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Electro-Sensors Inc (ELSE)
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Upturn Advisory Summary
08/28/2025: ELSE (1-star) is currently NOT-A-BUY. Pass it for now.
Upturn Star Rating
Not Recommended Performance
These Stocks/ETFs, based on Upturn Advisory, consistently fall short of market performance, signaling caution before investing.
Analysis of Past Performance
Type Stock | Historic Profit -3.86% | Avg. Invested days 30 | Today’s Advisory PASS |
Upturn Star Rating | Upturn Advisory Performance  2.0 | Stock Returns Performance  1.0 |
| Profits based on simulation | Last Close 08/28/2025 |
Key Highlights
Company Size Small-Cap Stock | Market Capitalization 14.59M USD | Price to earnings Ratio 38.45 | 1Y Target Price - |
Price to earnings Ratio 38.45 | 1Y Target Price - | ||
Volume (30-day avg) - | Beta 0.23 | 52 Weeks Range 3.65 - 5.50 | Updated Date 06/29/2025 |
52 Weeks Range 3.65 - 5.50 | Updated Date 06/29/2025 | ||
Dividends yield (FY) - | Basic EPS (TTM) 0.11 |
Earnings Date
Report Date - | When - | Estimate - | Actual - |
Profitability
Profit Margin 3.96% | Operating Margin (TTM) -7.55% |
Management Effectiveness
Return on Assets (TTM) -0.31% | Return on Equity (TTM) 2.64% |
Valuation
Trailing PE 38.45 | Forward PE - | Enterprise Value 5386653 | Price to Sales(TTM) 1.56 |
Enterprise Value 5386653 | Price to Sales(TTM) 1.56 | ||
Enterprise Value to Revenue 0.57 | Enterprise Value to EBITDA 11.76 | Shares Outstanding 3449020 | Shares Floating 1636629 |
Shares Outstanding 3449020 | Shares Floating 1636629 | ||
Percent Insiders 52.37 | Percent Institutions 13.39 |
Upturn AI SWOT
Electro-Sensors Inc
Company Overview
History and Background
Electro-Sensors, Inc. was founded in 1968. It has focused on designing, manufacturing, and marketing industrial machine monitoring sensors and hazard monitoring systems. The company has steadily evolved to meet the changing needs of the industrial automation and safety markets.
Core Business Areas
- Speed Monitoring Sensors: Designs and manufactures sensors that monitor rotational speed in various industrial applications, helping to prevent equipment failures.
- Hazard Monitoring Systems: Offers systems that detect hazardous conditions like belt slippage or misalignment in material handling systems, enhancing workplace safety.
- Wireless Monitoring Solutions: Provides wireless sensor networks that enable remote monitoring of equipment and processes, increasing efficiency and reducing downtime.
- Signal Conditioners and Displays: These products take the signal output from the sensors and converts the reading into the format specified by the end user whether it be an analog, serial or visual output.
Leadership and Structure
The leadership team consists of executives with experience in engineering, sales, and operations. The organizational structure is typical of a small-cap company, with departments focused on R&D, manufacturing, sales, and marketing.
Top Products and Market Share
Key Offerings
- HazardPROu00ae System: A wireless hazard monitoring system. It is used in grain elevators and other industrial manufacturing facilities. Competitors include 4B, Wintriss Controls Group.
- Tachometers: Measure rotational speed. Competitors include Monarch Instrument, Shimpo Instruments.
- Magnetic Speed Sensors: Monitors the speed of rotating equipment. Competitors include Honeywell, TE Connectivity.
Market Dynamics
Industry Overview
The industrial sensor market is growing, driven by the increasing adoption of automation and IoT in manufacturing and other sectors. Demand is driven by needs for predictive maintenance, process optimization, and safety compliance.
Positioning
Electro-Sensors occupies a niche market focusing on sensors for machine monitoring and hazard detection. Its competitive advantage lies in its specialized product offerings and established customer base.
Total Addressable Market (TAM)
The global industrial sensors market is estimated to be around $25 billion (USD). Electro-Sensors' positioning within specific segments like hazard monitoring and speed sensing puts its TAM in the hundreds of millions. The Company is positioned in a niche area of the market.
Upturn SWOT Analysis
Strengths
- Specialized product portfolio
- Established reputation in niche markets
- Strong customer relationships
- Experience in wireless and hazardous environment technologies
Weaknesses
- Limited scale compared to larger competitors
- Dependence on specific industries
- Modest marketing presence
- Limited geographic diversity
Opportunities
- Expanding into new industrial sectors
- Developing advanced sensor technologies
- Growing demand for predictive maintenance solutions
- Strategic partnerships and acquisitions
Threats
- Competition from larger sensor manufacturers
- Economic downturns affecting industrial spending
- Technological disruptions
- Regulatory changes affecting safety standards
Competitors and Market Share
Key Competitors
- 4B (Private)
- Honeywell (HON)
- TE Connectivity (TEL)
Competitive Landscape
Electro-Sensors faces competition from larger, more diversified companies. Its advantage lies in specialization, while its disadvantage is limited scale and resources.
Growth Trajectory and Initiatives
Historical Growth: Historical growth requires reviewing past performance data from financial reports.
Future Projections: Future projections typically come from analyst reports.
Recent Initiatives: Recent initiatives can be found in company press releases and investor presentations.
Summary
Electro-Sensors holds a defensible position in niche industrial sensor markets. Its strength lies in specialized products and established customer relationships. The Company needs to increase its scale and resources to compete more effectively with larger competitors. They must also be aware of emerging technologies that could disrupt its markets.
Peer Comparison
Sources and Disclaimers
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- Industry Reports
- Market Analysis
Disclaimers:
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About Electro-Sensors Inc
Exchange NASDAQ | Headquaters Minnetonka, MN, United States | ||
IPO Launch date 1990-04-02 | CEO, President, CFO & Director Mr. David L. Klenk | ||
Sector Technology | Industry Scientific & Technical Instruments | Full time employees 40 | Website https://www.electro-sensors.com |
Full time employees 40 | Website https://www.electro-sensors.com | ||
Electro-Sensors, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial production monitoring and process control systems. The company offers monitoring and control systems that measure machine production and operation rates, as well as regulate the speed of related machines in production processes. Its speed monitoring systems include alarm systems; tachometers; various products that measure production counts or rates, such as parts, gallons, or board feet; and other devices that translate impulses from the sensors into alarm signals. The company's temperature application products consist of bearing, gear box, and motor temperature monitoring sensors. It also offers production monitoring devices that include a belt alignment and slide gate position monitors; vibration monitoring products; and tilt switches. In addition, the company provides hazard monitoring systems, such as Electro-Sentry, which integrates its sensors for monitoring temperature, belt alignment, and shaft speed with programmable control logic; HazardPRO, a wireless hazard technology monitoring system; and HazardPRO site system manager software. It serves grain, feed, milling, bulk materials, manufacturing, food products, ethanol, power generation, and other processing industries. The company sells its products through internal sales team, manufacturer's representatives, and distributors in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Peru, Columbia, the United Kingdom, Germany, Ukraine, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa, India, Australia, China, the Republic of Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore. Electro-Sensors, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
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