Sentry Technology

SKVY

Security & Protection Services · Industrials

Price

$0.00

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$12,074

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2011

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Data not available

Valuation

Data not available

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Share count rising — dilution

+62.7% over 5y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 120.7M (2008) → 196.4M (2013)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Sentry Technology Corp. is a small company that makes electronic security systems used in retail stores. Its main products include electronic article surveillance (EAS) systems — the tags and detectors that trigger alarms when someone tries to steal merchandise — along with video surveillance equipment. Its customers are primarily retailers looking to reduce shoplifting and inventory shrinkage.

The company earns revenue by selling security hardware and providing related maintenance and service contracts to retail clients. It operates mainly in the United States and is a very small player in a competitive market that includes much larger rivals like Checkpoint Systems and Sensormatic. With a negative operating margin, the company is currently spending more to run the business than it earns from operations, and its main challenge is scaling revenue fast enough to cover costs while competing against well-funded industry giants that have broader product lines and stronger customer relationships.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-12.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-95.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$339,000/ year

→ Flat (+2% vs prior year)

5.2% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

Steady R&D investment year-over-year

Insider Activity

23.2%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~15 months

$330,000 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Sentry Technology's revenue is actually shrinking. In a growth stock, that removes the core investment thesis. The low Winston Score here may be warranted — unless there's a turnaround story.

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

36.2%

Modest — 36.2% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-8.8%

Losing money on operations — -8.8%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-32.1%

Weak — -32.1% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales growth

Sales YoY

-3.8%

Shrinking sales (-3.8% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

N/A

—

Data not available

How steady the profit is

EPS Consistency

3/8 quarters

Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash

Cash Conversion

N/A

—

Data not available

Spare cash per sale

FCF Margin

-3.2%

Burning cash (-3.2%)

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

N/A

Data not available

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Valuation

Price vs profit

P/E Ratio (TTM)

N/M

—

Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful

Cheaper or dearer next year

P/E vs Forward

N/A

not available

Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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