Koss Corp key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2026, Koss Corp had return on equity of -1.3%, an operating margin of -11.6%, debt equal to 0.0% of equity and a current ratio of 13.96. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.
Financial ratios
| Fiscal year | 2011Jun 2011 | 2012Jun 2012 | 2013Jun 2013 | 2014Jun 2014 | 2015Jun 2015 | 2016Jun 2016 | 2017Jun 2017 | 2018Jun 2018 | 2019Jun 2019 | 2020Jun 2020 | 2021Jun 2021 | 2022Jun 2022 | 2023Jun 2023 | 2024Jun 2024 | 2025Jun 2025 | 2026Jun 2026 | LTMSept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 40.6% | 38.4% | 37.5% | −1.2% | 34.9% | 34.4% | 28.7% | 27.9% | 31.2% | 30.9% | 34.4% | 37.9% | 34.0% | 34.1% | 37.8% | 41.9% | 41.9% |
| Operating margin | 15.1% | 10.3% | 21.4% | −42.0% | 2.1% | — | — | −1.5% | 1.3% | −2.6% | −2.0% | 5.1% | −190.0% | −15.3% | −13.8% | −11.6% | −15.5% |
| Net margin | 10.5% | 7.8% | 15.2% | −23.3% | 2.0% | 5.3% | −4.0% | −14.5% | 1.4% | −2.5% | 2.5% | 7.2% | 63.5% | −7.8% | −6.9% | −3.0% | −7.2% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 7.0% | 12.0% | 7.9% | 12.8% | −2.8% | −0.5% | −0.7% | 3.3% | 5.6% | 7.5% | −1.3% | −5.9% | 81.2% | −5.3% | −5.6% | 0.9% | −13.4% |
| Return on equity | 28.3% | 18.1% | 28.2% | −30.3% | 3.1% | 8.0% | −5.4% | −21.5% | 2.1% | −3.1% | 2.8% | 6.0% | 30.3% | −3.0% | −2.8% | −1.3% | −2.9% |
| Return on assets | 16.0% | 10.5% | 17.0% | −18.6% | 2.1% | 6.0% | −4.1% | −14.8% | 1.3% | −2.0% | 2.0% | 4.5% | 24.1% | −2.5% | −2.4% | −1.1% | −2.4% |
| Asset turnover | 1.51 | 1.35 | 1.12 | 0.80 | 1.04 | 1.12 | 1.01 | 1.02 | 0.95 | 0.80 | 0.80 | 0.63 | 0.38 | 0.32 | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.33 |
| Current ratio | 2.03 | 1.88 | 2.38 | 2.46 | 3.08 | 3.85 | 3.82 | 3.85 | 4.31 | 4.64 | 7.58 | 9.33 | 12.21 | 16.89 | 11.65 | 13.96 | 14.07 |
| Debt to equity | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 3.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Interest cover (operating income ÷ interest) | 65.7x | 47.9x | 169.9x | — | 40.0x | — | — | n/m | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | n/m | n/m |
| Effective tax rate | 30.8% | 27.2% | 29.5% | — | 3.5% | 38.6% | — | — | −9.5% | — | 0.8% | 0.6% | 3.7% | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 2.2% | 3.4% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.9% | 1.8% | — | 2.2% | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.8% | — |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 27.5% | 32.0% | 37.3% | 43.9% | 32.6% | 30.6% | 31.6% | 29.4% | 30.0% | 33.6% | 36.4% | 32.8% | 224.0% | 49.4% | 51.6% | 53.5% | 57.4% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 3.4% | 0.9% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 1.3% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.1% | 0.9% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 2.4% | 6.3% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | 66.9% | 154.9% | 52.3% | — | −138.2% | −9.7% | — | — | 399.8% | — | −50.9% | −82.8% | 127.9% | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends ÷ net income | 40.5% | 60.3% | 32.6% | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | 60.6% | 38.9% | 62.4% | 58.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quarter | 2025 Q2Dec 2024 | 2025 Q3Mar 2025 | 2025 Q4Jun 2025 | 2026 Q1Sept 2025 | 2026 Q2Dec 2025 | 2026 Q3Mar 2026 | 2026 Q4Jun 2026 | 2027 Q1Sept 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 39.5% | 39.0% | 36.0% | 40.0% | 29.0% | 35.5% | 61.0% | 39.5% |
| Operating margin | −4.0% | −18.7% | −14.2% | −1.1% | −35.5% | −25.5% | 8.2% | −12.9% |
| Net margin | 2.6% | −11.4% | −7.5% | 6.0% | −19.8% | −19.3% | 14.6% | −7.6% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −8.8% | 11.0% | −17.6% | 18.7% | −37.5% | −20.8% | 31.3% | −31.5% |
| Current ratio | 9.97 | 10.32 | 11.65 | 11.10 | 12.84 | 15.36 | 13.96 | 14.07 |
| SG&A as % of revenue | 43.5% | 57.7% | 50.3% | 41.1% | 64.5% | 61.0% | 52.8% | 52.4% |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $25m of assets due within a year against $2m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $25m short-term assets against $5m 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 Operating income of −$2m against $1,926 of interest.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Koss'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
Cash operating profit has been a median -3.6% of total assets over 10 years.
- Pricing power 10 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 34.3%, moving by 4.4 percentage points (standard deviation) across 10 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -12.0%; its worst year was -128.0%.
- Cash conversion 5 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 5 of 10 years, at a median 0.6% of revenue.
- Discipline 10 / 20
The diluted share count rose 27.5% over five years; stock-based pay has been a median 2.4% 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 (35 before it).
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