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Updated Sep 1, 2026

KEY TRONIC CORPORATION (KTCC)

Technology • NASDAQ

$2.51

Professional Investment Analysis

ZYBERNO SCORE →

Is it a great business? Is it getting better?

28.0/100

POOR BUSINESS

KEY TRONIC CORPORATION (KTCC) scores 28/100 — concerning metrics indicating significant structural or financial risks.

📊 How is the Zyberno Score calculated? +

The Zyberno Score answers one question: "Is this a quality business worth owning?" It's a 0-100 investment grade that evaluates business fundamentals across four critical dimensions, based on principles from Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Peter Lynch, and Charlie Munger.

The 4 Core Categories (25 points each):

1. PROFITABILITY (25 pts)

Metrics: ROE, ROIC, Net Margin, Operating Margin
Thresholds: ROE >20% excellent • ROIC >20% excellent • Net Margin >20% excellent • Operating Margin >25% excellent

2. FINANCIAL STRENGTH (25 pts)

Metrics: Debt-to-Equity, Current Ratio, Interest Coverage, Altman Z-Score
Thresholds: D/E <0.3 excellent • Current Ratio >2.5 excellent • Interest Coverage >10x excellent • Altman Z >3.0 safe

3. CASH FLOW QUALITY (25 pts)

Metrics: Free Cash Flow, OCF vs Net Income, FCF Margin
Thresholds: Positive & growing FCF excellent • OCF/NI >1.2x excellent (cash earnings exceed accounting)

4. GROWTH & CONSISTENCY (25 pts)

Metrics: Revenue Growth, Net Income Growth, FCF Growth, Piotroski F-Score
Thresholds: Growth via log-linear regression • Piotroski 8-9 excellent, 6-7 good

Score Interpretation:

75-100

GREAT BUSINESS

65-74

GOOD BUSINESS

50-64

AVERAGE BUSINESS

30-49

WEAK BUSINESS

0-29

POOR BUSINESS

→ View full KTCC quality analysis & detailed breakdown

VALUATION SIGNAL

MARGIN OF SAFETY

Is this stock cheap or expensive relative to what the business has historically generated for owners?

+91.6%

Undervalued

Growth gap unavailable — insufficient data for reverse DCF calculation.

🎯 Expected Annual Return →

81.5%

Margin of Safety convergence — your return if the market re-prices to intrinsic value (5-yr annualised)

22.9%

Yield + growth — what the business alone earns you, even if the market never re-rates

💰 How is Margin of Safety calculated? +

Margin of Safety measures how much discount or premium you're paying relative to a stock's intrinsic value. It's Benjamin Graham's core principle: the larger the margin, the lower your downside risk.

Formula: (Intrinsic Value − Current Price) ÷ Intrinsic Value × 100%

How We Calculate Intrinsic Value (DCF Method):

Step 1: Calculate current Owner Earnings (OCF − Maintenance CapEx)

Step 2: Calculate company-specific growth rate using log-linear regression on 16 quarters of Owner Earnings

Step 3: Project 10 years forward using the calculated growth rate

Step 4: Discount each year's cash flow to present value using 10% discount rate

Step 5: Calculate terminal value using 3% perpetual growth rate

Step 6: Sum all discounted cash flows = Intrinsic Value

What The Percentages Mean:

+50% or more

EXCELLENT — Very undervalued

+25% to +50%

GOOD — Attractive discount

0% to +25%

FAIR — Reasonable value

0% to -25%

CAUTION — Slight premium

-25% or worse

POOR — Overvalued

"Price is what you pay, value is what you get." — Warren Buffett

→ View full KTCC valuation analysis · → View full KTCC Brina Gap analysis

📈 How is Brina Gap calculated? +

Brina Gap measures the difference between the growth a business can fundamentally sustain and the growth the market is already pricing in.

Formula: Fundamental Growth Rate − Market-Implied Growth Rate

The Two Components:

Fundamental Growth Rate = ROIC × Reinvestment Rate

What the business can sustainably grow at based on how much it reinvests and what return it earns on that capital. Grounded in historical financials.

Market-Implied Growth Rate = Reverse DCF

The growth rate the current Enterprise Value implicitly assumes. Calculated by back-solving a 10-year DCF model (10% WACC, 3% terminal growth) until the present value of projected cash flows equals EV.

What The Gap Means:

Gap > +5% Market Underestimates — potential upside

+2% to +5% Slight Underestimate

-2% to +2% Fairly Priced — market consensus matches fundamentals

-5% to -2% Slight Overestimate

Gap < -5% Market Overestimates — price embeds optimism fundamentals don't support

A positive gap (market underestimates) combined with a positive Margin of Safety is the strongest combined signal — the business is both cheap historically and forward economics are stronger than the price suggests.

Critical Financial Health Indicators

Return on Equity (Profitability):CRITICAL (-15.8%)

Debt-to-Equity (Solvency Risk):POOR (1.34x)

Operating Margin (Operational Efficiency):CRITICAL (-2.5%)

Return on Capital (Capital Efficiency):CRITICAL (-3.5%)

📊 Valuation Trilogy

Three interconnected metrics for complete valuation analysis

Click any metric for full methodology and detailed analysis

Zyberno's Verdict

KEY TRONIC CORPORATION (KTCC) stock report — Zyberno Score 28/100 (POOR BUSINESS), Margin of Safety +91.6%, 82% expected annual return. Full financial analysis on Zyberno.

According to Zyberno's DCF model, KEY TRONIC CORPORATION (KTCC) trades at $2.51 against an estimated intrinsic value per share of $29.77 — a +91.6% Margin of Safety based on Owner Earnings of $10.39M TTM, projected at 29.4% growth for 10 years with a 2.5% terminal growth rate. Zyberno's model translates this into a 5-year expected return of 81.5% annually.

Over the trailing twelve months, KTCC generated $10.39M in Owner Earnings. Capital was deployed as follows: $6.90M invested in capital expenditures. Reinvestment rate: 73.0%. Owner Earnings have grown at 29.4% annually over the trailing five years using log-linear regression.

DIVISION I: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A. Market Valuation

Market Price & Capitalization (2)

Current Price:2.51

Market Cap:$27.26M

Valuation Multiples (3)

P/B Ratio:0.26x

P/S Ratio:0.07x

Peg Ratio:-999.00x

Enterprise Metrics (2)

Enterprise Value:$140.91M

Pfcf Ratio:4.22x

Price Action & Momentum (3)

12-1 Momentum:

+31.4% (79th pctile)

📈 Click to view full KTCC Momentum analysis →

Momentum Percentile:79 / 100

% of 52-Week High:56.8%

B. Profitability Assessment

Return Metrics (5)

ROE:

-15.8%

📊 Click to view full KTCC ROE analysis →

ROA:-5.4%

Roic:

-3.5%

📊 Click to view full KTCC ROIC analysis →

Reinvestment Rate:73.0%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-2.5%

Margin Analysis (3)

Operating Margin Ttm:-2.5%

Net Margin Ttm:-4.4%

Ebitda Margin:-0.3%

TTM Performance (3)

Gross Margin Ttm:5.8%

Operating Margin Ttm:-2.5%

Net Margin Ttm:-4.4%

Yield Metrics (3)

Earnings Yield:-$42.29

Owner Earnings Yield:$25.44

Dividend Yield:0.0%

C. Log-Linear Regression Growth Trends

Earnings Surprise (SUE) (3)

Earnings Surprise (SUE):

-0.41

📊 Click to view full KTCC Earnings Surprise analysis →

EPS Surprise vs Expected:-42.2%

Latest Earnings Filed:2026-05-08

Revenue Growth (Linear) (1)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-9.3%

Earnings Growth (Linear) (1)

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):3.9%

Cash Flow Growth (Linear) (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):17.5%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):14.8%

Operating Growth (Linear) (1)

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):-21.8%

D. Financial Stability

Liquidity Ratios (3)

Current Ratio:2.06x

Quick Ratio:1.21x

Cash Ratio:0.00x

Leverage Analysis (3)

Debt To Equity Ttm:1.34x

Debt-to-Equity Ratio:1.34x

Debt To Ebitda:-999.00x

Coverage Ratios (2)

Interest Coverage Ratio:0.05x

Times Interest Earned:0.05

Capital Structure (4)

Working Capital:106,906,000.00

Cash And Cash Equivalents:431,000.00

Long Term Debt:$92.04M

Net Debt:$113.66M

DIVISION II: FINANCIAL STATEMENTS ANALYSIS

A. Income Statement Analysis

Revenue Components (2)

Revenue TTM: $395.13M

Linear Growth: -9.3%

📊 Click to view full KTCC Revenue analysis & methodology →

Cost Of Revenue Ttm:$372.32M

Profitability Breakdown (2)

Gross profit TTM: $22.81M

Linear Growth: -24.2%

📊 Click to view full KTCC Gross Profit analysis & methodology →

Operating income TTM: -$10.06M

Linear Growth: -21.8%

📊 Click to view full KTCC Operating Income analysis & methodology →

Bottom Line Performance (3)

Net income TTM: -$17.37M

Linear Growth: 3.9%

📊 Click to view full KTCC Net Income analysis & methodology →

Income Before Tax:-$23.70M

Ebitda Ttm:-990,000.00

Operating Expenses (5)

Operating Expenses:36,190,000.00

R And D Expense:7,994,000.00

Sga Expense:28,833,000.00

Income Tax Expense:-$6.33M

Interest Expense:10,318,000.00

Expense Ratios (3)

R And D To Revenue Percentage:8.9%

Sga To Revenue Percentage:32.2%

Ebitda Margin:-0.3%

B. Balance Sheet Analysis

Asset Composition (5)

Total Assets:$322.86M

Current Assets:$207.98M

Ppe Net:29,406,000.00

Goodwill:0.00

Intangible Assets:$0.00

Liability Structure (4)

Total Liabilities:219,775,000.00

Current Liabilities:101,073,000.00

Long Term Debt:$92.04M

Short Term Debt:$22.05M

Equity & Capital (3)

Equity:$103.09M

Retained Earnings:$55.15M

Common Stock:47,970,000.00

Working Capital Items (3)

Accounts Receivable:84,611,000.00

Inventory:85,798,000.00

Accounts Payable:65,840,000.00

Special Items (2)

Contract Liabilities:0.00

Stock Based Compensation:0.00

C. Cash Flow Analysis

Operating Activities (2)

Operating cash flow TTM: $16.59M

Linear Growth: 14.8%

Free cash flow TTM: $9.69M

Linear Growth: 17.5%

📊 Click to view full KTCC Free Cash Flow analysis & methodology →

Investment Activities (2)

Investing Cash Flow:-$3.18M

Capital Expenditures Ttm:6,900,000.00

Financing Activities (3)

Financing Cash Flow:-$4.68M

Dividends Paid Ttm:0.00

Stock Repurchase:0.00

Capital Transactions (3)

Common Stock Issuance:0.00

Long Term Debt Issuance:$0.00

Long Term Debt Repayments:$0.00

Non-Cash Items (1)

Depreciation Amortization Ttm:9,069,000.00

DIVISION III: OPERATIONAL METRICS

A. Per Share Analysis

Earnings Per Share (3)

EPS (Basic TTM):-1.59

Eps diluted TTM: -$1.59

Linear Growth: 4.0%

📊 Click to view full KTCC EPS analysis & methodology →

Earnings Per Share Ttm:-$1.60

Revenue & Cash Per Share (3)

Sales Per Share Ttm:36.39

Operating Cash Flow Per Share:$1.74

Fcf Per Share Ttm:0.89

Book Value & Capital (2)

Book Value Per Share:$9.49

Cash Per Share:0.04

Dividend Policy (1)

Dividend Payout Ratio:-999.00x

B. Operational Efficiency

Asset Utilization (2)

Asset Turnover Ttm:1.23x

Working Capital Turnover Ttm:3.70x

Receivables Management (2)

Receivables Turnover Ttm:4.67x

Days Sales Outstanding Ttm:78.16

Inventory Management (2)

Inventory Turnover Ttm:4.34x

Days Inventory Outstanding Ttm:84.11

Payables & Cash Cycle (2)

Days Payable Outstanding:64.55

Cash Conversion Cycle:97.73

C. Quality & Risk Metrics

Financial Quality Scores (2)

Financial Strength Score:60.00

Quality Score:40.00

Market Metrics (2)

Beta:0.00x

Volatility Category:unknown

DIVISION IV: INVESTMENT ANALYSIS

A. Value Investment Framework

Owner Earnings Analysis (3)

Owner earnings TTM: $10.39M

Linear Growth: 29.4%

📊 Click to view full KTCC Owner Earnings analysis & methodology →

Owner Earnings Per Share:$0.96

Owner Earnings Yield:$25.44

Growth Assessment (1)

Owner Earnings Growth Rate:$29.42

Damodaran Growth Analysis (2)

Reinvestment Rate:73.0%

Fundamental Growth Rate (g):-2.5%

Intrinsic Value Models (1)

Intrinsic Value:

$323.22M

📊 Click to view full KTCC DCF valuation →

Margin of Safety (1)

Margin Of Safety:

91.6%

📊 Click to view full KTCC valuation analysis →

Return Scenarios (2)

Theoretical 5-Year Return:

81.5%

📊 Click to view full KTCC expected return analysis →

Forward Expected Return (Yield + Growth):

22.9%

📊 Click to view full KTCC expected return analysis →

Investment Assessment (1)

Buffett Assessment:Excellent margin of safety

B. Log-Linear Regression Growth Analysis

Growth Rates (Log-Linear Regression) (3)

Revenue Growth Rate (Linear):-9.3%

Net Income Growth Rate (Linear):3.9%

Operating Income Growth Rate (Linear):-21.8%

Cash Flow Growth Rates (2)

Free Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):17.5%

Operating Cash Flow Growth Rate (Linear):14.8%

Other Growth Rates (3)

Gross Profit Growth Rate (Linear):-24.2%

Book Value Growth Rate (Linear):-1.8%

Owner Earnings Growth Rate:$29.42

C. Company Profile & Context

Corporate Information (6)

Symbol:KTCC

Company Name:KEY TRONIC CORPORATION

Sector:Technology

Industry:Printed Circuit Boards

Exchange:NASDAQ

Country:United States

Market Classification (3)

Market Cap Category:N/A

Price Category:low

Volume Category:N/A

Share Structure (3)

Shares Outstanding:10.86M

Shares Outstanding Basic:10.86M

Shares Outstanding Diluted:10.86M

Data Processing Info (3)

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Last Updated:2026-09-01 05:13:36 UTC

Data Timestamp:2026-08-20T14:59:20.724734