SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE INC (SMSI)
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-09-14
$2.93+1.03%
Close 2026-09-14 · 1-day change
NASDAQInformation TechnologySoftware - ApplicationSnapshot 2026-09-14
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Application Software is in steady. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar broken — Operating income improves toward break-even: metric not reported.
View ThesisRevenue is contracting — down about 10% over the past year.
View GrowthManagement screens weak on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is highly volatile — it swings about 2% on a typical day and fell roughly 52% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskSmith Micro needs to improve its operating income to justify its price. Revenue growth is crucial for this company to succeed. Revenue guidance for Q3 is between $5.0 million and $5.4 million. The last quarter showed weak financial performance, with revenue growth not meeting expectations. SMSI trades at 0.9× price-to-sales, while the peer median is 3.4×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than we forecast. If SMSI cuts guidance on the next call, it could hurt the stock. Peer multiples imply a price about 74% above where it trades. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-14. SMSI is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 2 analysts currently covering SMSI (as of Sep 2026).
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 1 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-14. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Application Software — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Drive revenue growth and sustainable profitability
Earnings call highlights revenue growth, aligning with management's objectives.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-14. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Top 10% on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
TTM earnings are negative. P/E-based methods drop out and the estimate leans on sales- and cash-flow-based methods. A data condition, not a forward call.
Advances: Drive revenue growth and sustainable profitability
Q3 revenue guidance supports growth objective.
Advances: Addressing earnings performance and financial results
Earnings call provides clarity on financial performance.