TakeoverPE & activists

PARPAR TECHNOLOGY CORP

Calculating & Accounting Machines (no Electronic Computers) · $731M market cap · 1,809 employees

6.8×

More likely than average to be taken private

Top 1% of the Russell 3000 for a buyout by a private-equity firm, holdco or insiders. How it works

Takeover signals

What an activist or buyer would see: cheap, overpaid, diluted or under pressure.

10 other checks
  • TSR below peersNo
    2 of 5 years
    3+ of last 5 years
  • High CEO pay despite TSRNo
    $10M median
    Median CEO pay ≥ $15M while TSR trails
  • Earnings not backed by cashNo
    —
    Cash flow under 80% of net income
  • Dilutive SBCNo
    7% of revenue
    Over 10% of revenue
  • Payouts exceed cash flowNo
    -12% of cash flow
    Buybacks + dividends over cash flow
  • Shareholder dissentNo
    86% lowest support
    Any vote under 80% support
  • Quiet on AINo
    5.9 per 10K words · 85th pct
    Bottom quartile of AI mentions in 10-Ks
  • Net cashNo
    —
    More cash than debt, positive EBITDA
  • AI-rollup shapedNo
    2 of 10
    10-K business scored 5+ of 10 as an AI-rollup target
  • Net insider sellingNo
    $35M net
    Net sales over $10M in 12 months

Key numbers

Revenue
$456MFY2021: $210MFY2022: $262MFY2023: $277MFY2024: $350MFY2025: $456M
30% YoY
Operating margin
-15.1%FY2021: -30.3%FY2022: -26.3%FY2023: -25.9%FY2024: -22.6%FY2025: -15.1%
33% YoY
EBITDA
−$20MFY2021: −$43MFY2022: −$43MFY2023: −$45MFY2024: −$41MFY2025: −$20M
52% YoY
Net debt / EBITDA
—
$345M net debt

Financials

MetricFY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025YoYTrend
Revenue$210M$262M$277M$350M$456M 30% FY2021: $210MFY2022: $262MFY2023: $277MFY2024: $350MFY2025: $456M
Operating income−$64M−$69M−$72M−$79M−$69M 13% FY2021: −$64MFY2022: −$69MFY2023: −$72MFY2024: −$79MFY2025: −$69M
Net income−$76M−$69M−$70M−$5M−$84M 1594% FY2021: −$76MFY2022: −$69MFY2023: −$70MFY2024: −$5MFY2025: −$84M
Operating cash flow−$53M−$43M−$17M−$25M−$27M 7.6% FY2021: −$53MFY2022: −$43MFY2023: −$17MFY2024: −$25MFY2025: −$27M
Capex$1M$1M$5M$970K$3M 243% FY2021: $1MFY2022: $1MFY2023: $5MFY2024: $970KFY2025: $3M
Stock-based comp$14M$13M$14M$24M$31M 25% FY2021: $14MFY2022: $13MFY2023: $14MFY2024: $24MFY2025: $31M
Buybacks$5M$3M———FY2021: $5MFY2022: $3M

13D filers

FiledFilerFormStakeIntent
May 18, 2026Voss Capital, LPSCHEDULE 13D/A14.3%Active
Apr 22, 2026Voss Capital, LPSCHEDULE 13D/A12.0%Active
Apr 16, 2026Voss Capital, LPSCHEDULE 13D/A13.2%Active
Mar 4, 2026Voss Capital, LPSCHEDULE 13D2.1%Active
Feb 11, 2019ADW Capital Partners, L.P.SC 13D/A10.0%Passive

Insider trading

+$35Mnet buying by insiders, open market, last 12 months
Bought $38M · 56 tradesSold $3M · 14 trades

Pay vs performance

YearCEO total compComp actually paidTSR (indexed)Peer TSR
FY2025$14M−$9M58123
FY2024$15M$31M236163
FY2023$10M$15M142132
FY2022$2M−$8M85104
FY2021$1M$2M172162