_id
691054e7ccc777a4e85d559b
Ticker
CRNC
Name
Cerence Inc
Exchange
NASDAQ
Address
25 Burlington Mall Road, Burlington, MA, United States, 01803
Country
USA
Sector
Technology
Industry
Software - Application
Currency
USD
Website
https://www.cerence.com
Description
Cerence Inc. provides AI-powered assistants for the mobility/transportation market in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Germany, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and the rest of the Asia-Pacific. The company offers edge software components, cloud-connected components, virtual assistant, and professional services. It also provides conversational and generative artificial intelligence-based solutions, including speech recognition, natural language understanding, speech signal enhancement, text-to-speech, and acoustic tuning. The company has a strategic partnership with Arm Kleidi; and SiMa.ai to advance the capabilities and performance of CaLLM Edge. Cerence Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
Last Close
11.72
Volume
812041
Current Price
11.67
Change
-0.42662116040956233
Last Updated
2025-11-29T11:51:39.724Z
Image
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Ipo Date
2019-10-02T00:00:00.000Z
Market Cap
497921408
Next Dividend Date
-
Dividend Frequency
-
Dividend Rate
-
Dividend Yield
0
Sentiment
0.9449214285714286
Sentiment Sources
14
Rating
3.1429
Target Price
12.5
Strong Buy
0
Buy
1
Hold
6
Sell
0
Strong Sell
0
Current Quarter
2025-09-30
Revenue
60639000
Cost Of Revenue
16643999
Gross Profit
43995000
Operating Expenses
45083000
Operating Income
-1088000
Interest Expense
1705000
Pretax Income
-5468000
Net Income
-13361000
Eps
-0.30829045432520363
Dividends Per Share
-
Shares Outstanding
44938757
Income Tax Expense
7893000
EBITDA
-1727000
Operating Margin
-1.794224838800112
Total Other Income Expense Net
-4380000
Cash
84017000
Short Term Investments
3433000
Receivables
58937000
Inventories
-
Total Current Assets
186276000
Property Plant Equipment
52523000
Total Assets
630591000
Payables
901000
Short Term Debt
4344000
Long Term Debt
199693000
Total Liabilities
479915000
Equity
150676000
Depreciation
2037000
Change In Working Capital
7803000
Cash From Operations
12752000
Capital Expenditures
3003000
Cash From Investing
-1549000
Cash From Financing
415000
Net Change In Cash
10345000
PE
-
PB
3.3566469112532853
ROE
-8.867371047811197
ROA
-2.118806008966192
FCF
9749000
Fcf Percent
0.16077112089579312
Piotroski FScore
2
Health Score
27
Deep Value Investing Score
4
Defensive Investing Score
5.5
Dividend Investing Score
3
Economic Moat Investing Score
4.8
Garp Investing Score
2.5
Growth Investing Score
2.5
Momentum Investing Score
5.5
Net Net Investing Score
2.5
Quality Investing Score
3
Value Investing Score
2.5
Quarters > 0 > quarter
2025-09-30
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > revenue
60639000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > cost Of Revenue
16643999
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > gross Profit
43995000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > operating Expenses
45083000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > operating Income
-1088000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > interest Expense
1705000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > pretax Income
-5468000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > net Income
-13361000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > eps
-0.30829045432520363
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > dividends Per Share
-
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > shares Outstanding
43339000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > income Tax Expense
7893000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > EBITDA
-1727000
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > operating Margin
-1.794224838800112
Quarters > 0 > income Statement > total Other Income Expense Net
-4380000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > cash
84017000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > short Term Investments
3433000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > receivables
58937000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > inventories
-
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > total Current Assets
186276000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > property Plant Equipment
52523000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > total Assets
630591000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > payables
901000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > short Term Debt
4344000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > long Term Debt
199693000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > total Liabilities
479915000
Quarters > 0 > balance Sheet > equity
150676000
Quarters > 0 > cash Flow > net Income
-13361000
Quarters > 0 > cash Flow > depreciation
2037000
Quarters > 0 > cash Flow > change In Working Capital
7803000
Quarters > 0 > cash Flow > cash From Operations
12752000
Quarters > 0 > cash Flow > capital Expenditures
3003000
Quarters > 0 > cash Flow > cash From Investing
-1549000
Quarters > 0 > cash Flow > cash From Financing
415000
Quarters > 0 > cash Flow > net Change In Cash
10345000
Quarters > 0 > ratios > PE
-0.30829045432520363
Quarters > 0 > ratios > PB
3.3566469112532853
Quarters > 0 > ratios > ROE
-8.867371047811197
Quarters > 0 > ratios > ROA
-2.118806008966192
Quarters > 0 > ratios > FCF
9749000
Quarters > 0 > ratios > Piotroski FScore
2
Quarters > 0 > ratios > fcf Percent
0.16077112089579312
Quarters > 0 > health Score
27
Quarters > 1 > quarter
2025-06-30
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > revenue
62236000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > cost Of Revenue
16926000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > gross Profit
45310000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > operating Expenses
45408000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > operating Income
-98000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > interest Expense
2409000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > pretax Income
-789000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > net Income
-2721000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > eps
-0.06289584392769636
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > dividends Per Share
-
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > shares Outstanding
43262000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > income Tax Expense
1932000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > EBITDA
4339000
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > operating Margin
-0.15746513272061186
Quarters > 1 > income Statement > total Other Income Expense Net
-691000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > cash
73672000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > short Term Investments
5454000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > receivables
62220000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > inventories
-
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > total Current Assets
190099000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > property Plant Equipment
52237000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > total Assets
636803000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > payables
5544000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > short Term Debt
4158000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > long Term Debt
198823000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > total Liabilities
481130000
Quarters > 1 > balance Sheet > equity
155673000
Quarters > 1 > cash Flow > net Income
-2721000
Quarters > 1 > cash Flow > depreciation
2719000
Quarters > 1 > cash Flow > change In Working Capital
20144000
Quarters > 1 > cash Flow > cash From Operations
23701000
Quarters > 1 > cash Flow > capital Expenditures
7650000
Quarters > 1 > cash Flow > cash From Investing
-8079000
Quarters > 1 > cash Flow > cash From Financing
-60227000
Quarters > 1 > cash Flow > net Change In Cash
-43696000
Quarters > 1 > ratios > PE
-0.06289584392769636
Quarters > 1 > ratios > PB
3.2431284808540983
Quarters > 1 > ratios > ROE
-1.747894625272205
Quarters > 1 > ratios > ROA
-0.4272907005777297
Quarters > 1 > ratios > FCF
16051000
Quarters > 1 > ratios > Piotroski FScore
2
Quarters > 1 > ratios > fcf Percent
0.2579053923774021
Quarters > 1 > health Score
31
Quarters > 2 > quarter
2025-03-31
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > revenue
78010000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > cost Of Revenue
18365000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > gross Profit
59645000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > operating Expenses
39461000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > operating Income
20184000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > interest Expense
2716000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > pretax Income
16053000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > net Income
21656000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > eps
0.42026004269357653
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > dividends Per Share
-
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > shares Outstanding
51530000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > income Tax Expense
-5603000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > EBITDA
22117000
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > operating Margin
25.87360594795539
Quarters > 2 > income Statement > total Other Income Expense Net
-4131000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > cash
117368000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > short Term Investments
5413000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > receivables
65018000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > inventories
-
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > total Current Assets
232169000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > property Plant Equipment
47401000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > total Assets
665546000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > payables
6634000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > short Term Debt
64014000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > long Term Debt
197593000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > total Liabilities
516277000
Quarters > 2 > balance Sheet > equity
149269000
Quarters > 2 > cash Flow > net Income
21656000
Quarters > 2 > cash Flow > depreciation
3348000
Quarters > 2 > cash Flow > change In Working Capital
-6107000
Quarters > 2 > cash Flow > cash From Operations
15466000
Quarters > 2 > cash Flow > capital Expenditures
2343000
Quarters > 2 > cash Flow > cash From Investing
-1685000
Quarters > 2 > cash Flow > cash From Financing
-105000
Quarters > 2 > cash Flow > net Change In Cash
13265000
Quarters > 2 > ratios > PE
0.42026004269357653
Quarters > 2 > ratios > PB
4.028667037362078
Quarters > 2 > ratios > ROE
14.508035827934801
Quarters > 2 > ratios > ROA
3.253869755058253
Quarters > 2 > ratios > FCF
13123000
Quarters > 2 > ratios > Piotroski FScore
3
Quarters > 2 > ratios > fcf Percent
0.1682220228175875
Quarters > 2 > health Score
56
Quarters > 3 > quarter
2024-12-31
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > revenue
50896000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > cost Of Revenue
18378000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > gross Profit
32518000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > operating Expenses
38389000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > operating Income
-5871000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > interest Expense
3393000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > pretax Income
-18617000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > net Income
-24288000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > eps
-0.5661934401007064
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > dividends Per Share
-
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > shares Outstanding
42897000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > income Tax Expense
5671000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > EBITDA
-12779000
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > operating Margin
-11.535287645394531
Quarters > 3 > income Statement > total Other Income Expense Net
-12746000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > cash
104103000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > short Term Investments
3889000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > receivables
47671000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > inventories
-
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > total Current Assets
200072000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > property Plant Equipment
42527000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > total Assets
617528000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > payables
7609000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > short Term Debt
64064000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > long Term Debt
196208000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > total Liabilities
496826000
Quarters > 3 > balance Sheet > equity
120702000
Quarters > 3 > cash Flow > net Income
-24288000
Quarters > 3 > cash Flow > depreciation
2445000
Quarters > 3 > cash Flow > change In Working Capital
14694000
Quarters > 3 > cash Flow > cash From Operations
9254000
Quarters > 3 > cash Flow > capital Expenditures
1360000
Quarters > 3 > cash Flow > cash From Investing
759000
Quarters > 3 > cash Flow > cash From Financing
-27084000
Quarters > 3 > cash Flow > net Change In Cash
-17382000
Quarters > 3 > ratios > PE
-0.5661934401007064
Quarters > 3 > ratios > PB
4.147470547298305
Quarters > 3 > ratios > ROE
-20.12228463488592
Quarters > 3 > ratios > ROA
-3.933101009185009
Quarters > 3 > ratios > FCF
7894000
Quarters > 3 > ratios > Piotroski FScore
2
Quarters > 3 > ratios > fcf Percent
0.15510059729644765
Quarters > 3 > health Score
26
Valuation > metrics > PE
-0.30829045432520363
Valuation > metrics > PB
3.3566469112532853
Valuation > final Score
46.43353088746715
Valuation > verdict
11.9% Overvalued
Profitability > metrics > ROE
-8.867371047811197
Profitability > metrics > ROA
-7.1726899869011564
Profitability > metrics > Net Margin
-0.22033674697801744
Profitability > final Score
0
Profitability > verdict
Weak
Risk > metrics > Debt Equity
3.1850792428787598
Risk > metrics > Interest Coverage
-0.6381231671554253
Risk > final Score
3
Risk > verdict
High
Liquidity > metrics > Current Ratio
35.51496663489037
Liquidity > metrics > Quick Ratio
35.51496663489037
Liquidity > final Score
100
Liquidity > verdict
Great
Prev Valuations > 0
47.56871519145902
Prev Valuations > 1
59.71332962637922
Prev Valuations > 2
38.52529452701695
Prev Profitabilities > 0
0
Prev Profitabilities > 1
87
Prev Profitabilities > 2
0
Prev Risks > 0
6
Prev Risks > 1
36
Prev Risks > 2
-1
Prev Liquidities > 0
100
Prev Liquidities > 1
100
Prev Liquidities > 2
100
Updated At
2025-12-12T00:15:45.704Z
Cerence Inc. provides AI-powered assistants for the mobility/transportation market in the United States, the rest of the Americas, Germany, the rest of Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Japan, and the rest of the Asia-Pacific. The company offers edge software components, cloud-connected components, virtual assistant, and professional services. It also provides conversational and generative artificial intelligence-based solutions, including speech recognition, natural language understanding, speech signal enhancement, text-to-speech, and acoustic tuning. The company has a strategic partnership with Arm Kleidi; and SiMa.ai to advance the capabilities and performance of CaLLM Edge. Cerence Inc. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.
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Rating:
HOLD
Target Price:
$12.5
Analyst Picks
Strong Buy
0
Buy
1
Hold
6
Sell
0
Strong Sell
0
Sentiment:
Bullish
(Last Updated 2025-09-30)
Health Score
Price to Book Ratio (P/B)
-
Very High
Low ≤ 1
High ≥ 3
Return on Equity (ROE)
-
Very Low
Low ≤ 5%
High ≥ 25%
Return on Assets (ROA)
-
Very Low
Low ≤ 2%
High ≥ 10%
Free Cash Flow - Revenue % (FCF)
-
Very High
Low ≤ 5%
High ≥ 15%
Debt to Equity
-
Very Low
Low ≥ 1
High ≤ 0.3
* Institutions hold a combined 76.44% of the total shares of Cerence Inc
1.
Vanguard Group Inc(8.3895%)
since
2025/06/30
2.
BlackRock Inc(8.0663%)
since
2025/06/30
3.
American Capital Management Inc(6.4552%)
since
2025/06/30
4.
Paradigm Capital Management, Inc.(5.9073%)
since
2025/06/30
5.
No Street GP LP(3.6935%)
since
2025/06/30
6.
Connor Clark & Lunn Inv Mgmt Ltd(3.1901%)
since
2025/06/30
7.
State Street Corp(2.9886%)
since
2025/06/30
8.
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv(2.8747%)
since
2025/07/31
9.
Marshall Wace Asset Management Ltd(2.5698%)
since
2025/06/30
10.
iShares Russell 2000 ETF(2.4904%)
since
2025/08/31
11.
Geode Capital Management, LLC(2.4215%)
since
2025/06/30
12.
Dimensional Fund Advisors, Inc.(2.4093%)
since
2025/06/30
13.
Vanguard Information Technology ETF(2.2607%)
since
2025/07/31
14.
Millennium Management LLC(1.9088%)
since
2025/06/30
15.
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts(1.5366%)
since
2025/06/30
16.
Rheos Hifumi World Mother Fund(1.3851%)
since
2025/02/17
17.
Goldman Sachs Group Inc(1.2997%)
since
2025/06/30
18.
MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.(1.1974%)
since
2025/06/30
19.
Global X Robotics & Artfcl Intllgnc ETF(1.132%)
since
2025/08/29
20.
D. E. Shaw & Co LP(1.097%)
since
2025/06/30
21.
Vanguard Institutional Extnd Mkt Idx Tr(1.0725%)
since
2025/07/31
22.
Fidelity Small Cap Index(1.0113%)
since
2025/06/30
23.
Trexquant Investment LP(0.9622%)
since
2025/06/30
24.
Bank of New York Mellon Corp(0.8762%)
since
2025/06/30
25.
Northern Trust Corp(0.8461%)
since
2025/06/30
26.
SPDR® S&P Software & Services ETF(0.8367%)
since
2025/08/29
27.
SG Americas Securities, LLC(0.7831%)
since
2025/06/30
28.
Renaissance Technologies Corp(0.7182%)
since
2025/06/30
29.
BlackRock Global Equity Mkt Netrl Instl(0.7009%)
since
2025/07/31
30.
Paradigm Micro-Cap(0.6925%)
since
2025/08/31
31.
iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF(0.6031%)
since
2025/08/31
32.
Federated Hermes MDT Small Cap Core IS(0.5991%)
since
2025/06/30
33.
Federated Hermes MDT SCC Institutional(0.5991%)
since
2025/06/30
34.
Fidelity Extended Market Index(0.5393%)
since
2025/07/31
35.
Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF(0.4824%)
since
2025/07/31
36.
Vanguard Strategic Equity Inv(0.4088%)
since
2025/06/30
37.
DFA US Small Cap I(0.3922%)
since
2025/07/31
38.
Dimensional US Targeted Value ETF(0.3587%)
since
2025/08/29
39.
Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF(0.3429%)
since
2025/08/29
40.
State St Russell Sm Cap® Indx SL Cl I(0.3384%)
since
2025/08/31
* Investors data is estimated based on stocks listed on Finnton that are currently held by Institution/Fund.
No earnings data available.
(Last Updated 2025-09-30)
(Last Updated 2025-09-30)
Revenue
$ 0
Cost Of Revenue
$ 0
Gross Profit
$ 0
Operating Expenses
$ 0
Operating Income
$ 0
Interest Expense
$ 0
Pretax Income
$ 0
Net Income
$ 0
Income Tax Expense
$ 0
EBITDA
$ 0
Total Other Income Expense Net
$ 0
Earnings Per Share
0
Dividends Per Share
0
Shares Outstanding
0
Operating Margin
0%
(Last Updated 2025-09-30)
Cash
$ 0
Short Term Investments
$ 0
Receivables
$ 0
Inventories
$ 0
Total Current Assets
$ 0
Property Plant Equipment
$ 0
Total Assets
$ 0
Payables
$ 0
Short Term Debt
$ 0
Long Term Debt
$ 0
Total Liabilities
$ 0
Equity
$ 0
(Last Updated 2025-09-30)
Net Income
$ 0
Depreciation
$ 0
Change In Working Capital
$ 0
Cash From Operations
$ 0
Capital Expenditures
$ 0
Cash From Investing
$ 0
Cash From Financing
$ 0
Net Change In Cash
$ 0
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