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ISSC - Innovative Solutions & Support Inc Stock Price, Fair Value and News

5.28USD-0.13 (-2.40%)Market Closed

Market Summary

ISSC
USD5.28-0.13
Market Closed
-2.40%

ISSC Stock Price

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ISSC RSI Chart

ISSC Valuation

Market Cap

92.5M

Price/Earnings (Trailing)

14.63

Price/Sales (Trailing)

2.26

EV/EBITDA

11.32

Price/Free Cashflow

24.52

ISSC Price/Sales (Trailing)

ISSC Profitability

EBT Margin

19.55%

Return on Equity

15.28%

Return on Assets

10.97%

Free Cashflow Yield

4.08%

ISSC Fundamentals

ISSC Revenue

Revenue (TTM)

41.0M

Rev. Growth (Yr)

46.31%

Rev. Growth (Qtr)

15.38%

ISSC Earnings

Earnings (TTM)

6.3M

Earnings Growth (Yr)

-4.94%

Earnings Growth (Qtr)

14.28%

Breaking Down ISSC Revenue

Last 7 days

-15.4%

Last 30 days

-18.9%

Last 90 days

-35.0%

Trailing 12 Months

-24.2%

How does ISSC drawdown profile look like?

ISSC Financial Health

Current Ratio

1.55

Debt/Equity

0.42

Debt/Cashflow

0.25

ISSC Investor Care

Dividend Yield

28.04%

Dividend/Share (TTM)

1.5

Shares Dilution (1Y)

0.32%

Diluted EPS (TTM)

0.37

Historical Charts for Stock Metrics

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Net sales
YearQ1Q2Q3Q4
202441.0M000
202328.1M29.1M34.8M37.6M
202226.6M27.4M27.7M27.6M
202122.2M22.5M23.0M24.9M
202018.7M20.1M21.6M22.0M
201915.2M16.4M17.6M18.1M
201815.6M14.4M13.9M14.7M
201720.7M18.8M16.8M16.5M
201623.3M24.9M28.0M24.8M
201532.5M26.8M20.1M19.9M
201440.4M42.2M44.1M39.7M
201327.8M30.5M31.6M36.1M
201224.0M24.1M24.6M26.4M
201125.5M25.6M25.7M24.0M
2010031.0M25.3M25.4M
20090036.7M0
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Tracking the Latest Insider Buys and Sells of Innovative Solutions & Support Inc

Filter Transactions
Datesorted ascendingNameBuy/Sell$ ValueAvg. Price# SharesTitle
Apr 18, 2024
belland stephen l
acquired
-
-
11,244
-
Apr 18, 2024
carolin roger anthony
acquired
-
-
11,244
-
Apr 18, 2024
bressner glen r
acquired
-
-
11,244
-
Apr 13, 2024
carolin roger anthony
acquired
-
-
6,868
-
Apr 13, 2024
bressner glen r
acquired
-
-
6,868
-
Apr 13, 2024
belland stephen l
acquired
-
-
6,868
-
Apr 13, 2024
olver parizad
acquired
-
-
6,868
-
Apr 08, 2024
digiovanni jeffrey
acquired
-
-
35,410
chief financial officer
Sep 08, 2023
bressner glen r
bought
78,467
7.8467
10,000
-
Aug 09, 2023
estate of geoffrey s. m. hedrick
sold
-
-
-1,683,170
-

1–10 of 50

Which funds bought or sold ISSC recently?

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Datesorted ascendingFund NameType% Chg$ Change$ Held% Portfolio
May 16, 2024
JANE STREET GROUP, LLC
added
456
425,404
538,188
 -%
May 16, 2024
Creekmur Asset Management LLC
reduced
-16.84
-1,161
2,891
 -%
May 15, 2024
CITADEL ADVISORS LLC
added
139
118,296
230,141
 -%
May 15, 2024
STATE STREET CORP
reduced
-5.28
-66,552
289,089
 -%
May 15, 2024
MORGAN STANLEY
added
5.16
-97,994
905,902
 -%
May 15, 2024
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
reduced
-68.88
-35,536
12,949
 -%
May 15, 2024
BARCLAYS PLC
unchanged
-
-1,000
5,000
 -%
May 15, 2024
Royal Bank of Canada
reduced
-3.54
-9,000
42,000
 -%
May 15, 2024
BRIDGEWAY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
reduced
-4.01
-138,646
647,820
 0.01%
May 15, 2024
PUNCH & ASSOCIATES INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.
added
105
287,155
662,475
 0.04%

1–10 of 45

Are Funds Buying or Selling ISSC?

Are funds buying ISSC calls or puts?
Calls
Puts
No. of funds holding Calls - Puts
Net Call Options
No. of funds that own ISSC
No. of Funds

Unveiling Innovative Solutions & Support Inc's Major ShareHolders

Date FiledName of FilerPercent of ClassNo. of SharesForm Type
Feb 26, 2024
estate of geoffrey s. m. hedrick
5.97%
1,043,042
SC 13D/A
Feb 15, 2024
estate of geoffrey s. m. hedrick
7.12%
1,243,239
SC 13D/A
Feb 09, 2024
gilboy kevin p
9.64%
1,683,168
SC 13G
Feb 01, 2024
estate of geoffrey s. m. hedrick
8.46%
1,476,829
SC 13D/A
Aug 11, 2023
estate of geoffrey s. m. hedrick
9.47%
1,652,207
SC 13D/A
Feb 17, 2023
harborne christopher
14.4%
2,506,322
SC 13D/A
Dec 28, 2022
estate of geoffrey s. m. hedrick
20.42%
3,535,159
SC 13D
Sep 23, 2022
harborne christopher
12.8%
2,212,847
SC 13D/A
Sep 13, 2022
harborne christopher
11.7%
2,026,445
SC 13D
Sep 12, 2022
pessin norman h
5.0%
861,825
SC 13D/A

Recent SEC filings of Innovative Solutions & Support Inc

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Date Filed Form Type Document
May 16, 2024
8-K
Current Report
May 14, 2024
10-Q
Quarterly Report
May 14, 2024
8-K
Current Report
Apr 23, 2024
8-K
Current Report
Apr 22, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Apr 22, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Apr 22, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Apr 16, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Apr 16, 2024
4
Insider Trading
Apr 16, 2024
4
Insider Trading

Peers (Alternatives to Innovative Solutions & Support Inc)

NameMkt Capsorted ascendingRevenuePrice %, 1MReturns, 1YP/EP/SRev 1-YrInc 1-Yr
LARGE-CAP
BA
113.5B
76.4B
 8.72% -10.70%
-52.78
1.49
 8.37% 47.92%
GD
82.1B
43.1B
 5.16% 41.81%
24.25
1.9
 8.09% -0.18%
LHX
42.4B
20.2B
 11.05% 20.35%
36.17
2.1
 15.66% 26.95%
HWM
33.9B
6.9B
 30.70% 83.58%
39.37
4.93
 15.47% 76.95%
HEI
29.8B
3.2B
 9.16% 20.69%
70.11
9.19
 38.68% 18.86%
AXON
21.8B
1.7B
 -3.68% 43.18%
83.09
12.96
 31.69% 90.90%
HII
10.1B
11.6B
 -5.81% 27.02%
14.29
0.87
 7.53% 24.12%
MID-CAP
CW
10.7B
2.9B
 11.46% 69.26%
28.48
3.64
 11.39% 20.50%
BWXT
8.1B
2.5B
 -4.85% 32.85%
31.91
3.19
 11.52% 5.39%
AVAV
5.5B
705.8M
 32.20% 77.40%
-51.04
7.73
 44.89% -1159.76%
SMALL-CAP
DCO
856.0M
766.6M
 13.00% 39.33%
48.79
1.12
 4.98% -32.31%
SPCE
407.2M
8.4M
 5.32% -77.95%
-0.92
48.52
 194.12% 21.45%
ISSC
92.5M
41.0M
 -18.87% -24.21%
14.63
2.26
 46.14% 28.25%
CODA
74.1M
642.5K
 9.05% -25.34%
31.44
106.77
 -97.11% -47.43%
ASTC
16.0M
2.0M
 -1.36% -14.45%
-1.45
7.99
 456.67% -18.02%

Innovative Solutions & Support Inc News

Latest updates
Defense World • 17 May 2024 • 10:02 am
Innovative Solutions and Support (NASDAQ:ISSC) Upgraded by StockNews.com to Strong-Buy
Yahoo Canada Shine On • 13 May 2024 • 02:11 pm
Bullish Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSC) insiders filled their treasuries with US$5.2m worth of ...
Yahoo Movies UK • 12 May 2024 • 04:12 pm
Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISSC) Stock Has Shown Weakness Lately But Financials Look Strong ...
Defense World • 11 May 2024 • 05:24 am
Innovative Solutions and Support (ISSC) to Release Quarterly Earnings on Monday
MarketBeat • 07 May 2024 • 07:00 am
StockNews.com Lowers Innovative Solutions and Support (NASDAQ:ISSC) to Buy
Yahoo Movies Canada • 06 May 2024 • 07:52 pm
Those who invested in Innovative Solutions and Support (NASDAQ:ISSC) five years ago are up 172%
MarketBeat • 06 May 2024 • 07:00 am
Innovative Solutions and Support (ISSC) Set to Announce Quarterly Earnings on Monday
MarketBeat • 29 Apr 2024 • 07:00 am
Innovative Solutions and Support (NASDAQ:ISSC) Upgraded at StockNews.com
StockNews.com • 3 months ago
BAESY: 3 Defense Stock Buys Unleashing Potential
StockNews.com • 3 months ago
GD: 3 Investor Favorite Defense Stocks to Buy

Innovative Solutions & Support Inc Earnings Report: Key Takeaways & Analysis

Income Statement (Last 12 Months)
(In Thousands)
Income Statement (Quarterly)
(In Thousands)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Description(%) Q/Q2024Q12023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q1
Revenue15.4%10,7409,30812,9937,9597,3406,5167,2636,9366,8466,6966,8736,1805,1224,8706,2955,9544,8354,5114,8024,5904,203
Gross Profit1.1%5,5825,5238,1124,7354,7403,7244,4684,0574,1833,9683,9583,3552,9032,5663,5103,3952,2952,6022,8592,5252,346
Operating Expenses0.8%3,9393,9084,4603,2473,3132,9322,1702,3712,3752,5442,0962,1592,2922,3332,2932,1502,2432,3701,9862,1392,173
  S&GA Expenses-3.3%2,9083,0073,7182,3962,4472,2621,5281,6941,7251,8071,4101,5121,6021,7331,5861,2791,5311,7031,4641,4161,525
  R&D Expenses14.4%1,031901742851866670642676650737686647690600707871712667522723648
EBITDA Margin-5.6%0.24*0.25*0.25*0.24*0.25*0.26*0.28*0.26*0.25*0.22*0.19*0.17*---------
Interest Expenses-52.4%171360-------------------
Income Taxes10.5%326295730340310227761359390307356-1,47320.009.00-7879.00-309--5.99-8.00
Earnings Before Taxes13.4%1,5341,3523,3651,7631,5829262,3631,7181,8201,4411,8861,2136292501,2361,268129328991511210
EBT Margin-8.8%0.20*0.21*0.22*0.23*0.23*0.25*0.26*0.25*0.24*0.21*0.17*0.15*---------
Net Income14.3%1,2081,0572,6351,4231,2716991,6021,3591,4301,1331,5302,6866092401,2441,260438328997511202
Net Income Margin-9.2%0.15*0.17*0.17*0.17*0.18*0.18*0.20*0.20*0.25*0.24*0.22*0.21*---------
Free Cashflow-98.1%75.004,0331,025-1,3593481,784-3252,9061,9131,4407831,468---------
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
Balance Sheet
(In Millions)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Millions)
Description(%) Q/Q2024Q12023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q1
Assets3.5%58.0056.0063.0062.0038.0036.0035.0032.0030.0028.0027.0027.0023.0022.0042.0041.0040.0039.0039.0038.0038.00
  Current Assets-9.1%24.0027.0035.0026.0031.0029.0028.0025.0021.0019.0018.0017.0014.0013.0033.0033.0031.0030.0030.0029.0029.00
    Cash Equivalents22.8%1.000.003.003.0020.0019.0017.0015.0012.0010.008.007.006.006.008.0023.0023.0022.0024.0023.0021.00
  Inventory16.9%9.008.006.006.006.005.005.005.005.005.005.005.005.004.004.005.005.005.004.004.005.00
  Net PPE57.0%12.008.008.0010.006.006.006.006.008.008.008.008.008.008.008.008.008.008.008.009.009.00
  Goodwill0%4.004.004.004.00-----------------
Liabilities2.8%16.0016.0024.0027.004.004.004.003.003.002.003.004.003.002.0014.003.003.003.002.003.003.00
  Current Liabilities2.8%16.0015.006.008.004.003.004.003.003.002.002.004.002.002.0014.003.003.002.002.002.003.00
  Long Term Debt---18.0018.00-----------------
    LT Debt, Current0.3%11.0011.002.002.00-----------------
    LT Debt, Non Current---18.0018.00-----------------
Shareholder's Equity3.7%41.0040.0039.0036.0034.0032.0031.0029.0027.0026.0025.0023.0020.0019.0028.0038.0037.0037.0036.0035.0035.00
  Retained Earnings18.0%8.007.006.003.002.000.00-0.36-1.96-3.32-4.75-5.88-7.41-10.10-10.71-2.348.006.006.006.005.004.00
  Additional Paid-In Capital0.5%55.0055.0054.0054.0054.0053.0052.0052.0052.0052.0052.0052.0052.0052.0051.0052.0052.0052.0052.0052.0052.00
Shares Outstanding0.0%17.0017.0017.0018.0017.0017.0017.0017.0017.0017.0017.0017.00---------
Float-----95.00---106---83.00---41.00---39.00
Cashflow (Last 12 Months)
(In Thousands)
Cashflow (Quarterly)
(In Thousands)
(*) denotes actual numbers (not divided by Thousands)
Description(%) Q/Q2024Q12023Q42023Q32023Q22023Q12022Q42022Q32022Q22022Q12021Q42021Q32021Q22021Q12020Q42020Q32020Q22020Q12019Q42019Q32019Q22019Q1
Cashflow From Operations-95.2%2014,2161,158-1,2743961,817-3252,9831,9201,5187991,4936161,6843,966375491-240-1401,326932
Cashflow From Investing-106.2%-1252,043-133-35,944-47.43-32.722,751-76.87-7.01-77.35-16.65-25.00-226-72.85-273-35.20-14.99-17.43-5.70-3.39-32.42
Cashflow From Financing100.4%31.00-8,888-50020,000-409284----17.00--19,788-19,779------
  Dividend Payments--------------19,788-------
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ISSC Income Statement

2024-03-31
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($)
3 Months Ended6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Mar. 31, 2024
Mar. 31, 2023
Net Sales:    
Total net sales$ 10,739,516$ 7,340,454$ 20,047,579$ 13,856,709
Cost of sales:    
Total cost of sales5,157,1542,600,3038,942,0555,392,755
Gross profit5,582,3624,740,15111,105,5248,463,954
Operating expenses:    
Research and development1,031,119866,1981,932,2631,536,643
Selling, general and administrative2,908,1932,446,6355,915,0124,708,498
Total operating expenses3,939,3123,312,8337,847,2756,245,141
Operating income1,643,0501,427,3183,258,2492,218,813
Interest expense(171,470) (531,483) 
Interest income36,200130,951115,679246,843
Other income26,47223,25844,17141,455
Income before income taxes1,534,2521,581,5272,886,6162,507,111
Income tax expense325,936310,424620,950537,357
Net income$ 1,208,316$ 1,271,103$ 2,265,666$ 1,969,754
Net income per common share:    
Basic (in dollars per share)$ 0.07$ 0.07$ 0.13$ 0.11
Diluted (in dollars per share)$ 0.07$ 0.07$ 0.13$ 0.11
Weighted average shares outstanding:    
Basic (in shares)17,456,12017,352,34017,453,74117,334,553
Diluted(in shares)17,487,52717,354,03017,481,21717,340,104
Product    
Net Sales:    
Total net sales$ 4,895,589$ 5,945,151$ 9,319,697$ 11,035,358
Cost of sales:    
Total cost of sales2,347,6952,202,7504,129,0404,618,694
Customer Service    
Net Sales:    
Total net sales5,098,2221,395,3039,325,4692,454,452
Cost of sales:    
Total cost of sales2,462,260$ 397,5534,189,221716,655
Engineering development contracts    
Net Sales:    
Total net sales745,705 1,402,413366,899
Cost of sales:    
Total cost of sales$ 347,199 $ 623,794$ 57,406

ISSC Balance Sheet

2024-03-31
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2024
Sep. 30, 2023
Current assets  
Cash and cash equivalents$ 574,079$ 3,097,193
Accounts receivable6,061,1859,743,714
Contract assets1,230,607487,139
Inventories9,120,8706,139,713
Prepaid inventory6,775,82212,069,114
Prepaid expenses and other current assets711,7721,073,012
Assets held for sale 2,063,818
Total current assets24,474,33534,673,703
Goodwill3,557,8863,557,886
Intangible assets, net15,648,32116,185,321
Property and equipment, net12,450,4257,892,427
Deferred income taxes1,173,227456,392
Other assets319,704191,722
Total assets57,623,89862,957,451
Current liabilities  
Current portion of long-term debt10,642,8852,000,000
Accounts payable2,647,1231,337,275
Accrued expenses2,415,0952,918,325
Contract liability96,650143,359
Total current liabilities15,801,7536,398,959
Long-term debt 17,500,000
Other liabilities444,440421,508
Total liabilities16,246,19324,320,467
Commitments and contingencies (See Note 6)
Shareholders' equity  
Preferred stock, 10,000,000 shares authorized, $.001 par value, of which 200,000 shares are authorized as Class A Convertible stock. No shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023
Common stock, $.001 par value: 75,000,000 shares authorized, 19,556,434 and 19,543,441 issued at March 31, 2024 and September 30, 2023, respectively19,55619,543
Additional paid-in capital54,792,30754,317,265
Retained earnings7,934,3795,668,713
Treasury stock, at cost, 2,096,451 shares at March 31, 2024 and at September 30, 2023(21,368,537)(21,368,537)
Total shareholders' equity41,377,70538,636,984
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$ 57,623,898$ 62,957,451

About Innovative Solutions & Support Inc

ISSC
Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc., a systems integrator, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, and services flight guidance, autothrottle, and cockpit display systems in the United States and internationally. It offers flat panel display systems that replicate the display of analog or digital displays on one screen and replace existing displays in legacy aircraft, as well as used for security monitoring on-board aircraft and as tactical workstations on military aircraft; and flight management systems that complement the flat panel display system upgrade for commercial air transport aircraft. The company also provides integrated standby units, which incorporate the measurement and display of attitude, altitude, airspeed, and navigation data into a single standby/backup navigation instrument for military, commercial air transport, and corporate/general aviation applications. In addition, it offers digital air data computers that calculate various air data parameters, such as altitude, airspeed, vertical speed, angle of attack, and other information; integrated air data computers and display units, which calculate and convey air data information; altitude displays that convey aircraft altitude measurements; airspeed displays that convey various airspeed measurements; and altitude alerters. Further, the company offers the engine and fuel displays that convey information related to fuel and oil levels, and engine activity, including oil and hydraulic pressure and temperature; integrated global navigation systems; ThrustSense, a full regime autothrottle; and utility management systems. It serves commercial air transport carriers and corporate/general aviation companies, the Department of Defense and its commercial contractors, aircraft operators, aircraft modification centers, government agencies, and foreign militaries, as well as original equipment manufacturers. Innovative Solutions and Support, Inc. was incorporated in 1988 and is based in Exton, Pennsylvania.
 CEO
 WEBSITEhttps://innovative-ss.com
 INDUSTRYAerospace & Defense
 EMPLOYEES79

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As of Fri May 17 2024, market cap of Innovative Solutions & Support Inc is 92.54 Million. The market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the stock price with the number of shares outstanding.

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The fair value guage provides a quick view whether ISSC is over valued or under valued. Whether Innovative Solutions & Support Inc is cheap or expensive depends on the assumptions which impact Innovative Solutions & Support Inc's fair value. We provide several scenarios of inflation and growth to encompass these range of assumptions for ISSC.

What is Innovative Solutions & Support Inc's Price to Earnings (PE) and Price to sales (PS) ratio?

As of Fri May 17 2024, ISSC's PE ratio (Price to Earnings) is 14.63 and Price to Sales (PS) ratio is 2.26. The price to earnings and price to sales ratio are two most important valuation metrics for any company. PE ratio tell us the number of years of earnings investors are ready to pay for owning the company. Historically, S&P500 price to earnings ratio has fallen below 12 during periods of gloom and gone past 30 during periods of euphoria. ISSC PE ratio will change depending on the future growth rate expectations of investors.

What is 5 year return on Innovative Solutions & Support Inc's stock?

In the past 10 years, Innovative Solutions & Support Inc has provided -0.01 (multiply by 100 for percentage) rate of return.