Ballard Power Systems

BLDP

Electrical Equipment & Parts · Industrials

Price

$2.70

-0.04 (-1.64%)

Market Cap

$814.0M

Exchange

NASDAQ

Winston Score

Winston is worried

Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+2.6% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 295.3M (2021) → 303.0M (2025)

Ballard Power Systems Inc. engages in the design, development, manufacture, sale, and service of proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell products. The company offers its products for power product markets, consisting of heavy-duty motives, such as bus, truck, rail, and marine applications; material handling; and backup power. It also provides technology solutions, including engineering and technology transfer, as well as licenses and sells intellectual property portfolio and fundamental knowled

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+26.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

+46.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$57M/ year

↓ Declining (-39% vs prior year)

56.8% of revenue

14.2x the sector average (4%)

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

Insider Activity

11.7%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

5+ years

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

$517M cash & investments at current burn rate

Revenue accelerating

Ballard Power Systems grew revenue 26% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

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

14.2%

Thin — 14.2% gross margin

Operating Margin

-67.3%

Losing money on operations — -67.3%

ROCE

-2.3%

Weak — -2.3% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY

+46.3%

Fast-growing sales (46.3% 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

-45.9%

Burning cash (-45.9%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

N/A

Data not available

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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