Knightscope, Inc. (KSCP) vs SuperCom, Ltd. (SPCB)

Knightscope, Inc. and SuperCom, Ltd. are both Security & Protection Services companies. SuperCom, Ltd. is the larger, with a market value of $52.1M against $9.8M — 5.3× the size. Knightscope, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; SuperCom, Ltd. trades at 57.8×. Knightscope, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 88.0% against 7.23%. SuperCom, Ltd. has the higher net margin (2.92% vs −217.3%) and the higher return on invested capital (−0.58% vs −107.0%). Across the 18 metrics below, SuperCom, Ltd. leads on 11 and Knightscope, Inc. on 7.

Valuation

Metric KSCP SPCB Security & Protection Services median
P/E n/m 57.77 22.53
P/S 0.36 1.57 1.17
P/B 0.25 0.96 2.09
Price to free cash flow n/m n/m 19.49
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m 11.17
EV/Sales 0.18 1.97 1.97
Earnings yield (816.67%) 1.73% 3.26%
Free cash flow yield (563.58%) (43.35%) 1.46%

Profitability

Metric KSCP SPCB Security & Protection Services median
Gross margin (9.95%) 55.77% 38.10%
Operating margin (213.51%) (1.89%) 9.80%
Net margin (217.29%) 2.92% 2.88%
Free cash flow margin (204.88%) 0.00% 0.00%
Return on equity (201.29%) 2.02% 8.74%
Return on assets (105.70%) 1.21% 1.21%
Return on invested capital (107.00%) (0.58%) 1.98%

Growth

Metric KSCP SPCB Security & Protection Services median
Revenue growth (TTM) 88.02% 7.23% 7.23%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 63.54% 97.37% 35.69%
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 27.72% 18.84% 7.09%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%

Health

Metric KSCP SPCB Security & Protection Services median
Debt to equity 0.15 0.40 0.20
Current ratio 1.16 5.75 1.92
Net debt to EBITDA 0.52 1.84 1.55

Dividend

Metric KSCP SPCB Security & Protection Services median
Dividend yield — — 1.65%
Payout ratio — — 0.28

Size

Metric KSCP SPCB Security & Protection Services median
Market cap 9.80m 52.12m 408.73m

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