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 50 industry peers in the Communications Equipment industry. CMTL may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. CMTL is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.

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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

CMTL had negative earnings in the past year.

In the past year CMTL has reported a negative cash flow from operations.

CMTL had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.

In multiple years CMTL reported negative operating cash flow during the last 5 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 80.00% of its industry peers.

CMTL has a worse Return On Equity (-102.73%) than 74.00% 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

CMTL's Gross Margin of 23.08% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. CMTL is outperformed by 88.00% of its industry peers.

CMTL's Gross Margin has declined in the last couple of years.

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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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.

The debt/assets ratio for CMTL is higher compared to a year ago.

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of 0.25, we must say that CMTL is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.

CMTL has a Altman-Z score (0.25) which is in line with 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 (0.23) which is in line with its industry peers.

		Industry Rank	Sector Rank
Debt/Equity	0.23
Debt/FCF	N/A
Altman-Z	0.25

ROIC/WACCN/A

WACC10.54%

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.

Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 0.74, CMTL is doing worse than 94.00% of the companies in the same industry.

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 94.00% 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.

The Revenue for CMTL has decreased by -12.02% in the past year. This is quite bad

The Revenue has been decreasing by -4.26% on average over the past years.

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

CMTL is expected to show a very negative growth in Earnings Per Share. In the coming years, the EPS will decrease by -170.37% yearly.

The Revenue is expected to decrease by -6.09% on average over the next years.

EPS Next Y-3087.5%

EPS Next 2Y-170.37%

EPS Next 3YN/A

EPS Next 5YN/A

Revenue Next Year-8.98%

Revenue Next 2Y-6.09%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

The Revenue growth rate is decreasing: in the next years the growth will be less 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.

Also next year CMTL is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.

		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 decrease with -170.37% in the coming years. This may justify a cheaper valuation.

PEG (NY)N/A

PEG (5Y)N/A

EPS Next 2Y-170.37%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

CMTL has a Yearly Dividend Yield of 3.23%. Purely for dividend investing, there may be better candidates out there.

Compared to an average industry Dividend Yield of 3.50, CMTL pays a better dividend. On top of this CMTL pays more dividend than 90.00% of the companies listed in the same industry.

CMTL's Dividend Yield is a higher than the S&P500 average which is at 2.42.

		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

The earnings of CMTL are negative and hence is the payout ratio. CMTL will probably not be able to sustain this dividend level.

CMTL's earnings and Dividend Rate are declining. This means the current dividend is most likely not sustainable.

DP-0.28%

EPS Next 2Y-170.37%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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COMTECH TELECOMMUNICATIONS

NASDAQ:CMTL (6/20/2025, 8:26:15 PM)

After market: 2.26 +0.03 (+1.35%)

2.23

+0.16 (+7.73%)

Chartmill FA Rating

GICS SectorInformation Technology

GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment

GICS IndustryCommunications Equipment

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

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

Inst Owners46.09%

Inst Owner Change-8.49%

Ins Owners5.32%

Ins Owner Change4.35%

Market Cap65.45M

Analysts80

Price Target4.59 (105.83%)

Short Float %4.45%

Short Ratio4.67

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)-10%

PT rev (3m)-10%

EPS NQ rev (1m)0%

EPS NQ rev (3m)34.49%

EPS NY rev (1m)0%

EPS NY rev (3m)6.25%

Revenue NQ rev (1m)-1.95%

Revenue NQ rev (3m)1.49%

Revenue NY rev (1m)0%

Revenue NY rev (3m)2.96%

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)-0.44

Fwd EYN/A

FCF(TTM)-1.36

FCFYN/A

OCF(TTM)-1

OCFYN/A

SpS16.88

BVpS9.73

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	0.25

F-Score3

WACC10.54%

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-3087.5%

EPS Next 2Y-170.37%

EPS Next 3YN/A

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-8.98%

Revenue Next 2Y-6.09%

Revenue Next 3YN/A

Revenue Next 5YN/A

EBIT growth 1Y-2340.15%

EBIT growth 3YN/A

EBIT growth 5YN/A

EBIT Next Year-87.18%

EBIT Next 3YN/A

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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