DEFSEC Technologies Inc. (DFSCW)Ottawa, Canada | NasdaqCM
0.02 USD
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Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:33 a.m. EDT
The immediate outlook is severely bearish due to a catastrophic collapse in profitability and cash generation. Operating margins are nearly -94%, free cash flow is negative $5 million, and the company is burning through capital while reporting a massive loss on assets. Despite a headline-grabbing product launch for a laser identification system, the financial reality shows the business is hemorrhaging money with no path to profitability visible in the data. The stock price has also halved recently, dropping from $0.03 to $0.02, confirming a sharp short-term downtrend. There is absolutely no dividend to provide any cushion for income investors. This is a high-risk speculative play on a potential turnaround that currently lacks the fundamental execution to support a bullish thesis. |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 25.249 |
| Revenue per Share | 4.483 |
| Beta | 0.96 |
| Profit Margins | -120.99% |
| Website | https://www.kwesst.com |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Address1 | 80 Hines Road |
| Address2 | Unit #300 |
| Beta | 0.956 |
| Book Value | 1.38431 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 0.0152 |
| Current Ratio | 2.163 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Day High | 0.0152 |
| Day Low | 0.0152 |
| Debt To Equity | 25.249 |
| Display Name | DEFSEC |
| Ebitda | -8,673,777 |
| Ebitda Margins | -1.15298 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Two Week High | 0.0152 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 0.0152 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 0.0152 - 0.0152 |
| Financial Currency | CAD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,784,295,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 2,457,221 |
| Free Cashflow | -4,986,201 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 43 |
| Fullday Change | 0.0 |
| Fullday Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Fullday Price | 0.0152 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.33928 |
| Gross Profits | 2,552,399 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Industry | |
| Industry Key | |
| Language | en-US |
| 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 State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_657106683 |
| Net Income To Common | -9,102,135 |
| Open | 0.0204 |
| Operating Cashflow | -7,819,499 |
| Operating Margins | -0.94095004 |
| Previous Close | 0.0152 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 0.0109802 |
| Profit Margins | -1.2099199 |
| Quick Ratio | 1.832 |
| Quote Source Name | Delayed Quote |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Regular Market Day High | 0.0152 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 0.0152 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 0.0152 - 0.0152 |
| Regular Market Open | 0.0204 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 0.0152 |
| Regular Market Price | 0.0152 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,774,400 |
| Regular Market Volume | 1,910 |
| Return On Assets | -0.56122 |
| Return On Equity | -1.8776801 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.92 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.483 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20204377 |
| Sector | |
| Sector Key | |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ON |
| Symbol | DFSCW |
| 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 Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 1,910 |
| Website | https://www.kwesst.com |
| Zip | K2K 2T8 |