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Metalert

MLRT
Communication Equipment · Technology
Price
$0.00
+0.00 (+0.00%)
Market Cap
$6,471
Winston Score
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Share count rising — dilution

+1916.5% over 4y

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

Diluted shares outstanding: 1.7M (2020) → 34.1M (2024)

Metalert, Inc. is a small technology company that makes GPS tracking devices and monitoring systems. Its products are designed to track people and assets in real time, with a focus on vulnerable populations such as individuals with Alzheimer's disease or autism. The company sells hardware and related services to caregivers, families, and healthcare organizations.

Metalert earns revenue through a combination of hardware sales and recurring service fees tied to its monitoring platform. The company operates primarily in the United States and is very small, with a market cap that rounds to essentially zero. Its operating margin is deeply negative, meaning it spends far more than it earns, which is a serious financial risk for a company of this size. The key challenge going forward is whether Metalert can grow its subscriber base enough to cover its costs, as the business currently burns through cash and has very thin gross margins of roughly 9.5%.

Winston Score History

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

-27.5% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue declining

EPS Growth

+0.0% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Slow EPS growth

R&D Spend

$0/ year

Declining (-100% vs prior year)

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (15%)

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

Insider Activity

77.8%ownership

Flat

Insiders holding steady — not selling despite ability to

Cash Runway

~0 months

$7,015 cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

→ Burn rate stable

Short runway — potential dilution ahead through share issuance

Cash watch

Metalert 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.

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Quality

Gross Margin
-102.3%
Thin — -102.3% gross margin
Operating Margin
-293.7%
Losing money on operations — -293.7%
ROCE
N/A
Data not available

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Growth

Sales YoY
-26.2%
Shrinking sales (-26.2% YoY)
EPS YoY
N/A
Data not available
EPS Consistency
0/8 quarters
Earnings rarely grow — volatile business

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Cash Flow

Cash Conversion
N/A
Data not available
FCF Margin
-230.0%
Burning cash (-230.0%)

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

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Stability

Debt / Equity
N/A
Data not available
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
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Dividends

Not applicable for this business.
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