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Flexible Solutions International

FSI
38
Chemicals - Specialty · Basic Materials
Price
$5.03
-0.01 (-0.20%)
Market Cap
$64.1M
Exchange
New York Stock Exchange American
Winston Score
38
Winston is serious
Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+8.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 12.5M (2021) → 13.6M (2025)

Flexible Solutions International makes specialty chemicals that help water move more efficiently and reduce energy costs. Its main products include water-treatment chemicals sold to agriculture, swimming pools, and industrial customers, as well as a line of liquid fertilizers used by farmers to improve crop yields. The company also makes biodegradable polymers that prevent scale buildup in pipes and water systems.

The company earns money by selling these chemical products directly to distributors and end users, primarily in North America but also in some international markets. It is a small company with a market cap around $100 million, and its edge comes from owning proprietary formulas and long-standing customer relationships in niche markets that larger chemical companies often ignore. The main risk is that raw material costs can rise sharply and squeeze margins, since the company has limited pricing power compared to much larger competitors in the broader chemicals industry.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+11.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

+14.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady EPS growth

R&D Spend

$3M/ year

Rising (+658% vs prior year)

6.5% of revenue

2.2x the sector average (3%)

R&D investment increasing — building for the future

Insider Activity

36.6%ownership

Insiders own a meaningful stake in the company

Cash Runway

~6 months

$8M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↓ Burn rate worsening

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Flexible Solutions International 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
10.4%
Thin — 10.4% gross margin
Operating Margin
-1.0%
Losing money on operations — -1.0%
ROCE
-0.2%
Weak — -0.2% return on capital

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

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Growth

Sales YoY
+7.8%
Steady sales growth (+7.8% YoY)
EPS YoY
-64.1%
Earnings shrinking (-64.1% YoY)

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

EPS Consistency
4/8 quarters
Earnings inconsistent quarter-to-quarter

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
305%
Turns 305% of profit into real cash
FCF Margin
-9.5%
Burning cash (-9.5%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
0.24
Conservative — low debt load (0.24)
Interest Cover
6.41x
Adequate interest coverage (6.4x)

Interest coverage between 3 and 8. Profits cover interest several times over.

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
77.4x
Expensive — P/E 77.4

P/E over 35. The market is pricing in heavy, sustained growth.

P/E vs Forward
+57.9
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (77.4 → 19.5)

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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