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Electro-Sensors
(NASDAQ:ELSE)
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Rating:69Neutral
Price Target:
$8.50
▲(10.10% Upside)
Action:Downgraded
Date:07/28/26
The score is supported primarily by a low-risk financial profile (no debt) and improved recent cash generation, plus a constructive price trend. These positives are tempered by a very expensive valuation (high P/E) and thin/compressing profitability, which raise execution risk. The shareholder-approved merger adds a positive event-driven tailwind.
Positive Factors
Low Leverage / Strong Balance Sheet
Electro-Sensors' virtually debt-free balance sheet gives durable financial flexibility, reducing solvency risk and enabling funding of capex, working capital or strategic moves without relying on external borrowing. This supports resilience through industrial cycles and optionality for long-term growth.
Negative Factors
Thin & Compressing Profitability
Low and falling net margins limit the company's ability to absorb cost shocks or fund growth internally. Persistent margin compression undermines durable earnings power, constrains reinvestment capacity, and raises execution risk for sustaining profitability across the next several quarters.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Low Leverage / Strong Balance Sheet
Electro-Sensors' virtually debt-free balance sheet gives durable financial flexibility, reducing solvency risk and enabling funding of capex, working capital or strategic moves without relying on external borrowing. This supports resilience through industrial cycles and optionality for long-term growth.
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Electro-Sensors (ELSE) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$27.34M
Dividend YieldN/A
Average Volume (3M)3.04K
Price to Earnings (P/E)104.6
Beta (1Y)0.22
Revenue Growth11.89%
EPS Growth-31.82%
CountryUS
Employees38
SectorTechnology
Sector Strength88
IndustryHardware, Equipment & Parts
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)0.07
Shares Outstanding3,532,423
10 Day Avg. Volume2,681
30 Day Avg. Volume3,039
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.47
Price to Book (P/B)0.97
Price to Sales (P/S)1.42
P/FCF Ratio24.11
Enterprise Value/Market Cap0.60
Enterprise Value/Revenue1.57
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit3.04
Enterprise Value/Ebitda43.87
Forecast
1Y Price TargetN/A
Price Target UpsideN/A
Rating ConsensusN/A
Number of Analyst Covering0
EPS Forecast (FY)N/A
Revenue Forecast (FY)N/A
Electro-Sensors Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
Electro-Sensors, Inc. focuses on designing, manufacturing, and selling sophisticated industrial systems for monitoring production and controlling processes. The company provides a comprehensive range of solutions that accurately measure the output...
How the Company Makes Money
Electro-Sensors makes money primarily by selling industrial sensing and monitoring products used to detect and control machine speed and motion in industrial operations. Its key revenue stream is product revenue from the manufacture and sale of se...
Electro-Sensors Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
66
Positive
Balance Sheet
86
Very Positive
Cash Flow
72
Positive
| Breakdown | TTM | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Mar 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | ||||||
| Total Revenue | 10.48M | 10.14M | 9.37M | 8.55M | 9.03M | 8.61M |
| Gross Profit | 5.39M | 5.16M | 4.58M | 4.25M | 4.84M | 4.68M |
| EBITDA | 374.00K | 442.00K | 528.00K | 473.00K | 218.00K | 755.00K |
| Net Income | 254.00K | 306.00K | 446.00K | 275.00K | 100.00K | 410.00K |
Balance Sheet | ||||||
| Total Assets | 16.06M | 15.70M | 14.92M | 14.47M | 14.07M | 13.91M |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 10.81M | 10.54M | 10.00M | 9.93M | 9.68M | 9.77M |
| Total Debt | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 6.00K | 12.00K |
| Total Liabilities | 1.16M | 885.00K | 583.00K | 717.00K | 660.00K | 726.00K |
| Stockholders Equity | 14.90M | 14.82M | 14.33M | 13.76M | 13.41M | 13.19M |
Cash Flow | ||||||
| Free Cash Flow | 667.00K | 597.00K | 78.00K | 60.00K | -212.00K | 628.00K |
| Operating Cash Flow | 760.00K | 662.00K | 129.00K | 130.00K | -147.00K | 769.00K |
| Investing Cash Flow | -93.00K | -65.00K | -51.00K | 2.10M | 964.00K | 4.86M |
| Financing Cash Flow | 171.00K | 0.00 | 0.00 | -6.00K | 116.00K | -6.00K |
Electro-Sensors Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (61)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
69 Neutral | $27.34M | 104.60 | 1.73% | ― | 11.89% | -31.82% | |
61 Neutral | $37.18B | 12.37 | -10.20% | 1.83% | 8.50% | -7.62% | |
61 Neutral | $37.73M | 36.81 | 3.03% | ― | 0.81% | ― | |
54 Neutral | $91.83M | 269.53 | 0.17% | ― | 13.08% | -55.05% | |
53 Neutral | $27.43M | -3.38 | -55.84% | ― | -14.98% | -185.63% | |
42 Neutral | $13.61M | -5.64 | -159.17% | ― | -55.89% | -127.24% |
* Technology Sector Average
ELSE
Electro-Sensors
7.74
3.54
84.29%
DAIO
Data I/O
2.84
-0.32
-10.13%
LGL
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6.90
-0.06
-0.86%
NSYS
Nortech Systems
13.54
5.34
65.12%
REFR
Research Frontiers
0.40
-1.20
-75.00%
FCUV
Focus Universal
11.60
-84.40
-87.92%
Electro-Sensors Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A TransactionsShareholder Meetings
Electro-Sensors Shareholders Approve Merger with steute
Positive
Jul 27, 2026
On July 21, 2026, Electro-Sensors, Inc. held a special shareholder meeting to vote on a proposed merger with steute Industrial Controls, Inc., under which Steute Burwell, Inc. will merge into Electro-Sensors and the company will become a wholly ow...
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