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Creative Realities

CREX
25
Software - Application · Technology
Price
$3.02
+0.11 (+3.78%)
Market Cap
$39.6M
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
25
Winston is worried
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+167.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 3.9M (2021) → 10.5M (2025)

Creative Realities, Inc. helps businesses display digital signs and interactive screens in physical locations like stores, restaurants, stadiums, and casinos. The company designs, installs, and manages digital signage networks, selling both the hardware (screens and media players) and the software that controls what gets shown on them. It serves retail chains, quick-service restaurants, and entertainment venues across the United States.

The company earns money through a mix of one-time project fees for installing systems and recurring software subscription fees for managing the content on those screens over time. It operates primarily in the US and is a smaller player in a fragmented industry, competing against larger technology and signage companies. The recurring subscription revenue gives it some stability, but the negative operating margin shows it is still spending more than it earns, and winning larger enterprise contracts while controlling costs is the key challenge the business faces going forward.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+67.9% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

EPS Growth

-331.3% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

20.0%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~3 months

$2M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Revenue accelerating

Creative Realities grew revenue 68% 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
34.2%
Modest — 34.2% gross margin
Operating Margin
-38.0%
Losing money on operations — -38.0%
ROCE
-7.0%
Weak — -7.0% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+32.2%
Fast-growing sales (+32.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-12.7%
Burning cash (-12.7%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
1.15
Elevated debt (1.15)
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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