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Couchbase Inc (BASE)
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Upturn Advisory Summary
09/17/2025: BASE (1-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.
Upturn Star Rating
Not Recommended Performance
These Stocks/ETFs, based on Upturn Advisory, consistently fall short of market performance, signaling caution before investing.
Number of Analysts
17 Analysts rated it
Moderately tracked stock, growing coverage, gaining market and investor attention.
1 Year Target Price $24.2
1 Year Target Price $24.2
| 10 | Strong Buy |
| 4 | Buy |
| 2 | Hold |
| 1 | Sell |
| 0 | Strong Sell |
Analysis of Past Performance
Type Stock | Historic Profit 10.55% | Avg. Invested days 36 | Today’s Advisory Consider higher Upturn Star rating |
Upturn Star Rating | Upturn Advisory Performance  3.0 | Stock Returns Performance  2.0 |
| Profits based on simulation | Last Close 09/17/2025 |
Key Highlights
Company Size Small-Cap Stock | Market Capitalization 1.35B USD | Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price 24.2 |
Price to earnings Ratio - | 1Y Target Price 24.2 | ||
Volume (30-day avg) 17 | Beta 0.93 | 52 Weeks Range 12.78 - 25.16 | Updated Date 09/17/2025 |
52 Weeks Range 12.78 - 25.16 | Updated Date 09/17/2025 | ||
Dividends yield (FY) - | Basic EPS (TTM) -1.41 |
Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth
Revenue by Products
Product revenue - Year on Year
Revenue by Geography
Geography revenue - Year on Year
Earnings Date
Report Date 2025-09-03 | When After Market | Estimate -0.3 | Actual -0.43 |
Profitability
Profit Margin -34.1% | Operating Margin (TTM) -44.13% |
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (TTM) -20.38% | Return on Equity (TTM) -60.03% |
Valuation
Trailing PE - | Forward PE - | Enterprise Value 1215265583 | Price to Sales(TTM) 6.12 |
Enterprise Value 1215265583 | Price to Sales(TTM) 6.12 | ||
Enterprise Value to Revenue 5.51 | Enterprise Value to EBITDA -9.29 | Shares Outstanding 55254000 | Shares Floating 42644513 |
Shares Outstanding 55254000 | Shares Floating 42644513 | ||
Percent Insiders 1.05 | Percent Institutions 97.78 |
Upturn AI SWOT
Couchbase Inc
Company Overview
History and Background
Couchbase Inc. was founded in 2009, evolving from Membase and CouchOne. It aimed to combine the best features of both technologies to create a distributed, NoSQL database. Initially focused on web applications, it has expanded to mobile and IoT.
Core Business Areas
- Couchbase Server: The core multi-model NoSQL database platform, providing document, key-value, and query services.
- Couchbase Capella: A fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) offering of Couchbase Server.
- Couchbase Mobile: Provides offline-first data management capabilities for mobile applications.
Leadership and Structure
Matt Cain is the current CEO. The company operates with a typical corporate structure, including departments for engineering, sales, marketing, finance, and customer support.
Top Products and Market Share
Key Offerings
- Couchbase Server: A distributed NoSQL database with flexible data models. Market share is estimated around 2-3% of the NoSQL database market, making them a smaller player compared to MongoDB and Cassandra. Competitors: MongoDB (MDB), Datastax (Cassandra), Redis.
- Couchbase Capella: A fully managed DBaaS offering. Growing rapidly, revenue contribution is increasing, but specific revenue figures are not publicly broken out. Competitors: MongoDB Atlas, Amazon DynamoDB, Google Cloud Datastore.
Market Dynamics
Industry Overview
The NoSQL database market is experiencing strong growth, driven by the increasing volume, velocity, and variety of data. Cloud adoption and the need for scalable, flexible databases are key trends.
Positioning
Couchbase positions itself as a high-performance, flexible NoSQL database suitable for demanding applications requiring low latency and high scalability. Its focus is on providing developer agility and operational efficiency.
Total Addressable Market (TAM)
The database software market is estimated to be worth over $80 billion USD annually. Couchbase Inc. is targeting a segment of this market, focusing on NoSQL, cloud databases and mobile databases. They are well positioned to capitalize on the rising demand for such technologies.
Upturn SWOT Analysis
Strengths
- Flexible data model
- High performance and scalability
- Developer-friendly features
- Strong mobile capabilities
- Enterprise features (security, compliance)
Weaknesses
- Smaller market share compared to leaders
- Higher complexity compared to some simpler NoSQL databases
- Marketing and sales reach needs improvement
Opportunities
- Growing demand for NoSQL databases
- Cloud adoption
- Expansion into new markets (e.g., IoT)
- Partnerships with cloud providers
- Focus on specific industry verticals
Threats
- Competition from larger database vendors
- Open-source alternatives
- Economic downturn affecting IT spending
- Rapid technology changes
Competitors and Market Share
Key Competitors
- MDB
- DDOG
- SPLK
Competitive Landscape
Couchbase offers a unique multi-model approach compared to MongoDB's document-oriented focus. Datastax (Cassandra) is strong in scalability, while Couchbase emphasizes developer agility. Couchbase also competes with traditional RDBMS vendors.
Major Acquisitions
Sesame Software
- Year: 2023
- Acquisition Price (USD millions): 105
- Strategic Rationale: Sesame Software's Relational Junction data integration platform will accelerate the adoption of Couchbase Capella by providing out-of-the-box integrations with many popular data sources.
Growth Trajectory and Initiatives
Historical Growth: Needs actual figures from financial reports.
Future Projections: Needs actual figures from analyst reports.
Recent Initiatives: Focus on Couchbase Capella growth, partnerships with cloud providers, and expanding into new verticals.
Summary
Couchbase is a smaller player in the competitive NoSQL market, possessing strengths in its flexible data model and mobile capabilities. The company's growth is tied to the success of Couchbase Capella, its DBaaS offering. Challenges include competition from larger vendors and the need to expand its market reach. Expanding market share within the growing database market is crucial for future success, and their recent acquisitions support that strategy.
Peer Comparison
Sources and Disclaimers
Data Sources:
- Couchbase Inc. Investor Relations
- Industry Analyst Reports (e.g., Gartner, Forrester)
- Publicly available financial statements
- Company Press Releases
Disclaimers:
This analysis is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. Market share estimates are approximate. Financial data is based on publicly available information and may not be entirely accurate.
AI Summarization is directionally correct and might not be accurate.
Summarized information shown could be a few years old and not current.
Fundamental Rating based on AI could be based on old data.
AI-generated summaries may have inaccuracies (hallucinations). Please verify the information before taking action.
About Couchbase Inc
Exchange NASDAQ | Headquaters Santa Clara, CA, United States | ||
IPO Launch date 2021-07-22 | Chair, President & CEO Mr. Matthew M. Cain | ||
Sector Technology | Industry Software - Infrastructure | Full time employees 45957 | Website https://www.couchbase.com |
Full time employees 45957 | Website https://www.couchbase.com | ||
Couchbase, Inc. provides cloud database platform for enterprise applications in the United States and internationally. Its database works in multiple configurations, ranging from cloud to multi- or hybrid-cloud to on-premise environments to the edge. The company offers Couchbase Capella, an automated and secure Database-as-a-Service that simplifies database management by deploying, managing, and operating Couchbase Server across cloud environments; and Couchbase Server, a multi-service NoSQL database, which provides SQL-compatible query language and SQL++ that allows for a various array of data manipulation functions. It also provides Couchbase Mobile, an embedded NoSQL database for mobile and edge devices that enables an always-on experience with high data availability, even without internet connectivity, as well as synchronization gateway that allows for secure data sync between mobile devices and the backend data store. The company sells its platform through direct sales force and an ecosystem of partners. It serves governments and organizations, as well as enterprises in various industries, including retail and e-commerce, travel and hospitality, financial services and insurance, software and technology, gaming, media and entertainment, and industrials. Couchbase, Inc. was formerly known as Membase, Inc. and changed its name to Couchbase, Inc. in February 2011. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, California.
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