Technical Communications's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Technical Communications (TCCO) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Technical Communications vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 0M vs 449,487M combined for tracked competitors (0.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-63.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months), vs decelerating (-18.2%) for its tracked peer group.
- Growth: Technical Communications generated -76.1% revenue growth year over year in Q3 2023, vs 10.3% for its tracked competitors combined.
- Profitability: Its -1,332.5% net margin compares with 6.8% for the peer group.
- Scale: Technical Communications ranks #54 of 59 companies by market capitalization in the Consumer Electronics industry, holding 0.0% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Technical Communications accounted for 0.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 0.0% a year earlier.
- Peer differentiation: Revenue per employee of $0.01M compares with $0.57M for the peer group (0.0x).
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
TCCO Sales vs. its Competitors, Q3 2023
Technical Communications reported revenue contraction of 76.06 % year on year in Q3 2023, below its competitors' combined revenue growth of 10.34 %.
With a net margin of -1,332.47 %, Technical Communications reported lower profitability than its competitors (6.83 %).
Technical Communications generated 0.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 0.00 % a year earlier.
Technical Communications vs. its Competitors, Q3 2023
Revenue growth, year on year
Net margin
Revenue run-rate vs trailing 12 months
TTM net margin
TTM = trailing twelve months. Run-rate annualizes the latest quarter (×4) and compares it to TTM. In millions of $. High-Confidence Competitors are named as a competitor directly in an SEC filing; Similar-Size Competitors are the closest peers by market-cap rank within the same industry; Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors are the closest peers by combined revenue growth, operating margin and ROIC, all independent of the competitor list.
TTM revenue, latest-quarter run-rate and net income/margin benchmarked across Technical Communications and its 4 competitor groupings. Available under Commercial License.
| Entity | TTM Revenue | Rev Run-rate vs TTM |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Competitors combined | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar-Size Competitors (5) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
| Similar Growth & Profitability (6) | $12,345M | +12.3% · Accelerating |
TTM revenue, run-rate and net margin benchmarking across Technical Communications's competitor groups requires a Commercial License.
For context: the Consumer Electronics industry grew revenue -0.5% year over year, combined, vs -76.1% for Technical Communications. Technical Communications's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.00% to 0.00%, a gain of 0.00 percentage points.
Technical Communications's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | No | No | No | Yes |
| Competitors combined (28) | ||||
| High-Confidence Competitors (1) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (5) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 12.50 % (1 of 8) | 50.00 % (4 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
TCCO Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
TCCO Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
TCCO Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
TCCO Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
5 Best-Performing Tracked Competitors, Trailing 12 Months
| # | Competitor | TTM Share Price Return | vs U.S.A. 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viasat Inc | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 2 | Quicklogic Corp | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 3 | Richardson Electronics Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 4 | Elbit Systems Ltd | 282.9% | Outperformed |
| 5 | Science applications International corporation | 282.9% | Outperformed |
TTM share price return and U.S.A. 500 outperformance for Technical Communications's best-performing tracked competitors requires a Commercial License.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months.
Technical Communications's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
The Company competes based on its service, the operational and technical features of its products, its customization abilities, its sales expertise, and pricing. Many of TCC’s competitors have substantially greater financial, technical, sales and marketing, distribution and other resources, greater name recognition and longer standing relationships with customers. Competitors with greater financial resources can be more aggressive in marketing campaigns, can survive sustained price reductions in order to gain market share and can devote greater resources to support existing products and develop new competing products.
Our competitive position also depends on our ability to attract and retain qualified personnel, obtain and maintain intellectual property protection or otherwise develop proprietary products or processes, and secure sufficient capital resources for product, research and development efforts.
Publicly Traded Peers of Technical Communications Corporation
Revenue and income for trailing 12 months, in millions of $, except employees| Company | Market Cap | Revenues |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | 0.00 | 0.38 |
| Rtx Corporation | 256,155.90 | 93,500.00 |
| The Boeing Company | 145,778.73 | 93,995.00 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 119,732.91 | 77,014.00 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 91,602.95 | 53,808.00 |
| Motorola Solutions inc | 75,587.78 | 12,236.00 |
| SUBTOTAL | 960,492.84 | 453,168.50 |
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Sources: Technical Communications Corporation's official press releases and regulatory filings; CSIMarket.com's market research; and the financial filings and press releases of the other companies cited.
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Technical Communications's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Fortinet, Inc. | Named by the company | 85% |
| Thales Group | Named by the company | 85% |
| Codan Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Technical Communications's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.
Technical Communications's Business Segment Mix vs Peers
Revenue by operating segment or division, as named and reported by each company. Segment names are the filer's own and are not standardized across companies. Do not assume a same-named or similarly-named segment is defined identically between two companies. Shares are of each company's own total revenue and are not required to sum to 100% (intersegment revenue, unallocated items).| Company | Largest Segment |
|---|---|
| Rtx Corporation | Pratt and Whitney 35.98 % |
| The Boeing Company | Commercial Airplanes 47.85 % |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Aeronautics 40.43 % |
| General Dynamics Corporation | Marine Systems 32.36 % |
| Motorola Solutions inc | Product and Systems Integration 57.44 % |
Source: operating segment revenue as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API, leaf-level reportable segments only (parent roll-up segments are excluded where sub-segments are separately disclosed).
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Technical Communications's Productivity vs Peers Comparison
Revenue and income per employee, trailing 12 months, in $; market cap in millions of $| Company | Market Cap | Revenue / Employee | Income / Employee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | 0 | 6,098 | -36,944 |
| Rtx Corporation | 256,156 | 519,444 | 45,139 |
| The Boeing Company | 145,779 | 516,456 | 13,440 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 119,733 | 626,130 | 51,114 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 91,603 | 459,897 | 37,103 |
| Motorola Solutions inc | 75,588 | 532,000 | 93,000 |
| PEERS TOTAL | 960,493 | 565,499 | 26,583 |
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Technical Communications's Geographic Revenue Exposure vs Peers
Revenue by country/region as reported in each company's most recent filing. Disclosure granularity varies by filer (some report by country, others by broad region) and is shown as disclosed.| Company | Largest Market |
|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | Non Us 60.45 % |
| Rtx Corporation | UNITED STATES 52.99 % |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | United States 70.72 % |
| Motorola Solutions inc | North America 68.42 % |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | United States 85.81 % |
| Xilinx Inc | Asia Pacific 39.96 % |
Source: revenue geography as reported in each company's SEC filings (10-K/10-Q), via the CSIMarket API. Percentages are of that company's own total consolidated revenue for its most recent reported period.
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Technical Communications's Position in Industry Market Structure
Market-capitalization share and concentration across all 54 companies in Technical Communications's industry classification, broader than the peer set above. Market cap in millions of $.Technical Communications ranks #54 of 54 companies by market capitalization in its industry, holding 0.00 % of total industry market cap. The industry's Herfindahl-Hirschman Index (HHI) is 1,778, indicating a moderately concentrated market structure (U.S. antitrust guidance: below 1,500 unconcentrated, 1,500 to 2,500 moderately concentrated, above 2,500 highly concentrated).
| Rank | Company | Market Cap | Industry Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qualcomm Inc | 200,416 | 30.74 % |
| 2 | Sony Group Corporation | 144,101 | 22.10 % |
| 3 | Motorola Solutions inc | 75,588 | 11.59 % |
| 4 | Nokia Corporation | 62,247 | 9.55 % |
| 5 | Ciena Corp | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 6 | Ubiquiti Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 7 | Ericsson Lm Telephone Co | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 8 | Fabrinet | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 9 | Viasat Inc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 10 | Planet Labs Pbc | 1,234 | 5.2% |
| 54 | Technical Communications Corporation | 0 | 0.00 % |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation) across CSIMarket's industry classification, market capitalization as of 2026-09-25.
Technical Communications's Same-Size Peers & Stock Performance
Peers chosen by closeness in market-cap rank within the same industry classification (not the named-competitor list above). Trailing 12-month total return, 3-month price momentum, beta and Sharpe ratio vs the broad U.S. market.| Rank | Company | Market Cap | TTM Return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Moving Image Technologies Inc | 6 | -52.77 % |
| 50 | Cambium Networks Corp | 3 | - |
| 51 | Algorhythm Holdings Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 52 | Integrated Media Technology Ltd | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 53 | Sonic Foundry Inc | 1,234 | 12.3% |
| 54 | Technical Communications Corporation | 0 | - |
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Source: CSIMarket API (daily market-structure computation); returns and risk metrics as of 2026-09-28. Beta and Sharpe ratio are versus the broad U.S. equity market, not this industry.
Technical Communications's Profitability & Cost Structure
Trailing 12-month margins from SEC-filed financials. Operating margin is compared to the Consumer Electronics industry median; gross margin, EBITDA margin and capital intensity are compared to the live industry average (65 companies).| Metric | Company | Industry | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | -63.87 % | 34.70 % (avg) | -98.6 pp |
| Operating Margin | -687.70 % | industry median | -681.0 pp |
| EBITDA Margin | -648.79 % | -0.86 % (avg) | -647.9 pp |
| Capital Intensity (Capex / Revenue) | 0.00 % | 4.35 % (avg) | -4.3 pp |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. SG&A and R&D as a share of revenue have limited coverage as this data is backfilled and appear only where reported. Higher capital intensity is not inherently negative; it reflects the industry's asset requirements.
Technical Communications's Valuation vs Competitive Position
Valuation multiples vs the Consumer Electronics industry average (65 companies, excluding loss-making/negative-equity outliers), alongside returns on capital for context on whether a premium or discount lines up with measurably stronger or weaker returns.| Metric | Company | Industry Average | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E | - | 45.3x | - |
| EV / EBITDA | - | 19.2x | - |
| P/B | -0.6x | 4.8x | -5.4x |
| Return on Equity | 85.12 % | industry aggregate | 54.70 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | 71.65 % | 3.80 % (avg) | 67.85 % |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. A valuation premium or discount is not, by itself, a judgment of over- or under-valuation. Compare it against the return and growth context shown elsewhere on this page.
Technical Communications's Multi-Year Financial Trajectory
Fiscal-year revenue growth, operating margin, return on invested capital and P/E, as reported in SEC filings.| Metric | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue Growth | 36.13 % | -64.60 % | 102.93 % | -33.89 % | 125.41 % | -45.13 % | -41.18 % | -18.88 % |
| Operating Margin | -22.80 % | -150.11 % | -24.34 % | -85.91 % | 5.92 % | -34.49 % | -84.78 % | -208.37 % |
| Return on Invested Capital | -8.90 % | -30.22 % | -14.76 % | -73.42 % | 11.32 % | -43.35 % | -190.64 % | 135.63 % |
| P/E | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Source: CSIMarket API, fiscal-year figures. P/E is this company's own historical ratio at each fiscal year end and can swing sharply around an earnings trough: that is real, not a data error.
Technical Communications's Strategic Group Map
Every company in Technical Communications's industry and named-competitor list, plotted by trailing 12-month revenue growth and operating margin. Technical Communications is shown in red; its closest peers by combined growth, margin and ROIC (the Similar Growth & Profitability group above) are labeled.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Extreme outlier values (from near-zero-revenue companies) are excluded from the plotted cloud but never from the highlighted company or its labeled peers.
Technical Communications's BCG Growth-Share Matrix
Relative market share (vs Technical Communications's largest competitor by market cap) against industry revenue growth, using the standard textbook thresholds (1.0x share, 10% growth) a common framework, not a precision instrument.
Technical Communications falls in the Dog quadrant: relative market share of 0.00x vs its largest competitor, in an industry growing revenue -0.4% (median, trailing 12 months).
Source: CSIMarket API (market-cap share and industry revenue growth). The 10% growth and 1.0x share lines are standard textbook thresholds, not derived from this industry's own distribution.
Technical Communications's Competitive Forces (Porter's Five Forces)
Only the forces this data can support honestly are shown; the other three are marked as such rather than guessed.| Force | Assessment | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Competitive Rivalry | Moderate | Industry HHI of 1,778 (see Industry Market Structure & Concentration above) |
| Barriers to Entry | Lower than typical for the industry | Capital intensity (capex / revenue) of 0.00 % vs industry average 4.35 % (see Profitability & Cost Structure above) |
| Supplier Power | Not covered on this page | See Technical Communications's dedicated suppliers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Buyer Power | Not covered on this page | See Technical Communications's dedicated customers page for concentration and dependency data |
| Threat of Substitutes | - | No systematic data source for cross-product substitution exists in this system; not estimated |
Note: this is a partial, data-grounded application of the framework, not a complete strategic assessment. Rivalry and barriers-to-entry readings are mechanical translations of the HHI and capital-intensity figures shown elsewhere on this page, not independent judgments.
Technical Communications's Industry Attractiveness & Competitive Strength
A CSIMarket composite, not a standard field: each axis is an equal-weighted average of three factors already shown elsewhere on this page (industry growth, industry profitability and rivalry for attractiveness; relative market share, profitability and growth vs industry for strength). Disclosed as a designed methodology, not a precision measurement.
Technical Communications falls in the Low attractiveness / Low strength cell: Harvest / Divest.
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Each axis score is a simple 1(low)/2(medium)/3(high) average across its three inputs -- a transparent, disclosed simplification, not a validated academic scoring model.
Technical Communications's SWOT
Every point below is a fixed rule applied to a metric already shown elsewhere on this page (Market Structure, Profitability, Valuation, Run-Rate, Stock Performance, Quality Breadth) not an independent strategic assessment. A blank quadrant means no rule was met, not that none apply.Strengths
- Return on equity 54.7 points above the industry aggregate.
Weaknesses
- Operating margin 681.0 points below the industry median.
- Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-63.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Low relative market share vs the industry leader (0.00x).
- Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below, the standard financial-distress signal.
Opportunities
No rule matched.
Threats
- Tracked peer group's revenue run-rate is broadly decelerating (-18.2% annualized).
Methodology: mechanical, rule-based SWOT. Each bullet reuses a figure already sourced and cited elsewhere on this page; nothing here is generated narrative or independent analyst judgment.
Technical Communications's Financial Strength vs Peers Comparison
Quick ratio, working capital, debt to equity and asset turnover, trailing 12 months| Company | Quick Ratio | Working Capital | Debt / Equity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | 0.03 | 0.57 | - |
| Rtx Corporation | 0.12 | 1.03 | 0.70 |
| The Boeing Company | 0.08 | 1.17 | 22.01 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 0.14 | 1.14 | 2.92 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 0.14 | 1.40 | 0.33 |
| Motorola Solutions inc | 0.17 | 1.06 | 3.64 |
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Quick ratio = cash / current liabilities; working capital ratio = current assets / current liabilities; asset turnover = revenue / total assets. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Technical Communications's Revenue and Income Growth vs Peers
Quarterly revenue and net income growth, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Revenue Y/Y | Income Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | Q2 2023 | -93.8 % | - |
| Rtx Corporation | Q2 2026 | +14.5 % | +30.4 % |
| The Boeing Company | Q2 2026 | +8.0 % | - |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Q2 2026 | +10.5 % | +436.8 % |
| General Dynamics Corporation | Q1 2026 | +10.3 % | +13.2 % |
| Motorola Solutions inc | Q2 2026 | +13.3 % | +8.3 % |
| PEERS TOTAL | +10.5 % | - |
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Growth is shown only where both periods are positive. Peers in the Blank Checks industry are excluded.
Technical Communications's Peers' Costs of Sales and Capital Expenditures
Context for revenue growth: peer costs and capex, year over year and quarter over quarter| Company | Period | Costs Y/Y | Capex Y/Y |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | Q2 2023 | -87.0 % | - |
| Rtx Corporation | Q2 2026 | +50.7 % | +11.5 % |
| The Boeing Company | Q2 2026 | +9.0 % | +71.7 % |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | Q2 2026 | +1.1 % | -9.4 % |
| General Dynamics Corporation | Q1 2026 | +13.1 % | +43.0 % |
| Motorola Solutions inc | Q2 2026 | +7.6 % | +14.6 % |
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Technical Communications's Returns and Turnover vs Peers
ROA, ROI and ROE (trailing 12 months), receivables and inventory turnover| Company | ROA | ROI | ROE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | - | - | - |
| Rtx Corporation | 4.75% | 6.63% | 12.06% |
| The Boeing Company | 1.51% | 4.33% | 105.14% |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 10.40% | 14.74% | 86.24% |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 7.52% | 13.52% | 17.41% |
| Motorola Solutions inc | 11.18% | 17.75% | 85.37% |
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ROA = net income / total assets; ROI = net income / investments; ROE = net income / equity; turnover ratios use trailing 12 month revenue (receivables) and cost of sales (inventory).
Technical Communications's Valuation vs Peers
P/E, price to sales, PEG, price to cash flow and price to book| Company | P/E | Price / Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Communications Corporation | - | 0.00 |
| Rtx Corporation | 32.98 | 2.74 |
| The Boeing Company | 67.05 | 1.55 |
| Lockheed Martin Corporation | 19.13 | 1.55 |
| General Dynamics Corporation | 20.99 | 1.70 |
| Motorola Solutions inc | 35.65 | 6.18 |
| PEERS AVERAGE | 45.09 | 2.12 |
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P/E = price / diluted EPS (trailing 12 months); PEG = P/E divided by EPS growth; the average row divides the peers' combined market cap by their combined income, sales, cash flow and equity.