DEFSEC Technologies Inc. (DFSC)Industrials | Aerospace & Defense | Ottawa, Canada | NasdaqCM
1.72 USD
-0.14
(-7.527%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 1.78 +0.06 (3.488%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:54 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:12 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is severely compromised by a catastrophic multi-year price collapse. Over the last four years, the asset has lost virtually all its value, with every single year showing a massive decline, culminating in a recent period where the price has halved again from a temporary spike. This relentless downward trajectory suggests the market has permanently reassessed the business quality as broken or non-viable. While the company recently reported a 92% surge in top-line revenue, this growth is occurring while the company burns significant cash, operates at a steep loss, and trades at a price far below its book value—a classic value trap where the market correctly prices in the inability to convert sales into profit. There is no dividend to provide income, and the balance sheet shows negative free cash flow and negative returns on equity. The recent volatility appears to be a retail-driven anomaly rather than a sustainable recovery, leaving the investment case with no clear path to redemption in the near term. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.555318 |
| AutoETS | 0.571441 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.571446 |
| AutoTheta | 0.965312 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 25% |
| H-stat | 72.71 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.175 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.36 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Industrials |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 25.249 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.483 |
| Market Cap | 4,586,607 |
| Beta | 0.96 |
| Profit Margins | -120.99% |
| Website | https://www.kwesst.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.42146188 |
| Address1 | 80 Hines Road |
| Address2 | Unit #300 |
| All Time High | 30,546.6 |
| All Time Low | 0.217 |
| Ask | 2.21 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 4,148,890 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 2,569,525 |
| Average Volume | 2,569,525 |
| Average Volume10Days | 4,148,890 |
| Beta | 0.956 |
| Bid | 1.3 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 1.3907229 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 1.72 |
| Current Ratio | 2.163 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 1.855 |
| Day Low | 1.7 |
| Debt To Equity | 25.249 |
| Display Name | DEFSEC |
| Dividend Date | 1,600,732,800 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,651,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,651,200 |
| Ebitda | -8,673,777 |
| Ebitda Margins | -1.15298 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -0.319 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 0.368 |
| Enterprise Value | 2,768,079 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.39 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 1.92802 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.20801997 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.10789306 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -42.146187 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 6.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -4.2799997 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.7133333 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.16 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.56000006 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.4827587 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.16 - 6.0 |
| Financial Currency | CAD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,610,116,200,000 |
| Float Shares | 2,457,221 |
| Free Cashflow | -4,986,201 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 43 |
| Fullday Change | -0.14 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -7.52688 |
| Fullday Price | 1.78 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33928 |
| Gross Profits | 2,552,399 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00556 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.22709 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 2,666,632 |
| Industry | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Disp | Aerospace & Defense |
| Industry Key | aerospace-defense |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Last Split Date | 1,745,366,400 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:21 |
| Long Business Summary | DEFSEC Technologies Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of tactical systems for security, and personal defense markets. The company offers DEFSEC Lightning, a military digitization technology; Less-Lethal Munitions Systems, including PARA SHOT, a next-generation less-lethal system and ARWEN, a 40mm munition and new marking cartridge; It also provides BMA-Ready Solutions, including TAK and ATAK, tactical digital fires, battlefield laser detection system, and phantom tactical multi-function electromagnetic spectrum operations system. DEFSEC Technologies Inc. was formerly known as KWESST Micro Systems Inc. and changed its name to DEFSEC Technologies Inc. in June 2025. DEFSEC Technologies Inc. was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. |
| Long Name | DEFSEC Technologies Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 4,586,607 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_657106683 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -9,102,135 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 5,015,659 |
| Open | 1.83 |
| Operating Cashflow | -7,819,499 |
| Operating Margins | -0.94095004 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change | 0.059999943 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 3.4883687 |
| Post Market Price | 1.78 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,286 |
| Previous Close | 1.86 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.2367669 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 0.6096858 |
| Profit Margins | -1.2099199 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.832 |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.14 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -7.52688 |
| Regular Market Day High | 1.855 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 1.7 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 1.7 - 1.855 |
| Regular Market Open | 1.83 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 1.86 |
| Regular Market Price | 1.72 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 128,438 |
| Return On Assets | -0.56122 |
| Return On Equity | -1.8776801 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.92 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.483 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.1966995 |
| Sector | Industrials |
| Sector Disp | Industrials |
| Sector Key | industrials |
| Shares Outstanding | 2,666,632 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.38819999 |
| Shares Short | 1,035,201 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 69,163 |
| Short Name | DEFSEC Technologies Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.38950002 |
| Short Ratio | 0.17 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ON |
| Symbol | DFSC |
| Total Cash | 3,482,167 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.306 |
| Total Debt | 1,290,311 |
| Total Revenue | 7,522,903 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.39 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 2.519335 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -0.799335 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.31728014 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 128,438 |
| Website | https://www.kwesst.com |
| Zip | K2K 2T8 |