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Deep Value: cash covers more than 100% of the stock price

This company holds roughly $4M in cash and investments — more than its entire stock-market value, based on its latest quarterly filing. You're paying very little for the actual business. Sometimes that's a genuine bargain or a takeover target, sometimes it's cheap for a reason. Not a buy signal on its own — always ask why it's this cheap.

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Cluey

CLU.AX
26
Education & Training Services · Consumer Defensive
Price
A$0.01
+0.00 (+7.14%)
Market Cap
A$6.2M
Exchange
Australian Securities Exchange
Winston Score
26
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Dec 31, 2025

Share count rising — dilution

+153.0% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 129.0M (2021) → 326.4M (2025)

Cluey Ltd is an Australian online tutoring company that connects students with tutors for one-on-one and small-group learning sessions. It serves school-aged children across subjects like math, English, and science, targeting families who want extra academic support outside the classroom. The company operates primarily in Australia and positions itself as a tech-enabled alternative to traditional in-person tutoring centers.

Cluey makes money by charging families subscription or session-based fees for access to its tutor network, which it manages through a digital platform. The business is relatively small, with a market cap near zero, and competes against both independent tutors and other edtech platforms. Its gross margin of around 32% suggests moderate pricing power, but a deeply negative operating margin and poor return on invested capital signal that the company is spending significantly more than it earns. The key risk is achieving profitability before cash reserves run out, as the edtech sector has seen many similar platforms struggle to scale sustainably.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-2.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+10.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (2%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

18.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~7 months

$6M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Cluey 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
9.0%
Thin — 9.0% gross margin
Operating Margin
-18.6%
Losing money on operations — -18.6%
ROCE
-34.4%
Weak — -34.4% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
-3.5%
Shrinking sales (-3.5% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-11.0%
Burning cash (-11.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.14
Conservative — low debt load (0.14)
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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