WinstonWınston
iSpecimen logo

iSpecimen

ISPC
20
Medical - Diagnostics & Research · Healthcare
Price
$2.22
+0.02 (+0.91%)
Market Cap
$308,274
Exchange
NASDAQ Capital Market
Winston Score
20
Winston is worried
Weak fundamentals across most pillars.
Data as of Aug 9, 2026 · filings through Mar 31, 2026

Share count rising — dilution

+1026.3% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 10K (2021) → 115K (2025)

iSpecimen runs an online marketplace that connects researchers with suppliers of human biological specimens — things like blood, tissue, and other biosamples. Scientists at pharmaceutical companies, biotech firms, and academic labs use the platform to find and order the specific samples they need for medical research and drug development. The company is based in the United States and operates in the life sciences research supply chain.

iSpecimen earns revenue by taking a cut of transactions when specimens are ordered through its platform, essentially acting as a middleman between specimen sources (like hospitals and biobanks) and research buyers. The company is very small, with a market cap near zero, and its financials show it is spending far more than it earns — the deeply negative margins reflect a business that has not yet reached a sustainable scale. The main risk is straightforward: iSpecimen must grow transaction volume significantly before it runs out of cash, and competition from larger, established specimen suppliers makes that a difficult challenge.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

When traditional metrics don't capture the full picture, these are the signals growth stock investors use instead.

Revenue Growth

-85.2% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

-185.8% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Earnings declining

R&D Spend

$2M/ year

Declining (-39% vs prior year)

112.0% of revenue

6.2x the sector average (18%)

R&D spend declining — could signal cost-cutting or efficiency

Insider Activity

1.0%ownership

Relatively low insider ownership

Cash Runway

~3 months

$3M cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

iSpecimen 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.

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.

Score breakdown

Every number that matters to educated investors.

Each metric is explained in plain language so you know exactly what you're looking at. Start your free trial now.

Quality

Gross Margin
45.9%
Healthy — 45.9% gross margin
Operating Margin
-1627.1%
Losing money on operations — -1627.1%
ROCE
-237.4%
Weak — -237.4% return on capital

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

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Growth

Sales YoY
-87.2%
Shrinking sales (-87.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-730.6%
Burning cash (-730.6%)

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

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Stability

Debt / Equity
0.31
Conservative — low debt load (0.31)
Interest Cover
N/A
Data not available

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Valuation

P/E Ratio (TTM)
N/M
Negative earnings — P/E not meaningful
P/E vs Forward
N/A
not available
Data not available

Full breakdown available with your free trial

See every metric, trend, and what it means for this stock.

Try free

Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
🔒 See full fundamentals and if they are improving or declining — click here for your free trial now.
Start free trial