Byrna Technologies Inc. key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Byrna Technologies Inc. had return on equity of 16.1%, an operating margin of 10.0%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 3.73. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2012Nov 2012 | 2013Nov 2013 | 2014Nov 2014 | 2015Nov 2015 | 2016Nov 2016 | 2017Nov 2017 | 2018Nov 2018 | 2019Nov 2019 | 2020Nov 2020 | 2021Nov 2021 | 2022Nov 2022 | 2023Nov 2023 | 2024Nov 2024 | 2025Nov 2025 | LTMAug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | — | 42.3% | 35.7% | 23.2% | 38.3% | 34.6% | 25.6% | 16.1% | 45.3% | 54.3% | 54.7% | 55.5% | 61.5% | 60.5% | 54.6% |
| Operating margin | — | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −656.0% | −814.7% | −355.7% | −26.0% | −7.8% | −16.1% | −18.3% | 7.8% | 10.0% | −11.4% |
| Net margin | — | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −957.3% | −860.6% | −477.0% | −75.8% | −7.8% | −16.4% | −19.2% | 14.9% | 8.2% | −9.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | — | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | <−999% | −510.4% | −762.4% | −434.7% | 6.7% | −14.9% | −35.6% | 7.0% | 11.0% | −7.8% | 3.6% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −8.8% | −14.1% | −18.6% | 26.5% | 16.1% | −14.6% |
| Return on assets | −484.1% | −163.4% | −150.5% | −128.0% | −152.8% | −218.6% | −88.8% | −141.7% | −101.3% | −6.8% | −11.9% | −15.0% | 20.6% | 12.4% | −11.9% |
| Asset turnover | — | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.23 | 0.10 | 0.30 | 1.34 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 0.78 | 1.38 | 1.51 | 1.29 |
| Current ratio | 1.81 | 17.91 | 8.09 | 11.63 | 0.21 | 2.22 | 0.96 | 0.78 | 1.41 | 8.09 | 4.78 | 4.42 | 3.30 | 3.73 | 5.54 |
| Debt to equity | — | 0.0% | >999% | 142.9% | — | — | 729.4% | — | 2.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | — | — | — | — | — | — | n/m | n/m | n/m | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17.5% | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | 65.6% | 17.1% | 0.2% | 0.7% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 0.7% | 0.3% | — |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | — | 150.2% | 88.6% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 7.5% | 124.5% | 26.6% | 8.6% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 2.1% | 2.7% | 6.5% | 3.2% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73.4% | −94.9% | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 40.0% | — | 58.3% |
| Quarter | 2024 Q4Nov 2024 | 2025 Q1Feb 2025 | 2025 Q2May 2025 | 2025 Q3Aug 2025 | 2025 Q4Nov 2025 | 2026 Q1Feb 2026 | 2026 Q2May 2026 | 2026 Q3Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 62.8% | 60.8% | 61.6% | 60.1% | 59.8% | 59.9% | 10.9% | 79.5% |
| Operating margin | 14.6% | 6.5% | 11.7% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 3.2% | −78.4% | −19.2% |
| Net margin | 34.6% | 6.3% | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.5% | 2.8% | −61.6% | −19.0% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 22.5% | −24.5% | −22.4% | −16.0% | 23.1% | −17.4% | 5.3% | −3.5% |
| Current ratio | 3.30 | — | — | 4.21 | 3.73 | 4.96 | 4.86 | 5.54 |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $46m of assets due within a year against $8m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $46m short-term assets against $1m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt Cash or debt not separately reported. Not assessable.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Equity or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Five-year comparison not available. Not assessable.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt Cash flow or debt not reported. Not assessable.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Byrna Technologies's competitive advantage looks for rivals to wear away, judged from 10 years of its own filings: returns on capital, pricing power, profit durability, cash conversion and discipline.
- Returns on capital 0 / 20
Net income has been a median -17.0% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 10 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 53.3%, moving by 13.2 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -20.8%; its worst year was -776.1%.
- Cash conversion 3 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 3 of 10 years, at a median -15.0% of revenue.
- Discipline 0 / 20
The diluted share count rose 130.7% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 11.3% 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 (23 before it).
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