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Fundamentals snapshot
AUUD · NCM · Technology · Software - Application
Current price
$1.00
52-week range
$0.82 - $19.77
Market cap
$5.80M
One-glance verdict
Not enough cash-flow history to value this one with our method.
Balance sheet
Net cash $9.52M. Interest coverage shows how many times profit covers the interest bill.
What stands out
What this company does
Auddia is a technology company with an app that uses artificial intelligence to let you listen to AM/FM radio without commercials. The company makes money primarily by charging a monthly subscription fee, which creates recurring revenue (a predictable stream of income that's likely to continue over time). Auddia's success depends on its ability to convince enough listeners to pay for an ad-free experience to become profitable.
Auddia started in 2012 as Clip Interactive, creating mobile apps for radio stations. In 2018, the company shifted its focus to artificial intelligence (AI), developing technology to analyze audio and remove commercials from live radio streams. [6] After going public on the Nasdaq stock exchange in 2021, it launched its main consumer app, faidr. [10] More recently, the company has changed its strategy again, moving away from charging listeners for subscriptions and instead focusing on services for music artists, and is currently in the process of merging with other technology firms to become a broader AI-focused holding company (a parent company that owns stakes in other companies). [1, 8, 16]
Auddia uses artificial intelligence (AI) to change the way people listen to AM/FM radio and podcasts. [2] Its main product is a free mobile app called faidr, which can remove commercials and DJ talk from radio station streams. [7] The company is also building a service to help new and independent musicians get their songs played on these same digital radio streams, giving them a new way to reach potential fans. [9] Auddia's technology is designed to identify different parts of an audio stream, like songs, ads, and talk, in real-time. [6]
This is the company's main focus for making money and represents a business-to-business (B2B) approach, where they sell to other businesses instead of directly to consumers. [16] Music artists and record labels pay Auddia a subscription fee to get their new songs guaranteed plays on the AM/FM radio streams within the faidr app. [7, 16] This service acts as a promotional tool, helping artists get exposure to mainstream radio listeners who are looking for new music. [9] In return for their fee, artists also get access to data and analytics (detailed information about performance) on who is listening to their songs. [21]
This is the company's free mobile application that listeners use to hear AM/FM radio and podcasts. [2] Its key feature is using AI to remove advertisements, giving users an uninterrupted listening experience. [7] While this app used to be a paid subscription, it is now free to attract a large base of listeners. [2] This large audience makes the app valuable to the artists and labels who pay to have their music played on the Discovr Radio platform. [16] The company calls it an audio "superapp" because it aims to bring all types of audio content into one place. [22]
The company's biggest bet is a planned merger that will transform it into an AI holding company (a parent company that owns other companies) called McCarthy Finney, expanding into new areas like healthcare and data centers. [1, 8] This move is part of a major strategic shift away from charging consumers and towards a business-to-business (B2B) model that earns revenue (the money a company makes from its sales) from artists and labels. [16, 23] Management believes this new model, which provides music promotion as a service, is a more reliable way to grow the business. They are also focused on developing all their products with an "AI-first" approach to build features faster and more efficiently. [1]
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Is it cheap or expensive?
We couldn't calculate a fair value right now.
Is it drowning in debt?
Net cash $9.5M - more cash than debt. Interest coverage -38.0x.
Auddia Inc.'s profit covers its interest bill about 0.0 times over. which is weaker than most peers shown here and 5 peers sit below 1x, which is the danger zone where profit does not fully cover the interest bill.
Total debt $35.43K Interest coverage -37.95x This is the baseline the peer rows are being compared against.
Total debt $6.24M Interest coverage -1.32x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $1.07M Interest coverage -71.74x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $0.00 Interest coverage -143.42x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $3.44M Interest coverage -7.73x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $26.55M Interest coverage -11.33x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
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