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AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORP AATC
AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORP (AATC) earns a Piotroski F-score of 5/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 6.56% (safety: stretched). FY2021 revenue was $13.2M at a 17.3% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -1.95 — grey zone (between the usual thresholds). A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1965 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 5/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.513 |
| Retained earnings / assets | -0.23 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.102 |
| Equity / liabilities | 7.693 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AATC | AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 5/9 | 11.38 | 12.8 | +0.5% |
| BCHT | Birchtech Corp. | 4/9 | — | — | +1.3% |
| QSI | Quantum-Si Inc | 1/9 | 0.75 | — | — |
| UCLE | US NUCLEAR CORP. | 5/9 | — | — | — |
| MASS | 908 Devices Inc. | 3/9 | 1.84 | 17 | +17.7% |
| OWLT | Owlet, Inc. | 4/9 | -8.99 | — | +37.1% |
| GEOS | GEOSPACE TECHNOLOGIES CORP | 1/9 | 8.01 | — | -18.3% |
About AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORP
Autoscope Technologies Corporation develops and markets video and radar processing products for use in intersection control, highway, bridge and tunnel traffic management, and traffic data collection applications in the Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America. The company provides Autoscope video systems that process video input from a traffic scene in real time and extracts the traffic data, including vehicle presence, bicycle presence/differentiation, counts, speed, length, time occupancy, turning movements, and flow rate; Autoscope Analytics a traffic safety platform that reduces traffic-related fatalities and injuries; Autoscope IntelliSight, offers detection algorithms with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine learning; and Autoscope Vision, flagship integrated product that includes a color high definition, zoom camera and machine vision processing computer contained in a compact housing. The company markets and sells its products to end users comprising federal, state, city, and county departments of transportation, port, highway, tunnel, and other transportation authorities, as well as system integrators or other suppliers of systems and services who are operating under subcontracts in connection with road construction contracts. Autoscope Technologies Corporation was incorporated in 1984 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
FAQ
Is AATC financially healthy?
AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORP's Piotroski F-score is 5/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does AATC pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORP pays a dividend yielding about 6.56% with a 84.2% payout ratio, rated “stretched” for safety.
How profitable is AATC?
In FY2021, AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORP had a net margin of 17.3% and a return on equity of 11.6%.
Is AATC overvalued or undervalued?
AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORP trades at about 13.6× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 4.1×–26.4×, median 16.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is AATC a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on AUTOSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES CORP: a Piotroski F-score of 5/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 12.8×, a dividend yield of 6.56%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2021-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.