Supercom Ltd key statistics and ratios
In fiscal 2025, Supercom Ltd had return on equity of 13.6%, an operating margin of -1.2%, debt equal to 43.8% of equity and a current ratio of 7.96. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 63.8% | 72.2% | 58.3% | 81.9% | 78.5% | 75.4% | 63.1% | 12.8% | 38.8% | 37.2% | 38.5% | 47.4% | 50.6% | 36.2% | 38.5% | 48.4% | 55.2% |
| Operating margin | −20.1% | −14.2% | 0.7% | 22.4% | 17.2% | 27.0% | 5.3% | −57.9% | −19.6% | −44.2% | −49.6% | −31.9% | −54.9% | −34.0% | −12.6% | −2.8% | −1.2% |
| Net margin | −54.7% | −26.6% | 12.9% | 53.9% | 73.3% | 20.9% | 3.6% | −69.9% | −20.0% | −71.9% | −69.8% | −66.8% | −82.6% | −42.3% | −15.1% | 2.4% | 13.4% |
| Free-cash-flow margin | −18.9% | −16.5% | −2.7% | −0.0% | −7.6% | 19.3% | −14.9% | −57.2% | −6.9% | −30.6% | −49.0% | −62.2% | −86.8% | −29.3% | −15.4% | −10.5% | −22.8% |
| Return on equity | — | — | — | — | 64.3% | 26.0% | 2.5% | −30.0% | −18.7% | −60.2% | −82.5% | −118.7% | — | −198.2% | −101.2% | 8.0% | 13.6% |
| Return on assets | — | −97.9% | 45.7% | 155.4% | 36.9% | 16.7% | 1.9% | −23.4% | −12.4% | −31.9% | −27.3% | −19.6% | −24.6% | −17.7% | −9.3% | 1.5% | 6.6% |
| Asset turnover | — | 3.68 | 3.55 | 2.88 | 0.50 | 0.80 | 0.52 | 0.34 | 0.62 | 0.44 | 0.39 | 0.29 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.61 | 0.61 | 0.49 |
| Current ratio | — | 0.37 | 0.27 | 1.05 | 1.49 | 2.24 | 4.70 | 1.65 | 1.53 | 1.90 | 1.62 | 1.27 | 4.66 | 5.02 | 5.27 | 6.98 | 7.96 |
| Debt to equity | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.3% | 49.2% | 175.6% | 450.4% | 698.0% | >999% | 721.4% | 257.9% | 43.8% |
| Effective tax rate | — | — | 2.4% | −26.4% | — | 21.3% | 16.2% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| R&D as % of revenue | 9.7% | 5.2% | 5.8% | 3.5% | 6.4% | 11.3% | 12.9% | 33.5% | 21.8% | 21.9% | 24.1% | 20.3% | 22.5% | 19.3% | 11.7% | 12.4% | 14.1% |
| Capital spending as % of revenue | 1.1% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1.2% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 2.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 2.5% | 6.9% | 7.7% | 3.0% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 3.2% |
| Free cash flow ÷ net income | — | — | −20.8% | −0.1% | −10.4% | 92.4% | −413.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | −437.5% | −170.0% |
| Dividends and buybacks ÷ free cash flow | — | — | — | — | — | 0.0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Financial health
- Short-term assets cover short-term liabilities $37m of assets due within a year against $5m of liabilities due within a year.
- Short-term assets cover long-term liabilities $37m short-term assets against $20m of longer-dated liabilities.
- More cash than debt $10m of cash against $19m of debt.
- Debt below 40% of shareholders' equity Debt is 44% of equity.
- Debt burden no higher than five years ago Debt to equity moved from 304% to 44% over five years.
- A year's operating cash flow covers at least 20% of debt −$5m of operating cash flow against $19m of debt.
- Operating profit covers interest at least five times over Interest not separately reported. Not assessable.
Moat
Weak moat
How hard Supercom'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 11 / 20
Gross margin has been a median 55.2%, moving by 13.3 percentage points (standard deviation) across 5 years.
- Durability 10 / 20
Operating margin has been a median -19.6%; its worst year was -54.9%.
- Cash conversion 0 / 20
Free cash flow was positive in 0 of 5 years, at a median -18.9% 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 (34 before it).
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