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Wholesale-electronic parts & equipment, nec company · MD · FY ends Mar · Revenue $5M · -102.28% margin · $536K FCF
$3.74
$0.07 (-1.84%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-102.28% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue declined 80.7% YoY. Margins deteriorated 104.0pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
ROIC dropped from 6.16% to -87.40%, capital efficiency is deteriorating. Operating margin contracted 104.0pp YoY, cost discipline may be slipping.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$5M
▼ -80.7% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
-$2M
▼ -596.5% YoY
Op. Margin
-102.28%
▼ -104.0pp YoY
ROIC
-87.40%
▼ -93.6pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$536K
▲ +151.1% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$536K
▲ +151.1% YoY
Net Debt
-$3M
Net Cash Position
Cash & Equiv.
$3M
5Y CAGR: -23.6%
5Y CAGR: -17.3%
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Universal Security Instruments (UUU) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $5.32 per share, so at $3.74 the stock looks undervalued (42.4% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Universal Security Instruments scores 27/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 25.8%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $5.32 per share for UUU, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $3.99. At today's $3.74, that puts the stock about 42.4% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Universal Security Instruments scores 27 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -102.3% operating margin and a -87.4% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Universal Security Instruments pays a regular dividend of about $0.96 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 25.8% at the current price. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For UUU's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. UUU currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 27/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 25.8%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.