SMX (security Matters) Public Ltd Co key statistics and ratios

In fiscal 2020, SMX (security Matters) Public Ltd Co had return on equity of -71.0%, an operating margin of -35076.9% and debt equal to 0.0% of equity. Each ratio below is calculated from the figures on its income statement, balance sheet and cash flow pages.

Financial ratios

US$ thousands unless shown otherwise. Fiscal years, plus the last twelve months (LTM) when newer.

SMX (security Matters) Public Ltd Co: financial ratios, annual
Fiscal year	2020Dec 2020
Gross margin	23.1%
Operating margin	<−999%
Net margin	<−999%
Free-cash-flow margin	<−999%
Return on equity	−71.0%
Debt to equity	0.0%
R&D as % of revenue	>999%
Capital spending as % of revenue	>999%

Returns use average equity or assets over the year. Return on equity is left blank when equity is negative or so small that the ratio says nothing (above ±200%); interest cover is left blank above 200 times. Price-based ratios such as P/E are on the valuation page.

Financial health

1 of 3 checks passed · December 31, 2025

What it owns · $41m

Short-term assets $13mLonger-term assets $29m

What it owes, and who funded it · $31m

Short-term liabilities $22mLonger-term liabilities $0mShareholders' equity $9m

Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $13m of assets due within a year against $22m of liabilities due within a year.
Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $13m short-term assets against $382,000 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 −$146m against $36,000 of interest.

From SMX (security Matters) Public Ltd Co's latest balance sheet as filed. Checks are fixed, documented rules (methodology), counted only where the company reports the figures — a dot means the filing doesn't break the item out. Descriptions of reported data, not advice.

Moat

Not assessed: fewer than five years of comparable figures in the filings. AI disruption exposure for this industry: Medium.

A rules-based reading of reported figures, not a forecast and not investment advice. How the score is built: methodology.

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Figures from SMX (security Matters) Public Ltd Co's SEC filings (10-K and 10-Q), retrieved November 1, 2026. How we read and check them: methodology and data sources. Not investment advice. Back to SMX (security Matters) Public Ltd Co.