BOS Better Online Solutions LTD key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, BOS Better Online Solutions LTD had return on equity of 14.4%, an operating margin of 5.8%, debt equal to 7.1% of equity and a current ratio of 2.70. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2009Dec 2009 | 2010Dec 2010 | 2011Dec 2011 | 2012Dec 2012 | 2013Dec 2013 | 2014Dec 2014 | 2015Dec 2015 | 2016Dec 2016 | 2017Dec 2017 | 2018Dec 2018 | 2019Dec 2019 | 2020Dec 2020 | 2021Dec 2021 | 2022Dec 2022 | 2023Dec 2023 | 2024Dec 2024 | 2025Dec 2025 |
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| Gross margin | 13.7% | 24.8% | 19.5% | 20.7% | 19.4% | 18.3% | 20.1% | 19.4% | 21.9% | 20.7% | 19.7% | 18.2% | 19.6% | 21.8% | 20.8% | 23.3% | 23.9% |
| Operating margin | −18.4% | 4.2% | −2.9% | 0.8% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 2.7% | 2.6% | 3.8% | 3.7% | −1.9% | −1.8% | 1.5% | 4.6% | 5.5% | 3.6% | 5.8% |
| Net margin | −35.7% | −2.1% | −9.6% | −2.2% | — | −1.6% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 2.7% | 3.0% | −2.7% | −2.9% | 1.3% | 3.1% | 4.5% | 5.8% | 7.1% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −6.2% | 3.9% | −2.2% | 6.6% | 3.6% | 3.7% | 1.2% | −1.8% | 0.0% | 0.2% | −3.7% | 2.9% | −1.1% | −2.8% | 3.4% | 1.9% | 9.1% |
| Return on equity | — | −17.3% | −87.9% | −16.3% | — | −9.6% | 5.7% | 4.8% | 8.2% | 9.1% | −7.6% | −7.9% | 3.4% | 8.2% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 14.4% |
| Return on assets | — | −2.9% | −15.2% | −2.9% | — | −3.6% | 6.7% | 3.1% | 3.9% | 4.8% | −4.0% | −4.0% | 1.9% | 4.6% | 6.4% | 6.9% | 9.1% |
| Asset turnover | — | 1.36 | 1.58 | 1.29 | 1.39 | 2.28 | 5.14 | 2.38 | 1.46 | 1.57 | 1.49 | 1.39 | 1.41 | 1.50 | 1.40 | 1.20 | 1.28 |
| Current ratio | — | 1.03 | 0.98 | 0.94 | 0.97 | 1.06 | 1.79 | 1.92 | 1.88 | 2.19 | 1.79 | 1.86 | 2.04 | 1.84 | 2.02 | 2.28 | 2.70 |
| Debt to equity | 0.0% | 275.7% | 229.1% | 239.9% | 202.5% | 95.5% | 65.5% | 36.5% | 32.7% | 22.8% | 32.5% | 29.6% | 20.6% | 11.3% | 7.0% | 6.7% | 7.1% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | 1.2x | n/m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | — | 2.8% | — | — | 100.0% | — | −7.1% | 1.9% | 2.0% | −4.3% | — | — | −9.5% | 0.5% | 0.2% | — | −3.2% |
| R&D as % of revenue | 1.4% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 0.5% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 1.3% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 1.3% | 2.1% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.1% | 5.8% | 0.8% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91.0% | −138.6% | 1.2% | 5.5% | — | — | −82.0% | −89.7% | 74.2% | 33.7% | 127.2% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $36m of assets due within a year against $13m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities Not assessable from the reported split. Not assessable.
- More cash than debt $12m of cash against $2m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 6% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 10% to 6% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt $5m of operating cash flow against $2m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over No material interest expense reported.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard BOS Better Online Solutions's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 5 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Pricing power 7 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 19.6%, moving by 3.4 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.
- Durability 0 / 20
Operating margin has been a median 2.3%; its worst year was -18.4%.
- Cash conversion 6 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 3 of 5 years, at a median 0.0% of revenue.
AI disruption exposure: Medium. In this industry, AI could change how the product is made or sold, without replacing the core asset. The score above includes a 5-point deduction for that exposure (21 before it).
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