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Intermap Technologies Corporation

$0.66 -$0.65 (-49.85%)
OTC · 15 Sep 2026 15:56 UTC
Previous Close
$0.68
Day Range
$0.64$0.68
Year Range
$0.6$2.6
Market Cap
48.47M
AVG Volume
109.08K
Trailing/Forward PE
-4.48/6.57
PEG ratio
-0.01
Dividend Yield
-
Next Earnings Date
2026-11-12
Primary Exchange
Other OTCUS
Revenue (USD)
02M4M6M8M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Revenue (USD) by quarter
PeriodRevenue (USD)
26 Q21.89M
26 Q11.39M
25 Q41.57M
25 Q31.72M
25 Q23.02M
25 Q14.26M
24 Q47.42M
24 Q34.99M
24 Q23.55M
24 Q11.67M
Net Income (USD)
-4M-2M02M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Net Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodNet Income (USD)
26 Q2-2.05M
26 Q1-2.99M
25 Q4-3.2M
25 Q3-1.49M
25 Q2-816K
25 Q1-1.21M
24 Q41.61M
24 Q31.08M
24 Q2612K
24 Q1-835.25K
Operating Income (USD)
-4M-2M02M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Operating Income (USD) by quarter
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
26 Q2-1.95M
26 Q1-2.73M
25 Q4-3.58M
25 Q3-1.4M
25 Q2-777K
25 Q1-1.18M
24 Q41.6M
24 Q31.16M
24 Q2626K
24 Q1-837.24K
EBITDA (USD)
-4M-2M02M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF EBITDA (USD) by quarter
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
26 Q2-1.55M
26 Q1-2.34M
25 Q4-2.77M
25 Q3-1.1M
25 Q2-449K
25 Q1-867K
24 Q41.95M
24 Q31.41M
24 Q2843K
24 Q1-554.51K
Cash Flows (USD)
-6M-4M-2M02M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Cash Flows (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
26 Q2-1.13M
26 Q1-1.52M
25 Q4-4.49M
25 Q3-1.74M
25 Q21.96M
25 Q1-816K
24 Q4-1.39M
24 Q3-2.6M
24 Q2-1.42M
24 Q11.39M
EPS (USD)
-0.08-0.05-0.03-00.020.0524 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF EPS (USD) by quarter
PeriodEPS (USD)
26 Q2-0.03
26 Q1-0.04
25 Q4-0.05
25 Q3-0.02
25 Q2-0.01
25 Q1-0.02
24 Q40.03
24 Q30.02
24 Q20.01
24 Q1-0.02
Expenses (USD)
0500K1M1.5MSG&ACapex24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Expenses (USD) by quarter
PeriodExpenses (USD)
26 Q21.32M
26 Q1330.36K
25 Q41.12M
25 Q3339.51K
25 Q2436K
25 Q1529.99K
24 Q41.18M
24 Q3801.75K
24 Q21.16M
24 Q1522.65K
Cash & Debt (USD)
010M20M30MCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Cash & Debt (USD) by quarter
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
26 Q216.16M
26 Q118.83M
25 Q422.52M
25 Q326.31M
25 Q27.79M
25 Q17.4M
24 Q4445K
24 Q3182K
24 Q2531K
24 Q12.09M
Debt ratios
-20020406024 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Debt ratios by quarter
PeriodDebt ratios
26 Q21.78
26 Q12.56
25 Q43.96
25 Q354.48
25 Q2-3.37
25 Q1-1.91
24 Q40.21
24 Q31.11
24 Q2-0.86
24 Q10.46
Margins
-200%-100%0%100%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Margins by quarter
PeriodMargins
26 Q2-85.8%
26 Q1-176.73%
25 Q4-167.01%
25 Q3-47.82%
25 Q2-2.72%
25 Q1-13.02%
24 Q434.07%
24 Q336.03%
24 Q230.23%
24 Q1-35.94%
Return on Capital
-200%0%200%400%600%24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Return on Capital by quarter
PeriodReturn on Capital
26 Q2-11.65%
26 Q1-14.75%
25 Q4-13.02%
25 Q3-5.52%
25 Q2-10.37%
25 Q1-11.63%
24 Q443.03%
24 Q3435.89%
24 Q2-18.55%
24 Q120.61%
Shares Outstanding
020M40M60M80M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Shares Outstanding by quarter
PeriodShares Outstanding
26 Q273.69M
26 Q172.49M
25 Q460.39M
25 Q360.39M
25 Q259.18M
25 Q155.97M
24 Q453.62M
24 Q347.49M
24 Q241.98M
24 Q141.79M
Book Value Per Share (USD)
-0.200.20.40.624 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Book Value Per Share (USD) by quarter
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
26 Q20.24
26 Q10.28
25 Q40.41
25 Q30.45
25 Q20.13
25 Q10.19
24 Q40.07
24 Q30.01
24 Q2-0.08
24 Q1-0.1
Total Assets (USD)
010M20M30M40M24 Q124 Q224 Q324 Q425 Q125 Q225 Q325 Q426 Q126 Q2
ITMSF Total Assets (USD) by quarter
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
26 Q225.93M
26 Q127.94M
25 Q431.73M
25 Q332.48M
25 Q213.84M
25 Q119.24M
24 Q411.94M
24 Q38.9M
24 Q26.03M
24 Q16.24M
PE Ratio
0100200300med 0.8Nov 18Dec 20Mar 21Jul 21Apr 25Aug 25Nov 25
ITMSF PE Ratio by quarter
PeriodPE Ratio
Nov 25153.75
Nov 25155.54
Oct 25177.89
Oct 25194.87
Oct 25185.04
Oct 25187.72
Oct 25188.61
Sep 25194.87
Sep 25214.54
Sep 25214.54
Sep 25203.81
Aug 25205.6
Aug 25198.45
Aug 2558.65
Aug 2561.59
Aug 2563.74
Jul 2562.13
Jul 2560.79
Jul 2542.85
Jul 2543.92
Jun 2536.3
Jun 2535.65
Jun 2534.13
Jun 2538.91
May 2536.73
May 2537.17
May 2537.39
May 2534.34
May 2535
Apr 2535
Apr 2527.61
Apr 2525.87
Apr 2524.13
Sep 210.65
Sep 210.66
Sep 210.71
Sep 210.75
Aug 210.77
Aug 210.74
Aug 210.81
Aug 210.77
Jul 210.86
Jul 210.77
Jul 210.75
Jul 210.78
Jul 210.79
Jun 210.74
Jun 210.63
Jun 210.54
Jun 210.52
May 210.53
May 210.56
May 210.61
May 210.58
Apr 210.64
Apr 210.66
Apr 210.75
Apr 210.75
Apr 210.74
Mar 210.55
Mar 210.59
Mar 210.56
Mar 210.48
Feb 210.48
Feb 210.38
Feb 210.34
Feb 210.35
Jan 210.33
Jan 210.35
Jan 210.39
Jan 210.42
Dec 200.39
Dec 200.33
Dec 200.32
Dec 200.35
Dec 200.32
Nov 200.37
Nov 200.41
Nov 200.47
Nov 200.47
Oct 200.44
Oct 200.46
Oct 200.44
Oct 200.46
Oct 200.47
Dec 182.97
Dec 182.97
Dec 182.94
Dec 182.8
Nov 183.29
Nov 184
Nov 185.27
Nov 187.17
Nov 186.55
Oct 186.92
Oct 186.91
Oct 186.92
Oct 187.42
Sep 187.65
Sep 1840.32
Free Cash Flow Yield
-20%-15%-10%-5%0%med -4.01%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
ITMSF Free Cash Flow Yield by quarter
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 26-17.61%
Sep 26-16.43%
Sep 26-16.75%
Aug 26-16.74%
Aug 26-16.08%
Aug 26-16.45%
Aug 26-11.15%
Jul 26-11.42%
Jul 26-11.51%
Jul 26-11.58%
Jul 26-10.95%
Jul 26-10.8%
Jun 26-10.65%
Jun 26-11.1%
Jun 26-11.38%
Jun 26-11.94%
May 26-9.63%
May 26-6.45%
May 26-5.83%
May 26-5.69%
May 26-5.85%
Apr 26-5.54%
Apr 26-5.54%
Apr 26-6.91%
Apr 26-6.79%
Mar 26-3.26%
Mar 26-3.55%
Mar 26-3.33%
Mar 26-3.26%
Feb 26-3.14%
Feb 26-2.64%
Feb 26-2.39%
Feb 26-2.68%
Jan 26-2.54%
Jan 26-2.66%
Jan 26-2.64%
Jan 26-2.34%
Jan 26-2.52%
Dec 25-2.27%
Dec 25-2.2%
Dec 25-1.82%
Dec 25-1.66%
Nov 25-1.67%
Nov 25-1.89%
Nov 25-2.8%
Nov 25-2.77%
Oct 25-2.42%
Oct 25-2.21%
Oct 25-2.33%
Oct 25-2.29%
Oct 25-2.28%
Sep 25-2.21%
Sep 25-2.01%
Sep 25-2.01%
Sep 25-2.11%
Aug 25-2.1%
Aug 25-2.17%
Aug 25-5.09%
Aug 25-4.84%
Aug 25-4.68%
Jul 25-4.8%
Jul 25-4.91%
Jul 25-6.96%
Jul 25-6.79%
Jun 25-4.5%
Jun 25-4.58%
Jun 25-4.79%
Jun 25-4.2%
May 25-4.45%
May 25-4.39%
May 25-4.37%
May 25-4.76%
May 25-4.67%
Apr 25-4.67%
Apr 25-5.92%
Apr 25-6.31%
Apr 25-6.77%
Mar 25-4.19%
Mar 25-4.85%
Mar 25-4.89%
Mar 25-4.37%
Feb 25-4.07%
Feb 25-3.41%
Feb 25-3.15%
Feb 25-3.38%
Jan 25-3.64%
Jan 25-3.47%
Jan 25-3.8%
Jan 25-3.94%
Jan 25-3.45%
Dec 24-1.24%
Dec 24-1.44%
Dec 24-1.36%
Dec 24-1.62%
Nov 24-1.74%
Nov 24-1.79%
Nov 24-2.27%
Nov 24-2.58%
Nov 24-2.56%
Oct 24-2.41%
Price to Sales
2.557.51012.515med 6.41Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
ITMSF Price to Sales by quarter
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 267.67
Sep 268.22
Sep 268.06
Aug 268.07
Aug 268.4
Aug 268.21
Aug 266.74
Jul 266.59
Jul 266.54
Jul 266.5
Jul 266.87
Jul 266.96
Jun 267.06
Jun 266.78
Jun 266.61
Jun 266.3
May 267.81
May 2611.67
May 2612.89
May 268.46
May 268.23
Apr 268.68
Apr 268.68
Apr 266.97
Apr 267.08
Mar 263.71
Mar 263.42
Mar 263.64
Mar 263.71
Feb 263.86
Feb 264.6
Feb 265.07
Feb 264.52
Jan 264.78
Jan 264.56
Jan 264.6
Jan 265.19
Jan 264.82
Dec 255.33
Dec 255.52
Dec 256.66
Dec 257.32
Nov 257.28
Nov 256.4
Nov 255.17
Nov 255.23
Oct 255.98
Oct 256.55
Oct 256.22
Oct 256.31
Oct 256.34
Sep 256.55
Sep 257.21
Sep 257.21
Sep 256.85
Aug 256.91
Aug 256.67
Aug 256.06
Aug 256.37
Aug 256.59
Jul 256.42
Jul 256.28
Jul 254.43
Jul 254.54
Jun 255.08
Jun 254.99
Jun 254.77
Jun 255.44
May 255.14
May 255.2
May 255.23
May 254.81
May 254.9
Apr 254.9
Apr 253.86
Apr 253.62
Apr 253.38
Mar 256.06
Mar 255.23
Mar 255.19
Mar 255.81
Feb 256.23
Feb 257.43
Feb 258.06
Feb 257.52
Jan 256.98
Jan 257.31
Jan 256.69
Jan 256.44
Jan 257.35
Dec 249.55
Dec 248.17
Dec 248.7
Dec 247.27
Nov 246.79
Nov 246.58
Nov 245.2
Nov 244.57
Nov 244.62
Oct 244.91
EV/EBITDA
0255075100med 0.76Nov 20Mar 21Jun 21Jan 25Apr 25Aug 25Nov 25
ITMSF EV/EBITDA by quarter
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Nov 2546.47
Nov 2547.05
Oct 2554.3
Oct 2559.8
Oct 2556.62
Oct 2557.49
Oct 2557.78
Sep 2559.8
Sep 2566.18
Sep 2566.18
Sep 2562.7
Aug 2563.28
Aug 2560.96
Aug 2534.86
Aug 2536.7
Aug 2538.05
Jul 2537.04
Jul 2536.2
Jul 2524.95
Jul 2525.62
Jun 2524.76
Jun 2524.32
Jun 2523.29
Jun 2526.53
May 2525.06
May 2525.35
May 2525.5
May 2523.44
May 2523.88
Apr 2523.88
Apr 2518.88
Apr 2517.7
Apr 2516.53
Mar 2566.24
Mar 2557.32
Mar 2556.87
Mar 2563.56
Feb 2568.02
Feb 2580.96
Feb 2587.65
Feb 2581.85
Jan 2576.05
Jan 2579.62
Jan 2572.93
Jan 2570.25
Jan 2580.07
Sep 210.63
Sep 210.63
Sep 210.69
Sep 210.72
Aug 210.74
Aug 210.71
Aug 210.77
Aug 210.74
Jul 210.82
Jul 210.74
Jul 210.72
Jul 210.75
Jul 210.75
Jun 210.66
Jun 210.56
Jun 210.48
Jun 210.46
May 210.47
May 210.49
May 210.54
May 210.52
Apr 210.57
Apr 210.58
Apr 210.67
Apr 210.67
Apr 210.66
Mar 210.52
Mar 210.55
Mar 210.52
Mar 210.46
Feb 210.45
Feb 210.36
Feb 210.32
Feb 210.33
Jan 210.32
Jan 210.33
Jan 210.37
Jan 210.39
Dec 200.37
Dec 200.32
Dec 200.31
Dec 200.34
Dec 200.31
Nov 200.36
Nov 200.4
Nov 200.44
Nov 200.45
Oct 200.42
Oct 200.44
Oct 200.42
Oct 200.44
Oct 200.44
Jun 1926.79
Jun 1926.74
Price/Operating Cashflow
050100150200med 14.53Jan 20Apr 20Jul 20Nov 20Feb 21Sep 24Dec 24
ITMSF Price/Operating Cashflow by quarter
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Dec 24157.57
Dec 24134.81
Dec 24143.56
Dec 24119.93
Nov 24112.05
Nov 24108.55
Nov 2485.7
Nov 2475.35
Nov 2476.21
Oct 2480.97
Oct 2481.93
Oct 2474.51
Oct 2466.53
Sep 2420.82
Sep 2418.32
Sep 2417.42
Sep 2417.72
Aug 2419.58
Aug 2419.13
Aug 2416.97
Aug 2414.8
Aug 2414.11
Jul 2415.76
Jul 2413.63
Jul 2411.11
Jul 2410.51
Mar 2123.36
Mar 2125.17
Mar 2123.62
Mar 2120.57
Feb 2120.56
Feb 2115.96
Feb 2114.4
Feb 2114.68
Jan 2114.19
Jan 2114.75
Jan 2116.49
Jan 2117.7
Dec 2016.6
Dec 205.53
Dec 205.39
Dec 205.94
Dec 205.44
Nov 206.24
Nov 206.98
Nov 207.89
Nov 208.03
Oct 207.4
Oct 207.81
Oct 207.42
Oct 207.74
Oct 207.91
Sep 2015.38
Sep 2015.4
Sep 2014.67
Sep 2015.78
Aug 2011.39
Aug 2011.77
Aug 2015.3
Aug 2015.58
Jul 2015.98
Jul 2014.98
Jul 2012.65
Jul 2011.73
Jul 204.95
Jun 202.49
Jun 202.44
Jun 202.76
Jun 202.69
May 201.01
May 200.97
May 201.11
May 201.01
May 201.16
Apr 201.11
Apr 201.23
Apr 201.06
Apr 201.38
Mar 205.83
Mar 206.99
Mar 206.31
Mar 209
Feb 208.03
Feb 2012.13
Feb 2011.64
Feb 2011.54
Jan 2012.61
Jan 2011.53
Jan 2011.38
Jan 209.7
Jan 208.73
Dec 1945.87
Dec 1951.9
Dec 1953.38
Dec 1958.4
Nov 1959.65
Nov 1962.48
Nov 1957.14
Nov 1950.24
Nov 1947.57
Price to Book
0100200300400med 12.62Dec 22Apr 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26Jun 26Sep 26
ITMSF Price to Book by quarter
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 262.86
Sep 263.07
Sep 263.01
Aug 263.01
Aug 263.14
Aug 263.07
Aug 262.56
Jul 262.5
Jul 262.48
Jul 262.47
Jul 262.61
Jul 262.65
Jun 262.68
Jun 262.58
Jun 262.51
Jun 262.39
May 262.97
May 264.44
May 264.9
May 263.64
May 263.54
Apr 263.74
Apr 263.74
Apr 263
Apr 263.05
Mar 262.27
Mar 262.09
Mar 262.22
Mar 262.27
Feb 262.36
Feb 262.8
Feb 263.1
Feb 262.76
Jan 262.92
Jan 262.78
Jan 262.8
Jan 263.16
Jan 262.94
Dec 253.25
Dec 253.36
Dec 254.06
Dec 254.46
Nov 254.44
Nov 253.9
Nov 2512.94
Nov 2513.09
Oct 2514.97
Oct 2516.4
Oct 2515.57
Oct 2515.8
Oct 2515.87
Sep 2516.4
Sep 2518.05
Sep 2518.05
Sep 2517.15
Aug 2517.3
Aug 2516.7
Aug 2511.76
Aug 2512.35
Aug 2512.78
Jul 2512.46
Jul 2512.19
Jul 258.59
Jul 258.81
Jun 2523.95
Jun 2523.52
Jun 2522.51
Jun 2525.67
May 2524.24
May 2524.52
May 2524.67
May 2522.66
May 2523.09
Apr 2523.09
Apr 2518.21
Apr 2517.06
Apr 2515.92
Mar 25279.56
Mar 25241.26
Mar 25239.35
Mar 25268.07
Feb 25287.22
Feb 25342.75
Feb 25371.47
Feb 25346.58
Jan 25321.68
Jan 25337
Jan 25308.28
Jan 25296.79
Jan 25338.92
Dec 2222.14
Dec 2221.54
Dec 2220.12
Dec 2221.37
Nov 2221.63
Nov 2222.39
Nov 2220.98
Nov 2220.63
Oct 2218.28
Oct 2218.01
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