Sentry Technology

SKVY

Security & Protection Services · Industrials

Price

$0.00

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$12,074

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+62.7% over 5y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 120.7M (2008) → 196.4M (2013)

Sentry Technology Corp. is a small company that makes electronic security systems used in retail stores. Its main products include electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems — the tags and detectors that trigger alarms when someone tries to steal merchandise — along with video surveillance equipment. Its customers are primarily retailers looking to reduce shoplifting and inventory shrinkage.

The company earns revenue by selling security hardware and providing related maintenance and service contracts to retail clients. It operates mainly in the United States and is a very small player in a competitive market that includes much larger rivals like Checkpoint Systems and Sensormatic. With a negative operating margin, the company is currently spending more to run the business than it earns from operations, and its main challenge is scaling revenue fast enough to cover costs while competing against well-funded industry giants that have broader product lines and stronger customer relationships.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-12.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-95.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$339,000/ year

→ Flat (+2% vs prior year)

5.2% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

23.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~5 months

$121,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Sentry Technology 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin

36.2%

Modest — 36.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

-8.8%

Losing money on operations — -8.8%

ROCE

-32.1%

Weak — -32.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-3.8%

Shrinking sales (-3.8% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

EPS Consistency

0/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

FCF Margin

-3.2%

Burning cash (-3.2%)

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)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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