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CSP INC /MA/ CSPI
CSP INC /MA/ (CSPI) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 1.47% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $58.7M at a -0.2% 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: -2.65 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Services · percentile among 982 companies
Percentile vs other Services companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 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 | 0.423 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.389 |
| EBIT / assets | -0.044 |
| Equity / liabilities | 1.674 |
Sector peers · similar-size Services companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSPI | CSP INC /MA/ | 4/9 | 5.51 | — | +6.4% |
| CREX | CREATIVE REALITIES, INC. | 2/9 | -1.83 | — | +12.5% |
| SLP | Simulations Plus, Inc. | 5/9 | 16.14 | — | +13.1% |
| PONY | Pony AI Inc. | 3/9 | 17.95 | — | +20% |
| HCTI | Healthcare Triangle, Inc. | 2/9 | -7.03 | — | +18.8% |
| SLE | Super League Enterprise, Inc. | 4/9 | — | — | -29.9% |
| TSPH | TuSimple Holdings Inc. | 4/9 | 6.14 | — | — |
About CSP INC /MA/
CSP Inc. develops and markets IT integration solutions, security products, managed IT services, cloud services, network adapters, and cluster computer systems for commercial and defense customers worldwide. The Technology Solutions segment provides third-party hardware, software, and information technology products, such as data center infrastructure solutions, midrange data storage infrastructure products, networking and mobility products, unified communications, and advanced IT security hardware and software solutions. This segment also offers hyper-converged infrastructure, a software-centric architecture that tightly integrates compute, storage, and virtualization resources in a single system; virtualization; IT consulting services, such as assessments, planning, designing, assessment, implementation, migration, optimization, and project management; enterprise security intrusion prevention, network access control, and unified threat management services; and IT security compliance services. In addition, it provides unified communications; wireless, and routing and switching solutions; custom software applications and solutions development and support services; optimization, maintenance, and technical support services; managed IT services, such as monitoring, reporting, and management of alerts for the resolution and preventive general IT, and IT security support tasks; and proactive monitoring and remote management of IT infrastructure, managed and hosted unified communication as a service, managed security, managed backup and replication, and cloud services. The High Performance Products segment offers ARIA Software-Defined Security, a cybersecurity solution; ARIA Zero Trust PROTECT that stopping the attacks that are used to attack critical infrastructure applications; Myricom SmartNIC adapters; and multicomputer products for digital signal processing applications in the defense markets. CSP Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Lowell, Massachusetts.
FAQ
Is CSPI financially healthy?
CSP INC /MA/'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does CSPI pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. CSP INC /MA/ pays a dividend yielding about 1.47% with a -1305.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is CSPI?
In FY2025, CSP INC /MA/ had a net margin of -0.2% and a return on equity of -0.2%.
Is CSPI overvalued or undervalued?
CSP INC /MA/ trades at about 15.0× trailing earnings — below its 10-year norm (10-year range 2.6×–75.6×, median 19.0×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
Is CSPI a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on CSP INC /MA/: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 1.47%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.