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CID HoldCo

DAIC
14
Information Technology Services · Technology
Price
$1.25
-0.08 (-6.02%)
Market Cap
$1.5M
Winston Score
14
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Based on the IPO prospectus (annual filing). This score will refine automatically once the company reports its first quarters.

Share count falling — buybacks

50.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.7M (2021) → 825K (2025)

CID HoldCo, Inc. (ticker: DAIC) appears to be a shell company or early-stage holding company in the financial services sector. Shell companies typically do not have active business operations of their own — instead, they exist as legal structures that may hold assets, prepare for a merger, or facilitate a business combination such as a SPAC (Special Purpose Acquisition Company) deal.

The company's financials reflect this early or transitional stage: a reported market cap near zero, a deeply negative operating margin, and an unusually high ROIC figure that likely reflects accounting distortions rather than real business performance. Shell companies generate little to no revenue on their own, and their geographic footprint and competitive position depend entirely on what business they eventually merge with or acquire. The key risk here is uncertainty — investors have very limited visibility into what this company will ultimately become, making it difficult to assess its long-term value or business model.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-96.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+58.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

EPS growth accelerating

R&D Spend

$1M/ year

Rising (+90% vs prior year)

24.9% of revenue

1.7x the sector average (15%)

Investing heavily in future products and technology

Insider Activity

65.4%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$853,728 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Heavy R&D investment

CID HoldCo is putting 25% of revenue into R&D and that number is rising. That's 1.7x the sector average. And they're generating enough cash to self-fund it.

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
45.4%
Healthy — 45.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
-159.4%
Losing money on operations — -159.4%
ROCE
-481.6%
Weak — -481.6% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+3259.2%
Fast-growing sales (3259.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
N/A
Data not available

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-240.0%
Burning cash (-240.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
7.02
Heavy debt load (7.02)
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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