KWESST Micro Systems Inc (NASDAQ: KWE)’s stock price has soared by 11.86 in relation to previous closing price of 0.40. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 4.63% in its stock price over the last five trading days. newsfilecorp.com reported 2025-02-21 that Ottawa, Ontario–(Newsfile Corp. – February 21, 2025) – KWESST Micro Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: KWE) (NASDAQ: KWESW) (TSXV: KWE) (“KWESST” or the “Company”), today announced the closing of a first tranche of the issuance and sale of a private placement of its securities to accredited and institutional investors for aggregate gross proceeds of approximately CAD$3.5 million (approximately US$2.5 million) (the “First Tranche”). As a part of the First Tranche, the Company issued 903,700 common shares (“Common Shares”) and 2,884,179 pre-funded warrants (“Pre-funded Warrants”) in lieu thereof, no par value per share, at a price of CAD$0.928 (approximately US$0.66) per Common Share and/or Pre-Funded Warrant, inclusive of the exercise price of CAD$0.001 per Common Share.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for KWE is 1.48. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 0 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for KWE is 8.80M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.64% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of KWE on March 10, 2025 was 7.95M shares.
KWE’s Market Performance
KWE’s stock has seen a 4.63% increase for the week, with a -8.70% drop in the past month and a -35.75% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 15.02%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 17.29% for KWESST Micro Systems Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.37% for KWE’s stock, with a -75.59% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
KWE Trading at -19.81% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought KWE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -96.90% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 17.29%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 15.02%, as shares sank -5.06% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -25.27% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, KWE rose by +4.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -86.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.4806. In addition, KWESST Micro Systems Inc saw -35.71% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for KWE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -4.51 for the present operating margin
- 0.28 for the gross margin
The net margin for KWESST Micro Systems Inc stands at -4.64. The total capital return value is set at -1.63. Equity return is now at value -245.52, with -122.38 for asset returns.
Based on KWESST Micro Systems Inc (KWE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -35.24. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -40.47.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -5.91 million with net debt to EBITDA at 0.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.53. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.18for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.28. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.57.
Conclusion
In conclusion, KWESST Micro Systems Inc (KWE) has seen bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
