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TELOS CORPORATION (TLS) Stock Fundamental Analysis

NASDAQ:TLS - Nasdaq - US87969B1017 - Common Stock - Currency: USD

2.98  +0.19 (+6.81%)

Premarket: 3.11 +0.13 (+4.36%)

Fundamental Rating

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Taking everything into account, TLS scores 2 out of 10 in our fundamental rating. TLS was compared to 284 industry peers in the Software industry. The financial health of TLS is average, but there are quite some concerns on its profitability. While showing a medium growth rate, TLS is valued expensive at the moment.


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1. Profitability

1.1 Basic Checks

In the past year TLS has reported negative net income.
In the past year TLS has reported a negative cash flow from operations.
TLS had negative earnings in 4 of the past 5 years.
The reported operating cash flow has been mixed in the past 5 years: TLS reported negative operating cash flow in multiple years.
TLS Yearly Net Income VS EBIT VS OCF VS FCFTLS 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 -20M -40M

1.2 Ratios

TLS has a worse Return On Assets (-34.00%) than 76.41% of its industry peers.
TLS has a Return On Equity of -42.62%. This is in the lower half of the industry: TLS underperforms 65.14% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -34%
ROE -42.62%
ROIC N/A
ROA(3y)-24.06%
ROA(5y)-17.75%
ROE(3y)-31.31%
ROE(5y)-23.3%
ROIC(3y)N/A
ROIC(5y)N/A
TLS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICTLS Yearly ROA, ROE, ROICYearly ROA, ROE, ROIC 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 20 -20 -40

1.3 Margins

TLS has a Gross Margin of 37.51%. This is in the lower half of the industry: TLS underperforms 76.76% of its industry peers.
TLS's Gross Margin has improved in the last couple of years.
TLS does not have Profit Margin and Operating Margin available, so we won't be analyzing them here.
Industry RankSector Rank
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 37.51%
OM growth 3YN/A
OM growth 5YN/A
PM growth 3YN/A
PM growth 5YN/A
GM growth 3Y1.16%
GM growth 5Y2.25%
TLS Yearly Profit, Operating, Gross MarginsTLS 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

TLS does not have a ROIC to compare to the WACC, probably because it is not profitable.
TLS has more shares outstanding than it did 1 year ago.
TLS has more shares outstanding than it did 5 years ago.
TLS has a worse debt/assets ratio than last year.
TLS Yearly Shares OutstandingTLS Yearly Shares OutstandingYearly Shares Outstanding 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 20M 40M 60M
TLS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsTLS Yearly Total Debt VS Total AssetsYearly Total Debt VS Total Assets 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M 200M

2.2 Solvency

TLS has an Altman-Z score of 1.43. This is a bad value and indicates that TLS is not financially healthy and even has some risk of bankruptcy.
With a Altman-Z score value of 1.43, TLS perfoms like the industry average, outperforming 42.61% of the companies in the same industry.
A Debt/Equity ratio of 0.06 indicates that TLS is not too dependend on debt financing.
TLS has a Debt to Equity ratio (0.06) which is in line with its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.06
Debt/FCF N/A
Altman-Z 1.43
ROIC/WACCN/A
WACC8.72%
TLS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFTLS Yearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCFYearly LT Debt VS Equity VS FCF 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 0 100M -100M

2.3 Liquidity

A Current Ratio of 4.00 indicates that TLS has no problem at all paying its short term obligations.
The Current ratio of TLS (4.00) is better than 82.75% of its industry peers.
TLS has a Quick Ratio of 3.94. This indicates that TLS is financially healthy and has no problem in meeting its short term obligations.
TLS's Quick ratio of 3.94 is amongst the best of the industry. TLS outperforms 82.75% of its industry peers.
Industry RankSector Rank
Current Ratio 4
Quick Ratio 3.94
TLS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesTLS Yearly Current Assets VS Current LiabilitesYearly Current Assets VS Current Liabilites 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 50M 100M 150M

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3. Growth

3.1 Past

The Earnings Per Share has been growing slightly by 3.70% over the past year.
Looking at the last year, TLS shows a very negative growth in Revenue. The Revenue has decreased by -21.83% in the last year.
The Revenue has been decreasing by -7.42% on average over the past years.
EPS 1Y (TTM)3.7%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%62.5%
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.83%
Revenue growth 3Y-23.56%
Revenue growth 5Y-7.42%
Sales Q2Q%3.37%

3.2 Future

Based on estimates for the next years, TLS will show a very strong growth in Earnings Per Share. The EPS will grow by 46.94% on average per year.
TLS is expected to show a strong growth in Revenue. In the coming years, the Revenue will grow by 35.39% yearly.
EPS Next Y52.03%
EPS Next 2Y40.55%
EPS Next 3Y46.94%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue Next Year35.54%
Revenue Next 2Y31.11%
Revenue Next 3Y35.39%
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.
TLS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesTLS Yearly Revenue VS EstimatesYearly Revenue VS Estimates 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 50M 100M 150M 200M 250M
TLS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesTLS Yearly EPS VS EstimatesYearly EPS VS Estimates 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 0 0.2 -0.2

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4. Valuation

4.1 Price/Earnings Ratio

The Price/Earnings Ratio is negative for TLS. In the last year negative earnings were reported.
Also next year TLS is expected to report negative earnings again, which makes the also the Forward Price/Earnings Ratio negative.
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
TLS Price Earnings VS Forward Price EarningsTLS Price Earnings VS Forward Price Earnings ChartPrice Earnings - Forward Price Earnings PE FPE 0 -100 -200 -300

4.2 Price Multiples

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

4.3 Compensation for Growth

TLS's earnings are expected to grow with 46.94% in the coming years. This may justify a more expensive valuation.
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
EPS Next 2Y40.55%
EPS Next 3Y46.94%

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5. Dividend

5.1 Amount

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

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TELOS CORPORATION

NASDAQ:TLS (6/26/2025, 8:00:02 PM)

Premarket: 3.11 +0.13 (+4.36%)

2.98

+0.19 (+6.81%)

Chartmill FA Rating
GICS SectorInformation Technology
GICS IndustryGroupSoftware & Services
GICS IndustrySoftware
Earnings (Last)05-09 2025-05-09/bmo
Earnings (Next)08-07 2025-08-07/bmo
Inst Owners62.19%
Inst Owner Change-3.56%
Ins Owners14.66%
Ins Owner Change1.22%
Market Cap218.97M
Analysts76
Price Target3.93 (31.88%)
Short Float %2.76%
Short Ratio1.68
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)2
Avg EPS beat(2)49.32%
Min EPS beat(2)43.96%
Max EPS beat(2)54.69%
EPS beat(4)4
Avg EPS beat(4)40.72%
Min EPS beat(4)29.45%
Max EPS beat(4)54.69%
EPS beat(8)8
Avg EPS beat(8)43%
EPS beat(12)12
Avg EPS beat(12)141.99%
EPS beat(16)15
Avg EPS beat(16)122.65%
Revenue beat(2)2
Avg Revenue beat(2)2.82%
Min Revenue beat(2)1.91%
Max Revenue beat(2)3.73%
Revenue beat(4)4
Avg Revenue beat(4)3.68%
Min Revenue beat(4)1.91%
Max Revenue beat(4)6.66%
Revenue beat(8)8
Avg Revenue beat(8)8.3%
Revenue beat(12)12
Avg Revenue beat(12)7.63%
Revenue beat(16)14
Avg Revenue beat(16)5.6%
PT rev (1m)-19.79%
PT rev (3m)-19.79%
EPS NQ rev (1m)-6.04%
EPS NQ rev (3m)-26.23%
EPS NY rev (1m)3%
EPS NY rev (3m)-8.91%
Revenue NQ rev (1m)0.07%
Revenue NQ rev (3m)2.21%
Revenue NY rev (1m)0.75%
Revenue NY rev (3m)-2.01%
Valuation
Industry RankSector Rank
PE N/A
Fwd PE N/A
P/S 2
P/FCF N/A
P/OCF N/A
P/B 1.74
P/tB 2.84
EV/EBITDA N/A
EPS(TTM)-0.26
EYN/A
EPS(NY)-0.01
Fwd EYN/A
FCF(TTM)-0.44
FCFYN/A
OCF(TTM)-0.27
OCFYN/A
SpS1.49
BVpS1.72
TBVpS1.05
PEG (NY)N/A
PEG (5Y)N/A
Profitability
Industry RankSector Rank
ROA -34%
ROE -42.62%
ROCE N/A
ROIC N/A
ROICexc N/A
ROICexgc N/A
OM N/A
PM (TTM) N/A
GM 37.51%
FCFM N/A
ROA(3y)-24.06%
ROA(5y)-17.75%
ROE(3y)-31.31%
ROE(5y)-23.3%
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 3Y1.16%
GM growth 5Y2.25%
F-Score3
Asset Turnover0.69
Health
Industry RankSector Rank
Debt/Equity 0.06
Debt/FCF N/A
Debt/EBITDA N/A
Cap/Depr 115.54%
Cap/Sales 11.71%
Interest Coverage N/A
Cash Conversion N/A
Profit Quality N/A
Current Ratio 4
Quick Ratio 3.94
Altman-Z 1.43
F-Score3
WACC8.72%
ROIC/WACCN/A
Cap/Depr(3y)171.01%
Cap/Depr(5y)177.36%
Cap/Sales(3y)9.89%
Cap/Sales(5y)7.85%
Profit Quality(3y)N/A
Profit Quality(5y)N/A
High Growth Momentum
Growth
EPS 1Y (TTM)3.7%
EPS 3YN/A
EPS 5YN/A
EPS Q2Q%62.5%
EPS Next Y52.03%
EPS Next 2Y40.55%
EPS Next 3Y46.94%
EPS Next 5YN/A
Revenue 1Y (TTM)-21.83%
Revenue growth 3Y-23.56%
Revenue growth 5Y-7.42%
Sales Q2Q%3.37%
Revenue Next Year35.54%
Revenue Next 2Y31.11%
Revenue Next 3Y35.39%
Revenue Next 5YN/A
EBIT growth 1Y-26.8%
EBIT growth 3YN/A
EBIT growth 5YN/A
EBIT Next Year93.12%
EBIT Next 3Y57.11%
EBIT Next 5YN/A
FCF growth 1Y-1933.92%
FCF growth 3YN/A
FCF growth 5YN/A
OCF growth 1Y-220.56%
OCF growth 3YN/A
OCF growth 5YN/A