SmartRent Inc. Class A Common Stock (SMRT)

FairStock Score: 56/100 — STEADY

Key Financials

Current Price$1.24
Market Cap$238M
P/E Ratio-12.4
ROE-8.45%
Dividend Yield—%
SectorTechnology

AI Analysis

AI-generated, general educational analysis — not personal investment advice.

I look for businesses that earn consistent profits and need little capital. SmartRent does neither yet. In fiscal 2023, ended 2023-12-31, revenue was $236.8M and net loss was $34.6M. In fiscal 2024, ended 2024-12-31, revenue fell to $174.9M and net loss was $33.6M. In fiscal 2025, ended 2025-12-31, revenue was $152.3M and net loss widened to $60.6M. That is not growth; it is contraction plus red ink. The latest quarter, fiscal Q2 2026 ended 2026-06-30, had revenue $39.8M and net loss $5.6M, better than fiscal Q2 2025's $38.3M revenue and $10.9M net loss, so there are signs of cost improvement. But trailing free cash flow is negative $6.4M, and FairStock's FCF yield is -2.8%. The balance sheet shows little leverage: D/E 0.02, which helps. Still, FairStock's Altman Z-Score is 0.55, a distress signal, and ROE is -8.45%. At the 2026-10-13 close of $1.21, P/B is 1.03 and P/E is -12.10. Paying about book value for a loss-making, cash-burning company may not be a bargain if book value shrinks. The FairStock Score is 56/100 and the Lynch category is none because of losses in each of the last four years. I see no margin of safety and no demonstrated moat. Until profits and free cash flow arrive, this is speculation, not investment.

In plain English: SmartRent sells software and smart-home hardware to rental property owners and managers. The business is still losing money, and its yearly revenue shrank from 2023 to 2025, though the latest quarter showed a smaller loss than a year earlier. At $1.21, the stock trades near its accounting value, but with no profits and negative cash flow, the price looks speculative rather than clearly cheap.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

Sources (SEC EDGAR): fiscal Q2 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-06-30) · fiscal Q1 2026 10-Q (period ended 2026-03-31) · fiscal Q3 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-09-30) · fiscal Q2 2025 10-Q (period ended 2025-06-30) · FY2025 10-K (period ended 2025-12-31) · FY2024 10-K (period ended 2024-12-31) · FY2023 10-K (period ended 2023-12-31)

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