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Aether Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

ATHR
27
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$4.16
+0.19 (+4.79%)
Market Cap
$50.5M
Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select
Winston Score
27
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Jul 26, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count falling — buybacks

7.0% over 3y

The company has reduced its share count over this period, returning value to shareholders through buybacks.

Diluted shares outstanding: 11.8M (2022) → 11.0M (2025)

Aether Holdings, Inc. is a small software company operating in the application software industry. It builds software tools and platforms sold to business customers, likely targeting niche enterprise or specialized vertical markets. With a market cap of around $100 million, it is a micro-cap player in a crowded technology sector.

The company generates revenue primarily through software licenses or subscription-based arrangements, which explains its relatively high gross margin of roughly 77%. However, its deeply negative operating margin of around -362% signals that it is spending far more than it earns, burning through cash to fund operations or growth. The key risk here is straightforward: the company must significantly reduce its losses or grow revenue fast enough to reach profitability, or it may need to raise additional capital to survive — a common challenge for small, early-stage software firms competing against much larger, well-funded rivals.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-1.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-111.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$52,500/ year

Declining (-65% vs prior year)

3.8% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

67.1%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 months

$807,957 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Aether Holdings, Inc. Common Stock has less than a year of cash at its current burn rate. Growth investors should watch for potential share dilution from future fundraising — that directly reduces your ownership.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Gross Margin
80.7%
Premium pricing power — 80.7% gross margin
Operating Margin
-311.7%
Losing money on operations — -311.7%
ROCE
-44.6%
Weak — -44.6% return on capital

Negative ROIC means the business is losing money on every dollar invested in it.

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Growth

Sales YoY
-3.3%
Shrinking sales (-3.3% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-504.5%
Burning cash (-504.5%)

Free cash flow is negative. They are burning cash, not generating it.

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.00
Conservative — low debt load (0.00)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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