One-glance verdict
Within fair range
$1.22 our estimate vs market $1.15
Wall Street consensus: $5.00 (310.7% higher than our fair-value estimate)
6% below our estimate
Fundamentals snapshot
Beamr Imaging Ltd.
BMR · NCM · Technology · Software - Application
Current price
$1.15
52-week range
$1.06 - $2.62
Market cap
$17.78M
Balance sheet
Healthy
-143.42x Concerning
Net cash $7.74M. Interest coverage shows how many times profit covers the interest bill.
What stands out
2 Rewards
2 Risks
2 rewards · 2 risks
- Reward Revenue grew 1.0% last year.
- Reward Free cash flow was positive in 1/10 years.
- Risk Operating margin compressed from -36.0% to -502.1% over 3 years.
- Risk Return on equity was -48.4% last year — the company lost money on shareholders' equity.
What this company does
Beamr Imaging Ltd.
Beamr Imaging Ltd. helps make video files smaller and better quality using special software, selling these tools to big companies like streaming services and movie studios. Their main income comes from selling these software solutions, which matters because efficient video processing is key for delivering content smoothly online. This business is important as it helps reduce the costs and improve the experience of watching videos for everyone.
How the company got here
Beamr Imaging Ltd. was founded in 2009 and was formerly known as I.C.V.T Ltd.. The company has been focused on developing and refining its video and photo compression technology. A key turning point was its name change to Beamr Imaging Ltd. in January 2015, signaling a renewed focus on its core imaging and video compression business. Beamr has also been actively building its intellectual property portfolio, holding 53 international patents for its technology. This patented technology is Emmy-winning and forms the basis of its solutions for high-quality video at reduced file sizes. The company has strategically positioned itself to serve major players in the media and entertainment industry, including Hollywood studios and top-tier streaming platforms.
What it actually does
Beamr Imaging Ltd. is a technology company that specializes in video and image compression. Think of it like making a digital photo or video file smaller without making it look worse. This is incredibly useful for companies that need to store and send large amounts of video and image data, like streaming services or movie studios. Their technology helps reduce the costs associated with storing and delivering this content, while maintaining high quality. Beamr's solutions are used for both human viewing and for machine vision applications, which are important for things like autonomous vehicles.
Video Compression Software Solutions
This is Beamr's core business, where they offer software that helps companies compress video files. They have a range of products like Beamr 4 and Beamr 5 encoders, which use 'content-adaptive' technology. This means the software intelligently analyzes the video content to compress it as much as possible without losing visual quality. These solutions are sold to major over-the-top (OTT) content distributors, video streaming platforms, and Hollywood studios, who need to efficiently deliver video content to their customers. This segment is a significant part of Beamr's revenue, as it addresses a fundamental need in the digital media landscape.
JPEGmini Photo Optimization Software
This is a distinct product line focused on optimizing digital photos. JPEGmini software reduces the file size of Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) images, which are the standard format for most digital photos. This is beneficial for consumers and businesses that need to store or share many photos, such as online photo services or e-commerce platforms. While it's a separate offering from their video compression tools, it leverages similar principles of image science to achieve file size reduction without sacrificing image quality. This likely represents a smaller portion of Beamr's overall business compared to its video solutions.
Beamr Cloud (SaaS Solution)
Beamr Cloud is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offering, meaning customers pay a subscription fee to use the software hosted on Beamr's servers, rather than installing it themselves. This cloud-based solution provides hardware-accelerated, content-adaptive video encoding. It's designed to be a more scalable and accessible way for companies to use Beamr's advanced compression technology. This segment is a strategic focus for Beamr, as SaaS models often provide recurring revenue and can reach a wider customer base.
What management is betting on now
Beamr's management is heavily focused on the development and commercialization of its next-generation product, the Beamr HW-Accelerated Content Adaptive Encoding solution, which is delivered as a cloud-based SaaS. They believe this approach will be significantly more efficient and scalable than their existing software solutions. The company is also actively pursuing opportunities in emerging markets like autonomous vehicles, leveraging its patented technology for machine vision applications and partnering with key players in that space. This dual focus on advancing their core video compression technology and expanding into new, high-growth areas like AI and autonomous vehicles is their primary strategic direction.
Price history
How the share price has moved
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Earnings history
Last 8 quarters — what happened
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FY2024 Q4
$-1.92M
FY2025 Q4
$-4.73M
Revenue
$3.09M
Net income
$-6.02M
Diluted EPS
-0.39
Operating cash flow
$-4.70M
Free cash flow
$-4.73M
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Revenue
$3.06M
Net income
$-3.35M
Diluted EPS
-0.22
Operating cash flow
$-1.89M
Free cash flow
$-1.92M
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Is it cheap or expensive?
Fair value $1.22 vs current price $1.15
Wall Street consensus is the average analyst price target: $5.00 (310.7% higher than our fair-value estimate).
Our most-likely fair value is $1.22 a share — about 6.3% away from today's price of $1.15, so the stock currently looks fairly priced.
Is it drowning in debt?
Healthy
Net cash $7.7M - more cash than debt. Interest coverage -143.4x.
Net debt
$-7.74M
Interest coverage
-143.42x
Beamr Imaging Ltd.'s profit covers its interest bill about 0.0 times over. which is weaker than most peers shown here and 5 peers sit below 1x, which is the danger zone where profit does not fully cover the interest bill.
Healthy
Worse cushion
Baseline
Better cushion
BMR
BASELINE
Beamr Imaging Ltd.
Total debt $0.00 Interest coverage -143.42x This is the baseline the peer rows are being compared against.
Total debt $47.82M Interest coverage -7.95x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $14.04M Interest coverage 0.49x This peer still has a real interest-payment cushion, while BMR does not.
Total debt $650.75K Interest coverage -7.19x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $26.55M Interest coverage -11.33x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $31.87M Interest coverage -10.65x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
What you should know
The case for and against BMR
2 Rewards
2 Risks
Rewards
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Revenue grew 1.0% last year.
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Free cash flow was positive in 1/10 years.
Risks
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Operating margin compressed from -36.0% to -502.1% over 3 years.
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Return on equity was -48.4% last year — the company lost money on shareholders' equity.
The numbers
All the key metrics, grouped by purpose
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Valuation
How expensive the stock looks
P/E (TTM)
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Forward P/E
-3.09x
P/B
1.52x
P/S
6.11x
EV/EBITDA
-1.39x
PEG ratio
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Profitability
How much profit each dollar creates
Gross margin
89.5%
Operating margin
-502.1%
Net margin
-248.8%
ROE
-48.4%
ROA
-29.1%
Health
Liquidity and balance-sheet strength
Debt / equity
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Current ratio
8.08x
Quick ratio
7.77x
Total debt
$0.00
Total cash
$7.74M
Growth
How the business has been compounding
Revenue TTM
$11.93M
Revenue 5Y CAGR
-1.6%
EPS TTM
-0.46
EPS 5Y CAGR
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Cash flow
How much cash the business throws off
Operating CF TTM
$-7.89M
Free CF TTM
$-4.73M
FCF margin
-39.6%
Dividend
Shareholder payout
Yield
0.0%
Payout ratio
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Last ex-div date
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