UUU Stock Overview
About the company
Universal Security Instruments, Inc., together with its subsidiary, designs, markets, and distributes safety and security products for use in homes and businesses in the United States and internationally. It offers a line of safety alarms, including units powered by replaceable batteries, sealed batteries, and battery backup alarms; and smoke alarms, which include hearing impaired and heat alarms, as well as carbon monoxide alarms, door chimes, ventilation products, ground fault circuit interrupters, and other electrical devices under the UNIVERSAL and USI Electric trade names. The company provides its products to wholesale distributors; chain, discount, and television retailers; home center stores; catalog and mail order companies; electrical and lighting distributors, and manufactured housing companies; and other distributors. It also sells its products through independent sales organizations and sales representatives, as well as through its own sales catalogs and brochures, and website. The company was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Owings Mills, Maryland.
Snowflake Analysis
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 1/6 |
| Future Growth | 0/6 |
| Past Performance | 3/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | US$2.23 |
| 52 Week High | US$5.25 |
| 52 Week Low | US$1.50 |
| Beta | 1.37 |
| 1 Month Change | -15.85% |
| 3 Month Change | 6.15% |
| 1 Year Change | -44.39% |
| 3 Year Change | 450.62% |
| 5 Year Change | 58.08% |
| Change since IPO | -68.28% |
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Shareholder Returns
| UUU | US Electronic | US Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | -3.0% | -0.08% | -0.3% |
| 1Y | -44.4% | -8.0% | -14.8% |
Return vs Industry: UUU underperformed the US Electronic industry which returned -7.2% over the past year.
Return vs Market: UUU underperformed the US Market which returned -14.2% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| UUU volatility | |
|---|---|
| UUU Average Weekly Movement | 9.5% |
| Electronic Industry Average Movement | 6.8% |
| Market Average Movement | 6.5% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in US Market | 16.6% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in US Market | 3.0% |
Stable Share Price: UUU is not significantly more volatile than the rest of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 10% a week.
Volatility Over Time: UUU's weekly volatility (10%) has been stable over the past year.
Universal Security Instruments, Inc. Fundamentals Summary
| UUU fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market Cap | US$5.16m |
| Earnings (TTM) | US$199.94k |
| Revenue (TTM) | US$20.54m |
25.8x
P/E Ratio0.3x
P/S RatioIs UUU overvalued?
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| UUU income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$20.54m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$14.38m |
| Gross Profit | US$6.16m |
| Other Expenses | US$5.96m |
| Earnings | US$199.94k |
Last Reported Earnings
Dec 31, 2022
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.086 |
| Gross Margin | 30.00% |
| Net Profit Margin | 0.97% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 52.3% |
How did UUU perform over the long term?
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