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Safeguard Scientifics, Inc.
SFES Financial Asset Management
In the quarter to June 2026, EPS fell 121.7% and free cash flow grew 42.7%, each against the same quarter a year earlier.
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0.03
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Free accountTen years at a glance Fiscal years to December
| Group | Line | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Trend | 2026e | 2027e | 2028e |
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| Price, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Price, $ | Low | 10.60 | 10.65 | 7.98 | 8.36 | 4.43 | 5.95 | 2.95 | 0.76 | 0.40 | 0.65 |
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| High | 14.75 | 14.40 | 13.95 | 12.91 | 11.11 | 8.98 | 7.53 | 3.25 | 1.14 | 0.99 | |||||
| People | |||||||||||||||
| People | Employees | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Revenue/emp, $m | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Income, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Income, $m | Revenue | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Gross margin, % | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | — | — | — | |||||
| EBT | (22) | (89) | (16) | 55 | (38) | 27 | (14) | (10) | (10) | 2 | |||||
| EBT margin, % | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Net income | (22) | (89) | (16) | 55 | (38) | 27 | (14) | (10) | (10) | 2 | |||||
| Depreciation | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Per share, $ | |||||||||||||||
| Per share, $ | Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | ||||
| Earnings | (1.09) | (4.34) | (0.76) | 2.64 | (1.81) | 1.36 | (0.87) | (0.61) | (0.62) | 0.10 | |||||
| Cash flow | (0.92) | (1.02) | (1.27) | (0.97) | (0.39) | (0.41) | (0.20) | (0.20) | (0.18) | (0.11) | |||||
| Capex | (0.02) | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.00 | |||||
| Free cash flow | (0.94) | (1.02) | (1.27) | (0.97) | (0.39) | (0.41) | (0.20) | (0.20) | (0.17) | (0.11) | |||||
| Book value | 8.35 | 4.00 | 3.26 | 4.93 | 3.03 | 2.55 | 2.12 | 1.23 | 0.59 | 0.69 | |||||
| Shares, m | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |||||
| Valuation, × | |||||||||||||||
| Valuation, × | P/E | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| P/S | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| P/B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| EV/Sales | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| EV/FCF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| Cash, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Cash, $m | Operating cash flow | (19) | (21) | (26) | (20) | (8) | (8) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (2) | ||||
| Capex | 0 | — | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | — | |||||
| Free cash flow | (19) | (21) | (26) | (20) | (8) | (8) | (3) | (3) | (3) | (2) | |||||
| Balance, $m | |||||||||||||||
| Balance, $m | Working capital | 27 | (12) | 14 | 24 | 13 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 8 | ||||
| Total debt | 53 | 86 | 70 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||
| Net debt | 22 | 57 | 24 | (25) | (16) | (25) | (19) | (10) | (7) | (9) | |||||
| Shareholders’ equity | 170 | 82 | 67 | 102 | 63 | 51 | 35 | 20 | 10 | 12 | |||||
| Returns, % | |||||||||||||||
| Returns, % | ROA | (9.11) | (43.39) | (9.70) | 43.08 | (42.60) | 43.89 | (31.10) | (32.47) | (60.84) | 14.48 | ||||
| ROIC | (6.09) | (7.72) | (11.59) | (8.14) | (12.51) | (17.33) | (19.55) | (33.95) | (54.53) | (50.98) | |||||
| ROE | (12.19) | (70.41) | (21.01) | 64.68 | (45.70) | 47.61 | (33.50) | (36.03) | (69.68) | 16.14 | |||||
Negative figures in brackets.
Fiscal years to Dec 2009 · latest quarter Dec 2009
Charts ten years each
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. vs peers in Asset Management (Q) = latest quarter vs a year earlier
| Company | Market cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | Revenue growth (Q) | EPS growth (Q) | FCF growth (Q) | Gross margin (Q) | EBIT margin (Q) | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCG Binah Capital Group, Inc. | $17.6M | 5.1× | 28.1× | +12.09% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | +1,679.03% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 0.91% | Compare |
| EQS Equus Total Return, Inc. | $13.3M | — (loss-making) | 32.9× | −10.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +113.19% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | (266.98%) | Compare |
| JP Jupai Holdings Limited | $12.1M | — (loss-making) | 0.2× | −59.78% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −172.56% (below 0%: shrinking) | 33.94% | (132.18%) | Compare |
| ICMB Investcorp Credit Management BDC, Inc. | $9.9M | — (loss-making) | 20.5× | −31.05% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +238.07% (above 0%: growing) | 100.00% | 59.40% | Compare |
| BNKK Bonk, Inc. | $9.6M | — (loss-making) | — | +2,491.09% (above 0%: growing) | n/m | −158.27% (below 0%: shrinking) | 33.61% | (174.80%) | Compare |
| SFES Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. | $7.5M | 0.4× | — | — | n/m | +42.68% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 0.00% | |
| TWAV TaoWeave, Inc. | $5.7M | — (loss-making) | 12.4× | −11.82% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | +107.53% (above 0%: growing) | 52.49% | (161.11%) | Compare |
| ALP Alpha Compute Corp | $5.6M | — (loss-making) | — | — | n/m | +66.68% (above 0%: growing) | 0.00% | 0.00% | Compare |
| CWD CaliberCos Inc. | $4.5M | — (loss-making) | — (loss-making) | −17.33% (below 0%: shrinking) | n/m | −126.92% (below 0%: shrinking) | 100.00% | (98.97%) | Compare |
| Median of peers | $9.7M | — | 20.5× | −11.82% | — | +87.10% | 76.25% | (115.57%) |
Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFES) key facts
- Safeguard Scientifics, Inc. (SFES) is an Asset Management company in the Financial sector.
- As of October 16, 2026, SFES traded at $0.50, a market capitalization of $7.5 million.
- Return on equity was 16.1% and debt-to-equity 0.00.