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Technical Communications (Technical Communications) Profitability Rank : 2 (As of Jun. 2023)


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What is Technical Communications Profitability Rank?

Technical Communications has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Technical Communications's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 was -1,154.29%. As of today, Technical Communications's Piotroski F-Score is 3.


Competitive Comparison of Technical Communications's Profitability Rank

For the Communication Equipment subindustry, Technical Communications's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Technical Communications's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Hardware Industry

For the Hardware industry and Technology sector, Technical Communications's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Technical Communications's Profitability Rank falls into.



Technical Communications Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Technical Communications has the Profitability Rank of 2. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Technical Communications's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Jun. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Jun. 2023 )
=-0.404 / 0.035
=-1,154.29 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

Warning Sign:

Piotroski F-Score of 3 is low, which usually implies poor business operation.

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Technical Communications has an F-score of 3. It is a bad or low score, which usually implies poor business operation.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Technical Communications (Technical Communications) Business Description

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Address
100 Domino Drive, Concord, MA, USA, 01742-2892
Technical Communications Corp designs, develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets communications security equipment. The company produces and supplies several custom-designed, special-purpose, and standard secure communications products for both domestic and international customers. Its products consist of voice, data, facsimile encryptors and video networks for military, government and corporate/industrial applications. In addition to product sales, it generates revenues from contract engineering services for certain government agencies, domestic and foreign, and commercial entities.
Executives
Ralph M Norwood director 111 SOUTH WORCESTER STREET, NORTON MA 02766
Guild Carl H Jr director, officer: CEO
Thomas E Peoples director
Francisco F Blanco director 1915 TOWNE CENTRE BLVD, SUITE 309, ANNAPOLIS MD 21401
Mitchell Briskin director
Michael P Malone officer: Chief Financial Officer
Paul D Sonkin 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Value Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Management Llc 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Microcap Value Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Capital Llc 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Tarsier Nanocap Value Fund, Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 C/O HUMMINGBIRD MANAGEMENT, LLC, 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Hummingbird Concentrated Fund Lp 10 percent owner, other: see footnote #1 145 E. 57TH STREET, 8TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10022
Robert T Lessard director
Brown David A B director