Electronic Control Security

EKCS

Security & Protection Services · Industrials

Price

$0.00

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$10,629

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.

Share count rising — dilution

+55.6% over 9y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.9M (2013) → 21.7M (2022)

Electronic Control Security Inc. is a small company that designs and installs security systems for buildings. Its core products include access control systems, surveillance cameras, and alarm systems. The company mainly serves commercial and government clients who need to control who enters their facilities.

The company earns money by selling and installing security equipment and likely earns recurring revenue from service contracts and system maintenance. It operates primarily in the United States and is a very small player in a fragmented industry dominated by much larger competitors like Honeywell and Johnson Controls. With a negative return on invested capital and a tiny market presence, the biggest risk the company faces is competing for contracts against well-funded rivals while keeping costs low enough to stay profitable.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

22.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~0 months

$100 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Electronic Control Security has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin

84.9%

Premium pricing power — 84.9% gross margin

Operating Margin

56.0%

Excellent — 56.0% operating margin

ROCE

N/A

Data not available

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Growth

Sales YoY

+20.4%

Fast-growing sales (20.4% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

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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

7.2%

Modest free cash flow (7.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

Interest Cover

N/A

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

0.1x

Attractive valuation — P/E 0.1

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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