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Electronic Control Security

EKCS
29
Security & Protection Services · Industrials
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$10,629
Winston Score
29
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2022
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Weak
Valuation
Good

Share count rising — dilution

+55.6% over 9y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 13.9M (2013) → 21.7M (2022)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Electronic Control Security Inc. is a small company that designs and installs security systems for buildings. Its core products include access control systems, surveillance cameras, and alarm systems. The company mainly serves commercial and government clients who need to control who enters their facilities.

The company earns money by selling and installing security equipment and likely earns recurring revenue from service contracts and system maintenance. It operates primarily in the United States and is a very small player in a fragmented industry dominated by much larger competitors like Honeywell and Johnson Controls. With a negative return on invested capital and a tiny market presence, the biggest risk the company faces is competing for contracts against well-funded rivals while keeping costs low enough to stay profitable.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue data limited

EPS Growth

YoY Growth Rate

EPS data limited

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (4%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

22.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~0 months

$5,979 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Electronic Control Security has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
72.2%
Premium pricing power — 72.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
7.3%
Modest — 7.3% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
N/A
Data not available

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+8.4%
Steady sales growth (+8.4% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
-306%
Weak — only -306% of profit becomes cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-54.2%
Burning cash (-54.2%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
0.64x
Dangerous — barely covers interest (0.6x)

Interest coverage below 1. Their profits don't cover the interest bill.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
0.1x
Attractive valuation — P/E 0.1

P/E under 10. The price tag is small relative to last year's profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
N/A
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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