CMTL Fundamental Analysis - COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Fundamental Rating

Taking everything into account, CMTL scores 1 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. CMTL was compared to 48 industry peers in the Communications Equipment industry. Both the profitability and financial health of CMTL have multiple concerns. CMTL has a expensive valuation and it also scores bad on growth.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year CMTL has reported negative net income.

CMTL had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.

In the past 5 years CMTL reported 4 times negative net income.

The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: CMTL reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.

1.2 Ratios

CMTL's Return On Assets of -39.05% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CMTL is outperformed by 83.33% of its industry peers.

The Return On Equity of CMTL (-102.73%) is worse than 81.25% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-39.05%
ROE	-102.73%
ROIC	N/A

ROA(3y)-7.56%

ROA(5y)-5.87%

ROE(3y)-13.86%

ROE(5y)-11%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

1.3 Margins

With a Gross Margin value of 23.08%, CMTL is not doing good in the industry: 87.50% of the companies in the same industry are doing better.

In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of CMTL has declined.

The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for CMTL so they could not be analyzed.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	23.08%

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-7.53%

GM growth 5Y-4.61%

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ROIC

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

CMTL does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.

The number of shares outstanding for CMTL has been increased compared to 1 year ago.

The number of shares outstanding for CMTL has been increased compared to 5 years ago.

CMTL has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.

2.2 Solvency

CMTL has an Altman-Z score of 0.26. This is a bad value and indicates that CMTL is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.

CMTL has a worse Altman-Z score (0.26) than 62.50% of its industry peers.

CMTL has a Debt/Equity ratio of 0.23. This is a healthy value indicating a solid balance between debt and equity.

CMTL has a Debt to Equity ratio of 0.23. This is comparable to the rest of the industry: CMTL outperforms 43.75% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.23
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.26

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.49%

2.3 Liquidity

CMTL has a Current Ratio of 0.74. This is a bad value and indicates that CMTL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

CMTL has a worse Current ratio (0.74) than 93.75% of its industry peers.

CMTL has a Quick Ratio of 0.74. This is a bad value and indicates that CMTL is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.

The Quick ratio of CMTL (0.53) is worse than 93.75% of its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Current Ratio	0.74
Quick Ratio	0.53

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for CMTL have decreased strongly by -470.69% in the last year.

Looking at the last year, CMTL shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -12.02% in the last year.

Measured over the past years, CMTL shows a decrease in Revenue. The Revenue has been decreasing by -4.26% on average per year.

EPS 1Y (TTM)-470.69%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-190%

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-12.02%

Revenue growth 3Y-2.42%

Revenue growth 5Y-4.26%

Sales Q2Q%-1.01%

3.2 Future

The Earnings Per Share is expected to grow by 75.44% on average over the next years. This is a very strong growth

The Revenue is expected to decrease by -2.62% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y-3028%

EPS Next 2Y-351.66%

EPS Next 3Y75.44%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-10.83%

Revenue Next 2Y-6.29%

Revenue Next 3Y-2.62%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is accelerating: in the next years the growth will be better than in the last years.

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

CMTL reported negative earnings for the last year, which makes the Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

Besides the negative Price/Earnings Ratio, also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for CMTL. No positive earnings are expected for the next year.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A

4.2 Price Multiples

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
P/FCF	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

4.3 Compensation for Growth

CMTL's earnings are expected to grow with 75.44% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-351.66%

EPS Next 3Y75.44%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

CMTL has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.23%.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.64, CMTL pays a better dividend. On top of this CMTL pays more dividend than 87.50% of the companies listed in the same industry.

CMTL's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 2.38.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	3.23%

5.2 History

The dividend of CMTL decreases each year by -52.96%.

CMTL has been paying a dividend for at least 10 years, so it has a reliable track record.

Dividend Growth(5Y)-52.96%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

5.3 Sustainability

CMTL has negative earnings and hence a negative payout ratio. The dividend may be in danger.

DP-0.28%

EPS Next 2Y-351.66%

EPS Next 3Y75.44%

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COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS

NASDAQ:CMTL (9/19/2025, 8:00:00 PM)

After market: 2.3001 +0.05 (+2.23%)

2.25

-0.24 (-9.64%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment

Earnings (Last)06-09 2025-06-09/amc

Earnings (Next)10-28 2025-10-28/amc

Inst Owners44.31%

Inst Owner Change-7.44%

Ins Owners5.31%

Ins Owner Change2.71%

Market Cap66.15M

Analysts82.86

Price Target6.12 (172%)

Short Float %4.44%

Short Ratio6.94

Dividend

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Dividend Yield	3.23%

Yearly Dividend0.01

Dividend Growth(5Y)-52.96%

DP-0.28%

Div Incr Years0

Div Non Decr Years0

Ex-DateN/A

Surprises & Revisions

EPS beat(2)2

Avg EPS beat(2)12.61%

Min EPS beat(2)12.02%

Max EPS beat(2)13.21%

EPS beat(4)2

Avg EPS beat(4)-335.35%

Min EPS beat(4)-694.73%

Max EPS beat(4)13.21%

EPS beat(8)4

Avg EPS beat(8)-162.76%

EPS beat(12)4

Avg EPS beat(12)-166.64%

EPS beat(16)6

Avg EPS beat(16)-200.27%

Revenue beat(2)2

Avg Revenue beat(2)3.1%

Min Revenue beat(2)0.15%

Max Revenue beat(2)6.06%

Revenue beat(4)2

Avg Revenue beat(4)-1.81%

Min Revenue beat(4)-9.56%

Max Revenue beat(4)6.06%

Revenue beat(8)3

Avg Revenue beat(8)-3.37%

Revenue beat(12)4

Avg Revenue beat(12)-2.41%

Revenue beat(16)4

Avg Revenue beat(16)-2.64%

PT rev (1m)33.33%

PT rev (3m)20%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)-594.77%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)1.87%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)0%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)-9.94%

Revenue NY rev (1m)-0.5%

Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.02%

Valuation

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
PE	N/A
Fwd PE	N/A
P/S	0.13
P/FCF	N/A
P/OCF	N/A
P/B	0.23
P/tB	N/A
EV/EBITDA	N/A

EPS(TTM)-2.15

EYN/A

EPS(NY)-1.22

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-1.36

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-0.99

OCFYN/A

SpS16.85

BVpS9.71

TBVpS-3.31

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

Profitability

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
ROA	-39.05%
ROE	-102.73%
ROCE	N/A
ROIC	N/A
ROICexc	N/A
ROICexgc	N/A
OM	N/A
PM (TTM)	N/A
GM	23.08%
FCFM	N/A

ROA(3y)-7.56%

ROA(5y)-5.87%

ROE(3y)-13.86%

ROE(5y)-11%

ROIC(3y)N/A

ROIC(5y)N/A

ROICexc(3y)N/A

ROICexc(5y)N/A

ROICexgc(3y)N/A

ROICexgc(5y)N/A

ROCE(3y)N/A

ROCE(5y)N/A

ROICexcg growth 3YN/A

ROICexcg growth 5YN/A

ROICexc growth 3YN/A

ROICexc growth 5YN/A

OM growth 3YN/A

OM growth 5YN/A

PM growth 3YN/A

PM growth 5YN/A

GM growth 3Y-7.53%

GM growth 5Y-4.61%

F-Score3

Asset Turnover0.66

Health

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.23
Debt/FCF	N/A
Debt/EBITDA	N/A
Cap/Depr	32.01%
Cap/Sales	2.16%
Interest Coverage	N/A
Cash Conversion	N/A
Profit Quality	N/A
Current Ratio	0.74
Quick Ratio	0.53
Altman-Z	0.26

F-Score3

WACC10.49%

ROIC/WACCN/A

Cap/Depr(3y)52.02%

Cap/Depr(5y)46.21%

Cap/Sales(3y)3.26%

Cap/Sales(5y)2.74%

Profit Quality(3y)N/A

Profit Quality(5y)N/A

High Growth Momentum

Growth

EPS 1Y (TTM)-470.69%

EPS 3YN/A

EPS 5YN/A

EPS Q2Q%-190%

EPS Next Y-3028%

EPS Next 2Y-351.66%

EPS Next 3Y75.44%

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue 1Y (TTM)-12.02%

Revenue growth 3Y-2.42%

Revenue growth 5Y-4.26%

Sales Q2Q%-1.01%

Revenue Next Year-10.83%

Revenue Next 2Y-6.29%

Revenue Next 3Y-2.62%

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-2340.15%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year-88.86%

EBIT Next 3Y25.71%

EBIT Next 5YN/A

FCF growth 1Y-49.6%

FCF growth 3YN/A

FCF growth 5YN/A

OCF growth 1Y-342.97%

OCF growth 3YN/A

OCF growth 5YN/A

COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS (CMTL) Stock Fundamental Analysis

1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

1.2 Ratios

1.3 Margins

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

2.2 Solvency

2.3 Liquidity

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

3.2 Future

3.3 Evolution

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

4.2 Price Multiples

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

5.2 History

5.3 Sustainability

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