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SOCKET MOBILE INC (SCKT) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:SCKT - Nasdaq - US83368E2000 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

1.14  +0.01 (+0.88%)

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Overall SCKT gets a fundamental rating of 1 out of 10. We evaluated SCKT against 32 industry peers in the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry. SCKT may be in some trouble as it scores bad on both profitability and health. SCKT does not seem to be growing, but still is valued expensively.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year SCKT has reported negative net income.
SCKT had a negative operating cash flow in the past year.
In multiple years SCKT reported negative net income over the last 5 years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: SCKT reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
SCKT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFSCKT Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5M 10M

1.2 Ratios

SCKT has a Return On Assets (-9.86%) which is comparable to the rest of the industry.
Looking at the Return On Equity, with a value of -15.54%, SCKT is in the better half of the industry, outperforming 62.50% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -9.86%
ROE -15.54%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-4.85%
ROA(5y)-3.62%
ROE(3y)-7.26%
ROE(5y)-5.77%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
SCKT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICSCKT Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40 60

1.3 Margins

SCKT's Gross Margin of 50.39% is amongst the best of the industry. SCKT outperforms 87.50% of its industry peers.
In the last couple of years the Gross Margin of SCKT has remained more or less at the same level.
The Profit Margin and Operating Margin are not available for SCKT so they could not be analyzed.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 50.39%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y-2.06%
GM growth 5Y-0.81%
SCKT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsSCKT Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 40

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

SCKT does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
Compared to 1 year ago, SCKT has more shares outstanding
SCKT has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
The debt/assets ratio for SCKT is higher compared to a year ago.
SCKT Yearly Shares OutstandingSCKT Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2M 4M 6M
SCKT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsSCKT Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M

2.2 Solvency

Based on the Altman-Z score of -1.70, we must say that SCKT is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
SCKT's Altman-Z score of -1.70 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SCKT is outperformed by 81.25% of its industry peers.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.23 indicates that SCKT is not too dependend on debt financing.
SCKT's Debt to Equity ratio of 0.23 is in line compared to the rest of the industry. SCKT outperforms 59.38% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.23
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -1.7
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC10.67%
SCKT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFSCKT Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 5M 10M 15M 20M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 1.27 indicates that SCKT should not have too much problems paying its short term obligations.
Looking at the Current ratio, with a value of 1.27, SCKT is doing worse than 65.63% of the companies in the same industry.
SCKT has a Quick Ratio of 1.27. This is a bad value and indicates that SCKT is not financially healthy enough and could expect problems in meeting its short term obligations.
SCKT's Quick ratio of 0.59 is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SCKT is outperformed by 78.13% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 1.27
Quick Ratio 0.59
SCKT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesSCKT Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 5M 10M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The earnings per share for SCKT have decreased strongly by -71.43% in the last year.
Looking at the last year, SCKT shows a small growth in Revenue. The Revenue has grown by 0.25% in the last year.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -0.51% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)-71.43%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-85.71%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.25%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.83%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.51%
Sales Q2Q%-20.28%

3.2 Future

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
EPS Next Y117%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year8%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A

3.3 Evolution

No EPS estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future EPS growth and evolution.
No Revenue estimates are available, so we could not analyze the future revenue growth and evolution.
SCKT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesSCKT Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 5M 10M 15M 20M 25M
SCKT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesSCKT Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2017 2018 2019 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 0 0.2 -0.2 0.4 -0.4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for SCKT. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Based on the Price/Forward Earnings ratio of 22.35, the valuation of SCKT can be described as rather expensive.
The rest of the industry has a similar Price/Forward Earnings ratio as SCKT.
SCKT is valuated at similar levels of the S&P average when we compare the Price/Forward Earnings ratio to 21.90, which is the current average of the S&P500 Index.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 22.35
SCKT Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsSCKT Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 10 20

4.2 Price Multiples

Industry RankSector Rank
P/FCF N/A
EV/EBITDA N/A
SCKT Per share dataSCKT EPS, Sales, OCF, FCF, BookValue per sharePer Share Data Per Share 0 0.5 1 1.5 2

4.3 Compensation for Growth

SCKT's low PEG Ratio(NY), which compensates the Price/Earnings for growth, indicates a rather cheap valuation of the company.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

SCKT does not give a dividend.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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SOCKET MOBILE INC

NASDAQ:SCKT (7/3/2025, 8:08:19 PM)

1.14

+0.01 (+0.88%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupTechnology Hardware & Equipment
GICS IndustryTechnology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Earnings (Last)04-24 2025-04-24/amc
Earnings (Next)07-29 2025-07-29
Inst Owners5.5%
Inst Owner Change4.89%
Ins Owners32.82%
Ins Owner Change6.8%
Market Cap9.03M
Analysts82.86
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %0.15%
Short Ratio0.55
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly DividendN/A
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DPN/A
Div Incr Years0
Div Non Decr Years0
Ex-DateN/A
Surprises & Revisions
EPS beat(2)N/A
Avg EPS beat(2)N/A
Min EPS beat(2)N/A
Max EPS beat(2)N/A
EPS beat(4)N/A
Avg EPS beat(4)N/A
Min EPS beat(4)N/A
Max EPS beat(4)N/A
EPS beat(8)N/A
Avg EPS beat(8)N/A
EPS beat(12)N/A
Avg EPS beat(12)N/A
EPS beat(16)N/A
Avg EPS beat(16)N/A
Revenue beat(2)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(2)N/A
Min Revenue beat(2)N/A
Max Revenue beat(2)N/A
Revenue beat(4)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(4)N/A
Min Revenue beat(4)N/A
Max Revenue beat(4)N/A
Revenue beat(8)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(8)N/A
Revenue beat(12)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(12)N/A
Revenue beat(16)N/A
Avg Revenue beat(16)N/A
PT rev (1m)0%
PT rev (3m)0%
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)0%
EPS NY rev (3m)0%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)0%
Revenue NY rev (3m)0%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE 22.35
P/S 0.51
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.52
P/tB 0.57
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.36
EYN/A
EPS(NY)0.05
Fwd EY4.47%
FCF(TTM)-0.25
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.15
OCFYN/A
SpS2.24
BVpS2.18
TBVpS2
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -9.86%
ROE -15.54%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 50.39%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-4.85%
ROA(5y)-3.62%
ROE(3y)-7.26%
ROE(5y)-5.77%
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-2.06%
GM growth 5Y-0.81%
F-Score4
Asset Turnover0.65
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.23
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 43.7%
Cap/Sales 4.42%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 1.27
Quick Ratio 0.59
Altman-Z -1.7
F-Score4
WACC10.67%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)119.45%
Cap/Depr(5y)107.83%
Cap/Sales(3y)7.49%
Cap/Sales(5y)5.77%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)-71.43%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%-85.71%
EPS Next Y117%
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)0.25%
Revenue growth 3Y-6.83%
Revenue growth 5Y-0.51%
Sales Q2Q%-20.28%
Revenue Next Year8%
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-8.31%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-81.66%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-357.69%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A