Universal Safety Products

UUU

Security & Protection Services · Industrials

Price

$6.40

-0.05 (-0.78%)

Market Cap

$15.3M

Exchange

New York Stock Exchange American

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

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

How the score breaks down

Quality

Weak

Growth

Weak

Cash Flow

Weak

Stability

Data not available

Valuation

Data not available

Dividends

Good

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Share count rising — dilution

+3.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 2.3M (2022) → 2.4M (2026)

Winston Score History

The full picture

Universal Safety Products is a small company that sells safety and security equipment. Its products include items like safety signs, barriers, personal protective equipment, and related supplies. The main customers are businesses, construction sites, and industrial facilities that need to meet workplace safety requirements.

The company makes money by selling physical safety products, earning a margin on each sale. It operates primarily in the United States and is a very small player in a fragmented industry with many larger, better-resourced competitors. The financials show the company is currently spending far more than it earns, with a deeply negative operating margin and poor returns on capital, which means the biggest risk it faces is simply staying solvent and finding a path to profitability in a competitive, low-margin distribution business.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-96.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-171.4% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$223,794/ year

↓ Declining (-47% vs prior year)

4.6% of revenue

In line with sector average (4%)

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

Insider Activity

38.9%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~13 months

$3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Adequate runway but may need to raise capital within 2 years

Revenue declining

Universal Safety Products'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

8.3%

Thin — 8.3% gross margin

Profit after running costs

Operating Margin

-671.8%

Losing money on operations — -671.8%

Return on the money invested

ROCE

-140.4%

Weak — -140.4% 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

-95.0%

Shrinking sales (-95.0% YoY)

Profit growth

EPS YoY

-272.3%

Earnings shrinking (-272.3% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

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

-265.8%

Burning cash (-265.8%)

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

Dividend

Dividend Yield

28.17%

Healthy income — 28.17% yield

Yield above 6% — often a flag the market is pricing in a cut.

Dividend record

Dividend Growth

N/A

Data not available

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