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Cango

CANG
17
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$0.18
-0.00 (-1.44%)
Market Cap
$69.8M
Winston Score
17
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.

Share count falling — buybacks

51.1% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 579.8M (2021) → 283.3M (2025)

Cango Inc. is a Chinese company that helps people buy cars by connecting car dealers, buyers, and lenders in one place. It originally ran an auto financing platform in China, matching customers who needed car loans with banks and financial institutions. The company has recently shifted focus toward trading and exporting used and new vehicles, particularly Chinese-made electric vehicles to overseas markets.

Cango makes money through transaction fees, vehicle sales, and financing facilitation services. It operates primarily out of China but is expanding into international markets as part of its pivot toward cross-border vehicle trading. The financial metrics tell a difficult story — negative gross margins and deeply negative returns on capital suggest the business is currently spending more than it earns. The key question for Cango is whether its shift into EV exports can become a profitable business model, as the company faces intense competition in both the Chinese auto market and the crowded global EV trade space.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+87.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong revenue growth

EPS Growth

<−1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

2.6%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~1 months

$288M cash & investments

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Strong grower

Cango is growing revenue at 88% year-over-year. The Winston Score penalises unprofitable companies, but revenue at this pace tells a different story — this is a company still in "build mode."

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
-49.9%
Thin — -49.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
-108.7%
Losing money on operations — -108.7%
ROCE
-20.4%
Weak — -20.4% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+403.0%
Fast-growing sales (403.0% YoY)
EPS YoY
-1353.5%
Earnings shrinking (-1353.5% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

EPS Consistency
2/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-38.8%
Burning cash (-38.8%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.41
Elevated debt (1.41)
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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