Knightscope Goes Public, Plunges, Then Rockets, Then Falls
On its first day of NASDAQ trading, Knightscope's stock plunged 40%, but on the second day, it rocketed up and in weekend after-hours trading the stock is now trading at more than twice what it went public at.
The company has been heavily criticized by IPVM for its poor fundamentals (e.g. Knightscope Robots 'In Network' Decline While Accumulated Deficit Grows To $92.3 million, Knightscope Sells Just 1 Net New Robot In 6 Months, Knightscope Adds Just 2 Total Customers In Past Year, Yet Raising Money at $300 Million Valuation).
However, the company has shown that its prowess of convincing retail investors has extended from its crowdfunding campaigns now to the public market.
Inside this note, we examine Knightscope going public, stock price trends, its still woeful fundamentals, and its potential for future growth (revenue and/or investments).
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*** *** **** ** **** ***** their ******* ** ***** ********** ******* will *** **, **** **, *** wife, *** *** ******** **** **** away **** **** ** ******** ** dollars ** ******* ****** *****.
*'* ************ ****** *** *** ***** robot ******** ***. *** **** ****** to **** **** ****** ** ******* investors?
*** **** ****** ** **** **** sucker ** ******* *********?
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* *** *** ******* *** **** is, ****** ***** ******* ** ******** to **** *************** (*** ****** **********) investors **** ********* *** ****** ****'** been ******* *** **** **** * decade.
* ***'* ********** *** *** ***** got ** **** ** ** ***. Did ****** **** ******* ***********'* ******** reports? .....
*** ****** ** ******* **** *** novice ****** ********* *** ****** ****** and **** *** *** *** **** savvy ** ******* ** ************. **'* probably * **** **** ** *** (along **** **** ***** *******) **'** had *** ***** **** ****** ************.
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*********************** ******* ** ***********, *******:
***** **** ** ********* ** ****** shareholders *********** ******* ***** ** ***** public ******* *** ********** *** * perfect ****-*****-**** ***** ** ***** ******* become ***********.
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*** *** ***** ******* **** ******* me ** ******* ***** **:
** ** *** ** **** ***** for *********** ** **** ************ ** much **** ** ****** ******* **** that **** ** * **** ******, a **** ****** ****** ***** *** competitors **** ******** **** *****. *** many ******** ** ******* **** **** blown ** **** ** *** ****-***** companies ** *** ***** ********** ** make ***** ********** ****** **** *** actually ** ************** *** ******** ********* revenue?
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**** ******* **** **** ******** ******* build * ****-********** ***** **** ******* product-market ***?
*** ********* *** ******** ** ******. They **** ** ******.
**’* **** *** **** **** *** some ****-**** ******* **** *** ****** a ******* *** **** **** ***** some ********* ********** (*.*. ****-******* ****, electric ******).
* ***** ***** ** **** **** limited ****** *** ****** ******* **** cost $*** *** ****.
$** *** **** *** ****** ***** year **** **** ****** ***** ******* $100M+ ** ******* ** **** ********* embarrassing.
*********** **** *****:
*********** **** *** ** ****** *********** that "***** ****** *** ******* **** Fire":
** ***** * *** ****, "***, I **** ** ***'* *** ****** up ******* ** ***********'* ***** ***** every ***", *** **** *** *** the "***** ******* *** ******* **** Fire" ***** *** * ***** **** would **** **** * *** **** entertaining.
* ***'* **** ** **** ******* *** **** ******* * ***** on ******* *****, ***** *** *** **** *****, but *** ****** (*** *** * position ** ****) ***** ** ***** what ******** **** ******** ***** ****** with ***********.
"*** *******, ************ ** ***** *** **** ***** 2013, *** ******* *** ********** ****** exceeding ** *******, ** ***** * respond, "**** ** ******* ** ****** nine *****!?"
*** ** ****** ******** *** ***** to **** * **** **** *** their **** ***** *** ** ******* make * ********** ** *****'* ***** days.
* ***'* ***** *** ****** ***** understands **** ****** *** **** ** produced ** ********** **** ***** ****** through **** $** *******.
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*** ******* ********** ******* ***** *** Knightscope ** **** ***** *** * supply ***** - *** **** ****** and **** ******’* ***** **** **** enough; ***** *********** *** * ****** issue - ****** ****** ***** ** pay $*** * **** *** ***** glorified ******* ** ******.
*** ****** ******* ********** ** **** Tesla *** ** ********* ** *** who ******* ** ** *** ** the **** ******** ************* ** *** generation; ***** *********** *** ** ********* as *** *** **** ******* ** be * **********.
*********** *** * ****** *****
* ***** **** ** * ******* point **** *********** ********* *** *******. Knightscope *** **** ******* ***** ****** for ***** ***, *** **** **** burned ******* * *** ** ***** to ***** * ******** ******. ***** IPO *****'* ****** ********, ** ** not **** *** ******* **** ********, or *** **** ******* **** ** a ********** ****** *** *** ******* has *** ***** ** **** * big ****** (*** ********). **** ***** a ******* **** ****** ***** ** want.
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*** ************, ***** ****** *** ******* far **** ********* ** ***********, **** good *** ***.
*** ***** ***** **** ** ** being ******* ********** ***** *** ** fundamentals. * ***** **** **** ** compare **** **** ******* ***** ******* called ******* ********** ******* * ***** very *******.
***** **** **** ** *** *** pricing *** **** ** * ** securing * ******** * *** *** cameras **** ***** ***** ****** ****, voice ****, *********, ***** *** **** cost *** ***** **** ***** *** a ****** ** ******
***** ****:
**** ******* * ***** ********:
* ** ******* ***** **** **** release ***** ***** **********, **** *******. They **** **** * ****** ** recent ************* *** **'* *** ***** if ***** *** ********* **** ******* / ******** ** ******* **** ***** significantly ** ** **** *** **** trying ** ******* * *** ********* to *** ****** *********** *******.
******: *********** ****** **** ** ***** (though ***** ***** *** $** ***** public *****):
*** ****** ** *** ***** ******** was:*********** ********* *********** **** ****** *********® | ***********, ***
“*** ********** ** ********* *** **** proactive ******** ******** ** *** ********* is **********,” **** ***** *******, ********* of ****** *********® ********** ********. “*** partnership **** *********** ****** ** ** expand *** ******** ** ***** *******-**** technologies ** ******* ****** ******, ******** our ********* ** ***** ** ***** core **********.”
*** **** ***** ****** **** **** remains ** ** ****. ******* ***** IPVM ******** -********** ***: **** '************ *** ** Ignorant ***'
****, *** ******, *********** *** *** of *** **** ******** ****** ****** with **** ***** ****** **** ******** Airlines, **** (**) *** *********:
****** *** **** ******* **** *********** for **** *****.... *** ***** **** announcement ** *** **** ** ****?
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* ***** *** ****/**** *********** *** not ** ********. ******* **** *** 2022 *** **** ******* ** ** seen.
**** ***!
******* **** *****:
** *** ******** ****,*********** ******** *** * * ***** **** to * ********** *********** ***** ** Denver:
**'* ***** ******* *** **** ***** robots **** **** ******** ** **** have ********* * ****** ** ***** wins **** *** **** ***** *** H2 **** ********** *** *** *** yet.
**'* ***** ******* *** **** ***** robots **** **** ********
***** *** **** **** ** ******* better ******* **** ** ******** **** (like *** **** ** * ***** robots ** *** ****** *******, ***** most ** **** ** *** **** a ******), * ***** ******* ** the ****** *** ***** ************* **** would ** ******* ***** **.
* *** * ****** ********* **** the * ***** **** ** *** not **** **** * ***** ****. Knightscope *** **** **** ******* **** a ******* ** ****** ***** ******** every **** *** ***** *** ******* hit. ***** *** ****** *** ***** to ******* ***** ********* *** *** really ***** **** ** ******* ** company **** ****.
**** ******* ** ***** ******* ****** off *** ***** *****:
**** ** ***** ******* ****** ***** release ******* * *** ******-***** ********:
*** ****** ***** ** **** ****** past ******* *** ***** **** ***** new ******** ***** *******.
****'* ****? ********* ***** **** *** CEO ***** * **** ** *** office ******* *****?
* **** ** ***** **** ** they ******* ** ***** ***** *** share ***** **** ***** *** **.
** **+**** (*** ***** ********** */** stock) ***'* ******** *** ***** *** 6 ****** **** ***** ****** ** NASDAQ, *** ******* ***** ***** ******** them ** ********* **** **?
** ***** ** ** ***** ** stock ***** (***** ******* ******) ***** the * ***** ******, *** **** Li+wife **** ***?
****, *** ****** **** *********** ****. I'm *** **** *** **** ******** money ** *** **, *** * am ******** ** ** *******. * higher ***** ***** ***** ** ********** of ******, *** ****** ******, ******** over $*.** ** ** *** ***** for ***. * *** ****** ****** because ** ** ****** **** ** has *** ** *** ***** ** some ** *** ***** ****** ***** the ***, ** ** *** *********** be ***** ***** ***** ** ********* and *******, *** **** ****** ** will ** **** ** **** ****** stock **** ** $* * *****, for *******, ** ***** **** **** profit.
**** *** * * ***** ****
**** ** ******* *** **** ** investment ** *****. ******* *** ******* lack ** *******, **** *** * One ***** ****. **** **** **** this *** *****. **** ** **** put *** ** ***** ** ***** mall ** *** **, ***** ***** is *** ****** ** * ****** potential. *** **** ***** **** ** dividend. ** ******** ******* ***** ** investing ** * ******* **** *****. They **** ******** *** ******** ** phones, *******, *********, ****, ***, *** then **** **** **** *** ***** and ******* ** ** ***** **** it. **** *** **** ** ****** potential ** **** ******, *** * dividend. *** ****** ** *****, ***** never ****** ** * ***** **** this. ****, *** ****** *** ********. This ***** ** ********* *** ** looks **** * ***********.
********* **** **** ***** ** **** effective ******* ***********.
** #*'* ******, *** ***** ******** sold, ** *** **** ******? **** anything ***** **** ***** ** ****** on * **** ******* ***** ******* for *** *****? ***** **** ***** value ***** ******** **** ****** ** investment ***********?
******:*********** *** * *** ***, ****** **** ******** ******* ** 2021, *.*., ***** * ****** ***. Year **** ****, ******** ** ******* rose *% **** ** ** **:
** ** ********* **, ****, ** had ** ******* *** ** ********-**-*******. As ** ********* **, ****, *** client **** *** ** *******, *** we *** ** ********-**-*******.
************, **** *** ** ** ** Q3 ****, *********** *** *** **** net *******-**-******* *** *** ** **** to *** ***** ****** ** ********-**-******* they *** ** *** *** ** 2018, ** ******** ****** *****'* ******.
**** **** ** ******** *** ** this *******? * ***'* **** ** think ** ******** ********.
*********** ** ***** **** * ****** that *** *** **** ** ***** many ******** ** *******. * ***** that's * **** *********** ** *** hope ** ***** *********, *.*., ******* Knightscope ***** ** ******* *** **** and **** ****** * *********** *********** in * ***** ******. ** **, then *** ******* **** ** ***** many ********.
*** **** **** (** ** ***** part ** **) ** **** ***** struggle ** ******* ** ******** ******* robots (*** ***** ***) ** ** existential **** *** *** *******, ********** of *** ******** **** ** *** market.
*********** ** ***** **** * ****** that *** *** **** ** ***** many ******** ** *******. * ***** that's * **** *********** ** *** hope ** ***** *********, *.*., ******* Knightscope ***** ** ******* *** **** and **** ****** * *********** *********** in * ***** ******.
**** ***** ***** ** *** **** of **. * ****** **** * decade *** ***** *** *** *** thing ** *** ****** ******* **'* part ** *** ******. ***** **** a *** ** ***** **** ******* getting * *** ** ***** **** the ******** ****** ** ******* (*** naive) ********* ******* ** ****** ** rich, *** * *** ** ***** solar ******* ****** ** *******, *** some ******** ***** ****** ********* *** and **** **** ****** *** **** train ** **** ** ** ***.
********* *** *** * ***** (****), and ********* *** *** ** **** a ****** (****), *** **** **** will **** *** *****. (****** *** do **** ****** *** ********* ** front, ***** *** ***** ** **** and **** ****** **** ***** **** don't.)
*** **** ** *** $* ****:
**** *** * *** ** $*.** today (*** ** *** **** *** though).
***** ***** ******* ******* ****** ****** were *** ** ***** ***** ****** a ******* *****:
**** **** **** ****, * **** on * ********** ********, **** * pool, *** * ********** **** ****** the ******. ****** ***** *********** *** Knightscope ;)
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