Executive Summary
Fortress Technologies Inc. does not have significant operations.
Rewards
Risk Analysis
Currently unprofitable and not forecast to become profitable over the next 3 years
Snowflake Analysis
Flawless balance sheet and fair value.
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Share Price & News
How has Fortress Technologies's share price performed over time and what events caused price changes?
Latest Share Price and Events
Stable Share Price: FORT has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.
Market Performance
7 Day Return
15.4%
FORT
0.4%
CA Software
1.5%
CA Market
1 Year Return
20.0%
FORT
32.5%
CA Software
9.8%
CA Market
Return vs Industry: FORT underperformed the Canadian Software industry which returned 35.9% over the past year.
Return vs Market: FORT exceeded the Canadian Market which returned 9.6% over the past year.
Shareholder returns
| FORT | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Day | 15.4% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| 30 Day | 30.4% | 4.2% | 2.4% |
| 90 Day | 20.0% | 12.2% | 6.2% |
| 1 Year | 20.0%20.0% | 34.9%32.5% | 13.4%9.8% |
| 3 Year | n/a | 87.5%82.9% | 17.7%7.0% |
| 5 Year | n/a | 143.7%136.2% | 36.5%16.4% |
Price Volatility Vs. Market
How volatile is Fortress Technologies's share price compared to the market and industry in the last 5 years?
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Is Fortress Technologies undervalued compared to its fair value and its price relative to the market?
>50%
Undervalued compared to fair value
Share Price vs. Fair Value
Below Fair Value: FORT (CA$0.13) is trading below our estimate of fair value (CA$0.41)
Significantly Below Fair Value: FORT is trading below fair value by more than 20%.
Price To Earnings Ratio
PE vs Industry: FORT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Software industry average.
PE vs Market: FORT is unprofitable, so we can't compare its PE Ratio to the Canadian market.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
PEG Ratio: Insufficient data to calculate FORT's PEG Ratio to determine if it is good value.
Price to Book Ratio
PB vs Industry: FORT is good value based on its PB Ratio (0.8x) compared to the CA Software industry average (2.8x).
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Future Growth
How is Fortress Technologies forecast to perform in the next 1 to 3 years based on estimates from 0 analysts?
19.0%
Forecasted Software industry annual growth in earnings
In this section we usually present revenue and earnings growth projections based on the consensus estimates of professional analysts to help investors understand the company’s ability to generate profit. But as Fortress Technologies has not provided enough past data and has no analyst forecast, its future earnings cannot be reliably calculated by extrapolating past data or using analyst predictions.
This is quite a rare situation as 97% of companies covered by SimplyWall St do have past financial data.
Next Steps
- Examine whether Fortress Technologies is trading at an attractive price based on how much it is expected to earn in the future, and relative to its industry peers and the wider market.
- Fortress Technologies competitive advantages and company strategy can generally be found in its financial reports archived here.
- Explore growth companies in the Software industry.
Past Performance
How has Fortress Technologies performed over the past 5 years?
-16.7%
Last years earnings growth
Earnings and Revenue History
Quality Earnings: FORT is currently unprofitable.
Growing Profit Margin: FORT is currently unprofitable.
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: Insufficient data to determine if FORT's year-on-year earnings growth rate was positive over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare FORT's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable
Earnings vs Industry: FORT is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Software industry (23.2%).
Return on Equity
High ROE: FORT has a negative Return on Equity (-88.12%), as it is currently unprofitable.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Financial Health
How is Fortress Technologies's financial position?
Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: FORT's short term assets (CA$10.9M) exceed its short term liabilities (CA$208.6K).
Long Term Liabilities: FORT has no long term liabilities.
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: FORT is debt free.
Reducing Debt: FORT had no debt 5 years ago.
Balance Sheet
Inventory Level: FORT has a low level of unsold assets or inventory.
Debt Coverage by Assets: Insufficient data to determine if FORT's debt is covered by short term assets.
Cash Runway Analysis
For companies that have on average been loss making in the past we assess whether they have at least 1 year of cash runway.
Stable Cash Runway: Whilst unprofitable FORT has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years if it maintains its current positive free cash flow level.
Forecast Cash Runway: FORT is unprofitable but has sufficient cash runway for more than 3 years, due to free cash flow being positive and growing by 4.5% per year.
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Dividend
What is Fortress Technologies's current dividend yield, its reliability and sustainability?
Dividend Yield vs Market
Current dividend yield vs market & industry
Notable Dividend: Unable to evaluate FORT's dividend yield against the bottom 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
High Dividend: Unable to evaluate FORT's dividend yield against the top 25% of dividend payers, as the company has not reported any payouts.
Stability and Growth of Payments
Stable Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FORT's dividends per share have been stable in the past.
Growing Dividend: Insufficient data to determine if FORT's dividend payments have been increasing.
Current Payout to Shareholders
Dividend Coverage: Insufficient data to calculate payout ratio to determine if its dividend payments are covered by earnings.
Future Payout to Shareholders
Future Dividend Coverage: No need to calculate the sustainability of FORT's dividend in 3 years as they are not forecast to pay a notable one for the Canadian market.
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Management
What is the CEO of Fortress Technologies's salary, the management and board of directors tenure and is there insider trading?
1.4yrs
Average board tenure
CEO
Aydin Kilic 0
1.4yrs
Tenure
CA$257,825
Compensation
Mr. Aydin Kilic has been President, Chief Executive Officer since August 2018 and Director since August 16, 2018 at Fortress Technologies Inc.Â
CEO Compensation Analysis
Compensation vs Market: Aydin's total compensation ($USD197.34K) is about average for companies of similar size in the Canadian market ($USD165.67K).
Compensation vs Earnings: Insufficient data to compare Aydin's compensation with company performance.
Board Age and Tenure
1.4yrs
Average Tenure
39yo
Average Age
Experienced Board: FORT's board of directors are not considered experienced ( 1.4 years average tenure), which suggests a new board.
Insider Trading
Insider Buying: Insufficient data to determine if insiders have bought more shares than they have sold in the past 3 months.
Recent Insider Transactions
| Entity | Individual |
| Role | Member of the Board of Directors Independent Director |
| Shares | 400,000 |
| Max Price | CA$0.14 |
Ownership Breakdown
Dilution of Shares: Shareholders have been diluted in the past year, with total shares outstanding growing by 38.2%.
Management Team
Aydin Kilic
President
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
- Compensation: CA$257.83k
Sean Ty
Corporate Secretary & CFO
- Tenure: 1.2yrs
- Compensation: CA$15.75k
Board Members
David Jaques (63yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
Josh Crumb (39yo)
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
Roy Sebag (34yo)
Chairman
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
Michael Costa
Independent Director
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
Aydin Kilic
President
- Tenure: 1.4yrs
- Compensation: CA$257.83k
Company Information
Fortress Technologies Inc.'s company bio, employee growth, exchange listings and data sources
Key Information
- Name: Fortress Technologies Inc.
- Ticker: FORT
- Exchange: TSXV
- Founded:
- Industry: Application Software
- Sector: Software
- Market Cap: CA$10.677m
- Shares outstanding: 71.18m
- Website: https://www.fortresstechnologies.io
Location
- Fortress Technologies Inc.
- 638 Broughton Street
- Suite 320
- Vancouver
- British Columbia
- V6G 3K3
- Canada
Listings
| Ticker | Exchange | Primary Security | Security Type | Country | Currency | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FORT | TSXV (TSX Venture Exchange) | Yes | Common Shares | CA | CAD | Aug 2018 |
| FB0 | DB (Deutsche Boerse AG) | Yes | Common Shares | DE | EUR | Aug 2018 |
Biography
Fortress Technologies Inc. does not have significant operations. The company is evaluating opportunities in technology sectors. Previously, it was involved in the cryptocurrency mining operations in the North American green-energy regions. Fortress Technologies Inc. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.Â
Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2020/01/20 00:45 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2020/01/17 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2019/09/30 |
| Annual Earnings | 2018/12/31 |
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more here.