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Not sure if you can say anything about how reasonable their revenue is without knowing something about their cost breakdown.

It might be mildly interesting to figure out SM's production volumes, whether from filed accounts or from serial number analysis.

I very much recommend Bunnie Huang's blog for insight into manufacturing. Perhaps particularly the 4 part Factory Floor series of posts.
The Factory Floor, Part 1 of 4: The Quotation (or, How to Make a BOM)
The Factory Floor, Part 2 of 4: On Design for Manufacturing
The Factory Floor, Part 3 of 4: Industrial Design for Startups
The Factory Floor Part 4 of 4: Picking (and Maintaining) a Partner

I'm pretty sure he wrote somewhere that some quantity - might have been 1000 units - is the worst quantity from a manufacturing partner perspective. You're too big for prototypes but too small for mass production. You don't represent a healthy future revenue stream.

Quote:After all, “it’s people — supply chains are made out of people!”