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Knightscope (Knightscope) Profitability Rank : 1 (As of Dec. 2023)


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What is Knightscope Profitability Rank?

Knightscope has the Profitability Rank of 1. It has had trouble to make a profit.

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way. It is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %
2. Piotroski F-Score
3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.
4. Consistency of the profitability
5. Predictability Rank

Knightscope's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 was -243.58%. As of today, Knightscope's Piotroski F-Score is 5.


Competitive Comparison of Knightscope's Profitability Rank

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Knightscope's Profitability Rank, along with its competitors' market caps and Profitability Rank data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Knightscope's Profitability Rank Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Knightscope's Profitability Rank distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Knightscope's Profitability Rank falls into.



Knightscope Profitability Rank Calculation

GuruFocus Profitability Rank ranks how profitable a company is and how likely the company's business will stay that way.

The maximum rank is 10. A rank of 7 or higher means a higher profitability and may stay that way. A rank of 3 or lower indicates that the company has had trouble to make a profit.

Knightscope has the Profitability Rank of 1. It has had trouble to make a profit.

Profitability Rank is not directly related to the Financial Strength. But if a company is consistently profitable, its financial strength will be stronger.

Profitability Rank is based on these factors:

1. Operating Margin %

Operating Margin % - also known as operating income margin, operating profit margin and return on sales (ROS) - is the ratio of Operating Income divided by net sales or Revenue, usually presented in percent.

Knightscope's Operating Margin % for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as:

Operating Margin %=Operating Income (Q: Dec. 2023 ) / Revenue (Q: Dec. 2023 )
=-7.339 / 3.013
=-243.58 %

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

2. Piotroski F-Score

The zones of discrimination were as such:

Good or high score = 8 or 9
Bad or low score = 0 or 1

Knightscope has an F-score of 5 indicating the company's financial situation is typical for a stable company.

3. Trend of the Operating Margin % (5-year average). The company with an uptrend profit margin has a higher rank.

4. Consistency of the profitability

5. Predictability Rank


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Knightscope (Knightscope) Business Description

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Address
1070 Terra Bella Avenue, Mountain View, CA, USA, 94043
Knightscope Inc is an advanced security technology company based in Silicon Valley. It designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supports Autonomous Security Robots (ASRs) with real-time on-site data collection and analysis and a proprietary interface for both indoor and outdoor usage. In addition, it developed and operate the Knightscope Security Operations Center (KSOC) which allows real-time data access, a service accessible to all its clients.
Executives
Aaron J Lehnhardt officer: Chief Design Officer C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Suzanne Muchin director C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Mallorie Sara Burak officer: CFO C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Kristi Ross director C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Peter M Weinberg officer: General Counsel C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Patricia L Watkins director C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Stacy Dean Stephens officer: Chief Client Officer C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Mercedes Soria officer: Chief Intelligence Officer C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Linda K Solomon director C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Li William Santana director, officer: Chairman and CEO C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Patricia Howell director C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043
Hernandez Fentanez Jackeline V director C/O KNIGHTSCOPE, INC., 1070 TERRA BELLA AVENUE, MOUNTAIN VIEW CA 94043