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TACT

TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC

Next earnings Aug 4, 2026 · consensus $-0.01 EPS, $14.0M rev

Last earnings +2.7% on 2026-05-12

Hold
$5.07
▼ -3.80%
$5.07▲ +42.02%
over 1Y
L $3.21H $5.65
Earnings Dividend Split Congress buy Congress sellGrouped by date · hover a pin to expand
Today-3.8%
1W-7.5%
1M+10.7%
3M+47.4%
YTD+30.7%
1Y+42.0%
OverviewFinancialsValuationQualityTimelineFilings
Rating
Hold
Quality
C+
Valuation
Fair value
Filings
Clean
Hold
Conviction
Horizon
Medium (3–12mo)
12-mo target
$•••
Street · 7 analysts
Buy

Cash-rich, cheap on cash flow, but a still-unprofitable, wildly cyclical micro-cap — own it, don't chase it.

Revenue $51.5M · FY2025

TACT is a $51M micro-cap that screens as a classic net-cash value name wrapped around an unpredictable business. The balance sheet is a genuine floor: $20.4M cash (up 42%), liabilities/equity of just 0.44x, and essentially no debt — cash alone is ~$2/share, ~40% of the $51.2M market cap. Most striking, FY2025 operating cash flow surged to $7.67M (+312%) even as the company posted a GAAP net loss of -$1.24M, putting enterprise value (~$31M) at roughly 4x OCF. On that lens the stock is cheap, and the net loss narrowing 87% off FY2024's -$9.9M shows a real recovery off the trough.

The problem is quality and predictability. Revenue is violently cyclical — $72.6M (2023) → $43.4M (2024) → $51.5M (2025) — because results hinge on casino/gaming customers working down inventory. The MD&A confirms this: domestic customers 'sold through' stockpiles and resumed ordering through the first nine months of 2025, but Q4 2025 brought fresh softness, with one large customer 'in an overstock position while awaiting jurisdictional approvals.' The company remains GAAP-unprofitable (operating margin -2.7%, ROE -4.0%) and management flat-out warns it 'may not be able to achieve or maintain profitability.' The huge gap between the -$1.2M net loss and $7.67M OCF also signals working-capital release (inventory drawdown as orders resumed) that is unlikely to repeat, so I'd haircut the cheap-on-cash-flow read.

Is TACT a buy? The one-page verdict, explained →

The options angle

model · matches our verdict
Covered call~60d expiry
  • Long 100 shares @ ~5.07
  • Short call 5.5 @ ~0.35 est
debit $472max +$78max −$471BE 4.72

HOLD means own it, don't chase it — harvesting premium against the position matches the verdict.

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Financials · annual, by fiscal year

Line itemFY21FY22FY23FY24FY25
Revenue$39.4M$58.1M$72.6M$43.4M$51.5M
Gross profit$15.4M$24.4M$38.4M$21.5M$25.0M
Operating income-$9.38M-$7.68M$5.71M-$3.63M-$1.42M
Net income-$4.04M-$5.94M$4.75M-$9.86M-$1.24M
Diluted EPS-$0.43-$0.60$0.47-$0.99-$0.12
Net margin-10.3%-10.2%6.5%-22.7%-2.4%

10-year statements — income, cash flow, balance sheet & CSV export →

Annual figures from SEC 10-K XBRL filings. Open the filing links below for full statement detail.

Key statistics

Valuation

Enterprise value$31.7M
EV / EBITDA—
EV / Sales0.6
EV / FCF4.2
P / FCF6.9
PEG (trailing)—
Earnings yield-2.4%
FCF yield14.5%

Quality & risk

ROIC (est.)-3.6%
Free cash flow$7.56M
Total debt—
Net cash$20.4M
Altman Z-Score4.13 safe
Piotroski F-Score4/8

Capital returns

Buyback yield10.0%
Dividend yield (est.)0.0%
Shareholder yield10.0%
Shares Δ YoY+1.6%

Computed from SEC XBRL annual figures + the current quote. EV and ROIC use long-term + current debt where filed; estimates, not investment advice.

Disclosure timeline

SEC · 8-Ks + reports
Recent disclosure tone has been improving.
  1. 8-K Officer / director change2026-06-29

    Executive/director change plus other corporate event disclosed; leadership transition

  2. 8-K Shareholder vote2026-05-27

    Annual meeting voting results reported; routine director/auditor ratification

  3. 10-Q Quarterly report2026-05-13

    Q1 2026 10-Q filed; casino/gaming demand and tariff exposure in focus

  4. 8-K Officer / director change2026-05-12

    Q1 2026 results released alongside an officer change; ongoing turnaround watch

  5. DEF 14A Proxy statement2026-04-13

    Annual proxy: board slate, exec pay and auditor up for shareholder vote

  6. 8-K Material agreement2026-04-03

    Entered a material definitive agreement (item 1.01); terms pending review

  7. 10-K Annual report2026-03-12

    FY2025: loss cut to $1.2M, OCF +312% to $7.7M, BOHA source code acquired

  8. 8-K Earnings results2026-03-10

    FY2025 results: revenue +18.7% to $51.5M, net loss narrowed to $1.2M

  9. 8-K Charter / bylaws change2026-03-03

    Amended charter/bylaws (item 5.03); administrative governance change

Recent filings

all on EDGAR ↗
4Period ending 2026-06-302026-07-02open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-06-262026-06-29open ↗4Period ending 2026-06-042026-06-05open ↗SCHEDULE 13D/AFiling2026-05-27open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-262026-05-27open ↗3Period ending 2026-05-082026-05-18open ↗10-QPeriod ending 2026-03-312026-05-13open ↗8-KPeriod ending 2026-05-072026-05-12open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-042026-05-04open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-012026-05-04open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-042026-05-04open ↗4Period ending 2026-05-012026-05-04open ↗

Quality score

C+
ValueGrowthProfitHealthMom.
ValueA-
GrowthA
ProfitabilityF
Financial healthB-
MomentumB-
  • ✓Revenue growing year-over-year
  • ✗Profitable (positive net income)
  • ✗Net margin above 10%
  • ✗Return on equity above 15%
  • ✓Liabilities below 2× equity
3.2152-week5.84
Revenue
$51.5M
+18.7% YoY
Net margin
-2.4%
ROE
-4.0%
P/E
—

SEC fundamentals · FY 2025

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■ revenue · ■ net income, by fiscal year

Revenue$51.5M+18.7%
Net income-$1.24M+87.4%
Gross profit$25.0M+16.4%
Operating income-$1.42M+61.0%
Diluted EPS-$0.12+87.9%
Cash & equivalents$20.4M+42.0%
Total assets$44.8M+1.7%
Total liabilities$13.7M+1.9%
Stockholders' equity$31.1M+1.6%
Gross: 48.6%Op.: -2.7%L/E: 0.44x

Frequently asked

Is TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC (TACT) a buy?
TACT currently carries a Hold rating with 3/5 conviction, derived from its latest SEC filings. Cash-rich, cheap on cash flow, but a still-unprofitable, wildly cyclical micro-cap — own it, don't chase it.
What is TRANSACT TECHNOLOGIES INC's quality score?
TACT scores 62.039928884591994/100 (grade C+) on a SEC-grounded quality model spanning value, growth, profitability, financial health and momentum.

Sources: SEC EDGAR (CIK 0001017303, latest 10-Q filed 2026-05-13) · EODHD · Proprietary analysis · as of 7/4/2026, 3:29:20 AM.

›About this recommendation — produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg · not investment advice

AI-generated analysis, produced by our proprietary engine from SEC filing data.

Investment recommendation produced by TENK/calls (tenkcalls.com), Luxembourg. Completed Jul 3, 2026, 11:29 PM ET. Ratings & methodology: definitions · All recommendations to date: track record · Conflicts: disclosures. Not investment advice.

Research and education only — not financial advice. TENKis not a registered investment adviser or broker-dealer and gives no personalized advice. Every call is impersonal — identical for all users, generated on a schedule from SEC filings plus a delayed/third-party price feed — may be wrong or out of date, and is not a recommendation to buy or sell any security. The operator and an affiliated trading operation may hold or trade the securities TENK rates; see Disclosures. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Do your own research.

Insider activity

Form 4 · SEC
2026-06-30
DEMARTINO STEVEN A
President, CFO, Treas. & Secr.
Exercise41.7K
2026-06-30
DEMARTINO STEVEN A
President, CFO, Treas. & Secr.
Tax16.4K @ $5.84$95.9K
2026-06-04
DEMARTINO STEVEN A
President, CFO, Treas. & Secr.
Exercise12.5K
2026-06-04
DEMARTINO STEVEN A
President, CFO, Treas. & Secr.
Tax4.29K @ $4.66$20.0K
2026-05-04
325 CAPITAL LLC
Director
Exercise1.70K
2026-05-04
Dunning Audrey
Director
Exercise1.70K
2026-05-01
DEMARTINO STEVEN A
President, CFO, Treas. & Secr.
Exercise10.1K
2026-05-01
DEMARTINO STEVEN A
President, CFO, Treas. & Secr.
Tax3.47K @ $3.32$11.5K
2026-05-01
Richtsmeier Brent
Chief Technology Officer
Exercise6.33K
2026-03-16
DILLON JOHN
CEO
Buy70.9K @ $3.49$247K
2026-03-13
DILLON JOHN
CEO
Buy29.1K @ $3.56$104K
2026-03-04
DEMARTINO STEVEN A
President, CFO, Treas. & Secr.
Exercise12.5K

Earnings history

beat/miss · move
2026-05-12Beat +271.6% est▲ +14.94%8-K ↗
2026-03-10—▲ +0.58%8-K ↗
2025-11-10Beat +100.0% est▼ -2.44%8-K ↗
2025-08-06Beat +80.4% est▲ +1.50%8-K ↗
2025-05-13Miss -34.8% est▲ +15.34%8-K ↗
2025-03-13—▼ -5.34%8-K ↗

Dates from 8-K (Item 2.02); beat/miss = reported EPS vs consensus (Finnhub, recent quarters); move = prior close → close on/after.

Vs tracked universe

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1195 tracked peers · median

TENK Score62 vs 67
Revenue growth18.7% vs 7.5%
Net margin-2.4% vs 10.0%
Return on equity-4.0% vs 12.0%
P/E— vs 26.2