IDW Media Holdings

IDWM

Publishing · Communication Services

Price

$32.25

+0.00 (+0.00%)

Market Cap

$906.0M

Winston Score

Winston is serious

Below-average fundamentals — multiple weak pillars.

Share count rising — dilution

+133.7% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 107K (2021) → 249K (2025)

IDW Media Holdings is a media and publishing company best known for its comic books and graphic novels. It publishes stories based on popular licensed characters — including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Star Trek, and Transformers — as well as original titles. IDW also has a television production arm that adapts its content for screens.

The company earns money by selling physical and digital comics, licensing its intellectual property, and producing TV content. It operates primarily in the United States and is a smaller player in the publishing industry compared to giants like Marvel and DC. IDW's main competitive edge is its library of licensed pop-culture properties, but its thin operating margins and negative returns on capital show it struggles to turn revenue into profit. The key risk is its dependence on third-party licenses — if those agreements expire or shift to competitors, a significant portion of its business could shrink quickly.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+12.7% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Steady revenue growth

EPS Growth

>+1,000% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Strong earnings growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (12%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

20.9%ownership

→ Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$8M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

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

Growth + cash flow

IDW Media Holdings is a rare growth stock that's already generating positive cash flow while growing at 13%. The Winston Score doesn't fully credit this transition from "burner" to "earner."

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

44.0%

Healthy — 44.0% gross margin

Operating Margin

1.4%

Thin — 1.4% operating margin

ROCE

0.4%

Weak — 0.4% return on capital

ROIC between 0% and 5%. They earn a few cents back per dollar invested in the business.

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Growth

Sales YoY

-6.9%

Shrinking sales (-6.9% YoY)

EPS YoY

N/A

Data not available

EPS Consistency

6/8 quarters

Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion

N/A

Data not available

FCF Margin

-2.0%

Burning cash (-2.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity

0.01

Conservative — low debt load (0.01)

Interest Cover

N/A

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Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)

25.2x

Growth-priced — P/E 25.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

P/E vs Forward

N/A

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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.

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