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Ameriguard Security Services

AGSS
28
Shell Companies · Financial Services
Price
$0.02
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$1.4M
Winston Score
28
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

4.3% over 4y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 93.4M (2021) → 89.4M (2025)

Ameriguard Security Services, Inc. is a small company that provides physical security guard services. Its core offering is supplying trained security personnel to businesses, government facilities, and other organizations that need on-site protection. The company operates in the private security services industry, which is highly fragmented and dominated by much larger national players.

The company earns revenue by contracting security officers to clients, typically through service agreements. Its gross margin of roughly 10% is thin, which is common in labor-intensive security staffing businesses where wages are the primary cost. With a negative operating margin and deeply negative return on invested capital, the company is currently spending more than it earns, which is a significant concern. The main risk is that Ameriguard competes against much larger, well-funded security firms that can offer lower prices and broader coverage, making it difficult for a small operator to win and keep contracts at profitable rates.

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Quality

Gross Margin
19.5%
Thin — 19.5% gross margin
Operating Margin
6.5%
Modest — 6.5% operating margin
ROCE
9.9%
Below par — 9.9% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-3.0%
Shrinking sales (-3.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-16.2%
Burning cash (-16.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
9.9x
Attractive valuation — P/E 9.9

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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