One-glance verdict
Fair value unavailable
Not enough cash-flow history to value this one with our method.
Fundamentals snapshot
SIDU · NCM · Industrials · Aerospace & Defense
Current price
$2.12
52-week range
$0.63 - $6.79
Market cap
$214.60M
One-glance verdict
Not enough cash-flow history to value this one with our method.
Balance sheet
Net cash $165.37M. Interest coverage shows how many times profit covers the interest bill.
What stands out
What this company does
Sidus Space designs, builds, and operates its own satellites, offering a complete package for space missions from start to finish. The company earns revenue by selling its custom satellites and related data services primarily to government agencies and commercial space companies. This all-in-one approach, where they control their entire supply chain (the network of companies involved in creating and distributing a product), is important because it can potentially make space-based projects faster and more affordable for customers.
Sidus Space started in 2012 as Craig Technologies Aerospace Solutions, the manufacturing and engineering part of a technology company founded in 1999. It built a reputation for making mission-critical hardware for various space programs. In 2021, the company changed its name to Sidus Space and went public, shifting its focus to being a full-service 'Space-as-a-Service' provider. This means it now aims to handle everything from designing and building satellites to launching them and providing data from space.
Sidus Space is a company that builds and manages satellites for other organizations. Think of it like a one-stop-shop for getting things into space and getting information back. They handle the entire process: designing and manufacturing the satellite, arranging its launch, and then operating it from their own mission control center. Their customers, which include government agencies and commercial businesses, pay them for these services to collect data from space without having to build and manage a space program themselves.
This is the company's all-in-one offering, often called 'Space-as-a-Service'. Sidus designs, builds, and operates its own line of 3D-printed satellites called LizzieSat. Customers can place their own equipment (like sensors or cameras) on these satellites, or they can subscribe to receive data collected by Sidus's own instruments. This part of the business aims to generate recurring revenue (income that is predictable and likely to continue in the future) from clients who need information from space for things like earth imaging or environmental monitoring.
This is the company's original and currently largest source of revenue. Sidus uses its advanced manufacturing facility in Florida to produce highly specialized parts and hardware for other companies in the aerospace and defense industries. This includes everything from precision machine parts to complex cable assemblies and electronics for rockets and ground support systems. This business line provides a steady, though traditionally lower-margin (the profit made on each dollar of sales), stream of income.
The company's main focus is shifting from just manufacturing parts to selling higher-margin data services from its own satellite constellation. Management is investing heavily in its LizzieSat platform and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities to process data in orbit, which is faster and more efficient. They are also expanding partnerships to enter new international markets and secure more government and defense contracts. The goal is to move from one-off manufacturing projects to creating long-term, recurring revenue from selling space-based data and analytics.
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Is it cheap or expensive?
We couldn't calculate a fair value right now.
Is it drowning in debt?
Net cash $165.4M - more cash than debt. Interest coverage -310.7x.
Sidus Space, Inc.'s profit covers its interest bill about 0.0 times over. which is weaker than most peers shown here and 4 peers sit below 1x, which is the danger zone where profit does not fully cover the interest bill.
Total debt $1.15M Interest coverage -310.70x This is the baseline the peer rows are being compared against.
Total debt $90.28M Interest coverage -4.38x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $9.69M Interest coverage -11.71x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $221.33M Interest coverage -3.14x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
Total debt $96.49M Interest coverage -2,386.08x Neither company has much profit cushion over interest right now.
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