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Suspect Detection Systems

SDSS
21
Aerospace & Defense · Industrials
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$7,970
Winston Score
21
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2011
How the score breaks down
Quality
Mixed
Growth
Weak
Cash Flow
Weak
Stability
Mixed
Valuation
Data not available

Share count rising — dilution

+43.7% over 5y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 68.5M (2009) → 98.5M (2014)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Suspect Detection Systems Inc. is a small Israeli-American security technology company that builds screening systems designed to detect people who may intend to cause harm — without requiring them to stop or remove belongings. Its main product is a behavioral-based detection system used at checkpoints, airports, and border crossings. The company sells primarily to government agencies, military customers, and security operators.

The company earns revenue through hardware sales, software licenses, and service contracts tied to its detection systems. It operates mainly in Israel and the United States, with a very small market footprint reflected in its near-zero market capitalization. The 89% gross margin suggests the core technology carries strong unit economics, but the deeply negative operating margin means the company is spending far more than it earns — a common challenge for early-stage defense technology firms. The key risk is whether the company can win enough government contracts at scale to cover its operating costs before it runs out of runway.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-32.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-203.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$180,611/ year

Declining (-10% vs prior year)

46.3% of revenue

11.6x the sector average (4%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

1.4%ownership

Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Runway

~12 months

$628,378 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Suspect Detection Systems'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
96.0%
Premium pricing power — 96.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-361.6%
Losing money on operations — -361.6%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
-210.0%
Weak — -210.0% 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
-1.8%
Shrinking sales (-1.8% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
-20.6%
Burning cash (-20.6%)

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
0.70
Moderate — manageable debt (0.70)
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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