Genasys

GNSS

Communication Equipment · Technology

Price

$1.72

+0.03 (+1.78%)

Market Cap

$78.3M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+26.6% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 35.6M (2021) → 45.1M (2025)

Genasys Inc. makes emergency communication systems used to warn people about dangers like wildfires, floods, and other disasters. Its core products include long-range acoustic devices (essentially very loud speaker systems) and software platforms that send mass alerts through text, voice, and sirens. Its main customers are government agencies, military organizations, and public safety departments around the world.

The company earns money through hardware sales of its alert devices and through software subscriptions for its emergency notification platform. It operates globally, with customers across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, though it remains a small company with a market cap around $100 million. Its main competitive advantage is its combination of physical alert hardware and software in one integrated system, but the company is currently unprofitable, and its biggest risk is that government budget cycles are slow and unpredictable, making it hard to grow revenue consistently.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+123.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+114.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$8M/ year

↓ Declining (-16% vs prior year)

19.9% of revenue

In line with sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

15.4%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~0 months

$931,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Genasys grew revenue 124% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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Quality

Gross Margin

63.3%

Premium pricing power — 63.3% gross margin

Operating Margin

8.3%

Modest — 8.3% operating margin

ROCE

6.3%

Weak — 6.3% 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

+34.3%

Fast-growing sales (34.3% YoY)

EPS YoY

-320.8%

Earnings shrinking (-320.8% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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

-39.1%

Burning cash (-39.1%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

5.74

Heavy debt load (5.74)

Interest Cover

N/A

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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