Communications Systems (JCS)

10.94 -0.01  -0.09%  May 29, 8:00PM Go Pro
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Communications Systems Performance

Historical performance is a good guide for the future, but it is imperfect. Pay attention to a company's history, but be realistic about what you can project into the future.

5 Year Total Returns Performance

Returns from price appreciation only give a partial view of the returns to an investor. This total returns chart shows the returns to an investor from both price appreciation and dividends (dividends are assumed to be reinvested)

Returns 9.40%

1 Year Total Returns Performance Comparison

Here are Communications Systems's total returns compared to the market and some of its peers. High historical total returns are excellent - especially if you held the stock at the time - but returns can change direction quickly. To predict future performance, looking at the business is more important than looking at historic returns.

  • JCS Total Returns
  • ^SPXTR Total Returns
  • SYMM Total Returns
  • ALU Total Returns
1 month total returns YTD total returns 1 year total returns* 3 year total returns
JCS -17.02% -21.38% -37.09% 28.12%
^SPXTR -5.89% 5.70% 1.18% 54.61%
SYMM -0.18% 3.53% -0.36% 8.56%
ALU 9.62% 9.62% -69.73% -32.68%

* May differ from chart if one year ago today was not a trading day. Table uses the previous trading day as a base while chart uses the next trading day.

Fundamental Performance

Price vs Earnings

In the long run, the price and earnings of a company are correlated. If the two metrics are diverging, there should be a good reason why. Divergence without reason can signal danger or opportunity.

Price 9.40%
Earnings Per Share TTM 13.16%

Earnings Yield vs Dividend Yield

Yields show how much you are getting for the price you pay. For example, an earnings yield of 8% means that for every dollar you pay, you get 8 cents worth of current earnings. Take these numbers into account when buying to see if you are over-paying or getting a good deal.

Earnings Yield 7.88%
Dividend Yield 5.82%

Revenue and Earnings Growth

Revenues show how much the company is selling to customers, while net income is what remains for shareholders after the company pays its expenses. Revenue growth often persists over time, but net income is more fickle. Watch closely to see if revenue and income grow at similar rates.

Revenues TTM 137.00M
Net Income TTM 7.295M

Efficent Use of Assets

Profit margins show what percentage of every dollar of sales turns into earnings. Asset Uitlization shows how many dollars of sales a company gets for each dollar that the company invests in assets. Multiplying the two numbers together gives you Return on Assets which tells you approximately how efficiently the company invests money to earn more money.

Profit Margin 0.23%
Asset Utilization 1.199

Reinvestment Strategy

Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) tells you how much income a company earned after investing $1 in its business. The Payout Ratio tells what percentage of the company's income it pays to shareholders instead of reinvesting in its own growth. Watch out for companies that pay out very little when their ROIC is low.

5 Year Average ROIC 0.0866
5 Year Average Payout Ratio 0.5699
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JCS News

$JCS filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/3lzn
about 20 days ago by MarketBrief
$JCS n/m, no options
about 20 days ago by rwchristensen
Considering going long $JCS June calls... tech company with solid dividend, some Europe exposure but at multi-year support atm
about 20 days ago by rwchristensen
Communications Systems (JCS) Q1 EPS Drops to 1c
May 09, 4:36PM Street Insider
$JCS forms bearish "Descending Continuation Triangle" chart pattern. http://stks.co/3IP4
about 49 days ago by RecogniaEvents
$JCS filed latest Proxy Statement with the SEC (Form DEF 14A) http://stks.co/3H17
about 50 days ago by MarketBrief
$JCS filed latest Annual Report http://stks.co/2sud
about 76 days ago by MarketBrief
Benjamin Graham Portfolio for March http://stks.co/2sPa AVX $SVT $SCL $JCS $MANT $NHC $EEI $ALG $CVX $KYO $PAAS $PLPC $HUM $HFC $FRD $rsh
about 76 days ago by scottsinvestments
Communications Systems Ups Dividend, Now Yields 4.5%: http://dynamicdividend.com/jcs-dividend/ $JCS
about 78 days ago by DynamicDividend
$JCS Increase in Quarterly Dividend to $0.16 from $0.15/Share
about 79 days ago by Benzinga
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about 130 days ago by scottsinvestments
Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://stks.co/1YCn $JCS $LCUT $EOG $SLW $AUY $JOY
about 167 days ago by DynamicDividend
$JCS filed latest Quarterly Report http://stks.co/14iS
about 202 days ago by MarketBrief
Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://stks.co/8jj / $CTIB $REXI $AUY $MPC $NEM $CSCO $ARMH $JCS $LINC $MW $PLL
about 265 days ago by DynamicDividend
Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://stks.co/SF / $HOTT $JCS $SBUX $ACN $KBH $AKS $MCO $INFY $OPNT $SSI
about 286 days ago by DynamicDividend
SeeThruEquity initiates coverage on Communication Systems, Inc. $JCS - http://www.seethruequity.com/universe/jcs.aspx
about 302 days ago by Ajtandon1
Dividend Yield or Growth? How About a Good Measure of Each? http://stk.ly/oMS4xZ $AAPL $BMY $HAS $PEP $EXC $CEG $JCS $OLN
about 306 days ago by ycharts
lo vol $JCS all time high
about 324 days ago by sharptraders
Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://stk.ly/iSczTC / $V $MA $SPRD $X $MON / $JCS $SSW $PVA $KBH
about 336 days ago by DynamicDividend
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Monday, June 13: http://goo.gl/WKzKp / $CEL $CINF $CVA $CYS $EXP $IFF $JCS $LTC $MAIN $TS ...
about 352 days ago by DynamicDividend
Today's Dividend-Paying Winners and Losers: http://goo.gl/mMjiE / $AE $JCS $AKS / $STM $CMI $SMP $CTB $LPHI
about 355 days ago by DynamicDividend
Ex-Dividend Stocks for Friday, March 18: http://goo.gl/gfLrZ / $ASGR $DDR $JCS $NM $OLP ...
about 446 days ago by DynamicDividend
Long $jcs @ 15.74 for its exposure to telecom & computer network infra buildout, plus it passed my small cap fundy-based turnaround screen.
about 501 days ago by moteltan
Cox $JCS announcing entrance into 3 markets for mobile phones is also an up for $S but down on $ATT $DT $VZ $PCS http://engt.co/cdBjiu
about 557 days ago by goodlett
@agwarner @upsidetrader $$ also added last week double euro, double yen $ULE $EUO $JCL $JCS
about 1272 days ago by JackRyanBauer
@howardlindzon Other dogs in the kennel 4 today: Recent "60 minute opening range breakdown" Alerts: http://tinyurl.com/5m2mhp - $JCS $NOVA
about 1308 days ago by TradeIdeas

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