Period Q3 2026 · Filed 13 Nov 2026
Return On Invested Capital
-71%
Trailing 12 months
Prior-year balance unavailable; uses current balance.
Assumes a 21% tax rate.
Cash unavailable; invested capital does not subtract cash.
Input measurement dates are not aligned; snapshot reference only.
Return On Equity
-122%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Return On Assets
-31%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Operating Margin
-44%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Current Ratio
1.85x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Quick Ratio
0.71x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Debt-to-equity
0.18x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
Revenues YoY
3.9%
Trailing 12 months · Through 30 Sep 2026
NetIncomeLoss YoY
186%
Trailing 12 months · Through 30 Sep 2026
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Invested Capital |
-71%
Trailing 12 months
Prior-year balance unavailable; uses current balance. Assumes a 21% tax rate. Cash unavailable; invested capital does not subtract cash. Input measurement dates are not aligned; snapshot reference only.
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|
| Return On Equity |
-122%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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| Return On Assets |
-31%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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|
| Operating Margin |
-44%
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio |
1.85x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
|
|
| Quick Ratio |
0.71x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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| Debt-to-equity |
0.18x
Third-party reference; reporting period not verified
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| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Revenues YoY |
3.9%
Trailing 12 months · 30 Sep 2026
|
|
| NetIncomeLoss YoY |
186%
Trailing 12 months · 30 Sep 2026
|
| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding |
90,611,070
Period-end balance · 13 Nov 2026
|
+15% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding |
90,611,070
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
+15% |
| Common Stock, Value, Issued |
$90,645
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
+15% |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic |
93,913,021
Reported period · 30 Sep 2026
|
+14% |
| Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted |
93,913,021
Reported period · 30 Sep 2026
|
+14% |
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| Metric | Latest value | YoY relative change |
|---|---|---|
| Assets |
$6,942,744
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-18% |
| Assets, Current |
$6,765,191
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-17% |
| Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share |
0.001
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
0% |
| Common Stock, Shares Authorized |
135,000,000
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
+35% |
| Common Stock, Shares, Issued |
90,644,403
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
+15% |
| Earnings Per Share, Basic |
-0.05
Trailing 12 months · 30 Sep 2026
|
+29% |
| Earnings Per Share, Diluted |
-0.05
Trailing 12 months · 30 Sep 2026
|
0% |
| Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest |
-$3,737,291
Trailing 12 months · 30 Sep 2026
|
+44% |
| Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) |
$27,754
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-71% |
| Inventory, Net |
$2,735,323
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-34% |
| Liabilities |
$3,286,345
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-45% |
| Liabilities and Equity |
$6,942,744
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-18% |
| Liabilities, Current |
$3,279,511
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-35% |
| Operating Income (Loss) |
-$3,715,600
Trailing 12 months · 30 Sep 2026
|
+44% |
| Operating Lease, Liability, Current |
$68,927
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-46% |
| Operating Lease, Right-of-Use Asset |
$62,433
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-65% |
| Other Assets, Noncurrent |
$24,150
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
0% |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Net |
$18,795
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
+3% |
| Research and Development Expense |
$10,413
Reported period · 30 Sep 2026
|
-36% |
| Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit) |
-$136,047,655
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
-2.5% |
| Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent |
$3,656,399
Period-end balance · 30 Sep 2026
|
+43% |
Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open metric pages to inspect the reported history.
Company facts change as new 10-Q and 10-K filings update the latest reported period, headline values, and cross-company comparison context.
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Latest update
Latest financial period: Q3 2026. Reopen this facts page to verify the newest reported period against the prior baseline.
Update date
13 Nov 2026
Page type
Company facts
Latest period
Q3 2026
SEC-backed company facts were refreshed from filings filed on 13 Nov 2026.
Benchmark Context
Return On Invested Capital does not yet have enough prior-period data for a historical comparison on this page.
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Why this is notable
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Revenue is the sales a company reports from customers before most expenses are subtracted.
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Net income is profit after operating costs, interest, taxes, and other non-operating items.
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Based on company facts extracted from SEC 10-Q/10-K XBRL filings where available. Open company facts to inspect the reported metric history.
Latest financial snapshot (2026-11-13) highlights Return On Invested Capital -71.2%, Return On Equity -121.7%, and Return On Assets -31.3%.
SEC-only DCF estimate using a normalized free cash flow base, cash, debt, and reported share count when available.
USD inputs only. Cash and complete debt must share the latest balance date. Missing balances are unknown, never zero; equity value and market EV remain unavailable until both are verified.
Fair value per share
n/a
Market price
$0.3400
MLSS - Local security
PEG ratio
n/a
Enterprise value
-$21.57M
Equity value
n/a
Bear
n/a
Base
n/a
Bull
n/a
Base growth: DCF Growth Assumption.
EV/Revenue
n/a
Local security market EV / SEC revenue
Market enterprise value is unavailable
EV/EBITDA
n/a
Local security market EV / SEC EBITDA
Market enterprise value is unavailable
P/E
n/a
Local security market price / SEC EPS
Net income is unavailable or not positive
P/S
3.4x
Local security market cap / SEC revenue
P/B
8.7x
Local security market cap / SEC equity
PEG
n/a
P/E / DCF Growth Assumption
P/e or positive growth is unavailable
Equity value = DCF enterprise value + cash − debt. Cash flow uses matching annual or trailing-12-month periods.
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Latest value: 3.9%
Transparent 0-100 scoring model based on profitability, financial health, and growth factors.
43.7/100
Caution Confidence high
-71%
Metric score 0.0/100
-122%
Metric score 0.0/100
-31%
Metric score 0.0/100
Current Ratio, Quick Ratio, and Debt-to-equity
Return On Invested Capital, Return On Equity, and Return On Assets
This score is transparent and deterministic. We weight profitability, financial health, and growth metrics, then renormalize weights when SEC data is missing.
| Metric | Weight | V1 threshold |
|---|---|---|
| ROIC | 20 | 5% to 20% |
| ROE | 15 | 8% to 25% |
| ROA | 10 | 2% to 10% |
| Operating Margin | 5 | 5% to 25% |
| Current Ratio | 12 | 1.0x to 2.0x |
| Quick Ratio | 8 | 0.8x to 1.5x |
| Debt to Equity | 10 | 0.3x to 2.0x (lower is better) |
| Revenue YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
| Net Income YoY | 10 | -10% to +20% |
Metrics are computed with a market-consensus convention designed for cross-portal comparability.
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