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Couchbase Inc (BASE)

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$24.39
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Profit since last BUY42.55%
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07/10/2025: BASE (2-star) has a low Upturn Star Rating. Not recommended to BUY.

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Below Average Performance

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17 Analysts rated it

Moderately tracked stock, growing coverage, gaining market and investor attention.

1 Year Target Price $23.79

1 Year Target Price $23.79

Analysts Price Target For last 52 week
$23.79 Target price
52w Low $12.78
Current$24.39
52w High $25.16

Analysis of Past Performance

Type Stock
Historic Profit 10.33%
Avg. Invested days 30
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Key Highlights

Company Size Small-Cap Stock
Market Capitalization 1.34B USD
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 23.79
Price to earnings Ratio -
1Y Target Price 23.79
Volume (30-day avg) 17
Beta 0.81
52 Weeks Range 12.78 - 25.16
Updated Date 07/11/2025
52 Weeks Range 12.78 - 25.16
Updated Date 07/11/2025
Dividends yield (FY) -
Basic EPS (TTM) -1.36

Analyzing Revenue: Products, Geography and Growth

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Revenue by Geography

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Earnings Date

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Profitability

Profit Margin -33.23%
Operating Margin (TTM) -33.34%

Management Effectiveness

Return on Assets (TTM) -19.14%
Return on Equity (TTM) -55.9%

Valuation

Trailing PE -
Forward PE -
Enterprise Value 1201073022
Price to Sales(TTM) 6.23
Enterprise Value 1201073022
Price to Sales(TTM) 6.23
Enterprise Value to Revenue 5.6
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -9.29
Shares Outstanding 54838500
Shares Floating 41411379
Shares Outstanding 54838500
Shares Floating 41411379
Percent Insiders 1.07
Percent Institutions 92.72

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Couchbase Inc

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Company Overview

overview logo History and Background

Couchbase Inc. was founded in 2009 as Membase by merging Membase Inc. and CouchOne. Its aim was to provide a modern, flexible, and scalable NoSQL database. They rebranded to Couchbase in 2011, focusing on offering a distributed, multi-model NoSQL database platform.

business area logo Core Business Areas

  • Database Platform: Provides a modern database for enterprise applications, offering flexibility, scalability, and performance. Supports document, key-value, and SQL access. Couchbase helps organizations build high performance and distributed applications for diverse use cases.
  • Cloud Services: Offers Couchbase Capella, a fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) that simplifies database operations and allows customers to focus on application development and deployment. Capella eliminates the need to manage the underlying infrastructure.
  • Support and Consulting: Couchbase also provides support, training, and consulting services to help customers deploy, manage, and optimize their database deployments. It includes guidance on architecture, performance tuning, and best practices.

leadership logo Leadership and Structure

Matt Cain serves as the CEO. The company operates with a typical structure for a publicly traded technology company with departments focused on engineering, sales, marketing, finance, and operations.

Top Products and Market Share

overview logo Key Offerings

  • Couchbase Capella: A fully managed Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS). Competitors include MongoDB Atlas (MDB), Amazon DynamoDB (AMZN), and Google Cloud Firestore (GOOGL). The market share data is not readily available for this specific product.
  • Couchbase Server: A distributed NoSQL database that combines the strengths of document, key-value, and SQL technologies. Competitors include MongoDB (MDB), DataStax (Cassandra), and Redis (Private). The market share data is not readily available for this specific product.

Market Dynamics

industry overview logo Industry Overview

The database market is rapidly evolving, driven by the increasing need for flexible, scalable, and high-performance solutions to support modern applications, cloud adoption, and the explosion of data. NoSQL databases are gaining prominence due to their ability to handle diverse data types and volumes, and agility in development.

Positioning

Couchbase is positioned as a modern NoSQL database platform focused on providing a combination of flexibility, scalability, and performance. It aims to bridge the gap between traditional relational databases and other NoSQL solutions by offering SQL compatibility and multi-model capabilities.

Total Addressable Market (TAM)

The database management systems (DBMS) market is expected to reach hundreds of billions of USD, with the NoSQL segment growing significantly. Couchbase is positioned to capture a portion of this market with its modern database platform. TAM is expected to reach $92 billion by 2029.

Upturn SWOT Analysis

Strengths

  • Flexible data model
  • High performance and scalability
  • SQL compatibility via N1QL
  • Fully managed cloud service (Capella)
  • Strong developer community

Weaknesses

  • Smaller market share compared to larger competitors
  • Complexity in initial setup and configuration
  • Reliance on cloud services for revenue growth

Opportunities

  • Growing adoption of NoSQL databases
  • Expansion of cloud services
  • Partnerships with cloud providers
  • Increased enterprise adoption of modern database technologies

Threats

  • Intense competition from established database vendors
  • Rapid technological changes in the database market
  • Economic downturn impacting IT spending
  • Security vulnerabilities and data breaches

Competitors and Market Share

competitor logo Key Competitors

  • MDB
  • AMZN
  • GOOGL
  • MSFT
  • ORCL

Competitive Landscape

Couchbase's strength is its unique combination of SQL compatibility and NoSQL flexibility. However, it faces strong competition from established database vendors with larger market shares. Success depends on continued innovation and strategic partnerships.

Growth Trajectory and Initiatives

Historical Growth: Couchbase has experienced consistent revenue growth, driven by the adoption of its Capella DBaaS and its database platform. They have successfully landed some large enterprise customers in various industries.

Future Projections: Analysts expect Couchbase to continue its growth trajectory as it expands its cloud services and enterprise adoption. Profitability is projected to improve over time, but it might take few years.

Recent Initiatives: Focus on expanding Capella DBaaS, strengthening partnerships with cloud providers (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud), and investing in sales and marketing efforts.

Summary

Couchbase is a growing NoSQL database company with a strong product offering and a growing cloud service. It has a relatively small market share compared to key competitors, but is growing well. To become more successful, it must continue to innovate and expand its cloud services while containing operating expenses. The company is not profitable yet and thus has some risk.

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Sources and Disclaimers

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  • Company Filings (10-K, 10-Q), Analyst Reports, Industry Research Reports, Company Website, Financial News Outlets, Statista

Disclaimers:

The information provided is for informational purposes only and should not be considered financial advice. Market share data is approximate and based on available estimates. Financial information is based on publicly available data and may not be comprehensive.

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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 804
Full time employees 804

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.