Salesforce has roughly 13.53
B in cash with 6.4
B of positive cash flow from operations. This results in cash-per-share (CPS) ratio of 13.53. The company has 14.32
B in debt with debt to equity (D/E) ratio of 0.24, which may show that the entity is not taking advantage of profits from borrowing. Salesforce has a current ratio of 1.04, demonstrating that it is in a questionable position to pay out its financial commitments when the payables are due. Debt can assist Salesforce until it has trouble settling it off, either with new capital or with free cash flow. So, Salesforce's shareholders could walk away with nothing if the company can't fulfill its legal obligations to repay debt. However, a more frequent occurrence is when companies like Salesforce sell additional shares at bargain prices, diluting existing shareholders. Debt, in this case, can be an excellent and much better tool for Salesforce to invest in growth at high rates of return. When we think about Salesforce's use of debt, we should always consider it together with cash and equity.
Investing in Salesforce, just like investing in any other equity instrument, is characterized by a strong risk-return correlation. High risks mean high returns and low risk means lower expected returns. Risk management is the act of identifying and assessing the potential risk and developing strategies to minimize these risks and earn maximum possible profits while holding Salesforce along with other instruments in the same portfolio. Using conventional
technical analysis and
fundamental analysis to select individual securities into a portfolio complements risk management and adds value to overall investors' investing strategies.
How important is Salesforce's Liquidity
Salesforce
financial leverage refers to using borrowed capital as a funding source to finance Salesforce ongoing operations. It is usually used to expand the firm's asset base and generate returns on borrowed capital. Salesforce financial leverage is typically calculated by taking the company's all interest-bearing debt and dividing it by total capital. So the higher the debt-to-capital ratio (i.e., financial leverage), the riskier the company. Financial leverage can amplify the potential profits to Salesforce's owners, but it also increases the potential losses and risk of financial distress, including bankruptcy, if the firm cannot cover its debt costs. The degree of Salesforce's financial leverage can be measured in several ways, including by ratios such as the debt-to-equity ratio (total debt / total equity), equity multiplier (total assets / total equity), or the debt ratio (total debt / total assets). Please check the
breakdown between Salesforce's total debt and its cash.
Salesforce Gross Profit
Salesforce Gross Profit growth is one of the most critical measures in evaluating the company. The Gross Profit growth rate is calculated simply by comparing Salesforce previous period's values with its current period's values. Each time period you're measuring should be of equal lengths the increase or decrease, in a company's Gross Profit between two periods. Here we show Salesforce Gross Profit growth over the last 10 years. Please check Salesforce's
gross profit and other
fundamental indicators for more details.
Salesforce Correlation with Peers
Investors in Salesforce can reduce exposure to individual asset risk by holding a diversified portfolio of assets in addition to a long position in Salesforce. Diversification will allow for the same portfolio return with reduced risk. The correlation table of Salesforce and its peers is a two-dimensional matrix that shows the correlation coefficient between pairs of securities Salesforce is related in some way. The cells in the table are color-coded to highlight significantly positive and negative relationships. Each cell shows the correlation between one pair of equities and can be used to run pair trading strategies or create efficient portfolios with
your current brokerage. Please check
volatility of Salesforce for more details
A Deeper Perspective
We consider Salesforce very steady.
Salesforce owns Efficiency Ratio (i.e., Sharpe Ratio) of 0.0066, which indicates the firm had 0.0066% of return per unit of risk over the last 3 months. Our standpoint towards measuring the volatility of a stock is to use all available market data together with stock-specific
technical indicators that cannot be
diversified away. We have found twenty-eight
technical indicators for Salesforce, which you can use to evaluate the future volatility of the company. Please validate Salesforce
risk adjusted performance of
(0.040927), and Coefficient Of Variation of
(2,978) to confirm if the risk estimate we provide is consistent with the expected return of 0.0186%.
Will Salesforce new hike continue?
The value at risk is down to -4.29 as of today. Salesforce exhibits very low volatility with skewness of 0.62 and kurtosis of 1.56. However, we advise investors to further study Salesforce technical indicators to ensure that all market info is available and is reliable. Understanding different market volatility trends often help investors to time the market. Properly using volatility indicators enable traders to measure Salesforce's stock risk against market volatility during both bullish and bearish trends. The higher level of volatility that comes with bear markets can directly impact Salesforce's stock price while adding stress to investors as they watch their shares' value plummet. This usually forces investors to rebalance their portfolios by buying different stocks as prices fall.
Our Takeaway on Salesforce Investment
When is the right time to buy or sell Salesforce? Buying stocks such as Salesforce isn't very hard. However, what challenging for most investors is doing it at the right time. Proper
market timing is something most people cannot do without
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To conclude, as of the 30th of November 2022, our research shows that Salesforce is a rather very steady investment opportunity with a
very low probability of distress in the next two years. From a slightly different view, the entity currently appears to be
undervalued. Our final 90 days recommendation on the company is
Strong Hold.
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