SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC (SFE) Stock Fundamental Analysis

USA • Nasdaq • NASDAQ:SFE • US7864493066

0.455 USD
-0.2 (-30.21%)
At close: Feb 9, 2024
0.56 USD
+0.11 (+23.08%)
After Hours: 2/9/2024, 8:07:22 PM
Fundamental Rating

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Overall SFE gets a fundamental rating of 2 out of 10. We evaluated SFE against 238 industry peers in the Capital Markets industry. No worries on liquidiy or solvency for SFE as it has an excellent financial health rating, but there are worries on the profitability. SFE is valued expensive and it does not seem to be growing.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

  • In the past year SFE has reported negative net income.
  • In the past year SFE has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
SFE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFSFE Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFYearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 50M -50M

1.2 Ratios

  • SFE has a worse Return On Assets (-32.10%) than 98.53% of its industry peers.
  • SFE's Return On Equity of -34.78% is on the low side compared to the rest of the industry. SFE is outperformed by 95.59% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -32.1%
ROE -34.78%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-14.12%
ROA(5y)-0.46%
ROE(3y)-15.87%
ROE(5y)-3.44%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
SFE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICSFE Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 50 -50 -100

1.3 Margins

  • SFE does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin and Gross Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
SFE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsSFE Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsYearly Profit, Operating, Gross Margins 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

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2. Health

2.1 Basic Checks

  • The number of shares outstanding for SFE has been reduced compared to 1 year ago.
  • There is no outstanding debt for SFE. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
SFE Yearly Shares OutstandingSFE Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 5M 10M 15M 20M
SFE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsSFE Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 50M 100M 150M 200M

2.2 Solvency

  • Based on the Altman-Z score of -29.56, we must say that SFE is in the distress zone and has some risk of bankruptcy.
  • The Altman-Z score of SFE (-29.56) is worse than 95.10% of its industry peers.
  • There is no outstanding debt for SFE. This means it has a Debt/Equity and Debt/FCF ratio of 0 and it is amongst the best of the sector and industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z -29.56
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACCN/A
SFE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFSFE Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 50M 100M 150M

2.3 Liquidity

  • A Current Ratio of 10.19 indicates that SFE has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
  • The Current ratio of SFE (10.19) is better than 94.61% of its industry peers.
  • SFE has a Quick Ratio of 10.19. This indicates that SFE is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
  • Looking at the Quick ratio, with a value of 10.19, SFE belongs to the top of the industry, outperforming 94.61% of the companies in the same industry.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 10.19
Quick Ratio 10.19
SFE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesSFE Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 10M 20M 30M 40M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

  • The Earnings Per Share has grown by an impressive 40.19% over the past year.
EPS 1Y (TTM)40.19%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%131.58%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A

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 YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
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.
SFE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesSFE Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 0 2 -2 -4

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

  • The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for SFE. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
SFE Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsSFE Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

4.2 Price Multiples

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

4.3 Compensation for Growth

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

  • No dividends for SFE!.
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A

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SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC

NASDAQ:SFE (2/9/2024, 8:07:22 PM)

After market: 0.56 +0.11 (+23.08%)

0.455

-0.2 (-30.21%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorFinancials
GICS IndustryGroupFinancial Services
GICS IndustryCapital Markets
Earnings (Last)11-02
Earnings (Next)03-07
Inst Owners0%
Inst Owner Change0%
Ins Owners14.36%
Ins Owner Change0%
Market Cap7.54M
Revenue(TTM)N/A
Net Income(TTM)-10.40M
Analysts80
Price TargetN/A
Short Float %N/A
Short RatioN/A
Dividend
Industry RankSector Rank
Dividend Yield N/A
Yearly Dividend0
Dividend Growth(5Y)N/A
DP0%
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)N/A
PT rev (3m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (1m)N/A
EPS NQ rev (3m)N/A
EPS NY rev (1m)N/A
EPS NY rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NQ rev (3m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (1m)N/A
Revenue NY rev (3m)N/A
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S N/A
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 0.25
P/tB 0.25
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.64
EYN/A
EPS(NY)N/A
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.19
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.19
OCFYN/A
SpS0
BVpS1.8
TBVpS1.8
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Graham NumberN/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -32.1%
ROE -34.78%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM N/A
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-14.12%
ROA(5y)-0.46%
ROE(3y)-15.87%
ROE(5y)-3.44%
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
ROICexgc growth 3YN/A
ROICexgc 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 3YN/A
GM growth 5YN/A
F-Score6
Asset Turnover0
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr N/A
Cap/Sales N/A
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 10.19
Quick Ratio 10.19
Altman-Z -29.56
F-Score6
WACCN/A
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)N/A
Cap/Depr(5y)N/A
Cap/Sales(3y)N/A
Cap/Sales(5y)N/A
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)40.19%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%131.58%
EPS Next YN/A
EPS Next 2YN/A
EPS Next 3YN/A
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)N/A
Revenue growth 3YN/A
Revenue growth 5YN/A
Sales Q2Q%N/A
Revenue Next YearN/A
Revenue Next 2YN/A
Revenue Next 3YN/A
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-8.33%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next YearN/A
EBIT Next 3YN/A
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y52.31%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y52.31%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A

SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC / SFE FAQ

What is the fundamental rating for SFE stock?

ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to SFE.


What is the valuation status of SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC (SFE) stock?

ChartMill assigns a valuation rating of 0 / 10 to SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC (SFE). This can be considered as Overvalued.


How profitable is SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC (SFE) stock?

SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC (SFE) has a profitability rating of 0 / 10.


Is the dividend of SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC sustainable?

The dividend rating of SAFEGUARD SCIENTIFICS INC (SFE) is 5 / 10 and the dividend payout ratio is 0%.