indicating a price to book ratio of 0.2303 and a price to sales ratio of 0.157.

In the last 12-months Akerna Corp’s revenue was $13.65 million with a gross profit of $8.23 million and an EBITDA of $-13191109. The EBITDA ratio measures Akerna Corp's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Akerna Corp’s operating margin was -113.05% while its return on assets stood at -16.92% with a return of equity of -212.7%.

In Q4, Akerna Corp’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 0% while revenue growth was a positive 5.4%.

Akerna Corp’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

0

Trailing PE

0

PEG

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-20 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 0 and a PEG multiple of . A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Akerna Corp’s profitability.

Akerna Corp stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 0.7308 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of -1.5847. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 0.157.

Akerna Corp stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$19.47 million

Total Liabilities

$22.73 million

Operating Cash Flow

$0

Capital Expenditure

$1.03 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Akerna Corp ended 2023 with $19.47 million in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $19.47 million while shareholder equity stood at $-4825528.00.

Akerna Corp ended 2023 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $22.73 million in other current liabilities, 460.00 in common stock, $-167565846.00 in retained earnings and $1.71 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $877755.00 and cash and short-term investments were $877755.00. The company’s total short-term debt was $13,200,000 while long-term debt stood at $1.41 million.

Akerna Corp’s total current assets stands at $14.89 million while long-term investments were $0.00 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $1.22 million compared to accounts payable of $1.51 million and inventory worth $0.

In 2023, Akerna Corp's operating cash flow was $0 while its capital expenditure stood at $1.03 million.

Comparatively, Akerna Corp paid $0 in dividends in 2023.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$0.8

52-Week High

$23

52-Week Low

$0.662

Analyst Target Price

$1

Akerna Corp stock is currently trading at $0.8 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $23 and a 52-week low of $23. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $1.

Its 50-day moving average was $0.97 and 200-day moving average was $1.99 The short ratio stood at 1.11 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 216.8% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 451.4% are held by institutions.