Knightscope, Inc. KSCP
Our mission is to make the United States of America the safest country in the world. We serve clients across commercial, government, healthcare, education, transportation, and residential markets.
We are a security technology company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California. We provide integrated, technology-enabled security solutions designed to improve safety outcomes for our clients across the United States.
Our strategy is centered on building and delivering outcomes-driven safety through the integration of three core components that encompass our Knightscope Autonomous Security Force:
2. Software – cloud-based platform for real-time security monitoring, data analysis and event management, diagnostics tools designed to keep ECDs operational and reliable, and tools that enable the management and monitoring of ASRs in the field; and
Valuation FY2025 figures against the last close
Annual financial statements
Income statement
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $11.3M | $10.8M | $12.8M | $5.6M | $3.4M | $3.3M | — |
| Cost of revenue | $16.1M | $14.5M | $14.8M | $8.9M | $5.5M | $4.6M | — |
| Gross profit | -$4.8M | -$3.7M | -$2.0M | -$3.3M | -$2.1M | -$1.3M | — |
| R&D | $12.5M | $7.1M | $6.4M | $8.4M | $5.6M | $3.2M | — |
| SG&A | $16.6M | $18.4M | $12.6M | $11.7M | $4.9M | $2.8M | — |
| Total operating expenses | $29.1M | $26.0M | $24.3M | $28.6M | $22.5M | $13.3M | — |
| Operating income | -$33.9M | -$29.7M | -$26.3M | -$32.0M | -$24.6M | -$14.6M | — |
| Pre-tax income | -$33.8M | -$31.7M | -$22.1M | -$25.6M | -$43.8M | -$19.3M | — |
| Income tax | $0 | $0 | $0 | — | — | $4.0K | — |
| Net income | -$33.8M | -$31.7M | -$22.1M | -$25.6M | -$43.8M | -$19.3M | — |
| EPS, basic | -4.00 | -10.97 | -16.77 | -0.72 | -4.18 | -1.96 | — |
| EPS, diluted | -4.00 | -10.97 | -16.77 | -0.72 | -4.18 | -1.96 | — |
| Shares, diluted (wtd. avg.) | $8.5M | $2.9M | $1.3M | $35.6M | $10.6M | $10.2M | — |
Balance sheet
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and equivalents | $20.6M | $11.1M | $2.4M | $4.8M | $10.8M | $7.2M | $709.0K |
| Receivables | $2.1M | $1.7M | $2.1M | $1.4M | $1.2M | $874.0K | — |
| Inventory | $2.3M | $1.8M | $2.3M | $2.6M | — | — | — |
| Total current assets | $26.4M | $15.1M | $8.2M | $10.1M | $13.3M | $8.8M | — |
| Property, plant and equipment | $1.1M | $661.0K | $857.0K | $614.0K | $117.0K | $22.0K | — |
| Goodwill | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.3M | — | — | — |
| Other intangibles | $924.0K | $1.2M | $1.6M | $2.1M | — | — | — |
| Total assets | $41.3M | $28.2M | $23.0M | $22.1M | $17.6M | $12.9M | — |
| Accounts payable | $2.5M | $2.8M | $1.9M | $2.5M | $1.5M | $232.0K | — |
| Short-term debt | $405.0K | $1.4M | — | $2.1M | $7.1M | — | — |
| Total current liabilities | $6.6M | $8.3M | $6.9M | $10.5M | $12.2M | $2.6M | — |
| Long-term debt | $4.0M | $4.0M | $1.2M | $6.6M | $7.1M | $4.6M | — |
| Total liabilities | $13.5M | $12.4M | $15.4M | $29.9M | $43.3M | $14.0M | — |
| Retained earnings | -$227.0M | -$193.2M | -$161.5M | -$139.3M | -$113.7M | -$69.2M | — |
| Total equity | $27.8M | $15.8M | -$26.6M | -$43.6M | -$82.9M | -$66.2M | -$46.7M |
Cash flow
| Fiscal year | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 | FY2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | -$30.3M | -$22.5M | -$24.2M | -$24.1M | -$20.1M | -$15.2M | — |
| Depreciation and amortisation | $2.6M | $2.6M | $2.4M | $1.7M | $1.6M | $1.4M | — |
| Stock-based compensation | $1.5M | $1.7M | $2.7M | $3.5M | $1.3M | $519.0K | — |
| Capital expenditure | $654.0K | $43.0K | $457.0K | $111.0K | $117.0K | — | — |
| Investing cash flow | -$2.5M | -$3.2M | -$5.1M | -$9.9M | -$2.3M | -$632.0K | — |
| Financing cash flow | $42.2M | $34.5M | $26.8M | $28.0M | $26.1M | $22.2M | — |
Figures as tagged in each year's own filing, in US dollars. A year restated by a later filing shows the restated figure. Capital expenditure, dividends and buybacks are cash out, shown positive. A line the filer does not report is not listed. Latest from accession 0001104659-26-036240.
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