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FARO TECHNOLOGIES INC

FARO

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Signs5 good2 warningdetails ↓

Financials

SEC XBRL · annual
 FY24FY23FY22FY21FY20FY19
Revenue$342.4M$358.8M$345.8M$337.8M$303.8M$381.8M
Operating income$3.3M−$49.5M−$24.9M−$8.4M−$30.7M−$58.6M
Net income−$9.1M−$56.6M−$26.8M−$40.0M$629,000−$62.1M
Total assets$483.0M$504.7M$473.3M$479.7M$525.6M$486.8M
Total liabilities$233.4M$236.1M$162.3M$153.3M$165.3M$154.8M
Equity$249.6M$268.6M$311.0M$326.5M$360.3M$332.0M
EPS (diluted)$-0.47$-2.99$-1.46$-2.20$0.04$-3.58
Shares out.19.0M18.8M18.2M18.0M17.6M17.3M

Reported figures from the company's SEC filings (XBRL). Blank where a line item isn't cleanly tagged — never estimated.

Key ratios

from filings · FY2024
Operating margin
1.0%
Net margin
−2.6%
Return on equity
−3.6%
Return on assets
−1.9%
Return on capital (ROCE)
0.9%
Liabilities / assets
48.3%
Debt / equity
0.94×
Book value / share
$13.16
Revenue growth (YoY)
−4.6%
Net income growth (YoY)

Computed from the company's own SEC figures — no market price, so these are facts, not a valuation. Book value per share is reported equity ÷ shares; it is not the stock price.

Financial health

forensic scores · FY2024
Altman Z″ (distress)
2.88safe
Accruals / assets
8.2%clean
Beneish M-Score
-3.00normal
Piotroski F-Score
4/9mixed

Altman Z″is a textbook bankruptcy-distress score from book values only (>2.6 safe · 1.1–2.6 grey · <1.1 distress). Accruals = (net income − operating cash flow) ÷ assets; persistently high accruals are an earnings-quality red flag. Beneish M-Scoreis an eight-ratio screen comparing this year with last (M > −1.78 = elevated manipulation-risk screen, not proof). Piotroski F-Scorecounts how many of nine fundamental-health checks pass (shown as passed / applicable; we use operating margin and total liabilities as documented proxies where the exact input isn't XBRL-tagged). Computed from SEC filings — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.

Quality score

EDS Score
61
/ 100
Profitability 40Growth 0Catalyst 67Earnings quality 100Financial strength 100

Our own multi-factor score from free SEC data — profitability, growth, financial strength, earnings quality, and event/ownership catalysts. No market price and no licensed model: each axis is the share of source-backed checks it passes. Descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast. What these scores mean →

Signs

2 warning5 good
  • Reported a net loss
  • Revenue declined year-over-year
  • Operating margin is positive
  • Conservative leverage (liabilities < 50% of assets)
  • Positive operating cash flow
  • Clean earnings (low accruals)
  • Altman Z″ in the safe zone

Derived from the company's own SEC figures (fundamentals, forensic scores, filing discipline) — descriptive factors, not advice or a forecast.

5%+ owners

SEC Schedule 13D / 13G · last 3 yrs

Holders who disclosed a 5%+ stake. 13D signals intent to influence or control; 13G is a passive holding. Latest filing per holder — open it for the exact stake.

Insider transactions

SEC Form 4 · most recent
3 acquisitions9 disposalsnet 655,508 shares · last 12
InsiderDateTypeSharesPrice
Wasserman YuvalDirectorJul 21, 2025D157,679$44.00
Van Rotterdam JeroenDirectorJul 21, 2025D43,920$44.00
Ramanathan RajaniDirectorJul 21, 2025D29,304$44.00
Lau Peter JamesOfficer — President and CEOJul 21, 2025D160,076$44.00
Horwath MatthewOfficer — SVP &amp; Chief Financial OfficerJul 21, 2025D39,264$44.00
Donofrio JohnDirectorJul 21, 2025D68,503$44.00
Delnick Phillipe L.Officer — SVP, Global SalesJul 21, 2025D13,288$44.00
Davern Alexander MDirectorJul 21, 2025D123,010$44.00
Chin MoonhieDirectorJul 21, 2025D33,010$44.00
Chin MoonhieDirectorMay 22, 2025Grant4,212$0.00
Wasserman YuvalDirectorMay 22, 2025Grant4,167$0.00
Van Rotterdam JeroenDirectorMay 22, 2025Grant4,167$0.00

Headline trade per Form 4 (officers, directors, 10%+ owners). Buy/sell read from the filing's structured data — blank where a field isn't cleanly tagged.

Short interest

FINRA · bi-monthly
SettlementShares shortDays to coverΔ vs prior
Jul 15, 20251.5M2.5+9.5%
Jun 30, 20251.4M1.5-29.2%
Jun 13, 20251.9M3.3+22.3%
May 30, 20251.6M2.5+3.4%
May 15, 20251.5M1.0+37.5%

Shares sold short as reported to FINRA. Days-to-cover = short shares ÷ average daily volume — higher means more potential squeeze pressure.

Material events

SEC Form 8-K · most recent

Events the company reported on Form 8-K, labelled by the SEC item code it filed under — its own classification, not our interpretation.

Recent SEC filings

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