SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) has a 5-year average return on invested capital (ROIC) of -61.0%. This is below average and may indicate limited pricing power.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) has a market capitalization of $8M. It is classified as a small-cap stock.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) does not currently pay a regular dividend.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) operates in the Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation industry, within the Technology sector.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) reported annual revenue of $7 million in its most recent fiscal year, based on SEC EDGAR filings.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) has a net profit margin of -12.1%. The company is currently unprofitable.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) generated $-130 thousand in free cash flow in its most recent fiscal year. Negative free cash flow may indicate heavy investment or operational challenges.
ITEM 1. BUSINESS Business Overview & Strategy SideChannel is a cybersecurity advisory services and software company. Our mission is to make cybersecurity simple and accessible for mid-market and emerging companies, a market that we believe is currently underserved. Our solutions provide effective cybersecurity risk management for our clients. We anticipate that our target customers will continue to need cost-effective security solutions. We continue to expand our catalogue of services and solutions to address the cybersecurity needs of our customers, including virtual Chief Information Security Officer (“vCISO”), cyber program strategy, zero trust, third-party risk management, compliance readiness, cloud security and architecture services, privacy, threat intelligence, managed end-point security solutions, and awareness and training.
| Metric | TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 7.2M | 7.4M | 7.4M | 6.6M | - | 2.8M |
| Net Income | -1.1M | -892K | -904K | -7.0M | -12M | 513K |
| EPS | $-0.09 | $-0.20 | $-0.21 | $-2.08 | $-7.28 | $-2.60 |
| Free Cash Flow | 0 | -130K | 292K | -2.0M | -396K | 157K |
| ROIC | -56.8% | -33.8% | -27.5% | -195.5% | -142.8% | 94.4% |
| Gross Margin | 49.0% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 50.7% | - | 45.1% |
| Debt/Equity | 0.00 | 0.62 | 0.46 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.95 |
| Dividends/Share | $0.00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Operating Income | -1.1M | -918K | -940K | -7.4M | -12M | 510K |
| Operating Margin | -15.4% | -12.5% | -12.7% | -112.8% | - | 18.2% |
| ROE | -59.2% | -36.8% | -31.5% | -112.8% | -239.8% | 160.1% |
| Shares Outstanding | 4M | 4M | 4M | 3M | 2M | - |
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| Income Statement | |||||||||||||
| Revenue | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.8M | N/A | 6.6M | 7.4M | 7.4M | 7.2M |
| Gross Margin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 45.1% | N/A | 50.7% | 47.7% | 47.7% | 49.0% |
| R&D | 38K | 228K | 755K | 1.1M | 873K | 1.7M | 1.7M | 617K | 178K | 669K | 546K | 562K | 584K |
| SG&A | 2.8M | 13M | 1.2M | 3.2M | 1.8M | 3.4M | 4.6M | 656K | 1.5M | 3.6M | 3.2M | 2.9M | 2.9M |
| EBIT | -2.8M | -13M | -2.7M | -4.4M | -3.1M | -6.8M | -6.9M | 510K | -12M | -7.4M | -940K | -918K | -1.1M |
| Op. Margin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.2% | N/A | -112.8% | -12.7% | -12.5% | -15.4% |
| Net Income | -2.8M | -14M | -2.6M | -4.4M | -4.4M | -6.8M | -7.0M | 513K | -12M | -7.0M | -904K | -892K | -1.1M |
| Net Margin | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 18.3% | N/A | -106.6% | -12.2% | -12.1% | -15.1% |
| Non-Recurring | 4K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -44K | 0 | 5.7M | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Returns on Capital | |||||||||||||
| ROIC | -191.8% | N/M | N/M | N/M | -22.1% | -64.6% | N/M | 94.4% | -142.8% | -195.5% | -27.5% | -33.8% | -56.8% |
| ROE | N/A | N/A | 490.2% | N/A | N/A | -64.6% | -188.3% | 160.1% | -239.8% | -112.8% | -31.5% | -36.8% | -59.2% |
| ROA | -284.9% | -689.1% | -218.9% | -1323.1% | -61.7% | -61.9% | -141.7% | 38.5% | -203.0% | -95.0% | -22.8% | -24.1% | -36.7% |
| Cash Flow | |||||||||||||
| Op. Cash Flow | 279K | -749K | -2.6M | -1.8M | -2.3M | -6.1M | -6.6M | 157K | -396K | -1.9M | 307K | -130K | -775K |
| Free Cash Flow | 254K | -749K | -2.6M | -1.8M | -2.3M | -6.2M | -6.7M | 157K | -396K | -2.0M | 292K | -130K | 0 |
| Owner Earnings | -633K | -12M | -2.9M | -4.6M | -3.8M | -6.2M | -6.9M | -64M | -515K | -2.5M | -448K | -478K | -1.1M |
| CapEx | 25K | 0 | 16K | 3K | 14K | 37K | 29K | 0 | 0 | 32K | 15K | 0 | 0 |
| Maint. CapEx | 245K | 0 | 2K | 6K | 11K | 28K | 18K | 1K | 46K | 182K | 192K | 16K | -29K |
| Growth CapEx | 0 | N/A | 14K | 0 | 3K | 9K | 11K | N/A | N/A | 0 | 0 | N/A | 29K |
| D&A | 245K | 0 | 2K | 6K | 11K | 28K | 18K | 1K | 46K | 182K | 192K | 16K | -29K |
| CapEx/OCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.9% | N/A | 0.0% |
| Capital Allocation | |||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dividend Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Share Buybacks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46K | 0 | 0 | 450K | 40K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buyback Yield | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.4% | N/A | N/A | 2.8% | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.0% |
| Stock-Based Comp | 667K | 12M | 313K | 2.8M | 1.5M | 57K | 195K | 64M | 73K | 405K | 563K | 332K | 320K |
| Debt Repayment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 725K | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balance Sheet | |||||||||||||
| Net Debt | -492K | -1.9M | N/A | -174K | N/A | N/A | -714K | N/A | -3.0M | -34K | N/A | N/A | -301K |
| Cash & Equiv. | 546K | 2.0M | 344K | 227K | 14M | 7.8M | 1.1M | 348K | 3.0M | 42K | 6K | 1.1M | 301K |
| Long-Term Debt | N/A | N/A | N/A | 27K | N/A | N/A | 365K | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Debt/Equity | -0.08 | -0.28 | -1.49 | -0.08 | N/A | 0.11 | 1.71 | 0.95 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.46 | 0.62 | 0.00 |
| Interest Coverage | -1031.0 | -4817.7 | -56.3 | -82.2 | -6.3 | -844.6 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Equity | -677K | -229K | -849K | -657K | N/A | 7.2M | 214K | 427K | 9.4M | 3.0M | 2.7M | 2.1M | 1.8M |
| Total Assets | 1.2M | 2.0M | 418K | 251K | 14M | 8.0M | 1.8M | 833K | 11M | 4.0M | 4.0M | 3.5M | 3.0M |
| Total Liabilities | 1.8M | 2.2M | 1.3M | 908K | N/A | 821K | 1.6M | 406K | 1.4M | 954K | 1.2M | 1.3M | 1.1M |
| Intangibles | 22K | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 4.9M | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Retained Earnings | -29M | -43M | -46M | -50M | -55M | -61M | -68M | 344K | -12M | -19M | -20M | -21M | -21M |
| Working Capital | -1.3M | 555K | -533K | -672K | 14M | 7.1M | 123K | 426K | 3.0M | 1.5M | 1.3M | 770K | 478K |
| Current Assets | 554K | 2.0M | 391K | 227K | 14M | 8.0M | 1.3M | 832K | 4.1M | 2.4M | 2.6M | 2.1M | 1.6M |
| Current Liabilities | 1.8M | 1.4M | 925K | 900K | 125K | 821K | 1.2M | 406K | 1.2M | 954K | 1.2M | 1.3M | 1.1M |
| Per Share Data | |||||||||||||
| EPS | -986.70 | -230.36 | -4.85 | -6.15 | -5.20 | -4.42 | -4.68 | -2.60 | -7.28 | -2.08 | -0.21 | -0.20 | -0.09 |
| Owner EPS | -219.96 | -209.00 | -5.30 | -6.37 | -4.45 | -4.03 | -4.61 | N/A | -0.32 | -0.75 | -0.10 | -0.11 | -0.24 |
| Book Value | -235.42 | -3.84 | -1.56 | -0.91 | N/A | 4.65 | 0.14 | N/A | 5.81 | 0.90 | 0.62 | 0.48 | 0.42 |
| Cash Flow/Share | 96.85 | -12.54 | -4.72 | -2.49 | -2.70 | -3.97 | -4.46 | N/A | -0.24 | -0.58 | 0.07 | -0.03 | -0.25 |
| Dividends/Share | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.00 |
| Shares Out. | 0.0M | 0.1M | 0.5M | 0.7M | 0.9M | 1.5M | 1.5M | N/A | 1.6M | 3.4M | 4.3M | 4.4M | 4.4M |
| Valuation | |||||||||||||
| P/E Ratio | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | -19.9 |
| P/FCF | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 31.0 | N/A | N/A |
| EV/EBIT | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Price/Book | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.2 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 3.4 | 6.5 | 4.4 |
| Price/Sales | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | 2.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| FCF Yield | N/A | -4.2% | -18.0% | -15.9% | -5.1% | -38.4% | -41.0% | N/A | -3.4% | -24.5% | 3.2% | -0.9% | N/A |
| Market Cap | N/A | 18M | 14M | 11M | 45M | 16M | 16M | N/A | 12M | 8.1M | 9.2M | 14M | 8.1M |
| Avg. Price | N/A | 244.99 | 171.20 | 152.27 | 85.77 | 58.65 | 27.40 | 14.04 | 5.97 | 4.88 | 2.44 | 2.95 | 1.83 |
| Year-End Price | N/A | 301.60 | 158.60 | 94.12 | 106.60 | 20.80 | 21.84 | 10.35 | 7.23 | 2.39 | 2.08 | 3.12 | 1.83 |
SideChannel, Inc. passes 1 of 9 quality checks, indicating weak fundamentals.
The company's 5-year average gross margin is 47.8%. At current prices, the estimated annualized return to fair value is -21.0%.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.62. This indicates moderate leverage.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) reported earnings per share (EPS) of $-0.20 in its most recent fiscal year.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) has a return on equity (ROE) of -36.8%. A negative ROE may indicate losses or negative equity.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) has a 5-year average gross margin of 47.8%. This indicates decent pricing power.
The Ledger Terminal provides 15 years of financial data for SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH), sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filings. This includes income statements, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key financial ratios.
SideChannel, Inc. (SDCH) has a book value per share of $0.48, based on its most recent annual SEC filing.
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