Start Scientific, Inc. (STSC)

Start Scientific, Inc. (STSC) — VMCI valuation read

Across 120 indicators, Start Scientific, Inc. (STSC) lands at VMCI 28/100. The Energy sector median is 50, so the 22-point below-median read is the active comparison. Pillar weighting on the score: Value 35%, Quality 30%, Integrity 15%, Growth 12%, Risk 8%.

No material Form 4 disclosures landed on STSC in the past 30 days. Quiet insider tape removes one signal source; the active reads stay with the trailing-twelve-month financials and the next 10-Q.

**Investor frame.** On Value, STSC trades at 17.0x earnings, 6% below the Energy median of 18.0x; the EV/EBITDA delta of -2.0x reinforces that single line. On Quality, ROIC of 13.0% sits 3.0pp above the Energy median (10.0%). On Risk, net debt to EBITDA of -0.9x leaves covenant headroom for STSC on the trailing balance sheet.

STSC fell 0.1% over the trailing 7 days, with a -10.0% read on a 30-day basis.