Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

Company Profile

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions had its IPO on 1999-11-05 under the ticker symbol KTOS.

The company operates in the Industrials sector and Aerospace & Defense industry. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a staff strength of 3,600 employees.

Stock update

Shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions opened at $14.64 at the start of the last trading session i.e. 2023-09-12.

The stocks traded within a range of $14.56 - $14.85, and closed at $14.62.

This is a -0.88% slip from the previous day's closing price.

A total volume of 407,527 shares were traded at the close of the day’s session.

In the last one week, shares of Kratos Defense & Security Solutions have slipped by -9.81%.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's Key Ratios

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has a market cap of $1.89 billion, indicating a price to book ratio of 1.22 and a price to sales ratio of 1.345.

In the last 12-months Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s revenue was $966.60 million with a gross profit of $226 million and an EBITDA of $41.90 million. The EBITDA ratio measures Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure its profitability.

In the trailing 12-month period, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s operating margin was 0.98% while its return on assets stood at 0.38% with a return of equity of -2.05%.

In Q2, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s quarterly earnings growth was a positive 2516.1% while revenue growth was a positive 14.6%.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s PE and PEG Ratio

Forward PE

34.2466

Trailing PE

0

PEG

35.0169

Its diluted EPS in the last 12-months stands at $-0.2 per share while it has a forward price to earnings multiple of 34.2466 and a PEG multiple of 35.0169. A low price to earnings ratio can mean the stock is attractively valued while a high ratio suggests the stock may be overvalued.

The PEG on the other hand provides a broader view compared to the P/E ratio and gives greater insight into Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s profitability.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock is trading at a EV to sales ratio of 1.574 and a EV to EBITDA ratio of 48.9015. Its price to sales ratio in the trailing 12-months stood at 1.345.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock pays annual dividends of $0 per share, indicating a yield of 0% and a payout ratio of 0%.

Balance sheet and cash flow metrics

Total Assets

$1.56 billion

Total Liabilities

$250.90 million

Operating Cash Flow

$-2900000.00

Capital Expenditure

$11.20 million

Dividend Payout Ratio

0%

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions ended 2024 with $1.56 billion in total assets and $0 in total liabilities. Its intangible assets were valued at $1.56 billion while shareholder equity stood at $945.60 million.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions ended 2024 with $0 in deferred long-term liabilities, $250.90 million in other current liabilities, in common stock, $-681000000.00 in retained earnings and $558.20 million in goodwill. Its cash balance stood at $48.20 million and cash and short-term investments were $48.20 million. The company’s total short-term debt was $11,600,000 while long-term debt stood at $232.10 million.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions’s total current assets stands at $587.80 million while long-term investments were $0 and short-term investments were $0. Its net receivables were $337.70 million compared to accounts payable of $58.40 million and inventory worth $145.90 million.

In 2024, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions's operating cash flow was $-2900000.00 while its capital expenditure stood at $11.20 million.

Comparatively, Kratos Defense & Security Solutions paid $0 in dividends in 2024.

Other key metrics

Current Trading Price

$14.62

52-Week High

$17.31

52-Week Low

$8.905

Analyst Target Price

$16.7

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions stock is currently trading at $14.62 per share. It touched a 52-week high of $17.31 and a 52-week low of $17.31. Analysts tracking the stock have a 12-month average target price of $16.7.

Its 50-day moving average was $14.93 and 200-day moving average was $12.86 The short ratio stood at 2.75 indicating a short percent outstanding of 0%.

Around 169% of the company’s stock are held by insiders while 8667.7% are held by institutions.