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Knightscope (Knightscope) Return-on-Tangible-Equity : -752.89% (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is Knightscope Return-on-Tangible-Equity?

Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated as Net Income divided by its average total shareholder tangible equity. Total shareholder tangible equity equals to Total Stockholders Equity minus Intangible Assets. Knightscope's annualized net income for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $-30.37 Mil. Knightscope's average shareholder tangible equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was $4.03 Mil. Therefore, Knightscope's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was -752.89%.

The historical rank and industry rank for Knightscope's Return-on-Tangible-Equity or its related term are showing as below:

KSCP' s Return-on-Tangible-Equity Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -898.27   Med: 0   Max: 0
Current: -898.27

KSCP's Return-on-Tangible-Equity is ranked worse than
99.2% of 1001 companies
in the Business Services industry
Industry Median: 11.95 vs KSCP: -898.27

Knightscope Return-on-Tangible-Equity Historical Data

The historical data trend for Knightscope's Return-on-Tangible-Equity can be seen below:

* 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.

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Knightscope Return-on-Tangible-Equity Chart

Knightscope Annual Data
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Competitive Comparison of Knightscope's Return-on-Tangible-Equity

For the Security & Protection Services subindustry, Knightscope's Return-on-Tangible-Equity, along with its competitors' market caps and Return-on-Tangible-Equity 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 Return-on-Tangible-Equity Distribution in the Business Services Industry

For the Business Services industry and Industrials sector, Knightscope's Return-on-Tangible-Equity distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Knightscope's Return-on-Tangible-Equity falls into.



Knightscope Return-on-Tangible-Equity Calculation

Knightscope's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets )/ count )
(A: Dec. 2023 )  (A: Dec. 2022 )(A: Dec. 2023 )
=-22.118/( (-11.203+4.09 )/ 2 )
=-22.118/-3.5565
=N/A %

Knightscope's annualized Return-on-Tangible-Equity for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Return-on-Tangible-Equity=Net Income/( (Total Tangible Equity+Total Tangible Equity)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=Net Income/( (Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets+Total Stockholders Equity - Intangible Assets)/ count )
(Q: Mar. 2024 )  (Q: Dec. 2023 )(Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-30.368/( (4.09+3.977)/ 2 )
=-30.368/4.0335
=-752.89 %

* 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.

In the calculation of annual Return-on-Tangible-Equity, the net income of the last fiscal year and the average total shareholder tangible equity over the fiscal year are used. In calculating the quarterly data, the net income data used here is four times the quarterly (Mar. 2024) net income data. Return-on-Tangible-Equity is displayed in the 10-year financial page.


Knightscope  (NAS:KSCP) Return-on-Tangible-Equity Explanation

Return-on-Tangible-Equity measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholder's tangible equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm's efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders' tangible equity (shareholders equity minus intangibles). Return-on-Tangible-Equity shows how well a company uses investment funds to generate earnings growth. Return-on-Tangible-Equitys between 15% and 20% are considered desirable.


Be Aware

Net Income is used.

Because a company can increase its Return-on-Tangible-Equity by having more financial leverage, it is important to watch the leverage ratio when investing in high Return-on-Tangible-Equity companies. Like Return-on-Tangible-Asset, Return-on-Tangible-Equity is calculated with only 12 months data. Fluctuations in company's earnings or business cycles can affect the ratio drastically. It is important to look at the ratio from a long term perspective.

Asset light businesses require very few assets to generate very high earnings. Their Return-on-Tangible-Equitys can be extremely high.


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Knightscope (Knightscope) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
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