Develops and manufactures less-lethal munitions. Offers handheld personal security devices like the Byrna SD. Now — the numbers.
That much dependence is a risk in itself: if this one line weakens, the whole company feels it directly.
This is an established company with proven profits.
Average growth of 29% a year over the last 4 years. Red columns mark years that ended in a loss.
The market pays 8.5× for every dollar of annual profit — cheap, which is either an opportunity or a warning.
Against companies in its own sector, it looks cheaper than 63% of them.
Analysts' average target sits 80% above today's price.
We compared this company with its own sector across five subjects.
A score of 50 means class average.
Profit indicators sit around the sector average.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
The price isn’t cheap next to earnings — that’s why this grade sits in the middle.
Clearly above the class average — a step short of the very top.
Clearly below the class average.
Price Momentum: The stock has lagged the market in recent months; investor interest is weak right now.
An investor who bought at the very peak is down 89% today. The business is the same; what changed most is the price — and the expectations — the market pins on it.
Over the last 4 years, sales grew about 29% a year on average.
There is $15.5M in the vault; even if every debt were paid off, $11.5M would remain.
Over the last 12 months, company executives reported 37 buys and 20 sells. Management buying with its own money is usually read as a good sign.
Buyers haven’t stepped back in yet; the price hasn’t found its footing. Report-card grade: 8/100. For a turnaround signal, the stock first needs to close the gap with the market.
On our five-subject report card, BYRN sits behind the class. A low grade doesn’t mean “doomed” — it means “big claim, small proof.”
The takeaway: BYRN does earn real profits — but on our report card it still sits behind its class. The real debate isn’t the quality of the business — it’s what that quality should cost.
The total grade weighs these five subjects against the sector — it isn’t a simple average of the five.